Category: Car Photos & Videos

The OctoberFest 2011 Presented by the Capital City Cruisers

Octoberfest 2011 presented by the Capital City Cruisers.

The Capital City Cruisers‘ OctoberFest 2011 and Toy Run was held Saturday, Oct. 22nd in the Lowes parking lot in Citrus Heights, CA. Toys were collected to benefit the Gifts From the Heart program in Sacramento County. The weather cooperated by warming up to the 80’s by mid afternoon. I believe there were a little over 200 cars squeezed into a pretty small area. Several other local car clubs participated, including: Rods & Relics, Midyear Sting Rays, and the River City Chapter of the Falcon Club of America. It was a great day for a great cause with a lot of great cars.

Here are a few of our favorites:

A totally restored 1967 Chevelle SS 396 owned by Dennis Ensley from Meadow Vista, CA.
A better view under the hood of this beautiful 67 Chevelle SS.
A very rare 1968 Shelby GT 500 owned by Tom & Dee Agan from Roseville, CA.
A 1939 Ford Pickup with a stock 85 hp Flathead V8 owned by Fred Krohn from Rocklin, CA.
A flamed 1963 Ford Falcon convertible owned by Ken & Kathy Knutson from Fair Oaks, CA.
A very clean 1952 Chevy Pickup owned by Dale Petersen from Roseville, CA.
A 1950 Ford Custom.

 

For more photos of OctoberFest 2011, please visit our photo gallery.

The “Spirit of Rett” 400 MPH Video from the Bonneville Salt Flats

Charles Nearburg and the "Spirit of Rett", a land speed racing car.

I found this video online and thought it was interesting to watch and ride along at over 400 MPH. The car was named the “Spirit of Rett” after driver Charles Nearburg’s son Rett who passed away in 2005 at the age of 22 from a long battle of a rare cancer known as Ewing’s Sarcoma. The car is sponsored by Northern California’s Red Line Oil and broke a 45 year-old record. Pretty amazing!

The first run of the new land speed record for a naturally-aspirated, wheel-driven car. Record was set September 21st, 2010 at the Bonneville Salt Flats with Charles Nearburg driving. Orange signs whizzing by on the left side indicate miles – recorded speed is an average between mile 5 and mile 6. On this run the average was 416.90 mph.

For more information on Rett Nearburg please visit: www.rett.org.

The 4th Annual Louie Vermeil Classic at Calistoga Speedway


Here is a short film featuring footage from the 2011 Louie Vermeil Classic for the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, USAC Western Classic Series Sprint Cars, and USAC Western Midgets. Some of the drivers shown include: Damion Gardner, Robert Ballou, Mike Spencer, Cory Kruseman, Geoff Ensign, Josh Ford, Danny Sheridan, and Matt Mitchell.

The winners were Robert Ballou on Saturday night and Mike Spencer on Sunday night.

Past USAC/CRA champion Mike Spencer from Temecula, CA. Photo by Steve LaMothe.

For more information on the historic Calistoga Speedway please visit: www.calistogaspeedway.org.

Our thanks to Steve LaMothe from Steve’s Racing Photos for the use of his photos.