It was the last meet of the 2011 season for the Southern California Timing Assocation (SCTA) and its land speed racing members. As usual, the season points chase for number one came down to the November two-day meet. If you weren’t setting records all season, you weren’t going to be number one. As it worked out, the #827 roadster with its turbocharged Hayabusa power came out on top. And for the sixth year in a row (sorry Jimmie Johnson), the San Diego Roadster Club won the points competition among the SCTA clubs. It rained on Friday night but the lake bed ate it up and the SCTA volunteers provided two days of speed trials on November 12 and 13. For more of the story, check out the pictures. See ya next year at El Mirage!

Hot coffee and cool cars at JBA this morning. Always surprises and today was no exception! How about a turbocharged El Camino?  Or an Allen-supercharged Police Interceptor?  Or a ’54 Studebaker with a 348 Chevy? The trees around JBA are all changing colors and might make you think San Diego has seasons! Many thanks to all our friends who came out for our October Coffee & Cars. See the pictures for more of  the story!

Big thanks to the Mustang Club of San Diego for another great car show! Embarcadero Park North is an amazing location…with rolling lawn-covered hills situated between San Diego Harbor and the Marina. JBA’s booth was busy all day with lots of friends stopping by. The Boy Scouts of Troop 11 provided a steady-supply of refreshments. And of course, the show featured over 300 cars to look at, talk about and listen to. Check out the pictures for more of the story.

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.

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.

Another fine batch of cars rolled into JBA this morning, including two brand new Boss 302′s, a Superformance GT40, an open-header Mopar drag car and a Nissan GTR the owner picked up only 62 hours earlier. Special guest Don Prudhomme stopped by as well. Thanks to everyone who came out to drink coffee, eat donuts and bench race. Now we’ll let the pictures do the talkin’.

Cool collection of hundreds of Euro, Asian and domestic rides gathered in the parking lot at Lolita’s Taco Shop in Kearny Mesa last night. Shades of the Mervyn’s parking lot scene from years back…hopefully!  Way too many cars to count. See the images for more of the story! And check with www.cargathering.com for future events.

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