Cars
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Building a Track Car – Miata Project Begins
Its been a while since my last track day and I’ve been itching to return to VIR and get some time in HPDE (High Performance Driving Education). While I certainly enjoyed the power and handling of the Evolution VIII MR… Continue reading
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Distracted Driving – Your Federal Government is Here to Help
Tuesday the National Transportation Safety Board requested that all states prohibit the use of cell phones and other electronic devices by drivers, even hands free devices. Here is the press release: December 13, 2011 Following today’s Board meeting on… Continue reading
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Vintage Racing Service and Support – Raleigh
This morning I took a short road trip to Raleigh where I came across the kind of car shop to die for. It is named Apex Vintage and don’t go looking for it in Apex either. Do you own a… Continue reading
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The Toyota Leaf is Too Cool and the Chevy Volt is Too Hot
Meanwhile three crash test have confirmed that the Chevy Volt is one hot car. Reminiscent of the laptop fires of a couple of years ago, it appears that the Lithium Ion batteries require careful handling after an impact. Chevrolet is… Continue reading
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Can Formula One Drivers Build Their Car?
Here is Jensen Button and Louis Hamilton being left on their own to put their F1 car together – better them than me! Continue reading
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The Missing Bullitt Charger – at SEMA 2011
Arnold is enjoying the spotlight in Las Vegas as the crowds admire this movie icon: Continue reading
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Out of Town But Not Out of Mind
I have been doing a little bit of traveling the past week. Yes, even though I have spent the last month on the road in Canada I still had some more travel to deal with. This time by plane. I really… Continue reading
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DeltaWing – will it fly at LeMans?
The DeltaWing car looks more like a land speed record challenger than a road racing vehicle, but that’s just what it is. Originally put forth as a contender for the Indy Racing League car replacement in 2012, it was just… Continue reading
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Targa Newfoundland – a final word – sort of
This is a summary of what the whole Targa trip amounted to for me. I left NC on September 1, knowing that I would have to be in North Sydney, Nova Scotia on the night of September 5, in order… Continue reading
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