Cars

  • Toyota 6×6 comes to the rescue in putting out EV fires

    Motortrend posted this review of the new Toyota built specifically for the problem of putting out EV fires.  Toyota 6×6 Fire Truck Blasts EVs Apart With Water Cannon (motortrend.com) While an ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicle can certainly have fires… Continue reading

    Toyota 6×6 comes to the rescue in putting out EV fires
  • 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

    Ford Mustang Mach-E  Missed by a Mile?
  • 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

    Cars and Coffee in Cary, NC
  • 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

    PRI 2022–the importance of safety
  • 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

    PRI 2022–the Importance of Racing Tools
  • 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

    PRI 2022–it’s Electric!
  • 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

    PRI 2022 is now
  • Fall and Virginia International Raceway

    I like VIR.  Mostly because it is fairly close.  Just about an hour and twenty minute drive and literally just over the Virginia/North Carolina boarder.  And it is a beautiful place.  Rolling grassy hills and wonderfully kept facilities.  The owners… Continue reading

    Fall and Virginia International Raceway
  • On the Side of the Road–Vintage Chevy Pickup Parts

    Driving along the road in Minnesota a site to behold popped out at us.  It was a line of vintage Chevy pickup trucks. Who does this?  Sure we’ve seen vintage pickup trucks on the side of the road and a… Continue reading

    On the Side of the Road–Vintage Chevy Pickup Parts
  • Oregon–Green Springs Highway

    This curvy highway snakes around the mountains and was a major part of our route between Bend and Hood River.  It was quite a road. I’ve driven Pikes Peak and Mount Washington.  I’ve driven the Tail of the Dragon and… Continue reading

    Oregon–Green Springs Highway