Why? Because Race Car!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1991 Mazda Miata. This is not your average Mazda Roadster, it is one of a fleet of Miatas that belong to Mr. Larry Oka, a local professional racing instructor! When he dropped this car off at our shop it looked terrible with many mismatched and unpainted body panels. We began with our basic prep, which is included with every one of our paint jobs; Chemically cleaning, Scuffing with an abrasive pad, and Masking all trim/windows so they wont get paint or "over spray" on them. Mr. Oka requested that we paint the car a very specific Ford Orange with our Enamel + UV protectant paint for an extremely bright and glossy finish that will stand out on the track for years to come!

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For more information about Mr. Oka's racing or to become a race car driver yourself, check out his webpage or give him a call at (925) 890-3555

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Lloyd Read's New Look

Almost Everything Auto Body is a proud sponsor of Lloyd Read Racing, and due to his recent signing onto a new racing team, our Car of the Day is his race car with a fresh Black and Blue color scheme! For more information and news regarding Lloyd's racing and events check out his websites at:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/
FormulaCarChallenge.com

Star Mazda Championship on Discovery's Velocity Channel

Watch Lloyd Read in Almost Everything's Pro Formula Mazda compete in the Goodyear Star Mazda Championship at Laguna Seca.

Event:  Star Mazda Double-Header
Where:  Discovery's Velocity Channel
Date:  Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM Pacific
12:00 Noon Eastern

The Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear is part of the Road to Indy with series winners getting a seat in an Indy Lights car for the following season.

The next event on the broadcast schedule is the season finale at the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta at Noon on Saturday, November 24.

For more information on Lloyd Read and the championship series, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/

Horrific End to Goodyear Formula Car Challenge

Amazing video of the last lap of the 2012 Goodyear Formula Car Challenge from the driver's seat of Lloyd Read in the #16 Almost Everything Mazda. In the lead with only a few turns left to win the overall series championship, Read & another driver tangle, tangle again, finally wreck & go airborne. The amazing part is that Read drives through to the end of the race with one wheel hanging off the car. As he finally crosses the finish line his tire starts to burn. Read finished the season with 5 podium finishes and 2 wins.



Look for Lloyd Read in the Star Mazda Road to Indy Championship.

For more information on Lloyd Read and the championship series, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/
FormulaCarChallenge.com

IndyCar Races Aug. 24-26, 2012 at Sears Point

Join Almost Everything, Lloyd Read Racing and US Olympic Gold Medalists Tyler Clary and  Erin Cafaro this weekend at the 2012  GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sears Point, California. Almost Everything's Lloyd Read will contest races 9 & 10 of the Formula Car Challenge Presented by Goodyear between Indy Car races. Read won the championship in 2011 driving for Almost Everything. So far in 2012, Read has put Almost Everything on the podium in the 4 out of 4 races we've competed including a 1st place finish.

In addition to all the IndyCar stars, Tyler Clary who won gold in the 200-meter backstroke and Erin Cafaro who won 2 consecutive gold medals in rowing will be guests at the event.

The Formula Car Challenge Presented by Goodyear is part of the "Road to Indy" that trains drivers and showcases talent to F1 and Indianapolis 500 teams. Read joins a very elite alumni that includes NASCAR and Formula One star Scott Speed, Indy drivers Marco Andretti and Graham Rahal and NASCAR/Champ Car/GTP driver Michael McDowell.

For more information on Lloyd Read and the championship series, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/
FormulaCarChallenge.com

Almost Everything's Cody Thompson Wins Stockton 99 NASCAR Modified Race

Almost Everything's very own Cody Thompson has won the 60 lap NASCAR Premier Division, Grand American Modifieds race at Stockton 99 Speedway in the #68 Almost Everything-Southern Rock car.

Anh, Cody & Mike Thompson

It was a hard-fought battle against 16 veteran drivers. Cody quickly established a 2 second lead but fell back in the pack after 2 restarts. With 10 laps to go Thompson retook first and stayed there through the checker flag. According to CTR (Cody Thompson Racing) spokesperson Anh, Cody "drove the wheels off the car to victory."

