July
2005 - The Trans Am ran in the SAAC Semi
Annual West Coast National Convention at the California
Speedway. This was the second race hosted at the speedway in
Fontana, CA. The entire JBA crew trucked it out and was welcomed
by the heat of a Fontana summer. The race included open track
days and vintage races. J's 1968 Trans Am participated in the
Trans Am vintage race, which also included invites of all makes.
The '68 qualified and ran very well, taking 3rd place.
Check out photos from the event by clicking
here!
The Trans Am suited up for an article photo shoot with Johnny
Hunkins from Popular Hot Rodding magazine.
The scene was set perfectly with the famous California Speedway
and the beautiful mountains of Riverside in the background.
The JBA crew couldn't have asked for a better day to show
off J's vintage race car.
Check out photos from the photo shoot
by clicking here!
August
2005 Issue of Popular Hot Rodding
-
"Phoenix Rising"
- J Bittle's '68 Ford Mustang Trans Am racer rose from
the ashes to race again.
"We see old clips of the cool '60s-era cars racing
around on the Trans Am circuits and wish we could know
the feeling of tossing that Mustang, Camaro, or whatever
around Daytona Raceway or some other hot race track. For
many of us, we just daydream about this, but Jay Bittle
of JBA Headers and JBA Performance Center in San Diego,
decided to make this dream a reality... "
To read more of this article click
here!
April
2004 - 40th Anniversary of the Ford Mustang
- Nashville
JBA hit the road and made the three day trek to Nashville for
the 40th anniversary of the FORD Mustang. JBA's own J Bittle
hit the Track in the Vintage Trans Am Race while the JBA crew
served up some hospitality at this bench mark event.
Check out photos from the event by clicking
here!
August 2003 - Great cars, great people,
and great moments shared at the Monterey
Historic's and Pre-Historic's. The Monterey
Historic Automobile Races remains the most highly anticipated
and well attended date on the vintage racing calendar. These
races are the largest events held during the renowned classic
car weekend in Monterey California.
Check out photos from the Historic's
and the Pre-Historic's
June
2003 - JBA celebrates Ford's 100th
anniversary in Michigan.
Check out photos from the event
by clicking on the following pages. Page
1(100 photos) Page
2 (100
photos) Page
3 (100
photos) Page
4 (93 photos)
Download story by J. Bittle "The
Road is ours"
June
2003 - Over the years the Wine Country
Classic has grown into one of the sports "must
do" events. Located in the heart of California's
wine country, the event is a mix of automotive history
and history and fine wines of the area. Great cars and
teams from the past take part year after year. J's Trans
Am performed and placed well in this race. It was a great
weekend at Sears Pt. with HMSA!
Check out photos from the event
by clicking here!
March 2003 - HMSA Monterey
This was the first race of the year for the '68 Trans Am.
Still running with its single 4 barrel intake manifold and
302 aluminum headers. When arriving at the race, the Trans
Am went through inspection and passed with flying colors.
The racecar had a good run overall. The 4 speed transmission
acted up a bit, but went through a quick fix good enough to
run. The rocker arm failed as well, but was repaired on site.
Crew included: John Motto, Austin Bittle, and John Parman.
Check out photos from the event by clicking
here!
July
2002 - Years of preparation and building
were rewarded with the car's debut at the
Fontana Shelby SAAC Convention. This race was the '68's
shake down. It was strictly an open track and tune weekend.
