Cars

  • Bugatti Veyron – the truth comes out

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  • What not to do with your Bugatti Veyron

    A Texas man claims he was dive bombed by a low flying pelican which caused him to drop his cell phone.  He then decides to reach for the cell phone which caused him to vear off the road and into a salt… Continue reading

  • Garages to Envy

    Thanks to Bill for the link to this site with some spectacular garages housing some excellent cars. Continue reading

  • Donna Mae Mims

    “Think Pink” was her standard  and most of her race cars were.  Donna Mae Mims died at the age of 83. She was quite a lady. Continue reading

  • Evolution 9 – the turbo has arrived

    While I was away on a three week road trip to New England a package arrived and it contains the Tomei ARMS turbo upgrade I have been impatiently waiting for since I ordered it in mid-May. The folks at Kami… Continue reading

  • Ken Block – Gymkhana Training

    Ken has made a well deserved name for himself in American rally competition.  He entered a gymkhana event in southern California and decided to convert a car he had to run in more events.  By the time the car was prepped… Continue reading

  • Corvette Z06 – You’re Busted.

    The rumors had been accumulating.  Someone thought they saw a black Corvette on the beltline that had blue flashing lights and a car stopped.  Maybe it was true. We have seen the local and state police use many types of… Continue reading

  • Raleigh’s Informal Car Show

    Every first weekend of the month a local bunch of Italian car owners have a breakfast at a shopping center in Raleigh, NC.  They bring their Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Alpha Romero’s, etc. and allow people to gawk at cars that you… Continue reading

  • Evolution IX – Tuning the ECU

    Some progress and some disappointment.  I have hooked up with Jestr Tuning to begin the process of tuning via the ECU.  While many in the states would do their tuning on a chassis dyno I prefer data logging pulls on… Continue reading

  • A Boron Fiesta

    There has been some pretty good press on Ford’s new Fiesta that should be coming to our shores soon.  Much of it caught my eye because I bought one back in 1978 and had a lot of fun with that… Continue reading