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A Big 3 Day Weekend at VIR
Virginia International Raceway has opened up the full course track to host several great events this Friday through Sunday. The SportsCar Vintage Racing Association has come to VIR and brought along several classic vintage race cars. This Saturday I spent… Continue reading
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Formula E–Debuts
Olympic Park in Beijing China hosted the first of a series of races of this spec race. It is the FIA’s attempt to create a Formula One type of racing experience but using all electric powered race cars. Like the… Continue reading
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Formula One–Please un-confuse me
I have been a long-time fan of Formula 1. I lived through the sixties with the no-seatbelt and drivers surrounded by fuel tank era. I lived through the seventies with the wobbly wings attached directly to the suspension and the… Continue reading
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Cars That You Find on the Side of the Road
I always enjoy the little surprises that pop up on the side of the road while you are traveling from point A to point B. If you aren’t careful you can go by them and miss what could be a… Continue reading
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A Village Car Show
It was a beautiful morning and the village I was in was celebrating the summer day with road races (for runners) and a parade with antique cars as part of the menagerie. They gathered at the village museum arriving in… Continue reading
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The Bouncing Speedo
As you may know my daily driver is a 1992 Toyota Pickup truck. Pickup is capitalized because that was the model name that Toyota gave its mini-truck. This red truck started its life as the most basic (cheap) truck that… Continue reading
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Indy Car: aero kits testing
When the DW12 was announced and being tested aero kits were going to be a part of it from day one. That proved to blow team’s budgets so the kits were not part of the series until this year. Racer.com… Continue reading
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STi on the Isle of Man
Well folks I am busy traveling, but I will try to provide some posts as I wander. Here is a fantastic view, not only of some fantastic driving on a fantastic road, but the telemetry of the driver’s physical dashboard… Continue reading
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What do You Do with a Porsche 912?
The other day I met a fellow named Karl with a Porsche 912 that he had had since 1966, when it was new. For those of you out there that are not that familiar with Porsche cars of that era,… Continue reading
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