Cars

  • Top Gear – NJTP

    This morning (early, real early) I set off on my annual journey to Cape Cod driving up I-95.  About 1:00 pm I was just about to get onto the New Jersey Turn Pike when going in the opposite direction were… Continue reading

    Top Gear – NJTP

  • Lola T70 – Race Car Replicas

    I returned from VIR and was driving around Cary when I spotted this parked in a parking lot.  It is a Race Car Replica of a Lola T70, one of my all time favorite race cars of the 60’s.  It… Continue reading

    Lola T70 – Race Car Replicas

  • Top Gear at VIR

    The Top Gear crew from the UK was at VIR today getting ready to film another segment from the USA.  I was at the track early today and had a chance to watch the film crew prepare and the talent… Continue reading

  • 2013 Formula One Rules Emerging

    The rumors are flying around Formula One and what the rules changes are shaping up to be for the 2013 season.  On the surface they sound like they might make things better by re-introducing turbo-charging and ground effects.  But if… Continue reading

  • People and Cars

    The other day I backed into a parking space at the grocery store that I go to.  I wasn’t trying to make a statement by backing in to the parking spot, it is just to save the front lower lip on… Continue reading

    People and Cars

  • Austin, TX – the US GP track has a plan

    I always picture Texas as being flat and had my doubts about the creation of a Formula One track in Austin.  I was afraid that it would be a track like Bahrain where the elevation changes would be measured in… Continue reading

  • New Paint – New Wheels

    After taking a lot of ribbing over the stock steel wheels and tires on my Toyota Pickup I broke down and purchased a set of alloy wheels and a set of tires that were a couple of sizes larger. The… Continue reading

  • Toyota and the F16 in Your Driveway – continued

    The latest on the Toyota “unintended acceleration” government information leaks talks about how data from the car’s computers have indicated that most instances were caused by drivers simply nailing the accelerators and missing the brakes.  Shades of 1979 when Audi… Continue reading

    Toyota and the F16 in Your Driveway – continued

  • The Missing Bullitt Charger – it is getting closer

    Arnold Welch has been hard at work restoring the original Dodge Charger that was used in the movie Bullitt. He has installed the motor, transmission, and shifter; and has gotten the trunk just about complete. The exhaust system should be… Continue reading

  • All American Forth of July

    The All-American Shelby GT500 pulled into our shop late Friday afternoon.  We had been working with the owner to help him get the handling this car deserves.  It is a 2008 model and he has an honest 507 hp to… Continue reading