Sports Cars
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Pulling the Plug on an Icon
It looks like if you wish to own a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution you had better start looking for one as Automotive News reports that it is the end of a long line of Evolutions. It began in 1992 and was… Continue reading
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PRI–Performance Racing Industry 2013
This morning I arose at the crack of dawn (or a little before) and headed for the airport and caught a flight to Indianapolis, Indiana, for this year’s PRI. Prior to be acquired by SEMA last year it was known… Continue reading
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More Things Porsche–the fun continues
The early reveal of the North Carolina Museum of Art’s Porsche by Design exhibit was a great start. I showed you the cars on display with the exception of one. The Janis Joplin 356C. This was not on display in… Continue reading
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Porsche as an Art Form
Raleigh, North Carolina, may not be the first city that comes to your lips when you think of car culture, but it should be. Coming from the Northeast my expectations originally was that, at best, I would find folks who… Continue reading
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Another Cars & Coffee in Cary–What a turn-out.
The weather was just great. I arrived about nine in the morning and the sun was still low, but the temperature was just perfect and the crowds were huge. What used to fit in a single parking lot is now… Continue reading
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Phoenix Arizona–Rising from the flames or carbonizing under the Heat
Today I had a list of three museums to visit. My first choice (mostly because it was opening the earliest) was the Penske Racing Museum in Scottsdale. There are lots of towns around the city of Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale, Surprise,… Continue reading
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Midland, TX–Tribute to Jim Hall
I don’t mind saying that Jim Hall is one of my heroes. In the 1960’s and 1970’s he seemed magical. He was doing things with race cars that just blew everyone away. It all came out of his shop in… Continue reading
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Barber Motorsports Complex–Leeds, AL
When you think of Alabama and race cars Talladega will likely come to mind, but one of the finest tracks in the country for road racing is right there in Leeds, AL. About seven years ago I drove out here… Continue reading
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International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen
I pulled into the town of Watkins Glen late in the afternoon, but that didn’t matter. It was a hot day. The temperatures hit 93 degrees and most people were busy trying to take their window air-conditioning units out of… Continue reading
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No its not a bottling plant–the Saratoga Automobile Museum
Some of you may remember the era when art was part of racing cars. The bodies of cars were not just real estate for generating sponsorship dollars. They were canvas for some of the most creative artists of the day… Continue reading
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