Coronado Festival of Speed 2014 (9/20-21)

[Hermes]

https://www.fleetweeksandiego.org/events/fleet-week-coronado-speed-festival/

The 17th annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival – “The Race at the Base” – is celebrating is 17th anniversary this year. Join thousands of race enthusiasts and fans in this premier motorsports event saluting our nation’s military.


Event Information

September 20 and 21, 2014
8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. or until last race
Parking lot opens at 7:30 a.m.
Gates open at 8 a.m.

2014 Race Categories

*Race 1 1952-1959 Sports Racing and Production Cars
*Race 2 1962-1972 Sports Racing and Formula Cars under 2000cc
*Race 3 1969-1980 Sports Racing and Formula Cars
*Race 4 1953-1966 Production cars under 2000cc
*Race 5 1959-1966 Production Cars – Disc Brake
*Race 6 1962-1966 Production Cars over 2500cc
*Race 7 1965-1988 FIA Manufacturer Championship Cars
*Race 8 Historic NASCAR – 1972 -
*Race 9 1966-1972 Historic Trans-AM

Find our pit, Mark is running the Imola 2002. We will have food and drinks for you ;)

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If you see the fjord Batmobile that's our pit...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/jhermes/null-7.jpg

BMW CCA is doing ride alongs again this year in M cars. These will be present, but only the E92 will be giving ride alongs

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Hope to see some people there! If you're coming send me a message and I'll give you my # (for those of you that don't already have it)

[Hermes]

Bump... less than 2 weeks

[Hermes]

Today and tomorrow, stop by if you come down

[Hermes]

you guys missed some cool stuff, make sure to come next year.

here's one lap of the 2002 race:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxPin8dXhe4

to give you an idea of how loud those exhausts are, notice how you can't hear the guy talking as the cars go by even though the speaker is directly in front of me and only about 30ft away

[Hermes]

I'll post some more pics I found online later, here's a few I took

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[johnrando]

Cool