Datsuns in the Gorge

A big hello to the 6 to8 Datsun 1600/2000's I saw coming in to Hood River, OR this afternoon.Even with high 90's they were looking happy.

Datsuns were one of the sponsors at the Portland Historic Races last weekend (maybe 25 of them?). When we all got to do a parade lap (of Collector Cars), they lead the field. I got to slip in right behind the last one... and here is a video I shot on the back straight-a-way at PIR: Only got to about 75 when I saw those brake-lights on the last turns before the main straight-a-way with the grandstands. Did get to accelerate again (though they didn't want a high-speed driving and definitely no passing).

Wish I could have done more video, but it was just too distracting (steering, shifting, camera). :smile-new:

Here's video I found on YouTube of all those Datsuns on parade (and I'm at the VERY end of it in the Iris Blue Bugeye).
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Found a couple more shots from the Datsun group. This is a 1972 Datsun 1200 with an ELECTRIC conversion. It reports that it can do 0-60 in 1.8 seconds!!! Huge motor in the engine bay (and a massive battery/computer system in the boot).

That is just plain crazy. Saw the quick view of you, looks like a well behaved parade lap group. One of these days I'll be in the PIR area at the same time they have a vintage event...I hope.

The parade lap can be a real hoot... though it varies. The previous day it was hot and the pacing was just too slow (with very short bursts of acceleration). I got up to 70 on the back straight-a-way, but no passing allowed.