Automobiles

  • The New Indy Series Car is Tested

    America’s open wheeled race series, the Izod Indy car series, will be getting a new chassis and a choice of engines for 2012 and testing has been started. Dallara has been the chassis provider for the past many years of… Continue reading

  • Summer and a Movie on Cape Cod

    Adam Sandler is spending his summer on Cape Cod this year, but its not a vacation.  The movie “I Hate You, Dad” has been in production for most of the summer.  Film crews have been all over the Cape filming… Continue reading

  • Senna – a film documentary you do not want to miss

    Senna is arguably the greatest Formula One driver ever and he achieved that status in one of the sweet spots in F1 racing.  Now has come an excellent documentary of his racing life that you will not want to miss. Continue reading

  • Electric GT Racing Car is Here

    We see now that every major (and some minor) automobile companies are producing EV (electric vehicles) as fast as their designe studies can develop them.  Now it is the race cars turn.  Here is a video of a very respectable… Continue reading

  • 2011 Targa Newfoundland

    On September 1, this year I will be driving my Mitsubishi Evolution IX from here to the Canadian island of Newfoundland to work as part of the Stage Operations Team in the tenth Targa Newfoundland.  Judging by this recent photograph I… Continue reading

  • The Car Show vs. Top Gear America

    I have already given my opinion on Top Gear America as it began its first season.  Season 2 has started and it is about the same as when it completed its first season.  The three amigos manage to perform the… Continue reading

  • Leonard Pump – a bit of family history

    Cape Cod prior to WWII was a sparsely populated peninsula that consisted of small villages separated by forests consisting primarily of scrub oak and pitch pine trees.  What used to be miles of white pine groves had been decimated for… Continue reading

  • Cleaning and Waxing – Making your ride POP!

    It’s that time of year when we find the longer daylight and summer road trips give us a good reason to get our ride clean and shiny. If you own a car or truck you may have washed it in… Continue reading

  • Coming to a Car Near You – Carbon Fiber

    Autoweek reports that BMW will be producing carbon fiber body and chassis parts in a high volume process in 2013.  Strong on BMW’s heels is Daimler AG (aka Mercedes) and I suspect many other manufacturers. Once the barrier to high… Continue reading

  • The Missing Bullitt Charger – Going to paint

    I just heard from Arnold and he also sent three photos of the car.  In just a short while it will be going to paint and then the fun really begins.  All the wiring will need to be done, the… Continue reading