Almost forgot about Maine!

For those of us in the North East U.S. or South East Canada our one and only time trial event is being held this weekend in Loring Maine!! As we have mentioned before the old Loring air force base runway has been converted in 1.5 mile time trial track so those who have the need for speed can get it!

If you want some info on the event check it out here.

Oh and if you have never been to Maine you might want to invest in one of these.




They make getting around the rough country quite a bit easier!

Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock

Only 2 months till World Of Speed out at the flats in Utah!
Here is a little reminder from Burly:

Hi 36hp Challenge and big block VW racers, pit crew members and spectators

Septembers World of Speed and the BIG Volkswagen land speed racer gathering is getting close! Just a touch more than two months to go. If you are planning to join us this year, please email me back and let me know your plans. Will you be bringing a car and how is the project coming along or are you coming to spectate or help one of the racers? Please drop me an email with your plans so I will know to to keep an eye out and make sure to let you know of any last minute salt racing updates. As of now, Utah is experiencing good hot temps and the salt should be dry or close to dry as we speak. I expect the course to be every bit as good as last year and will be attending next months SCTA/BNI Speedweek event. When I return I should have definitive information on the race course and will let everyone know by email.

I am also excited about a couple of visitors who will be joining us on the salt whom most of you will be acquainted with but have probably not met in person. This will be a great opportunity to enjoy a little one on one with these folks who make our hobby possible. And remember, R.K. Smith from Hot VW's is planning on being on the salt with us to cover the event as well. It is gonna be fun!

Again, please let me know how your race plans are coming.

May the Speed be with you..............................

Burly

Progress in Okrasaville!

So in our absence here at the OSS the Okrasa Special has made some momentous progress. Thought the original concept for the ass didn't work as planned she is now getting a super sexy alloy dress! Check it out!

Dont try this at home!

Not sure why you would want to try this but it look like it would fucking hurt!

Here is a little video, borrowed from beetlejuice150, that i though you might enjoy.

Some monday fun.

Just a little something to get you over the Monday hump.

Boys of summer.

Happy summer from The Old Speed Shack!!
We here at the OSS have been taking a bit of a break from ACVW and vintage speed and focused our efforts on getting our 1974 Toyota Hilux pickup on the road. As you can imagine, having a ½ ton pickup could be very useful for such things as junkyard digging, people hauling and drive in watching. It also serves as Mrs. Old Speeds favorite ride and she has been rocking the truck most days as of late.
Though we do not currently have a vintage speed build, the bastard 61 was sold over the long cold Vermont winter, but we do have lots of printed materials that need to be scanned and up loaded to our blog. We are again starting to follow the land speed races and other old speed activities from around the world. So we will keep you updated as things progress. Hibernation was nice but now that summer is here we plan on getting back into the action.
One final note, the OSS will be moving from… well the shack into a more metropolitan environment in the next month. This will facilitate more long drives for fun and less for work/food/nightlife. It is also causing us to down size our collection of part and books. Thus the OSS is having a summer SALE starting today, the first day of summer. All our Samba ads are OBO, so if you see something you like make an offer.
Here are the ads and have a grand summer!

The race to end all races.

Pulling ourselves out of our winter hibernation, highs in the 20s, for just a moment to tell you about why the Europeans have MUCH better car show.

Here is the legend of the very special car race.

On cloudy summer day while working in the dark recesses of the Oldtimers OldSpeed club a group of mad scientists come up with the perfect “race” to lead into Bad Camber and they called it the Cannon Ball run. The race was to powerful to be contained by one group, and as any good end of the world movie will tell you, it escaped to infect the rest of Europe. This caused insolent 50s Beetle, 356 and couch built owners to go mad with the desire to race across Germany to see whom could be the first to BC. So the wise Oldtimer Oldspeed club set up a start point of 100km out from the show on some of Germanys pretty back roads for an all out sprint to the finish.

It looks as if there will be multiple classes to allow for cars of different displacements to have a fair fight. . Well as fair as a Beetle Vs a 356 could ever be. So if you are going to be in Germany next summer for BC you HAVE to check out this race. Or even better get off your tush and get that old VW or Porsche in this fantastic race!