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  • The EVO X vs. Subaru STi

    Once again we turn to Top Gear to sort out just which of these rally bred street rockets are top dog: Continue reading

  • IRL Decides to Blow It

    The roar of Honda engines in the Indy series will be diminished next year as mufflers will be added to the requirements of this spec series. But that’s not all. The plan is that by 2011 turbo engines will return… Continue reading

  • The Glory Days of Racing

    With the passing of Formula One champion Phil Hill we should take a look back at the time when racing was full of innovation and driving was done without the benefit of traction control, radial tires, or automated manual transmissions. … Continue reading

  • Car Shows on Cape Cod

    Labor Day weekend on Cape Cod brings with it a host of car shows.   Early last week I went to one close to the Bourne Bridge that connects this peninsula with the main land.  It is a weekly show that… Continue reading

  • Phil Hill Dies

    Please take the time to read this blog post on Phil Hill.  Phil was one of the great drivers of the 20th century. Continue reading

  • Another Trip to Cape Cod

    Yesterday I once again took the Evolution into the wilds of Interstate 95 and headed up to Cape Cod.  This time it was a seventeen hour trip complete with two hours of clutch endurance testing to cross the George Washington… Continue reading

  • Wild Prius

    Sweden, known for its modern furniture and cars that can make the most inept mechanic fabulously rich has taken the latest tree hugger’s delight and turned it into a rice rocket.  http://blog.wired.com:80/cars/2008/08/the-worlds-most.html Thanks Noel. Continue reading

  • What If?

    What if you took a Ford Cougar (sold as a Mercury in the US), a WRC car and an F1 car and took them all to the same road course?  What if you gave the street car a HUGE head… Continue reading

  • Movie Cars – When I get Too Much Money

    If I woke up one morning and found I had too much money I think I would put together a collection of movie cars.  This collection would be cars that I saw in the movies that really impressed me both… Continue reading

  • More to the Legacy Spec B

    Last weekend we brought in the Subaru Legacy Spec B into the shop for a suspension update.  As you may recall from our previous entries, our adventures with this car started with swapping out the stock rear anti-roll bar with… Continue reading