Road Trips
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Cape Cod and a Car Show
Tonight was Tuesday and here on Cape Cod that means that Sham Rods is having another car show in Bourne, MA. There are no entry fees and no prizes, but there are plenty of enthusiasts that come and show off… Continue reading
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Carb Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Yes, I know that this year’s Indy 500 is old news, but I thought you might enjoy a tour around the garage area that a friend of mine and I took on Carb Day, the Friday before the race. It… Continue reading
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What is the Perfect Vehicle for a LONG Road Trip?
Next year looks like it will be time for another 8000 to 9000 mile road trip. The last time I did a serious road trip was back in June of 2007. It took 30 days and took me… Continue reading
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Autoweek Fantasy Camp–My view
First let me make this clear that these opinions are mine. I am speaking for Jim’s Garage, not Autoweek. In a future issue Autoweek will compile all the Campers’ input and produce a consensus for you to critique. My first… Continue reading
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Autoweek Fantasy Camp–2012 on the track
From my entry on what we did Friday you can see that Autoweek and ZF don’t let grass grow under our racing shoes. Speaking of shoes, a box of new Alpine Stars racing shoes were handed to us upon check-in… Continue reading
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Autoweek Fantasy Camp–from the beginning
We will climb into Mr. Peabody’s WABAC machine and return to Friday, May 18, the day before all of our track time. Friday is actually quite a full day. We campers came down for a wonderful Dearborn Inn breakfast and… Continue reading
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Autoweek Fantasy Camp 2012–A long day with too much fun
The smell of exhausted brakes permeates the air here at Ford’s Dearborn Development Center. Nineteen very happy campers have spent a day living the dream of car testing and evaluation. In the morning we drove ten different sedans on a… Continue reading
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Autoweek Fantasy Camp–Getting there…
I left NC yesterday and traveled through that state as well as Virginia and West Virginia until I reached a place in the highway that had traffic stopped. I was able to converse with a guy in a work van… Continue reading
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Autoweek Fantasy Camp–The road trip ahead…
I am busy getting the house in order and doing my preliminary packing of luggage as I prepare for tomorrow’s road trip to Dearborn, MI. While I often do these kinds of road adventures in a single day of driving… Continue reading
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E3 Spark Plugs–Not such a good idea
So I was in one of my favorite auto parts stores and looking for spark plugs for my Toyota pickup truck. It’s a 1992 red mini-pickup with the 22RE 2.4 liter, four cylinder engine. They guy at the counter asks… Continue reading
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