Coronado Speed Fest @ NAS North Island 09-27/28-08

[rander]

Attention So Cal Photogs!!! NAS North Island will have the annual Coronado Speed Festival This weekend September 26-28. There will be very limited flying as runway 18-36 and taxi ways will be transformed into a 1.6 mile Road Racing curcuit.

http://www.fleetweeksandiego.org/coronadospeedfestival/

Have a great weekend!!

Rander

[rander]

These are some of the Military Aircraft on display at the 2008 Coronado Speed Festival.

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Here are some civilian aircraft on display at the 2008 Coronado Speed Festival. The guy on the right  side of the breezy also owns the biplane.

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One of several motor coaches of this type in the pit at the 2008 Coronado Speed Festival

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A few of the Big Race Haulers in the pit.  The haulers are just about as interesting as the race cars.

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More to come

[phantomphan1974]

Great shots!

[rander]

These AMC Javlins were brought to the Festival in the FED EX hauler in the Race Hauler post

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The Ford Motor Company was well represented with many Mustangs, a Mid fiftys Thunderbird, an early 60' Falcon, and a early 70's Cougar. 

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Retired NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars were at The Coronado Speed Festival for the first time in the 11 years the Festival has been held. Some of the 30 or so retired cars that are here are shown. Among the cars shown is a 2004 Loews Chevrolet that was once driven by Jimmie Johnson. The current owner paid $65,000 for a rolling chassis. He then hired a Hendrick Motorsports employee to build up the car as orginal as possible. An additional $60,000 later the current owner has a race ready car.

[rander]

For those who are Chevrolet Fans  I have these Camaro's to show.

[rander]

The first 2 shots are from a 2006 Texaco Haviline Dodge Charger formerly driven by Juan Pablo Montoya. First is the instrument panel, second is the ignition boxes in 2005, NASCAR rules made the teams move the ignition boxes up on the top of the dash board. THe ignition boxes are mounted on  a panel held in place with 4 bolts, if NASCAR impounds the ignition panel, you better have another one if you want to run your race car.

the 3rd shot is a Chevrolet race engine ina former Terry Labonte driven, Hendrick Motorsports Kelloggs Chevrolet.

[rander]

Lastly friends I shot over 160 photos when I was there Thursday September 25, 2008. THe last few will be just a collage cars that were out of the haulers, and 2 official cars.

[Midnight Mover]

Great shots, looks like fun

[NikonGuy]

It sure does look like fun, cool shots Rander.