Sports Cars

  • Oh Boy, Turbo Power Back in F1!

    Yes, dear friends, turbochargers will be back in Formula One after a quarter century of absence.   Has it really been that long? In 2013 1.6 liter turbos are the mandated power plants that will replace the 2.4 liter normally aspirated engines… Continue reading

  • Bumps in the Road

    The other day I got a phone call from a friend with a concern about his Subaru Legacy GT Spec B.  I had helped him improve the handling with some better springs, Whiteline roll center correction kit, and some nice… Continue reading

  • Italian Day in Raleigh, NC

    The first Saturday of the month Raleigh has an informal car show at Briar Creek. Legend has it that it started as a get-together for owners of Italian cars – hence the name.  Lamborghini, Ferrari, Fiat, etc. car owners would… Continue reading

  • Janis Joplin’s Porsche

    Monday, October 4, is the anniversary of the death of Janis Joplin, perhaps the most amazing blues singer ever.   If not, she was certainly one of the top.  In her posthumously released Pearl album, she sang of wanting a Mercedes… Continue reading

  • Top Gear – NJTP

    This morning (early, real early) I set off on my annual journey to Cape Cod driving up I-95.  About 1:00 pm I was just about to get onto the New Jersey Turn Pike when going in the opposite direction were… Continue reading

    Top Gear – NJTP

  • Lola T70 – Race Car Replicas

    I returned from VIR and was driving around Cary when I spotted this parked in a parking lot.  It is a Race Car Replica of a Lola T70, one of my all time favorite race cars of the 60’s.  It… Continue reading

    Lola T70 – Race Car Replicas

  • Austin, TX – the US GP track has a plan

    I always picture Texas as being flat and had my doubts about the creation of a Formula One track in Austin.  I was afraid that it would be a track like Bahrain where the elevation changes would be measured in… Continue reading

  • All American Forth of July

    The All-American Shelby GT500 pulled into our shop late Friday afternoon.  We had been working with the owner to help him get the handling this car deserves.  It is a 2008 model and he has an honest 507 hp to… Continue reading

  • Thoughts on the upcoming Indy 500

    After watching the interview with Danica after her qualifying attempt and observing the activities in the related garages at Indy the past week I have a few thoughts to share. Michael Andretti is fielding five cars this year.  That is… Continue reading

  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway – in May – cold

    It’s May and it’s the first week of practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS).  I have taken a few days off from Performance Chassis to fly out to the “greatest racing spectacle in the world”.  Monday was a rainy… Continue reading