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Happy 3/11 day to all Datsun Roadster owners across the globe! Give your Fairlady a hug and get out and drive! Here are a few memorable roadsters that have been at Z Car Garage over the years. Of course, Eric Straw’s SR20VET-powered beauty is high on our list:
Michael Spreadbury’s “Stingrey” SR20-powered ’66 SPL
Rob and myself have been Enjoying The Ride in our roadsters. His 1967 Datsun 2000 and my 1967.5 SPL:
More roadster-related content HERE
Last Saturday Z Car Garage gathered a group of vintage cars to attend Cars and Coffee at SIM Racers Group in San Jose. We had a great time and thank everyone for hanging out with us. Thanks to Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) for hosting! Enjoy the photos below.
We caravanned from Z Car Garage around 8:15am with close to 25 cars!
Arriving at Sim Racers Group with 40 cars and good times. We enjoyed chatting with everyone and testing our skills on the simulators.
Here are a few Z Car Garage clients in attendance:
Matt’s KA24DE-T Datsun 510
Kurt’s iconic VG30ET-powered 510, “The Strutless Wonder”
Lou’s Series 1 1970 Datsun 240Z
Kurt’s 1973 Kenmeri Skyline
Linda’s 2023 Proto-Spec Z
Armon’s 1973 Datsun 240Z
Alex’s Sunny Truck
Geoff’s 1966 Cortina and Eric’s 1964 Mercury Comet
Nick’s Samurai and Josh’s VW Bug:
There was a great variety of cars like this Datsun Violet 710 and 1st-gen Mazda RX-7:
Thank you to Linda Williams, Matthew Knine Lijon, Kurt Wubbels, Eric Rumpf, Cooper and Geoff Wise for sharing their photos!
On March 15-17, 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.
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:
ZCG owner Rob Fuller, Bay Area Datsun Dealers car
Gabe’s father Jeff is racing his B-Sedan Datsun 510:
We will also be supporting Lora’s Spec Miata!
For more information please visit Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG). See you at the track!
Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) is hosting a pre-season tech day for anyone who wants to have their car inspected before the first event of the season, March 15 at Sonoma Raceway. This year there are three great locations for your geographical convenience: North Bay, Peninsula, and South Bay! All three locations will be hosting the tech day on Friday February 23rd. Please call or email the location you’re planing to visit to confirm their hours and to let them know you’re coming. Thank you to all three businesses for taking time out of their day to do these tech inspections. We look forward to seeing you all at the track in just under a month!
North Bay:
Shippert Racing Services
621 Carlson Ct. Suite #4
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Contact: Ethan Shippert – (707) 292-8975 ethan@shippertracingservices.com
Peninsula:
Auto Keep Vehicle Storage
3536 Haven Ave
Redwood City, CA 94603
Contact: Ed Lauber
(650) 367-7788 – ed@autokeep.com
South Bay:
Z Car Garage
140 Archer St
San Jose, CA 95112
Contact: Rob Fuller
(408) 452-0350 – rob@zcargarage.com
Event registration can be found at Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG). See you at the track!
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. If you have any questions regarding prep and presentation, reach out to Rob Fuller: rob@zcargarage.com. Please see below for more information and rules.
Why VSM? It’s a great way to get into vintage racing at an affordable price point. The nice folks at the CSRG have a strict no-contact policy as part of their racing philosophy: this ensures the safest environment for you to race competitively while sharing the track with traditional cars.
Lastly, CSRG events are known for their camaraderie and undeniably cool eye-candy. If you want to mix it up with classic race cars of the 60s and 70s in your Spec Miata, this is the ticket.
Did we mention it is Fun! See what vintage racing with CSRG is all about in one of our race reports HERE!
Fellow Spec-Miata racer Ross L in front of Randy Pobst’s first National Championship-winning Miata (1992). Below, Rob Fuller’s Spec-Miata at the shop:
Register your Vintage Spec Miata for CSRG’s first event, the 2024 David Love Races at Sonoma Raceway March 15-17. Registration details HERE. It will be a blast on Sonoma’s NEWLY PAVED surface with plenty of vintage cars and good times. See you there!
