Road Trips

  • Targa Newfoundland

    I have volunteered as a safety marshal for the 2011 Targa Newfoundland in September of this year.  It should be quite an adventure. Continue reading

  • The Three Wise Acres from Top Gear Manage to Offend!

    Somehow the Boxing Day special of UK’s Top Gear managed to offend – muslims! Continue reading

  • Top Gear America – TG in the USA

    Last weekend I watched the premier episode of the BBC’s production of the US version of Top Gear.  The History Channel is the host network and its basic form and format is familiar to anyone who has followed the original… Continue reading

  • A New Heart

      This year you have seen me invest in a new paint job and a set of wheels and tires for my 1992 Toyota Pickup.  I even chose it to convey me on my recent road trip to Cape Cod… Continue reading

  • 2010 Indy 500 Tech

    Logistics One of the venues for the Indy series of races is Brazil.  So how do you move 54 race cars and all of the associated equipment to Brazil?  You pack two 747 aircraft with everything but the people.  Included… Continue reading

  • The Police Car Perfected

    I have been busy enjoying an end-of-summer road trip to New England for the past week.  Now I am spending some time on Cape Cod renewing acquaintances with relatives and old friends. As I drive around on highways and byways… Continue reading

  • Raleigh’s Informal Car Show

    Every first weekend of the month a local bunch of Italian car owners have a breakfast at a shopping center in Raleigh, NC.  They bring their Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Alpha Romero’s, etc. and allow people to gawk at cars that you… Continue reading

  • A Long winter for America’s Heartland

    I am spending a few days in the country’s Midwest so that I can celebrate Mothers Day with my parents.  It is quite wake up call as to how the economy is affecting America’s heartland. Here in Minnesota, where most… Continue reading

  • Whoops!

      I was having such a great weekend, too.  Saturday was a full day in the advanced group of drivers and a new instructor.  My instructor was a very enthusiastic guy who really enjoyed what the Evo could do.  We… Continue reading

  • First Track Day of 2009

    The first track day of 2009 was up at VIR on February 7 and 8.  It was another full course event so that meant there were 3.27 miles of track for all of us to play on. The Friday prior… Continue reading