Run To The Coast III - Movers And Shakers

The Speed By Spectre widebody ’70 Camaro was helmed by Brandy Morrow, and she pushed hard in every event; sometimes a bit too hard. On the road course she came in Ninth with a 1:46.20 time and 13th in the autocross with a best time of 42.417 seconds.

We love seeing Carl Casanova’s supercharged ’68 Camaro run hard at these events, especially since it shows what can be done with well-sorted-out chassis with bolt-on parts. His tires were just a bit soft so his times didn’t count in the standings, but let’s just say he was in the top of the bell curve.

One of the faster cars at these events is the ’55 210 Chevy driven by Kyle Newman. Fielding a host of Corvette parts, including an IRS system, Newman managed to nab Seventh Place with a 1:44 flat. On the autocross, he did well again with an 11th Place finish (41.805), and he finished in the Top Five for the SS2 Challenge.

The other Elky at the event was the ’66 driven by Erich Monteith. His best times were 1:52.1 on the road course, 43.387 on the autocross, and 22.640 in the SS2 Challenge. Actually, given the smile on his face we think every run was his best time.

James Shipka, came down from frigid Canada to drive his ’67 in the nearly perpetual California sunshine, where he secured Sixth Place on the road course with a best lap of 1:43.30 seconds. On the autocross he managed a 42.80 run, and he bagged Ninth in the SS2 competition with a 22.510-second blast.

Taco party host Doug Renner had a great time flinging his peg-legged Camaro through the various events where he managed 1:49.7 on the 1.8-mile road course and 43.503 on the autocross.

Mary Pozzi left her second-gen at home and was a test pilot for this recently finished, and very badass, ’68, where she nabbed an Eighth Place on the road course with a 1:44.60 run, and Ninth on the autocross with a best time of 41.660 seconds. In the SS2, she turned in a best run of 22.750 seconds.

Unlike a car show, fancy paint isn’t a requirement at these events, just a desire to have some automotive fun. Tommy Allred did just that in his very cool ’69 Chevelle and managed a 46.075 on the autocross and 25.508 in the SS2 event.

Fielding the Chassisworks-equipped ’68 Camaro was Ironworks’ shop owner Roger Lee. A transponder issue meant he didn’t get an official time on the road course, but on the autocross, he knocked down a 45.271-second run.

One of our favorite cars at the event was David Gordon’s blue ’68 Camaro. With an engine loud enough to make children cry, and a side-exit NASCAR-style exhaust system, this ride is full of attitude. Even better, it’s pretty fast. David managed a 12th Place finish on the road course with a 1:47.20, and his 41.298 on the autocross was good enough for Sixth.

Jay Weir, was brought out to drive the Speed Tech ’72 Nova, and he did a great job nabbing Fourth on the road course, Fifth on the autocross, and Eighth in the SS2 event.

Chris McCrea drove his supercharged LS-powered ’69 hard all weekend and managed to land in the Fourth slot for the SS2 event. On the road course he wheeled a 1:49.7 and for the autocross his best time was 44.715 seconds.

We really need to come up with a new category for cars like Brian Hobaugh’s pseudo–race car ’73, since the “touring” part of Pro Touring doesn’t seem to fit. One thing is for sure, it’s incredibly fast. Hobaugh wielded his Camaro to Third on the road course, Second in the autocross, and Third in the SS2. He was man on a mission until his transmission suffered a catastrophic, and fairly spectacular, failure, which sidelined the car.

There was lots of carnage, including blown transmissions, broken blowers, snapped suspension widgets, and fried brakes. Thankfully DSE was on hand with their rig to lend tools and support. Here, the DSE ’69 gets a creative on-the-fly alignment, while the “Bad Penny” Camaro swaps out its cooked brake fluid for some new high-temp Wilwood stuff.

With fresh fluid, and warped rotors, David Pozzi piloted the ’68 to Fifth on the road course and Fourth on the autocross. His drag racing skills were a bit rusty and he slipped to 11th with a 22.60-second run in the SS2. The car’s owner, Steven Rupp, didn’t fare nearly as well.

If there was a “Fast Chevy” award it would have been given to Kyle Tucker of Detroit Speed. When the dust settled on Saturday, Tucker had secured First on the road course, Third on the autocross, and Second in the SS2 competition. Considering the field of very fast cars present, that’s no small feat to pull off. CHP

For starters, it’s important to note that the American Street Car Series does limit all competing participants to a 200-tread wear tire. Since we’re not technically competing and instead participating as an exhibition car, those requirements really don’t apply. At this year’s Run to the Coast III outing, we decided to change up the rubber on our C5 Z06 and evaluate a set of 100-treadwear Toyo Proxes R888s. To say they worked well wouldn’t do these shoes any justice whatsoever; in all reality, they flat-out performed admirably. For the front we stuck with the 275R35-18 and stepped up from the previous 295R35-18 out back and went with a slightly wider 305R35-18 rubber. On the autocross, we ran a respectable 42.725 and 1:48.6 on the 1.8-mile road course (unfortunately, we don’t have the Speed-Stop-Squared Challenge numbers). The final verdict: The Toyo Proxes R888 is an incredibly fun tire, and we can honestly say that this is the hardest we’ve pushed our Z06. The lateral grip was enough to feel like you were dr

For starters, it’s important to note that the American Street Car Series does limit all competing participants to a 200-tread wear tire. Since we’re not technically competing and instead participating as an exhibition car, those requirements really don’t apply. At this year’s Run to the Coast III outing, we decided to change up the rubber on our C5 Z06 and evaluate a set of 100-treadwear Toyo Proxes R888s. To say they worked well wouldn’t do these shoes any justice whatsoever; in all reality, they flat-out performed admirably. For the front we stuck with the 275R35-18 and stepped up from the previous 295R35-18 out back and went with a slightly wider 305R35-18 rubber. On the autocross, we ran a respectable 42.725 and 1:48.6 on the 1.8-mile road course (unfortunately, we don’t have the Speed-Stop-Squared Challenge numbers). The final verdict: The Toyo Proxes R888 is an incredibly fun tire, and we can honestly say that this is the hardest we’ve pushed our Z06. The lateral grip was enough to feel like you were dr