Sports Cars
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Factory Five 818–Coming Alive
The Wareham, Massachusetts company has built success upon quality and integrity of design that has resulted in it being the most prolific kit car maker in the history of kit cars. Calling their product a kit car hardly does justice… Continue reading
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What is Engineering and What is Art
After breakfast on Tuesday I hit the road in the P71 anxious to get some real highway miles on it. Come June when the Big Road Trip starts it will be a long time before this car sees the inside… Continue reading
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Tommy Kendall and Sebring
Racer online has a very insightful write-up by Tommy Kendall on his upcoming Sebring 12 hour endurance race in the SRT Motorsports entry. Check it out: Tommy Kendall’s Viper Update Continue reading
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Building a Track Car–Goodbye Miata
It was a journey that I really enjoyed. Transforming the 1996 Miata from a well ridden roadster to a very capable track-day car was a project that I really enjoyed. Along the way I was able to engage several friends… Continue reading
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Hey Mom, Look What Followed Me Home–YES
How often do you come across an exotic car that is truly unique? I mean one of a kind. Well if you happened to be in the right place at the right time in Cary, NC, yesterday you would have… Continue reading
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IMIS–Road Trip, sort of
This past Friday I hopped on to a flight to Indianapolis, IN, so that I could attend the International Motorsports Industry Show there. Known as IMIS, it is an annual showcase of racing products and fabrication gear open only to those… Continue reading
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Track Day Weekend–The Miata at VIR
Finally I could make it to an event at my favorite track, Virginia International Raceway (VIR). It would be a chance for me to see what it was like to track a great handling, but low-powered car and brush out… Continue reading
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To Tampa with the Evo IX
As many of you know I am a proud owner of what I consider the best of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution series of road cars. Mine is a 2006 Evolution IX MR (for Mitsubishi Racing) SE (Special Edition), which is… Continue reading
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Autocross–High level of excitement in a little over a minute
While track weekends can be a lot of fun with many laps on a road course it is also scheduled infrequently and takes a lot of preparation. Autocross can be a reasonable substitute or, at the very least, a way… 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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