Cars

  • The Garage Girl’s Guide

      If you have ever watched the early episodes of Overhaulin’ or Spike TV’s Power Block on the weekends you have undoubtedly seen Courtney Hansen.  She is a pretty face, is photogenic, and knows how to look good on TV.… Continue reading

  • Road Trip – VIR

      Yesterday I traveled just across the NC border to Virginia International Raceway (VIR) where the Tar Heel Sports Car Club (THSCC) was holding its first track event of 2008.  It was a beautiful day, weather wise.  Nice and sunny… Continue reading

  • The Most Important Automotive Book You’ll Never Read

    It hardly ever sees the light of day as it sits in the glove compartment.  There is not much glamour in its life with paper receipts and pens stuffed around its perimeter.  Not just taken for granted, it spends its… Continue reading

  • WRC 2007

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  • Honda Civic Project

       This was an interesting car to tackle as it had a good deal of miles on the clock (144,000) and was used primarily as a commuter car and airport car.  What I mean by airport car is that the… Continue reading

  • What Has Happened to Racing?

     What has happened to automobile racing?  Like many professional sports it has become focused on the individual instead of the team.  The drivers have become personalities where it is almost more important for them to showboat than it is for… Continue reading

  • 2007 – A Look Back

     There had been rumors that the price of oil might climb as the year began.  Few really expected it to be any more than the usual seasonal rise as the road travel season approached.  After all, the refineries around the… Continue reading

  • Road Trip – B-Mac’s

      This week I took a short road trip to visit a restoration shop in the Raleigh area.  You hear a lot about places like Chip Foose and Boyd Codington, but there are some very talented shops that don’t get… Continue reading

  • Filling Tires with Snake Oil

    The original set of tires that came on my Evolution MR lasted to just under 13,000 miles (12,812).  I had heard the stories about how little mileage to expect from the Yokohama Advan A046 tires.  Many Evolution owners quickly looked… Continue reading

  • Mistubishi – What’s New

    Several reports support the news that Mitsubishi will be releasing a Ralliart version of the Lancer that sounds like an enthusiasts affordable Evolution.  No, it won’t have quite the power, but it will have AWD.  In fact, it will use… Continue reading