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EVENTS: David Love Vintage Races April 11-13

Filed under: 240z,510,Events,Racing
by Alvin G @ 5:10 pm on April 8, 2025

 

On April 11-13, Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) is hosting the David Love Vintage races at Sonoma Raceway. Z Car Garage will be racing and supporting several client’s Datsun 510 race cars running in the B-Sedan Group. Spectators are FREE, so come out and enjoy a weekend filled with competition, camaraderie and plenty of Alfas, BMWs and Datsuns sharing the track.

 

Z Car Garage Races Ands Supports Six Datsun 510s!

It is our pleasure to bring more enthusiasts into the world of vintage racing. Our services do include full race support and car-preparation to help make client’s race days seamless and worry-free so they can focus on driving. One of our specialties is dyno tuning. Before a race weekend we confirm that your car is running well and make necessary adjustments while on the chassis dyno.

Video of two Datsun 510 B-Sedans (Rob and Tom), Enjoy the sweet L-series music!

Here is a preview of the Z Car Garage clients running at the David Love Vintage races. Historic B&C Sedan has partnered with CSRG to showcase actual historic cars that raced in the golden era of Trans Am, B Sedan and C Sedan in Group 9.

The Corky Bell Trans Am 510 (Group 9)

 

Rob Fuller will be driving the #40 Corky Bell U2.5L Trans Am Datsun 510 in Group 9 with the Historic B & C Sedans. 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 Velocity Invitational.

 

#7 Kelvin Tse

 

#64 Kenny Tse

 
 

#72 Tom Dockery (Group 9)

We have helped Tom build and prepare his Ex-Norm Balzer/Koobation 510 for several years. Unfortunately the car was wrecked at Sonoma Raceway. Z Car Garage rebuilt the 510, making a triumphant return to last year’s Velocity Invitational event.

 

#68 and #30 Noah’s 510 and Bluebird Coupe

Noah will be driving his #6 Bluebird Coupe and Danny will be in the #68 510:

 

Vintage Spec Miata

 

 

The Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) is excited to welcome Vintage Spec Miata (1990-1997) to all of their events! This is a fun, affordable way to get into vintage racing. Rob Fuller will be racing his #49 Spec Miata in Group 3:

 

We will also be supporting Lora Baggott driving Randy Pobst’s first National Championship-winning Miata (1992), currently owned by Ross Lindell. If you have any questions regarding prep and presentation, reach out to Rob Fuller: rob@zcargarage.com.

 
 

Join us for the 2025 Vintage Racing Season!

Z Car Garage is amped for vintage racing this year. View our race schedule listed below, and follow the CSRG website and zcarblog.com for more information. Do not miss the next exciting event: CSRG’s David Love Vintage Races at Sonoma Raceway, April 11-13. Check out last year’s David Love race report.


Z Car Garage Trackside Support Services

 

It is our pleasure to bring more enthusiasts into the world of vintage racing. Our trackside services include full race support and car-preparation to help make client’s race days seamless and worry-free so they can focus on driving. From arrive-and-drive service to on-track support and coaching…we love to help. Check out the Z Car Garage experience with our client Todd and his B-Sedan Datsun 510

 

 

One of our specialties is dyno tuning. Before a race weekend we confirm that your car is running well and make necessary adjustments while on the chassis dyno. Here is a video of the race cars we prepared this week with dyno passes and a walk around the shop. Enjoy!




TECHNICIAN WANTED

Filed under: 240z
by Alvin G @ 2:40 pm on March 21, 2025

 

EXPERIENCED TECHNICIAN WANTED

Looking for a Job? – How about a great career?
Z Car Garage is looking for an experienced technician to be part of our team. This is not an average 9 to 5 automotive job: the ideal candidate must be motivated, passionate and ready to put in the work so we can continue building classic Z cars and late model Nissans.

  • We work 4-10hr days and offer competitive pay/benefits with opportunities for growth
  • Requirements: Automotive experience, your own set of tools, willingness to learn
  • Nissan/Datsun experience is NOT a requirement, you just need to have passion
  • We are heavily involved in motorsports with up to 10 vintage race events a year. From race cars to street cars and performance tuning…to routine maintenance and keeping vintage cars on the road, we love what we do!

Interested or know someone who might be a good fit? PLEASE SHARE THIS and spread the word. Send your CV to rob@zcargarage.com and call us at (408)452-0350.

 

Check out our shop on this episode of Hoonigan Autofocus with Larry Chen:

 

 

 

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Happy Birthday Joel Anderson!

Filed under: 240z,Automotive History,Events,Racing
by Alvin G @ 2:40 am on February 18, 2025

 

Happy Birthday to Joel Anderson who passed away in 2021. Joel would have been 83 years old today and we miss him dearly. He was an immensely talented graphic artist and successful privateer Datsun racer with regional and national championships all over California. See Joel’s racing career and learn how he helped us enter the world of vintage racing in our tribute HERE

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Happy Birthday John Morton!

Filed under: 240z,510,Automotive History,Events
by Alvin G @ 5:10 am on February 17, 2025

 

Happy 83nd Birthday to our hero John Morton!

 

An amaZingly talented driver, Morton brought Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) four National SCCA Championships from 1970-1972: two C-production championships in the Datsun 240Z and two Trans-Am championships in the Datsun 510. Enjoy our photos with John Morton over the years and let’s all wish him the best birthday!

Rob and John at the Velocity Invitational 2022

 

 

Morton, Pete Brock and Steve Millen at Laguna Seca 2018

 

Road Atlanta 2010, with the John Morton Army (JMA)

 

 

BRE Reunions in 2008 and 2010:

 

The Mitty, 2018:

 

Honored to spend time with John Morton on the racetrack. Happy Birthday!

 

 

 




Panasport Wheels For Your Z Car!

Filed under: 240z,260Z,280Z,Parts
by Alvin G @ 2:40 pm on January 31, 2025

 

Panasport wheels for your Z car

Treat your Z to a brand new set of Panasport wheels! Z Car Garage is an authorized Panasport dealer with limited sets available for fitment on your S30 Z car. We special order this 16×7 +11 offset to enable fitment of a 225/50/16 tire on the 1970 to 1978 S30s and even S130s.

Price is $330 each or $1320 for a set of 4 wheels + freight. Includes center caps

*We have only 8 sets left. Get yours before the price increases!*

Contact us to order: rob@zcargarage.com or call 408-452-0350.

 
 

Wondering how a set of Panasports would look on your Z car? They are timeless just like your Z. Please enjoy pictures below of ZCG customer cars in jus about every color imaginable with Panasport wheels:


 
 

 

Z Car Garage is proud to offer 13×7 Panasport racing wheels for your Datsun 510. These are +3 offset and perfect fitment for your B-Sedan/TransAm series Datsun 510 running vintage-class spec 205/60/13 Hoosier R7 (and other) tires. Price is $250 per wheel.

 
 

Shown above: Rob Fuller and Masayoshi KobayashiPresident of Panasport/Mag Formula Inc at Laguna Seca with the 13×7 Panasport wheels we run on our Bay Area Datsun Dealers 510. Here are the 13×7 Panasport wheels featured on a few client 510 race cars:

Kelvin’s Ex-Ted Gruner TransAm 510

 

 

Gabe’s B-Sedan:

 

Todd’s Far Performance 510

 

 

 

Ed’s 510

 

More photos of the wheels can be seen in the gallery below

 

 
 

Contact us: rob@zcargarage.com or call 408-452-0350 to order your set!

 

 




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