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  • Ate BLUE–we’ll miss you old buddy

    Ate has been a favorite brake fluid manufacturer for those of us that are higher performance car floggers, or at least think we are.  It has a nice high (dry) boiling point 536 F and wet at 392 F.  It… Continue reading

    Ate BLUE–we’ll miss you old buddy

  • Coming Soon–Very Soon–Porsche by Design

    Starting October 12 and running through January 20 is an exclusive exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art.  Porsche by Design is a design exhibition that explores the history and development of the Porsche lineage from the 1930s to… Continue reading

    Coming Soon–Very Soon–Porsche by Design

  • Another Cars & Coffee in Cary–What a turn-out.

    The weather was just great.  I arrived about nine in the morning and the sun was still low, but the temperature was just perfect and the crowds were huge.  What used to fit in a single parking lot is now… Continue reading

    Another Cars & Coffee in Cary–What a turn-out.

  • My Judgment to Rush–what I think about the movie Rush

    I like Ron Howard.  He has brought some really special movies to the screen.  He has had a very long career in the industry and is very professional.  It is because of this that my reaction to all the hype… Continue reading

    My Judgment to Rush–what I think about the movie Rush

  • P71–a Tune Up

    This morning I took a trip over to Piedmont Custom Motorsports so that I could get the P71 on a dyno and have it tuned.  The modifications that I’ve done were not a lot, but they were substantial in terms… Continue reading

    P71–a Tune Up

  • Formula Vettel

    Sebastian Vettel is an amazing driver driving what is perhaps the most advanced Formula One car ever produced.  His performance at the latest race in Singapore was stunning.  Qualifying in the first position to start the race, grabbing a nearly… Continue reading

  • Red Bull–How it designs its winning F1 cars

    Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel have become just about unbeatable this season as well as the past three.  Next year is a year of big change in Formula One with 1.6 liter turbocharged engines being the new power plant.  The… Continue reading

  • Cars & Coffee in Cary, NC

    Last weekend was a familiar sight to many in the Raleigh area as car owners started packing the parking lots in Cary at a shopping center known as Waverly Place.  Cars were arriving as early as 7:30 and different areas… Continue reading

    Cars & Coffee in Cary, NC

  • Tuesday Night Car Show

    It’s a summer tradition on Cape Cod – the Tuesday night get-together of car lovers by the Sham –Rods at the Bourne Technical School.   People from all over the area start arriving about 4:00 pm and continue to arrive… Continue reading

    Tuesday Night Car Show

  • The Ultimate Barn Find

    I saw this on Yahoo News and just had to make sure you knew about it: Vintage Chevy auction to deal in low-mileage gems Continue reading