2009 SOVREN PACIFIC NW HISTORICS // FRIDAY FESTIVITIES

The 2009 SOVREN Pacific Northwest Historics have come and gone, and after a long weekend at the race track we thought we'd take a look back at some of the interesting automobiles and fantastic racing that took place this July 4th weekend... [read more]

Here is a look at the ColdTrackDays booth along SOVREN's vendor row. This year we partnered with Munich Evolution, Group 2 Motosports and Garth Stein, author of the hugely succesful novel The Art of Racing in the Rain. In hopes of promoting not only ColdTrackDays but those that have supported our efforts to bring unique motorsport coverage to the interwebs, our booth drew quite the crowd thanks in part to the 1979 BMW M1 on display.

Signed copies of Stein's novel were on sale, as well as a few pieces of GoEnzo.com swag.

I cannot thank the guys at Desteenation enough. They were able to supply us with ColdTrackDays t-shirts with only two days notice. A great way to show your support for CTD, click here for additional information on how to get your very own ColdTrackDays t-shirt!

An Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione was in the car corral all weekend. Only the second 8C I have ever seen, their aesthetic appeal continues to amaze me.

An early 1920's board track racer was on display as well. And while I do not know the entire history of the car, what I do recall is that it had been 'slightly modified' from the time it was constructed, through 1937 when it was retired from racing. Changes included an additional 10" added to the length of the body as well as the addition of a head rest. All in all, this is probably the most interesting car on display this weekend. It was a rare opportunity to see a relic of motorsport, one that would not be possible without the good people at SOVREN and their continued effort to bring vintage racing to the PNW.

The Trans-Am cars draw quite the crowd. American muscle at its finest, and with a field of more than 20 cars, the Group 5 races were the highlight of my weekend. And although this particular car, a 1967 Shelby Mustang owned by Mark Roberts, was not the fastest car on track, its aesthetic appeal was outstanding. Missing headlamps, exposed cooling lines, hood pins and cables... perfect.

For a look at more photos from the 2009 SOVREN Pacific Northwest Historics, click here

Photo/Editorial: Justin Coffey