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Performance Racing Industry (PRI) 2024
Jim It was a cold day in Indianapolis but that didn’t stop the thousands that were there for opening day and the largest exhibition of racing products in the US or perhaps the world. Debbie was there to greet our… Continue reading
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PRI 2023 Racing Chick’s safety gear.
by Jo Ferrell Back in 2016, race car driver, Carrie Willhoff established Racechick Apparel, after many years of being frustrated with the fact that so many of the racing gear that was available was fitted to men and often totally… Continue reading
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PRI 2023 Formula 1
by Jo Ferrell and Jim Since Netflix series, Drive to Survive, caught the attention of America the popularity of F1 continues to expand in the US. This year there were three racing venues that held F1 races in America, Miami,… Continue reading
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PRI 2023–Suspension Options
There was a time when your suspension improvements would involve things such as improving your tires by finding ones that provide more grip and then improving their performance with better springs and shocks and/or struts. Then you would see a… Continue reading
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PRI 2023
I hope you know that PRI stands for the Performance Racing Industry trade show that is held every year around this time in Indianapolis, Indiana. PRI provides people in the racing industry the chance to get face-to-face with many of… Continue reading
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The unknown history of Mitsubishi
As you probably know, I have owned several Mitsubishi car and every one of them was AWD and turbo fun. Now here is an excellent history of how Mitsubishi took great potential, achieved great success, and then screwed the pooch.… Continue reading
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How to drive an Evo IX
Destroying 2 Mitsubishi Evo Prototypes Without Even Crashing – YouTube Continue reading
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Ford CVPI Sports Car
How to Make a Crown Victoria P71 Handle Like a Sports Car – YouTube Continue reading
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Curb Weight over Time and Power to Weight Ratios
A few weeks ago I was part of a group at the BMW factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina and getting a ride in a 5 series being driven by one of BMW’s professional divers. It was an intense “hot lap”… Continue reading
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Found on the Side of the Road NC Mountains
As we cruise around the state we often come across interesting vehicles on the side of the road. Here we stopped to examine an old flatbed truck. Its rusty patina gave us a chance to wonder what its history was… Continue reading
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