Crash at Stockton 99 Raceway, June 30, 2012

Race Winner Cody Thompson with Calyne Maria Lewis

NASCAR Modified Race winner #68 Almost Everything-Southern Rock car

Cody Thompson Racing Team celebrates victory

For more information on Cody Thompson and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, visit:
Cody-Thompson.com
Facebook.com/Cody.ThompsonRacing
wikipedia.org/Whelen_Modified_Tour
NASCAR.com

Special thanks to photographers Susan Dunlap and Gary Quigley for images of the race & pre-4th of July fireworks show.

Cody Thompson Races at Stockton 99 Speedway June 16, 2012

Driver Cody Thompson and #68 Almost Everything-Southern Rock Car

Join Almost Everything and Cody Thompson Racing at Stockton 99 Speedway, Stockton, California this weekend for NASCAR Premier Division, Grand American Modifieds Tour. Cody's already logged a top 10 finish this season. In 2011 the 18 year-old rookie scored two wins, three fast-times, and 11 top-fives in the #68 Almost Everything-Southern Rock Car.

Cody Thompson in #68 Almost Everything-Southern Rock NASCAR Modified

Crew works on engine of Thompson's #68 Almost Everything-Southern Rock Car

Thompson leads pack in #68 Almost Everything-Southern Rock Car

For more information on Cody Thompson and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, visit:

Cody-Thompson.com
Facebook.com/Cody.ThompsonRacing
wikipedia.org/Whelen_Modified_Tour
NASCAR.com

Cody Thompson at wheel of #68 Almost Everything-Southern Rock Car

Almost Everything's Lloyd Read Racing at Infineon June 16-17, 2012

#16 Almost Everything Pro Formula Mazda driven by Lloyd Read

Join Almost Everything and Lloyd Read Racing at Infineon Raceway-Sears Point, California this weekend for races 5 & 6 of the Formula Car Challenge Presented by Goodyear. Read won the championship in 2011 driving for Almost Everything. So far in 2012, Read took the pole in race 3 and won race 4. 

Driver Lloyd Read of the #16 Almost Everything Pro Formula Mazda

Lloyd Read celebrates win at Infineon Raceway in 2011

The Formula Car Challenge Presented by Goodyear is part of the "Road to Indy" that trains drivers and showcases talent to F1 and Indianapolis 500 teams. Read joins a very elite alumni that includes NASCAR and Formula One star Scott Speed, Indy drivers Marco Andretti and Graham Rahal and NASCAR/Champ Car/GTP driver Michael McDowell.

Almost Everything-Lloyd Read Racing #16 Pro Formula Mazda

Driver Lloyd Read of the #16 Almost Everything Pro Formula Mazda

For more information on Lloyd Read and the championship series, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/
FormulaCarChallenge.com

Almost Everything Formula Car at Infineon Raceway

Here's a very nice photo of the Almost Everything Pro Formula Mazda during testing at Infineon Raceway in Sears Point, California. Lloyd Read won the 2011 Goodyear Formula Car Challenge series championship driving for Almost Everything. So far this year, Read and Almost Everything have taken the pole in race 3 and finished 1st in race 4. Engine problems knocked us out of competition in races 1 & 2. 

The Formula Car Challenge Presented by Goodyear is part of the "Road to Indy" that trains drivers and showcases talent to F1 and Indianapolis 500 teams. Read joins a very elite alumni that includes NASCAR and Formula One star Scott Speed, Indy drivers Marco Andretti and Graham Rahal and NASCAR/Champ Car/GTP driver Michael McDowell.

For more information on Lloyd Read and the championship series, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/
FormulaCarChallenge.com

24 Hours of Nurburgring 2012

Great video highlights of the 2012 Nurburgring 24 Hour race. Thanks to Joseph Reynoso for letting us know about it on Facebook!

