Casual, sensible, safe, fast and fun!  The Cobra Owners Club of America (COCOA) held another killer open track event at Willow Springs on May 12 and 13, 2012. A diverse combination of (mostly) Ford-powered vehicles gathered for the chance to run on ”The Fastest Track in the West”. The cars were split into four run groups and each pack got five sessions on Saturday and five on Sunday…an ample opportunity to drive the cars as they were meant to be driven! From the tech inspection, to the driver’s meeting, to the on-track sessions…everything ran like clockwork. A fine way to celebrate Mother’s Day! Check out the pictures for more of the story.

Another Fab Fords show is in the books. The event filled the Knott’s Berry Farm parking lot with approximately 2,000 Ford and Lincoln vehicles and celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Cougar, 50th anniversary of the Cobra, and 80th anniversary of the ’32 Ford. The skies alternated between overcast and sunny but temps were comfortable either way. The hot set up is to arrive early and hang out in the entrance to the lot so you can check out all the rides as they drive in. Special guests included drag racers John and Courtney Force and Robert “Top Gun” Hight who just won four Wally’s in a row. As usual, Steve Saleen was in his booth autographing posters at the end of a long line. Roush and Ford Racing both had nice displays. For more of the story, check out the pix!

Tony from True Line Alignment in El Cajon hosts a cool car show every year. Food, a live band, raffles and lots of hot rods combine with a casual atmosphere to make this a popular event.  We arrived late in our old Corvette and the crew from Barona Drag Strip were nice enough to squeeze us into a parking place next to their booth. Check out the pictures for more of the story!

If you didn’t like the weather this morning, all you had to do was wait a few minutes because it would change again. Cloudy… sunny, dry…drizzling, warm…arctic chill…take your pick. But the weather didn’t keep enthusiasts away and JBA had a good turn-out for the April edition of Coffee & Cars. We moved the date forward one week from Easter Sunday, because while we are willing to go head-to-head with the La Jolla Concours d’Elegance or the Good Guys Show at Del Mar, we are not willing to go head-to-head with God. Highlights included hot coffee, healthy donuts (right!),a fire pit, good conversation, a HUGE Pontiac contingent, and a vast variety of smoky burnouts. All good clean fun. Thank you to all our guests who make this event happen each month. See the pictures for more of the story!

A big thank you to Brian and Marc from the Mustang Club of San Diego for setting up a Dyno Day with JBA. The morning kicked off early with complimentary donuts and coffee. Then we had the pleasure of performing power verifications on twelve beautiful Mustangs  and one turbocharged Ford Sierra RS/Cosworth. JBA’s Dyno Dynamics chassis dyno measured the torque, hp and air/fuel ratio for each of the cars. We wrapped up the dyno action with barbecued hot dogs and soda. It’s always a pleasure working with the Mustang Club of San Diego and they are welcome back any time! Check out the pictures for more of the story!

Massive turnout for JBA Coffee & Cars this morning, despite hangovers from the Daylight Savings time change. Click through the images to see a portion of the vehicles that cruised through. With over 100 cars, we couldn’t get pictures of everyone, not to mention videos of all the burnouts. Hey folks, thanks for making this event happen! It’s all about you!

For nostalgia drag racing, it doesn’t get much better than the March Meet at Famoso Raceway just north of Bakersfield, CA. The fabled March Meet, now in its 54th year, was expanded to four days and ran Mar. 1-4.  Legendary father and son drag racers Larry Dixon Sr. and Larry Dixon Jr. were the Grand Marshals of the iconic race. More than450 racers registered in classes such as Nostalgia Top Fuel, Nostalgia Funny Car, A/Fuel, Jr. Fuel, 7.0 Pro, Nostalgia Eliminator-I, Nostalgia Eliminator-II, Nostalgia Eliminator -III, A/Gas, B/Gas, C/Gas, D/Gas and Hot Rod. In addition to great drag racing, the event featured a car show, swap meet, vendor row and plenty of food and drink.

JBA cruised up to Bakersfield for Saturday’s festivities and the weather was perfect. It was fun watching San Diego’s very own Nostalgia Top Fuel team Neal & White lay down great numbers. On Sunday, the team made it all the way to the finals and almost took the championship in an extremely close race. Walking through the extensive pit area, we found row after row of bitchin’ cars. If you like drag racing even a little bit, the March Meet at historic Famoso Raceway is a must-add to your bucket list. Check out the pictures for more of the story!

It was a rainy February morning and JBA’s parking lot was dampened but spirits were not!  No rainout, just the hardcore turnout! Quite a few folks cruised in for hot coffee, donuts and hanging out talking cars. Thanks to all our friends and customers who make these events happen!

Fun meet in Mira Mesa featuring a blend of domestic and import cars, food, raffles, models, dj’s and live bands including the vocal group Eleve.The JBA exhibit was located right in the middle of the event and we were in a perfect position to watch all of the activities unfold. Thanks to the folks that put the event together and congrats to the trophy and raffle winners. Check out the pictures for more of the story.

JBA welcomed the San Diego Region of the Porsche Club of America to a Tech Session/Dyno Day on Saturday, January 14, 2012. The day started early with donuts, coffee and German engineering winding high on JBA’s Dyno Dynamics chassis dyno. We ran 18 or 19 cars on the dyno…three pulls each to document power-to-weight ratio for an upcoming open track event. In addition to an excellent collection of street and race-only Porsche’s, we dyno’d a BMW M3 and a little American muscle, namely a 2005 GTO and  a 2007 Z06 Corvette. The dyno action only let up long enough for everyone to enjoy barbecued hot dogs, chips and drinks. Hopefully, everyone had a great time. We know the crew at JBA did! Many thanks to Jim and the PCA for a fun dyno day!

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