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  • Mercedes 190 SL Restoration

    As I was growing up a friend of the family bought a Mercedes 190 SL that was bright red and would carve up the country roads of Cape Cod for decades.  Sometimes being driven topless by the owner and sometimes… Continue reading

    Mercedes 190 SL Restoration
  • More Great Things from PRI 2016

    The crowds are filled with people soaking up all the displays of new racing technology at PRI.  There is just so much to see. The Cars Amidst all the equipment and accessories to support racing are the many cars on… Continue reading

    More Great Things from PRI 2016
  • PRI 2016–Women in Motorsports

    I was anxious to go to this seminar for many reasons including a desire to see just how far women have come in their interest in motorsports.  I had read Mad for Speed, the Racing Life of Joan Newton Cuneo,… Continue reading

    PRI 2016–Women in Motorsports
  • PRI 2016 off to Indianapolis

    I didn’t expect to be the only flyer at the airport, but I was surprised to find a couple of flyers that had their own wings at the gate. All went well and all my connecting flights were successfully achieved. … Continue reading

    PRI 2016 off to Indianapolis
  • Cars (and Trucks) You Find on the Side of the Road

    In our own town we can drive by them hundreds of times and not give them another thought, but when we spot them outside of our normal territory suddenly they become visible and interesting.  Well today I was in my… Continue reading

    Cars (and Trucks) You Find on the Side of the Road
  • A Day with John Lawson

    We met for breakfast near my hotel as I was driving east and had stopped off near Indianapolis to visit with John. We started off talking about racing and how it becomes a passion for so many of us.  But… Continue reading

    A Day with John Lawson
  • The Chick Magnet gets bigger brakes

    In the past I’ve shared my adventures with my 1992 Toyota Pickup truck, a.k.a. the Chick Magnet.  I’ve had the truck for about sixteen years and it has been a journey of repair and improvements.  It got the Name “chick… Continue reading

    The Chick Magnet gets bigger brakes
  • PRI 2015–more cars

    In our last post there were celebrities of the human kind and many of the four-wheeled kind.  Plenty to view, but there were more, much more. Here are some for the Chevy fans out there: Putting cars on their sides… Continue reading

    PRI 2015–more cars
  • PRI 2015–Celebs

    PRI may be over, but it is not forgotten by a long shot.  This racing industry show gave many thousands the chance to see and talk to many critical vendors that support the sport.  In addition there were many celebrities… Continue reading

    PRI 2015–Celebs
  • PRI 2015–taking a Brake

    Performance and racing is often all about power.  Achieving the most horsepower and torque you can and pulling away from your competition. Then come the corners and physics insists that you don’t ignore its properties or off you go.  To… Continue reading

    PRI 2015–taking a Brake