Cars
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Road Tripping
Today I headed off on a personal road trip. I will drive for two days so that I can spend Mothers Day weekend with my parents. They live in southwestern Minnesota and I just hope that the snow has… Continue reading
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This is the WEEL Deal
Today I dropped by the NCSU (North Carolina State University WEEL labs and watched as the team worked feverously to complete their entry in the 2008 Formula Hybrid competition that will take place at the New Hampshire International Speedway on… Continue reading
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High Rock Raceway – North Carolina gets a road racing track
Between Charlotte and Greensboro, off of I-85 in western North Carolina a new road racing track is being born. It has been designed by no less than Elliot Forbes-Robinson and will be a 2.15 mile long road course that will… Continue reading
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Danica Wins!
This is great news for Danica and the IRL. Danica won the Japan Indy 300 and deserves it. She is the first woman to win an IndyCar series race. When she started in Indy racing back in 2005 she became… Continue reading
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Let’s Rescue Danica from Herself
CART and IRL have merged, or rather CART has tanked and IRL agreed to pick up the pieces: drivers, teams and all. The IRL is now living by the golden rule – he that has the gold makes the rules. … Continue reading
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This is one Splinter you will Like
Just off a country road and tucked into the woods north of Durham, North Carolina, the spirit of the deHavilland Mosquito has been rekindled. This time it will be taking to the roads and not the skies. Prior to the… Continue reading
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NCSU Supercar – Wood You Believe
A car is being designed and built by a group of NCSU (North Carolina State University) students lead by a 27 year old graduate student by the name of Joe Harmon. But this is no ordinary car. It is… Continue reading
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