The view the race car drivers have at Speedfest, racing on the airfield at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego (leave your speakers off or low)

The audio is washed out by 130 miles an hour or wind over the cheap microphone, it's garbage, so ignore it

That's not an oil leak, it's a Bugatti marking it's territory with horsepower sweat

Here is a quick sample of what you'll see in the pits at Speedfest

The above is rare, it's a air cooled opposed piston engine like the VW... DB is the symbol on the nose of the car... stands for Duetsch something... I can't recall, but it was a French company and it was made for rally racing.

Above is a Railton

Lagonda

Big corrals of race cars!

Speedfest is happening for the next two days, factory race cars, Trans Am racing series cars, older NASCAR cars, and drift racing cars

Above, 2 cars fail to make it through the turns,


Third times the charm for getting a good video of a drifter up close and fast

beautiful Stingray Corvette racecar appearance, but actually a Fiberfab Centurion prototype concept fiberglass kit car

Some favorites from Sunday at San Diego's Fleetweek Speedfest, racing, in the pits (paddock) and more

Above: Laura http://hagertylaura.blogspot.com/ and Tere http://justacargal.blogspot.com/

see Tere's coverage of Speedfest http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/coronado-speedfest-09-best-picks-of.html and http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/speedfest-09-best-picks-of-saturday.html and http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/coronado-speedfest-09-sundays-picks.html

Mothers... a big sponsor of Speedfest for several years, and yeah, they have great wax and mag rim polish too, I've been using both for years.

Chevy was a big sponsor this year and was on top of test drives with 5 new Camaros... very good brakes, but the cup holder section of the center console interferes with our elbow when you shift.

AMG were also getting butts in the seats and putting smiles on faces with pro drivers giving the riders more than their money's worth

The VIP area was awesome, set into a chicane of the track and with it's own covered grandstands, and backed up with a catered area with excellant food from Festivities Catering, it was the place to eat!

This was Sunday morning breakfast, delicious quiche and fruit... and the tables were set up in a cute way too! Catering by Festivities: http://festivitiescatering.com/

Adam Corolla drives the #38 Datsun

Above is the way some drifters keep the pieces on the cars after knocking off the corners on the K rails. Pretty smart use of tie wraps

1928 Buick convertible

Great t shirt design, very era correct graphic design

I don't often post blurry photos, but the above is going to be my next wallpaper

Sportsmanship and camraderie among competitors, very cool.

Wouldn't it be cool to be racing when you are a grandparent and have your grandkids helping out at the races

This is on hsitoric patch jacket!

Also see Tere's coverage of Speedfest http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/coronado-speedfest-09-best-picks-of.html and http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/speedfest-09-best-picks-of-saturday.html and http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/coronado-speedfest-09-sundays-picks.html