Resolutions for the New Year

I will organize my garage.  I know when most people look at my garage they utter complements on how organized it is, but I really need to re-think how I have things placed on the shelving I put in a couple of years ago.

I will help my niece pick out a new car.  She has an older Volvo and is frustrated with the amount of repairs that go along with a five year old Swedish car.  I asked her to put together a list of things that she would like to have in her new vehicle.  After reviewing the list it looks like Mazda’s  CX-7.  It has a 2.3 litre turbocharged engine and is offered in AWD.  It has one of the best crash ratings (although I feel driving skills are a big part of accident avoidance).  I just wish the warranty was on par with Mitsubishi’s.

Get to the Tail of the Dragon.  I went with 14 other Evolution owners back in October of 2005 and had a great time.  I spent two days of driving the eleven mile stretch of 318 turns on a two-lane mountain road.  It is beautiful country and a driver’s road.

Do research on an electric powered AWD race/rally car.  After watching ” Who Killed the Electric Car” and seeing what the potential is for electronic control of power distribution I owe it to myself to do some more investigation.

Get to VIR.  It has been a year and I really should spend some time at Virginia International Raceway.  It is relatively close and has some of the best HPDE driving on the planet.