Road Trips

  • On the Road – This old truck…

    This past week I have been traveling to Minnesota to handle a few family matters.  The weather was surprisingly mild for this time of year and this part of the country. I wandered around New Ulm on afternoon and came… Continue reading

  • Autoweek’s Fantasy Camp – SWAG!

    This is my second year that I will be one of the lucky twenty to spend a weekend enjoying Autoweek’s Fantasy Camp in Dearborn, Michigan, at the Ford proving grounds.  One of the nice benefits is that about this time… Continue reading

  • Watch Out for May – Autoweek’s Fantasy Camp Again!

    Last year I was one of the lucky twenty to get to attend Autoweek Magazine’s Fantasy Camp in Dearborn, Michigan.  This May I get to do it all over again. Yes, the Fantasy Camp rides again with another weekend of… Continue reading

    Watch Out for May – Autoweek’s Fantasy Camp Again!

  • Building a Track Car – The Miata being prepped for paint.

    Yesterday I drove out to Masterblend to meet with Phil and see how things were looking as regards the Miata.  He had already been working on the hardtop prior to Mark and I bringing over the Miata. I had thought… Continue reading

  • Building a Track Car – have a seat

    The factory Miata seats were pretty well worn out and a replacement set was received a while ago.   They are not true “race seats” as I am watching my budget and this is an HPDE car, not a race car.  The replacements have… Continue reading

  • Building a Track Car – Drive Shaft

    Yes, in a previous entry I talked about a road trip to pick up a replacement drive shaft for the Miata track car and then left you  hanging.  Well, here is the tale. I had found out that the Driveshaft… Continue reading

  • Building a Track Car – Road Trip!

    Sometimes the  special parts you want are not available in or near the city in which you live, but the road trip it takes to get there is an adventure in itself. I made the decision to change out the… Continue reading

    Building a Track Car – Road Trip!

  • Time for a Field Trip!

    Yes, we needed a break from all the work on the track Miata and fortunately there are some really interesting places to visit around Raleigh if you like cars. Today a friend of ours joined us on a ride over… Continue reading

  • Out of Town But Not Out of Mind

    I have been doing a little bit of traveling the past week.  Yes, even though I have spent the last month on the road in Canada I still had some more travel to deal with.  This time by plane. I really… Continue reading

  • Targa Newfoundland – a final word – sort of

    This is a summary of what the whole Targa trip amounted to for me. I left NC on September 1, knowing that I would have to be in North Sydney, Nova Scotia on the night of September 5, in order… Continue reading

    Targa Newfoundland – a final word – sort of