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  • The Racing Network – its Coming!

      For those of you who find NASCAR only good for tailgate parties and are looking for some kind of televised automobile racing that you can really look forward to it may be just around the corner. A new network,… Continue reading

  • Great Roads – The Tail of the Dragon

     This summer I enjoyed the opportunity to travel the sections of Route 66 that still exist and it was an experience to remember driving America’s Loneliest Highway, but in terms of driving experience nothing compares to the Tail of the… Continue reading

  • Car Movies – Horatio’s Drive

    Ken Burns has produced some great cinema epics and Horatio’s Drive: America’s First Road Trip was one that I can really relate to. In 1903 Horatio Nelson Jackson took a $50 bet that he could travel from California to New… Continue reading

  • Drive Friendly

      “Drive Friendly” was on signs posted on the highways of Oklahoma.  I liked the sentiment as well as the way it was delivered.  It was a suggestion and not a demand.  It wasn’t like it was legislated behavior where… Continue reading

  • On the Road – SD the finals

     I started out in Rapid City and found this gem of a car museum.  Yes, they also sell cars, but it is a genuine museum and the entrance fee is only $5.  If you sign the guest book you get… Continue reading

  • On the Road – Travel to SD

     Today I left Wyoming and headed to Rapid City, SD.  It was a driving day and no museums were on the schedule.  As I pulled out of Laramie to get on the many state roads that would take me to… Continue reading

  • On the Road – Utah

     When I left Reno I hit US 50 and got within a couple of hours of the Bonneville museum in Wendover, UT.  I decided to find a hotel and get some rest in Ely.  After getting up bright and early… Continue reading

  • On the Road – Americas Loneliest Road

     I decided to head on to Utah and stay away from the Interstates again.  So I took US 50 which is known as the loneliest road in America. It didn’t start out that way.  It began like most roads with… Continue reading

  • On the Road – Reno, NV

    This morning I woke up early.  I mean really early – because a bear and her cubs were rummaging around in the motel’s dumpster.  Not a big deal, just a little noisy. It was a very pleasant motel in Walker,… Continue reading

  • On the Road – toward Reno

      This morning I set out in the direction of Reno, NV, taking in a small piece of what is left of the historic Route 66 as I left the Pasadena area.  I stayed on 66 as long as I… Continue reading