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More racers ingenuity

February 5, 2010
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One year during the 25 Hours Of Thunderhill for us California boys it was cold as hell and keeping my gloves and racing shoes dry was a must. It was only 30 degrees but the wind was terrible, blowing sideways and never letting up as the rain began to turn into sleet and snow. Of [...]

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Team Brimstone Dynasty soldiers on at NASA 25

December 6, 2009

Anyone who has ever spectated, worked, crewed or raced at a round the clock endurance race will tell you that the energy throughout the weekend is unlike anything you will ever experience anywhere else. For those who have crewed or raced, it might just be the toughest thing you will ever do and you will [...]

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Thunderhill Lapping Days

March 18, 2009

Thunderhill Is Excited To Announce New Track Events Called Thunderhill Lapping Days. These Events Are Designed For Street Cars And Participants With Prior Track Day Experience. Below Are Some Of The Highlights of These Events. The first on is set for March 31st. Registration Is Available Online At www.thunderhill.com
• Entry Fees Are $160 Per Car/Driver – [...]

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Watch Will crash and burn at Thunderhill

February 5, 2009

This post is a long time coming, as I’ve been fighting with drivers on the new PC and its too much of a pain to slide over to Mamma G’s side of the desk to hear the audio side of videos.
A couple of weeks ago, occasional contributor to The Garage, Will Faules attacked the dirt [...]

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Help Put Thunderhill on the Map, Google Map!

November 6, 2008

11/6/08-Willows, CA- Thunderhill has just confirmed that Google will be coming out to the track to add the facilities to Google Maps and Street View. They will be here for the NASA 25hour-test day on Thursday December 4th. Google and Thunderhill want 5 cars to be in the shots for the Street View. The car [...]

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It’s Hard To Keep Good Man Down

October 9, 2008

For years the Mazda RX7’s reigned as the most popular car among grassroots racing enthusiasts. They were affordable, handled better than a slot car and could go like hell and the best part of all.. they were plentifully. As many years of racing them as I was involved with, I am still amazed how any [...]

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Video: 24 Hours of Le Mons, an award you don’t want to win

January 5, 2008

The People’s Curse Award winner, Mazda-saurus takes a beating post race.

Probably a good thing for it’s life to end this way!

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24 Hours of LeMons… On second thought.

January 3, 2008

Last week I dropped by Thunderhill Raceway to check out the 24 Hours of LeMons and walked around and took some photos but I didn’t stay for the entire race. Even though I was there for a while I was able to read comments made by teams and see enough photos taken during the race [...]

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Everything was going just perfect… And then the green flag dropped

January 2, 2008

Several weeks ago I was asked to run a car in this years 24 Hours of LeMons being held at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows California but since it was so close to the holidays I decided to take a rain check. As luck would have it my wife, our grandson and I just so happen [...]

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How a grown man takes care of his toys

November 20, 2007

As exciting as racing in this years La Carrera Panamericana was I just can’t help but want to get back behind Lucky’s wheel for more… A LOT more. But before I go any further, please don’t get me wrong, the effect of having competed in the La Carrera is far from over.
One of the single [...]

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