The first dyno event of the year is now behind us. With a record turnout for a New Mexico dyno event the crowd was flowing through Motiva Performance all day. Live music from DJ Hentai for the car show and a steady flow of cars on the dyno. Not bad for a February!
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We have confirmed the dates for our 2010 Drift Cross schedule. For the people not familiar with the RSW Drift Cross series, it is unlike anything we’ve seen in our area. We have one track that utilizes both autocross and road course types of driving simultaneously. This caters to both types of drivers who are used to driving tight, slower tracks as well drivers who are used to driving wider, faster courses. We will also be teaming up with the SCCA organization for a couple of our dates in June and August. The SCCA events will be a slower course with more cones to add more turns. They will provide a higher level of competition along with instruction for those who need it.
This is the most affordable way to get behind the wheel on the road course at Sandia Motorsports Park.
We dropped in for the annual Supernationals car show on the opening day. The Supernationals car show is New Mexico’s largest car show and 2010 is celebrating the 18th year.
After the action packed day of off road racing the final event was the truck class. With a 20 lap 2.5 mile course the whole city of Albuquerque ended up with a haze of dust.
We were able to catch up with the New Mexico Off Road League(NMORL) for their first event of the year. NMORL stared the morning off with the motorcycle class at 8am. The water trucks made their rounds early, but due to the cold soil the water froze. With about a 1.5hr delay Drew was still able to start the race after the ground thawed.
The 2009 Subaru Rally Team USA Show-Car Program is making a pit stop at the Garcia Subaru dealership here in Albuquerque, New Mexico on November 19th, 20th, and 21st. Head out to the dealership to take a close up look at what the Subaru Rally Team is all about and gets some hands on with a real rally car.
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The RSW Admin/Moderating team has decided that the return of the RacingSouthwest.com Garage also signals the return of the “Garage Ride of the Month.” Garage Ride of the Month, or GRotM for short, is where we, the admins and mods, scour the RSW Garage for vehicles that are special in one way or another. Perhaps it is an obviously modified street machine or track champion. Or, perhaps the vehicle we will choose is a “sleeper”, highly modified, but as normal looking as any other vehicle on the road.
The 2nd Annual SWMS Monster Mash
We stopped in at the Southwest Motorsports(SWMS) event to see a few cars on the road course this weekend (October 29th-31st) at the Sandia Motor Speedway in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The event was very successful and even the RSW member Carlos M. took home a first place trophy on his shifter kart. The SWMS organization is primarily vintage, but as you can see in the photos they have a wide range of vehicles that show up.
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We had the chance to stop by and take photos of the 250+ cars at the Hooters Halloween Show. With a record attendance for the 2009 season this event was packed. It was great to see a few cars from last weekends Hot Rod Rumble at Albuquerque Dragway. This event marks the last event of the 2009 Hooters show season.
The second Hot Rod Rumble for the year was one of the biggest events at the Albuquerque Dragway this year. With an estimated 200+ hot rods attending, it was a great show. This was one of the last big events of the year before the track goes into hibernation for the 2009 season.
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