Congratulations to Audi and Team Phoenix for their overall win in the R8. A second Audi R8 finished second.

Race Results (Drivers, Car):

1. Basseng/Haase/Stippler/Winkelhock, Audi R8 LMS ultra
2. Mamerow/Abt/Ammermüller/Hahne, Audi R8 LMS ultra
3. Frankenhout/Simonsen/Kaffer/Arnold, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
4. Leinders/Palttala/Martin, BMW Z4 GT3
5. Fässler/Mies/Rast/Stippler, Audi R8 LMS ultra
6. Abbelen/Schmitz/Brück/Huisman, Porsche 911 GT3 R
7. Müller/Müller/Alzen/Adorf, BMW Z4 GT3
8. Hürtgen/Schwager/Bastian/Adorf, BMW Z4 GT3
9. Klingmann/Wittmann/Göransson/Lamy, BMW Z4 GT3
10. Zehe/Hartung/Rehfeld/Bullitt, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

In-Car Video as Read Takes 1st at Thunderhill in #16 Almost Everything Car

Great video from the driver's seat as Lloyd Read wins the Goodyear Formula Car Challenge race in the #16 Almost Everything car at Thunderhill Raceway, April 20, 2012.



For more information on Lloyd Read and the championship series, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/
FormulaCarChallenge.com
Facebook.com/FormulaCar

Read wins at Infineon Raceway, Searspoint

2011 Goodyear Formula Car Challenge Champions

#24 Almost Everything Formula Mazda driven by Lloyd Read

Lloyd Read in #16 Almost Everything Formula Car Finishes 2nd at California Speedway

Great in-car video of Lloyd Read in the #16 Almost Everything Formula Mazda qualifying in the rain and going on to finish 2nd in round 3 of the 2012 Winter Series of the Formula Car Challenge by Goodyear.

Read won the series championship for Almost Everything last year (2011) and we are looking forward to another great year together.

For more information on Lloyd Read and Goodyear's Formula Car Challenge championship series, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com

worldspeed.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing

twitter.com/#!/lloydread16
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/
FormulaCarChallenge.com

Marussia B2 Supercar

ExoticSpotter.com dropped this little nugget in our lap today. It's the Marussia B2 supercar designed & built in Russia. Some in the cyberworld have said it is "ugly" and "like a toy from Thailand." We couldn't disagree more. These things look cool as &%#*!! We like the tight cockpit bubble, combination of curves & sharp cut off edges and the CART/F1 racing pedigree. A Lamborghini looks tame by comparison. DriveChannel.com reports that power to weight ratios match Lotus and the Ferrari 458 Italia. Financing from Richard Branson/Virgin can't hurt. Add the Marussia to our "need!" list.

For more information visit:

MarussiaMotors.ru
MarussiaVirginRacing.com

LLOYD READ–2011 CHAMPION!

2011 Champions Lloyd Read & Crew

Almost Everything's very own Lloyd Read has captured the 2011 Championship in the Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear. The feat is all the more impressive because this was Read's rookie season.

View from inside the car

The Formula Car Challenge is part of the "Road to Indy" that trains drivers and showcases talent to F1 and Indy teams. Read joins a very elite alumni that includes NASCAR and Formula One star Scott Speed, Indy drivers Marco Andretti and Graham Rahal and NASCAR/Champ Car/GTP driver Michael McDowell.

Pre-race Cockpit--yikes!

Almost Everything has been very proud to sponsor Read, paint his cars and cheer him from the stands.

Congratulations to our friends Lloyd Read and his race team from World Speed Motorsports: Telo Stewart, Adrian Reyes, Mark Milazzo, Skyler Brand, Craig Robert Di Grazia, Benjamin Hettema, and Virg Nadera Cacdac. Tremendous job guys! Well done.

For more information on Lloyd Read and the championship series, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
worldspeed.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/
FormulaCarChallenge.com