For those readers who think we here at The Garage only go road racing, here’s one for you. As you might know, LA County Raceway is set to close after next weekend’s racing. Here at The Garage, we’re not about to let an event like that slide by unnoticed, so our man on the west coast Aaron Von Minden (posing as Aaron Von Fonda above) and his crew headed to the track last weekend for a few last passes.
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Vintage race meets have a habit of bringing out the legends and the 2007 VARAC Festival did not disappoint. Canadian racing legend and the last Can Am series Champion Horst Kroll was in attendance with an old friend in tow.
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As a car crazy kid in the Seventies, I loved to read car stuff. I had (still have) the full collection of Black Tiger racing books from the Sixties. But the most fun memories are of riding in the backwards seat of the old Dodge Monaco wagon, reading about Krass & Bernie in the CARtoons comics. From the groovy bell bottoms to the wicked slicks and sidepipes, these guys rocked my world. Then, as time marched on, Mom threw them all out one day and I’ve never seen or heard of them since. Until yesterday, when I found Paul Makowski and his site dedicated to CARtoons and the other comics that the Petersen group put out. Well done Paul, your site brings back many memories.