Superformance MKII, Riverside Racer 289 FIA vintage race car

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Well, the time is finally here. I have loaded all of my tools in the car and will have my gear in there shortly. The 289 FIA is loaded on the trailer and ready to go.



I will be leaving at about 6 am tomorrow for Watkins Glen for the US Vintage Grand Prix. Wednesday and Thursday will be test and practice days and will give me an opportunity to familiarize myself with the car. I sincerely doubt that I will have any video for you guys from Wednesday's sessions, as the first time out I will be bedding the brakes, which means not getting over about 75 and braking down to 30 about seven times and then coming in after the first lap to let the brakes cool.

My second session will be sort of low key, getting a feeling for the handling in the corners, braking and acceleration. Thursday I will push it a little more. The weather looks wet for the first few days and right now the only day that sunshine is predicted is Sunday. Oh well, it is what it is. My very first race was in the rain. Good thing that I read Racing in the Rain; great book if you have not read it. The weather will definitely dictate how much I push it and the line that I take.

There will be an original 427 comp cobra in my group, the Essex Wire car driven by Andre Ahrle, it will be in A Production and I am in B Production. The majority of the cars in BP are corvettes, Mustangs/GT350's and Jaguar XKE's. There are 50 cars in my group right now, should be fun.

Jim