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  • 2011 Targa Newfoundland

    On September 1, this year I will be driving my Mitsubishi Evolution IX from here to the Canadian island of Newfoundland to work as part of the Stage Operations Team in the tenth Targa Newfoundland.  Judging by this recent photograph I… Continue reading

  • The Car Show vs. Top Gear America

    I have already given my opinion on Top Gear America as it began its first season.  Season 2 has started and it is about the same as when it completed its first season.  The three amigos manage to perform the… Continue reading

  • Leonard Pump – a bit of family history

    Cape Cod prior to WWII was a sparsely populated peninsula that consisted of small villages separated by forests consisting primarily of scrub oak and pitch pine trees.  What used to be miles of white pine groves had been decimated for… Continue reading

  • Cleaning and Waxing – Making your ride POP!

    It’s that time of year when we find the longer daylight and summer road trips give us a good reason to get our ride clean and shiny. If you own a car or truck you may have washed it in… Continue reading

  • Coming to a Car Near You – Carbon Fiber

    Autoweek reports that BMW will be producing carbon fiber body and chassis parts in a high volume process in 2013.  Strong on BMW’s heels is Daimler AG (aka Mercedes) and I suspect many other manufacturers. Once the barrier to high… Continue reading

  • The Missing Bullitt Charger – Going to paint

    I just heard from Arnold and he also sent three photos of the car.  In just a short while it will be going to paint and then the fun really begins.  All the wiring will need to be done, the… Continue reading

  • Forty Years Ago – the Cannonball

    Forty years ago the US was deep into the Vietnam conflict with a great deal of protest from the public.  The Woodstock music festival and the Kent State massacre were behind us and Watergate and a federal mandated 55 mph… Continue reading

  • Autoweek Fantasy Camp – the cars

    The photo above is how the cars were set up for our review and viewing pleasure.  The represented the Autoweek readers top ten sports coupes from a poll of readers.  Almost anyway.  There was supposed to be a BMW 135… Continue reading

  • Autoweek Fantasy Camp – the whole story

    Friday, as I got on the plane, I was thinking about just what I should expect out of the Autoweek ZF Fantasy Camp.  All ready the folks at Autoweek had provided me with a new piece of luggage, several shirts,… Continue reading

  • Return to the Tail of the Dragon – continued

    It was barely seven in the morning when I climbed into my Evolution and started the seven mile drive to Deals Gap and the start of the Tail of the Dragon.  These seven miles are an excellent warm up to… Continue reading