Road Racing
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PRI 2024 – Roaming the Aisles
Jim That’s the point when you attend PRI, you explore the exhibits that vendors have provided. Sometimes you come across familiar products and sometimes you see products from parts of the world that you didn’t expect. Paoli is a brand… Continue reading
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PRI 2023–Suspension Options
There was a time when your suspension improvements would involve things such as improving your tires by finding ones that provide more grip and then improving their performance with better springs and shocks and/or struts. Then you would see a… Continue reading
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PRI 2022–it’s Electric!
If you are like me, you love the sound of a performance racing engine being put to work. But, there is another sound of racing that has made its place in racing today. PRI is not ignoring EV racing and… Continue reading
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PRI 2021–the first day
It has been well over 700 days since the last PRI (Performance Racing Industry) trade show. Last year’s event was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic. This year’s event opened up with the traditional breakfast in the Sagamore Room… Continue reading
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Bob Bondurant 1933 -2021
I used to fly in and out of Phoenix, AZ often for work reasons. After a while I felt that I should see what interesting automotive places there were in the area. One lunch hour I decided to go over… Continue reading
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Wild Weekend at VIR
Regular readers know that VIR is my “home track”. By that I mean that it is close to home and a favorite track to spend time at if not actually drive the course. This past weekend (including Friday) was a… Continue reading
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PRI 2015–more cars
In our last post there were celebrities of the human kind and many of the four-wheeled kind. Plenty to view, but there were more, much more. Here are some for the Chevy fans out there: Putting cars on their sides… Continue reading
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24 Hour ChumpCar Racing at VIR
As I wound my way to Virginia yesterday I thought about the excitement of going back to one of my favorite tracks, Virginia International Raceway. It is just about a half mile over the North Carolina border, but it takes… Continue reading
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Taggart Autosport–in Cary, NC
Tonight we attended the grand opening of Taggart Autosport in Cary, NC. While Jim Taggart has occupied this 20,000 square foot facility for the past six months, this was the first time that everything was put together for a truly… Continue reading
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A Big 3 Day Weekend at VIR
Virginia International Raceway has opened up the full course track to host several great events this Friday through Sunday. The SportsCar Vintage Racing Association has come to VIR and brought along several classic vintage race cars. This Saturday I spent… Continue reading
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