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by Alvin G @ 11:20 pm on April 14, 2013
Today I joined two fellow Datsun Roadster owners for a nice drive to Sunol from San Jose. We met at Cambrian Park Plaza and headed out to Calaveras Rd. Mike drove his silver 67.5 SPL, Glenn drove his red ’68 SRL, and I drove the blue 67.5 SRL.
The weather was beautiful and it was just the right kind of drive for a Sunday morning. This was also a nice shakedown run to make sure our cars are ready for the upcoming 500 mile trip south for the Solvang Datsun Roadster Show!
Here is a short video clip I took from behind the wheel of Sora Blue. It’s hard to capture the wonderful sounds, smells, and sights of motoring in a topless 40year old sports car, but this is pretty close 🙂 Try it in 1080p:
Ken D is a friend of the shop and machinist instrumental in developing the ZCG big brake kit. Bone stock, Ken’s 2011 Subaru WRX is blessed with near-STI acceleration and even has the same bulging bodywork. After enjoying the WRX’s power and grip at a few track days Ken got the speed bug and needed more braking capacity. Stoptech to the rescue!
We installed Stoptech’s Big-Brake Kit consisting of ST-40 calipers squeezing 328mm rotors up front:
The larger binders and ventilated rotors will now give Ken the confidence to brake deeper and repeatedly throughout the track day sessions:
What better way to take advantage of the new brakes than a set of sticky Hankook RS3s! Ken also had these tires mounted courtesy of Z racer Scott S, thanks!
We are happy to report that Ken got to experience fade-free braking performance at a recent track day at Laguna Seca:
Filed under: Events
by Alvin G @ 5:46 pm on April 9, 2013
The Marin Sonoma Concours D’ Elegance will be held Sunday, May 19. This is a fun event and important for Japanese classic car fans: in addition to celebrating Corvette and Lamborghini 50th Anniversaries there will be a Japanese Manufacture category! Japanese vintage car owners are encouraged to apply for entrance to into judging/exhibition. Let’s show them how serious we are about our cars and wow them with those 100-point/period restos!
To entice more Japanese car clubs, the organizers are giving us FREE VIP parking adjacent to the Japanese exhibit! All you need to do is mention your car club at the gate and park with your fellow J-tin owners! Please remember, entrance into the concours is $20.
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