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Motherlode 400 | |
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Hardtuned correspondent CK joins Alfa Guru for The Motherlode 400. Photos and comments here. |
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Snowball Rally 2010 | |
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The 2010 Snowball Rally: Snow, a gameless casino, models, vintage cars, driving adventures, mechanical challenges, hula hooping, small time DJ's and a bunch of good times. |
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Pedal Pushers 2009 Pullover Rally | |
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2009 Pullover Rally . 60+ enthusiastic cars and drivers . |
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2009 California Melee | |
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2009 California Melee. Rain, sun, swim suits and more rain in the Alfa SS and Fiat 850...... |
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2009 Snowball Rally | |
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hardtuned took the '71 2002 on the Snowball Rally... True to form there were actual snowballs, high elevation, a tiny amount of gambling, and mysterious paranormal activities at the Cal Neva. |
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2008 California Melee XII | |
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Last year we showed up with a damaged Sprint Speciale and took home the trophy. This time there was a new SS sheriff in town... and some guy in a Lancia walked away with the trophy. For various reasons we didn't go nuts with the camera this time, but here are a few shots from this year's running. |
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The Pedal Pushers Pullover Rally 2008 | |
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hardtuned's Leadfoot Kiesling and the rest of the Pedal Pusher gals put together a great East Bay run on the warmest day in November that I can remember... Nearly 50 cars came out for the Pushers' second event. hardtuned photos are here. |
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Alameda All Italian Day | |
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hardtuned brought a couple of cars and snapped some shots at the annual benefit for Special Olympics |
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CSRG Charity Challenge October 11, 2008 | |
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hardtuned took a couple of photos while watching Dan R. pilot the stockest of stock cars around Infineon Raceway |
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Billetproof 2008 | |
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hardtuned checks in with the rod and custom set at the "World's least important car show" |
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Concorso Italiano 2008 | |
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hardtuned brought the Ecurie Ecrappe / Autodenta Spider along with the EE Sprint Speciale to the new Marina Airport Concorso. The verdict on the new site? take a look here... |
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2008 SNOWBALL RALLY | |
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hardtuned rolls CK's Duetto with photo support from Nick and Bill in the resurrected 2002 BMW |
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2007 California Melee | |
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hardtuned's year of the Special Olympics, and the Spirit of the Dirtbag |
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2007 Concorso Italiano | |
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hardtuned's brings a turd and it turns out to be golden |
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2007 California Mille | |
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hardtuned rides along again - in another MG - but this one has a roof. |
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Ecurie Ecrappe 2007 | |
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Ecurie Ecrappe switched to Alfa Romeo for the July, October, and December 24Hours of Lemons races. This link documents the buildup, the destruction, the rebuilding, the decimation, the triage.... The "Port-o-Power steering box repair...The Ecrappe racer also made it to the Concorso Italiano, and our scale model replica competed in a pinewood derby - it's all here... |
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2007 Alpine 500 | |
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The LAST ALPINE 500 - Organizers Norm and Marion decided to hang up their hats and retire the Alpine 500 name... |
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Motoring J Style | |
| hardtuned and friends work as judges at the first ever Motoring J Style show. |
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2006 California Melee | |
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hardtuned runs CK's Fiat 850 Sport Coupe and Nick Bob Falfa runs the Comet. |
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2006 No Frills Iron Bottom Motoring Tour | |
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We bought an Alfa Berlina four days before the event and took our chances - fording streams inland and collecting tickets along Highway One.... |
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Ecurie Ecrappe 2006 | |
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Ecurie Ecrappe's first endurance race - the first ever 24 Hours of LeMons |
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2006 California Mille |
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Mille by MGTC - a great way to see all of the cars as they blast by on a long straightaway... |
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2005 California Melee | |
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The Top Notch Renault R16 wins the Willy Makit Memorial trophy and CK runs the Fiat 850 Sport Coupe. |
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Concorso Italiano | |
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CK shows her Fiat 850 and discovers the "tails on the green" |
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Atomic Petrolettes Formation Rally | |
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A new group holds an event with a twist - Ladies must drive! |
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2005 Alpine 500 | |
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Hardtuned redoes the suspension in the Giulia TI for maximum attack |
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2004 California Melee | |
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hardtuned fields the Cortina and CK is rookie of the year in the Giulia TI. Nick and Bill field the ex-hardtuned "Rust Galaxie" |
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2004 No Frills Iron Bottom |
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Running with Rory in the Iso Grifo |
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2004 Double 500 | |
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hardtuned creates the "Rust Galaxie" and wins the Tyranasaurus Wrecks grand prize. |
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2003 California Melee |
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Photos from hardtuned's first Melee. |
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25 Hours of Thunderhill | |
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Checking to see if there's twice the carnage of the previously run 12 hours of Thunderhill... |
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Hot Import Nights |
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Urban Style Correspondant Bill (aka Perku) reports on San Diego's Hot Import Nights |
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2002 Double 500 | |
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Serg and Jeff invest in the Mercedes 450 SEL - Bill rides along. Motor and Nils run the Aunt Agnes Bonneville! Carbon monoxide poisoning has never been this fun... or maybe it has, we just can't remember. |
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2001 Rim of the World Rally |
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Serg and Jeff rent a Dodge Stratus and head for the dirt |