This event never disappoints. With more than 250 vintage race cars gathered in one location, how could it? When you toss in San Diego weather, military displays, drifters, fly-bys, Leap Frogs, the Car Corral, music, food, vendor boothes and more, there is truly something for everyone!  The cars compete in nine race groups on the runways and taxiways of North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado. Team JBA had a great time and the #29 1968 Trans-Am Mustang driven by J. Bittle had its moments of glory. And JBA must have served around 200 hot dogs on Saturday and another 200 on Sunday!  Be sure to add this event to your must-do list for next year. See the pictures for more of the story.

Jan Wagner is an avid autocrosser and also co-hosts the weekly “You Auto Know” show (from 8-9PM on Sunday evenings with Dave Stall) on KCBQ AM 1170.  JBA recently installed a Steeda competition front sway bar on Jan’s 2011 Mustang GT. Here are Jan’s thoughts on the results: “The Steeda Competition front bar surprised me because it does not seem to have had any negative effect in terms of ride quality on the street. On the track is where its presence became apparent. I noticed that in hard cornering there was considerably less drama. I had the sense that I was not fighting the car nearly as much as I had been before. Despite the common wisdom about what happens when a large front swaybar is used, I think my car actually understeered less, which was my hope – my thoughts being that with significantly less front end lean, the load would be shared amongst both front tires instead of mostly by the outside one.”  We’ve attached a few pictures of Jan’s Mustang on-track courtesy of Impressions by Elliot Photography.

Wavecrest is a great North County tradition. The largest gathering of woodies on the West Coast…or maybe anywhere…is held annually at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, CA. If you’ve never made it to the show, add it to your bucket list! See the pictures for more of the story.

The Air National Guard Bayfair World Series of Powerboat Racing rolled into San Diego this weekend. The Unlimited Hydroplanes are the featured event of the weekend and anything that fast is cool, but we really get a kick out of the drag boats. The Lucas Drag Boat Series runs just off Crown Point Shores. Are these guys maniacs or what? The top fuel run group is so edgy, most of them seemed to have a hard time even making a full pass. What do you call it when a boat does a huge wheelstand? Sternstand? But we digress. See the pictues for more of the story.

Special edition of JBA’s Coffee & Cars. Today it was more than just getting together to talk cars, eat donuts and drink coffee. It was an opportunity to celebrate the American way of life and remember September 11, 2001…the innocent victims, the police and fire department heroes, and those USA Armed Forces lost and still defending our freedom and homes!  Never Forget – God Bless You and America!

Cool car show today in Santee hosted by The Manzanita Brewing Co. and co-sponsored by JBA. Food, cold beer, models, music, hot rods, trophies, sunshine, a charitable cause…hey, what’s not to like? Check out the pictures for the rest of the story.