Automobiles
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Classic Motorsports Empire State Tour
From time to time, we get a chance to take part in road tours put on by Classic Motorsports magazine. They usually span six day and include fun and adventurous roads that we explore as well as stops to visit… Continue reading
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PRI 2024 – Roaming the Aisles
Jim That’s the point when you attend PRI, you explore the exhibits that vendors have provided. Sometimes you come across familiar products and sometimes you see products from parts of the world that you didn’t expect. Paoli is a brand… Continue reading
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PRI 2023–Suspension Options
There was a time when your suspension improvements would involve things such as improving your tires by finding ones that provide more grip and then improving their performance with better springs and shocks and/or struts. Then you would see a… Continue reading
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The Splinter is Complete!
Back in 2008 I told you about the Splinter – a wooden supercar under construction and later in 2011 I published and update on the Splinter. It’s been a long road to get to the finish line, but here is… Continue reading
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Ford Mustang Mach-E Missed by a Mile?
All of the car manufactures have bought in to the idea that the future of personal transportation is electric and consequently have invested much to get their version of electric cars out and in the market. Ford is certainly part… Continue reading
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Cars and Coffee in Cary, NC
We had gotten over to the site at a time that we thought was early, but it turned out it wasn’t early enough to get a spot inside the building. It was at a car dealership that originally was a… Continue reading
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PRI 2022–the importance of safety
Racing has a history of danger and in the mid-twentieth century safety was pretty much an afterthought. With the efforts of people such as Formula 1 champion Sir Jackie Stewart, tremendous progress has been achieved. Where once fiery wrecks were… Continue reading
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PRI 2022–the Importance of Racing Tools
It is fascinating to watch the pitstops of Formula 1 where they seem shockingly long if they take three seconds to change out their wheels and tires. This past year the record was 2.0 seconds. Pit stops at the Indy… Continue reading
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PRI 2022–it’s Electric!
If you are like me, you love the sound of a performance racing engine being put to work. But, there is another sound of racing that has made its place in racing today. PRI is not ignoring EV racing and… Continue reading
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PRI 2022 is now
While the flights to Indianapolis were a complete mess, the shuttle ride to PRI on Thursday morning was smooth as silk. Thursday morning at PRI is always a special as it is a welcome breakfast to the attendees. There are… Continue reading
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