Bruce Trenery Racing the Wild and woolly la carrera panamericana
In today’s Slow Baja Podcast, we talk to Bruce Trenery about his experience racing the wild and wooly early days of the La Carrera Panamericana Classic. Bruce ran in the Carrera Classic twice in the Baja period when the race was a high-speed sprint from Ensenada to San Felipe.
When the La Carrera moved to mainland Mexico and expanded to 2000 miles he was hooked. La Carrera Panamericana is the world’s fastest, longest, and most dangerous vintage car race. Bruce raced the LCP four more years before moving on to less perilous racing pursuits.
In 1988, I was a college kid on Spring Break in San Felipe and heard the snarl of a Ferrari V-12. I followed my ears to the finish line and marveled at the assembled cars. Rumors of mayhem and death swirled around the event. For decades I’ve wanted to talk to somebody who ran that crazy race to hear their account.
Bruce Trenery owns Fantasy Junction, a classic car dealership in Emeryville, California. Over the last 30 years, he has built a reputation for quality and integrity worldwide. With his son Spencer, he raced the NORRA Mexican 1000, among other events. Spencer, a highly accomplished racer in his own right, now runs the day-to-day operations, allowing his dad the occasional afternoon off to record a Slow Baja podcast.
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