Upcoming Events
Portland Historic Races.....Thriller in Willard Fun Run...Smackdown 08 Autocross .....Arcata Datsun Driving Weekend...Smackdown 08 AutocrossThriller in Willard Fun Run - July 26th
A thrilling drive along Hwy 14 then up into the hills to negotiate hairpin turns, steep climbs, and narrow country roads. Pack a lunch and we'll have a picnic in Willard then on to some even more remote country roads...you might even see some elk.
We'll head back down to Hwy 14 through Underwood which features more twisty fun roads and breathtaking views of the Columbia River Gorge. We'll retrace our route along Hwy 14 with perhaps a side trip through Carson...then back up over Cape Horn to Vancouver.
We will post a map of the entire planned route here soon.
We will meet up a little before 10 a.m. in the parking lot of the Fred Meyer in Vancouver along Hwy 14. The address is 2500 Columbia House Boulevard, Vancouver Wa
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Z Car Club of Washington Show — August 10th
Z Car Club of Washington announces their 2nd annual ZCCW car show sponsored by Performance Nissan on August 10th, 2008, 12:00-5:00 PM. It is open to any and all Datsun, Nissan, and Infinitis. We will be offering trophies and prizes in classes determined by the early entry July 20th.
Any questions please contact Duane Bender,
shop@motorworksltd.com, 425-453-7082 wk, 425-941-4479 cell
Click here for more information.
Run Forest Run!
A weekend full of canyon and coastal driving.
OK, this is plenty of time to get your car ready, get time off, get a hall pass if needed, and get your car running right for anyone that wants to go.
August 22 - 25, 2008 head to Arcata, California for a 4 day weekend of unbelievable coastal, canyon, hill, and forest driving
This is not a formal event that requires registration, there is no car show, gymkhana or autocross. There are no communal meals, other than if people make plans to eat together. This is not a DatsunsNW sponsored event. This is not a replacement for Shasta.
This is an unbelievable weekend with some truly amazing drives in one of the most beautiful places in the world. We'll be traversing the state parks of Del Norte County as well as Humboldt Bay.
Don't miss this opportunity. You may never experience roads and scenery like what this will offer. 62 degrees. Sunny. 4 MPH winds. And a sea of Datsuns running through the forests and along the coast. Click here for more details
Smackdown 08 will be Labor day weekend at the Deep River site just outside of Naselle WA.
The SMACKDOWN event is a club TEAM competition, with cars competing in 4 different driving challenges over 3 days to determine who is the best all-around car club in the Northwest. The event is noteworthy in its party atmosphere, and the fun aspect, it is not serious competition, but FUN. free camping on site.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Fun starts with open practice laps Friday all day, Friday night, a 2 person 2 car TSD (touring) rally. Each club team will field 2 teams of navigator and driver for a 1-1.5 hour touring rally ending up @ a local eatery.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Saturday will consist of drag race and drift competitions, each club will field a designated 4 car team for each event.Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sunday will be a traditional autocross event, in which each club will field a designated 4 car team.with a "wildcard" driver selected at random from all the registered club drivers. there are bonus points for extra competitors, over and above the designated team.so the more the merrierEvent Details
Any club member can register and run in any, or all of the events, Except the tsd, that will be a limited entry so we aren't running all night. Clubs can field more than one "team" but it must be designated in advance, the second team will share the non team bonus points, but it itself will not count towards the club total bonus points
Some changes from last year are the event will have Capacity for 14 cars per team, however each team can only run 10 driver car combinations, and ONLY 2 drivers per car in Autocross and drift, only one car can share one driver in the drags. These changes are to encourage drivers to run in more than one event (limit on team size) and discourage teams from showing up with only one good car and spreading it around ( we had one team last year that wanted to run 4 drivers in one car.)
The pro VS amateur competitions will be determined by driver experience. If a driver has competed in more than 10 autocrosses in the previous 2 years, he or she will be considered "PRO" and asked to compete in the pro class. amateur class is restricted to STREET TIRES only, tread-wear 140 or higher, and must be street licensABLE cars, no full race or stripped cars or "specials". PRO classes run unrestricted by SCCA SOLO2 rules r compounds and slicks are allowed.
See NW Autosports for more info.
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