From the archives of Willis Weldin, and then through my friend George Alderman’s hands, I gained access to what appears to be the all the timecards from the 1964 Autosprint…
Recently, a SAAB powered road racing special resurfaced and was sold to a New England based collector and racer. It has been relocated to the Lime Rock, CT area and…
Motorsport News of Delaware Valley, Volume I, Number 4 This issue just turned up in my files and it is a special one indeed, at least to me.
As individuals and as a family of SAAB owners, the list impresses even me. Today, with the last new SAAB having been built over a decade ago, it becomes more…
Introduction to the Bobsy SR1
December 23, 2019
December 23, 2019
1962 Bobsy SR-1, Vapaa Vintage Racing
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Our most recent vintage racecar purchase.
Clutch Coke Biscuits
September 14, 2019
September 14, 2019
Event Reports, Vapaa Vintage Racing
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A Tales from the Track Episode This is a story about the moment when you have nothing to lose, when frustration drives you to the breaking point, and when assistance…
03-18-2001 Weber 40 DFI Carburetor Levelling
February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019
1968 SAAB Sonett
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For quite a while, I had a problem with the Sonett stalling under braking. It wasn’t an issue driving on the street, even spiritedly, just when autocrossing at 10 10ths.
These videos and these photos are from the VSCCA’s event at Virginia International Runway (VIR) in 2004. It was held the first weekend in May and Peter Krause was the…
RPM to Speed Calculator
December 23, 2018
December 23, 2018
DIYDS
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The racecar doesn’t have a speedometer, or at least not an accurate one. So when people inevitably ask “How fast?” I have to reply “about 5500 RPM” or some such…
Crank Pulley Cracked on the Quantum Two
December 2, 2018
December 2, 2018
1959 Quantum Two
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Back at the Mount Equinox Hillclimb in 2017, on the first run of the weekend, I melted the #2 piston in the Quantum Two. Now I am finally getting around…