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Socal GT-R meet 3/30/13

Filed under: Events
by Alvin G @ 7:16 pm on March 25, 2013

This Saturday there will be a huge GT-R gathering in SoCal. For more information please visit GTRLife.com and to view pics from the last year’s GT-R invasion HERE.

Long Live Godzilla!





Datsuns Vintage Racing Report!

Filed under: Events
by Alvin G @ 10:35 am on March 24, 2013

On Saturday 3/23 we drove our Datsun 510s (and an R32 Skyline) to Laguna Seca to catch the B-sedan vintage races. It was a beautiful sunny day filled with sights, sounds and smells of motorsport.  Our caravan included Kurt in the Strutless Wonder, Tom in the Datsun 510 wagon, Matt in his
Turbo 510, I drove the Turbo Box Flare 510, and Rob in the Skyline:

When we arrived we were pleasantly surprised at the number of Datsuns in the paddock. I took shots of engine bays, suspension, and interiors to get your juices flowing(see gallery):

Wayne McAtee and Troy Ermish


Mark Bowen, Dave Stone and multiple cars from socal

Adam Carolla drove the Datsun 510 guest driver(Bobby Allison) car:

Les Cannaday of CDM debuted their latest restoration: a Datsun 610 race car!


Les’ Datsun 1200 and the Frisselle 240z IMSA car:


This Bluebird coupe was also a treat to watch on the track:


We anxiously awaited the B-sedan qualifying laps and race at 10am and 2pm. It was amazing to see all of the Datsuns out there:

 Thanks to Tom Dockery for these pictures below:

 

Here is a short video clip of the B-sedan race starting with Datsuns, Alfas, and BMWs:

One of the most exciting battles was between Troy Ermish (#38 510) and Jon Norman (#58 Alfa). These two mixed it up for the first handful of laps until Troy’s 510 had a suspension failure. Watch this short video clip  from Turn 4…both cars foot to the floor and within inches of each other!

 

Of course the paddock is like a candy store for any gearhead with plenty of high dollar, rare and eclectic automobiles… like the track-prepped 300SL and  ’59 Porsche 356A with a very trick 911 4-cylinder(yup, not a typo!)…check the gallery for plenty of pictures:


We commend all of the drivers and crew members for keeping the Datsun racing spirit alive!


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Francisco’s G35 Coupe

Filed under: Featured Cars and Projects,g35,Performance
by Alvin G @ 6:27 pm on March 22, 2013


Francisco M met Rob at the Contra Costa Cruise last month where they discussed adding some bolt-on performance parts to his G35 coupe. The following day Francisco made an appointment and soon his G was treated to a host of go-fast goodies. From left to right: Motordyne plenum spacer, CF intake manifold, Motordyne XYZ pipe, Motordyne straight pipe, Amuse R1-T 3″ Titanium exhaust system and ART test pipes…

Let’s take a closer look at that pretty Titanium Amuse muffler+Motordyne exhaust combo:

ART pipes:

Plenum spacer:

Spacer + intake installed:

The G also got front/rear sway bars:

Stay tuned as Francisco comes back to ZCG next week for an UPREV tune to take advantage of all these cool bolt-ons!

 





Datsuns Racing 3/23…Join the Caravan to ‘Seca!

Filed under: Events,Performance
by Alvin G @ 10:57 pm on March 21, 2013

***Attention all Datsun racing fans!***

Come join the caravan to Laguna Seca this SATURDAY morning 3/23! The B-sedan races featuring several Datsuns are at 10am and 2pm. We will meet at Z Car Garage at 7:30am.  This is a great opportunity to witness classic Datsuns driven in anger. Come out to ‘Seca and support your local racers!

Z Car Garage
140 Archer St.
San Jose, Ca 95112
408-452-0350





UPREV Power: Chris’ 370z

Filed under: 370z,Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
by Alvin G @ 10:24 pm on March 19, 2013


Chris M came to ZCG with only an aftermarket intake system on his 370z. With UPREV tuning the VQ37 now makes 305hp/254tq to the wheels:


If you have intake/exhaust modifications to your Z consider an UPREV tune to realize their full potential!





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