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  • Raleigh’s Informal Car Show

    Every first weekend of the month a local bunch of Italian car owners have a breakfast at a shopping center in Raleigh, NC.  They bring their Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Alpha Romero’s, etc. and allow people to gawk at cars that you… Continue reading

  • Evolution IX – Tuning the ECU

    Some progress and some disappointment.  I have hooked up with Jestr Tuning to begin the process of tuning via the ECU.  While many in the states would do their tuning on a chassis dyno I prefer data logging pulls on… Continue reading

  • A Boron Fiesta

    There has been some pretty good press on Ford’s new Fiesta that should be coming to our shores soon.  Much of it caught my eye because I bought one back in 1978 and had a lot of fun with that… Continue reading

  • Adrifting in Carolina

    It was a hot and sunny Sunday at the Metrolina Expo just on the outskirts of Charlotte, NC where drifting was coming into its own on the east coast.  Drifting has not been considered in terms of a motorsport in… Continue reading

  • Summer Reading

    Summer is upon us and is the time of year we hope to get some time off, even if it is an hour or two by the pool or at the beach.  Hopefully you will be able to take a… Continue reading

  • Robert Strange McNamara

    He was 93 when he died yesterday.  Known mostly for his role as Secretary of Defense and chief architect of the Vietnam war. We should also remember him as one of the “whiz kids” hired by Henry Ford to save… Continue reading

  • Evolution IX – Cams and Intercooler

    Progress continues with the Evo 9.  We took a weekend to install cams, the new intercooler and the exhaust system. The cams are GSC Stage 1 cams designed specifically for the Evolution IX’s MIVEC engine.  For the 2006 model (no… Continue reading

  • And Now for Something Completely Different – One F1

    Not that anyone of the FOTA or FIA players read this blog, but it appears that positive things have been taking place since my last entry.  First is that FOTA will not be creating their own series and have reached… Continue reading

  • Evolution IX – Rear Aero Diffuser (but not the end)

    Today I had time between other projects to install the rear aero-diffuser that had made such a difference on the 2005 Evolution MR.  Luckily I was able to rescue it from the older car and have been planning to install… Continue reading

  • Formula None

    It is like a bad dream.  FIA, Formula One’s sanctioning body is at odds with FOTA, Formula One Team Association.  FIA president Max Mosely is trying to stick with the idea of a budget cap and FOTA is resisting.  The… Continue reading