The 2013 Coronado Speed Festival, held September 21-22 at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911 with a full weekend of racing. www.F1weekly.com staff photographer Mike Greene was on scene to document this fantastic gathering of vintage race cars. Overlooking the harbor and the San Diego skyline, […]
Fleet Week San Diego Navy Open House Given Green Light by Pentagon— Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has given the green light for the Navy Open House at Naval Air Station North Island, September 21-22, a Fleet Week San Diegoevent. “I’m excited that Naval Base Coronado has obtained approval to host the 2013 Coronado Speed Festival,” […]
FLEET WEEK CORONADO SPEED FESTIVAL TRIBUTES VIETNAM POWS – August 14, 2013 (SAN DIEGO, CA) – In the spring of 1973, 591 Prisoners of War were released and returned home from captivity in North Vietnam. On May 24 of that year, President Richard Nixon held the largest dinner ever on the White House south lawn to […]
The 15th annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival September 22-23 offered something for every one of the 25,000 spectators that came to out enjoy the racing action and celebrate San Diego’s military community. From the 50thAnniverary of the Navy SEALs to the second annual Military Pit Crew Challenge, from nine groups of vintage race cars […]