Z Car Garage is excited to participate in the Velocity Invitational at Sonoma Raceway May 29-31. This is a must attend historic racing event for Nissan/Datsun fans with IMSA GTU Z cars, exotics and more to enjoy. Tickets are still available, to purchase simply click HERE, and read below for a preview.
Z Car Garage Racers
Z Car Garage is excited to be racing and supporting 6 cars in the 1972-1980 IMSA GT, GTX, AAGT and 1966-1979 Historic SCCA B & C Sedan groups. We are stoked for the return of the #49 Joel Anderson IMSA GTU Datsun 240Z, driven by Rob Fuller:
The Corky Bell U2.5L Trans Am 510
Z Car Garage restored it back to its former glory with Trans Am livery and Corky drove it for the first time in 52 years at the 2024 Velocity Invitational. This year, Rob Fuller will pilot the Corky Bell 510! Full feature coming to zcarblog.com
#68 Noah’s Datsun 510
#72 Tom Dockery
We have helped Tom build and prepare his Ex-Norm Balzer/Koobation 510 for several years. Z Car Garage restored this 510, making a triumphant return to this year’s Velocity event.
#64 Kenny Tse
Kenny is a steady ZCG trackside support client, running the Ex-Ted Gruner 510.
Friday Night Meet with Sung Kang and Larry Chen
Lifelong car guys Sung Kang and Larry Chen are bringing the spirit of Daikoku PA to Sonoma Raceway for a one-of-a-kind Friday night meet. Bring your ride, or just revel in the atmosphere. Z Car Garage will also have #49 Joel Anderson IMSA GTU Datsun 240Z and Corky Bell U2.5L Trans Am Datsun 510 on display!
SUNG KANG
Star of DRIFTER, Fast & Furious, and Lifelong Car Guy
Sung will be on-hand at Velocity Invitational Friday during the day (and well into the evening) to meet fans, and show off Lola, his AE86 Trueno drift car, his co-star in DRIFTER.
Sung will be presenting the Northern California debut preview of his upcoming feature film, DRIFTER, at Velocity Invitational, and will be doing a special Q&A with fans following the preview.
Formula Drift champion and Hollywood stunt driver Dai Yoshihara will be on hand as well to meet fans and do demo drift laps in Lola.
LARRY CHEN
Automotive Photographer, Hagerty Personality
With more than two decades of experience documenting car culture around the world, Larry’s work captures the people, passion, and stories behind the machines.
Larry is the host of Capturing Car Culture on the Hagerty YouTube channel, where he explores the global car scene through in-depth features and behind-the-scenes access. He is also a contributor to Turnpike, where he shares long-form editorial pieces focused on automotive lifestyle and culture.
Larry is known for his longstanding role as an official photographer of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and Formula DRIFT series.
As a veteran photographer of Velocity Invitational, Larry will be on-hand to both capture the 2026 event, as well as meet fans, and host the Friday Night Meet with Sung Kang.
Friday Night Meet Details
Load in starts at 5pm!
Sonoma Raceway – 29355 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, CA 95476
Get your tickets HERE
Historic B & C Sedan
Photo by Kris Poulin
Historic B&C Sedan has partnered with Velocity Invitational to gather a collection of 30+ real historic B and C sedan cars this upcoming weekend! Several cars among them have real Trans Am Under 2L and Two-Five Challenge history like the Datsun 510s of Corky Bell and Bob Finn.
The Historic B and C Sedan race is one of the most exciting run groups so don’t miss out! Race car driver and Datsun Historian Glenn Chiou will be racing his Ex-Bob Finn U2.5L Trans-Am Datsun 510! This car features our Z Car Garage CV Axles
We also provided dyno tuning services for the fresh Rebello L18 with Solex/Mikuni 44phh induction and BRE intake:
Listen to this 510 make sweet L-Series music on our dyno in the video below. There is also race/paddock action with Glenn behind the wheel:
See you at the Velocity Invitational!
View the Race schedule (TBD)
Join us for the 2026 Vintage Racing Season!
Z Car Garage is amped for more racing this year. Please check the CSRG website and zcarblog.com for upcoming race events. Do not miss the next event: CSRG’s Corkscrew Classic June 12-14.
