Life and Cars

January 11, 2012

Building a Track Car – The rear suspension comes together at last!

In an earlier post we took the rear suspension apart, although not without some trouble. The axles were just about frozen into the splines of the rear hubs. With a great deal of effort we were finally able to extricate… Continue reading
January 5, 2012

Building a Track Car – Thoughts on the Miata

As I wait for more parts to arrive I am continually reviewing what needs to be done to the car to make it track worthy. There will no longer be a need for Air conditioning so I will remove all… Continue reading
January 5, 2012

2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 130,000 times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at… Continue reading
December 30, 2011

Building a Track Car – Rear suspension on the Miata

The Miata project continues with more work on the rear suspension and drive train. The axles have proven to be a real sore point. They are held on to the hub with splines and these just did not want to… Continue reading
December 27, 2011

Track Car – More work on the Miata

The Miata track car project is making progress. One of the first things to accomplish was to remove the aftermarket anti-theft system that had been installed in the car. The last thing I needed was to have the anti-theft system… Continue reading
December 22, 2011

Building a Track Car – Miata Project Car

Parts have been ordered and many have shown up already. A lot of thought goes through just what to spend money on and how much. If this were a Spec Miata I would be somewhat limited in the modifications that… Continue reading
December 16, 2011

Building a Track Car – Miata Project Begins

Its been a while since my last track day and I’ve been itching to return to VIR and get some time in HPDE (High Performance Driving Education). While I certainly enjoyed the power and handling of the Evolution VIII MR… Continue reading
December 14, 2011

Distracted Driving – Your Federal Government is Here to Help

Tuesday the National Transportation Safety Board requested that all states prohibit the use of cell phones and other electronic devices by drivers, even hands free devices. Here is the press release: December 13, 2011 Following today’s Board meeting on… Continue reading
December 1, 2011

Vintage Racing Service and Support – Raleigh

This morning I took a short road trip to Raleigh where I came across the kind of car shop to die for. It is named Apex Vintage and don’t go looking for it in Apex either. Do you own a… Continue reading
November 9, 2011

Can Formula One Drivers Build Their Car?

Here is Jensen Button and Louis Hamilton being left on their own to put their F1 car together – better them than me! Continue reading