Race car trailers (step into the office / garage on wheels) at Speedfest

Tool boxes among the trailers in the paddock at Speedfest

When shopping for or making your next tool box, here are a variety that the pros use. Seeing that touring race car teams use them, I bet they are set up for the most efficient way to get things done. Wow. Impressive 2nd coolest, portable, secure, and has a vise Most unusual and innovative Oldest

Work going on in the pits at Speedfest

Speedfest race cars had tires changed at the portable tire shop Hoosier had in the paddock

Action sequence an axle shaft breaking during racing around a corner

When turning around this corner the drivers side axle snapped, the tire locked up, and the #18 slid to a stop just out of the path of the racecars that were following The crash and rescue team didn't know what the problem was, and thought they could push it off the course a bit further... not gonna happen with a locked up tire

"The Fastest Burro in all Mexico"

Something wasn't working in the ignition system

Original NASCAR Chevelle at Speedfest

That is a wonderfaul paint scheme and cool look... this generation of Chevelle has such a macho looking front

More good photos from Speedfest

Also see Tere's coverage of Speedfest http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/coronado-speedfest-09-best-picks-of.html and http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/speedfest-09-best-picks-of-saturday.html and http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/coronado-speedfest-09-sundays-picks.html Above: Fiat Jolly, known for the wicker seats The only race car in it's division with pinstriping... yes,

Best display items in the paddock at Speedfest

1955 Corvette tribute to the milestone 150mph record setting vette

1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, winner of the 1964 Targa Florio

racing Mustang engines, both GT, Shelby GT 350, and others

It seems like an interesting comparison of similar race cars and their engine bays, to see how they vary

beautiful Stingray Corvette racecar appearance, but actually a Fiberfab Centurion prototype concept fiberglass kit car

Great challenge in the vendor village at Speedfest, timed tire changing competition

Some favorites from Sunday at San Diego's Fleetweek Speedfest, racing, in the pits (paddock) and more

Above: Laura http://hagertylaura.blogspot.com/ and Tere http://justacargal.blogspot.com/ see Tere's coverage of Speedfest http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/coronado-speedfest-09-best-picks-of.html and http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/speedfest-09-best-picks-of-saturday.html and http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/coronado-speedfest-09-sundays-picks.html Mothers... a big sponsor

Big rear view mirrors, the better to see you with, on the pre race grid, Saturday's Fleetweek Speedfest

On walkabout Saturday, at Fleetweek Speedfest

patina on a Vette? I don't see that often... and it's got a Ratfink, ergo, it gets posted The military aren't charged for the event, but have to be there in dress uniform. I always hated that, having to be in dress uniform at an event where you are likely to get dirty, just think about all the brake and rubber dust.When is the last time you saw a coon tail cap? Bring a kid to a show, in action

Before and after the races, Saturday, Fleetweek Speedfest

Also see Tere's coverage of Speedfest http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/coronado-speedfest-09-best-picks-of.html and http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/speedfest-09-best-picks-of-saturday.html and http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/10/coronado-speedfest-09-sundays-picks.html That is a happy expression! The owner of the car I presume is on the right, I immediatly nicknamed him fruity

action sequences from Speedfest, a spin out causing yellow flags, the only crash of the day, and powering through a corner smoothly

in the above, you can see it hasn't come to a halt yet, and the wheel clip is sill in the air, next to the front of the rear tire

Saturday racing at San Diego's Fleetweek Speedfest

Photographers are happy because we get to be feet away from racecars while they speed by, and we get really close up, like the photo below illustrates The above wasn't zoomed in at all. This is a Carrera GTS, one of 7 factory race GTS Oversteer This photographer was here all day long, I don't think I ever looked over and found him anywhere else The number 2, besides