Racing, click on these for full size,

Though Smokey set several speed and endurance records with the car at Bonneville, with both a 302 cubic inch and a 396 cubic inch engine, it never won a race while Yunick owned it. It was later sold to Don Yenko, who did win several races.

A stock appearing Camaro, Smokey had acid-dipped the body panels and installed thinner glass to reduce weight, tilted the front end down and the windshield back for aerodynamics, widened the fenders, z'ed the front frame, and sucked the floorpan up to lower the car. The driprails were even brought closer to the body for a tiny aerodynamic improvement. Don't forget that the most common thing Smokey did to all his cars, was to streamline them for reduces air drag, all the underside was modified to reduce angles and flow air around flat spots. All of the aerodynamic things Smokey did are readily attributed to his experiences as a B-17 pilot, and the knowledge gained from airplane design and dynamics.

trans am racing, click on these for full size

What Boss Mustangs were meant for

This is getting ready for the last heat of the day, all the '65-75 cars.

Speed Fest in San Diego happens every October

Here are a couple of photo's I took, this year. Enjoy, and come join me next year.

Black and orange are eye catching, here's part one

New photo of Smokey Yunick's Boss 302, not many photos of this on the internet!

For the previous post that had the information about this rare car:
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/12/smokey-yunicks-boss-302.html

Photo from that amazing treasure trove of rare photos of the coolest race cars: http://magneticbrain.blogspot.com/

Boss 429 trivia

The carb on the Boss 302 was bigger than the Boss 429 carb. December 2009 Musclecar Review, page 32

Reason? Lowering the performance of the 429 to fool the insurance companies, because more people would buy the Boss 429 if they felt the insurance would be affordable, and then take the Boss 429 to a speed shop and have it rebuilt for maximum power.

More good photos from Speedfest

Also see Tere's coverage of Speedfest http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/coronado-speedfest-09-best-picks-of.html and http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/speedfest-09-best-picks-of-saturday.html and http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/coronado-speedfest-09-sundays-picks.html

Above: Fiat Jolly, known for the wicker seats

The only race car in it's division with pinstriping... yes, another race car was at Speedfest with pinstriping, or maybe 2.. the AMX's

Even striped on the side view mirrors

"I get by with a little help from my friends"

This driver looks as calm on the pre race grid as he does on the track

Military getting a ride in a race car, very cramped, but very cool

Above: Having fun, and ain't it cool?!

Above: Some people have grocery getters, this guy has a coffee getter

Yeah, this guy sticks out among the race car owners and drivers... I've got no idea what he is doing dressed like this, but I believe he owns the 711 Porsche

Notes in the pits

Only one guy has this ring.

This is Jim Wangers, godfather of the GTO... and Tere http://justacargal.blogspot.com/ was asking him some questions

You know.

Above: Lots of white helmets

Above, great Cobra wallpaper

This was media day and the rides were given out first come first serve... I wasn't in time

Challengers are very cool.

That is a lot of decals!

I'm not sure why "Testirosa" but I get that it's humorous

Above, the only Porsche hood ornament I've ever photographed

The chrome on the grills and headlights was particularly cool in the above photo

This guy knows how to draw a crowd! For all I know he's a drift legend... he probably is

A comparison pair of photos just for us gearheads