Last weekend I attended my second 24 Hours LeMons race as a spectator. Not much has changed since the New Hampshire race: fewer cars, higher temperatures, smaller track. I snapped a bunch of pictures, chatted with a few people, and couldn’t help but think… … Continue Reading
This week’s Boston Tow Party & Overhead-Cam Bake 24 Hours of Lemons race at Stafford Motor Speedway, in Stafford CT, just off I-84, featured the typical LeMons jalopies, weather changes, and drama, more on which later. There was, however, one car that stood out from the crowd. Among a Fiat 131, a dunked donked (yea, like you knew the difference between “dunked” and “donked”. STFU, please. 
) Pontiac, Peugeots, and Alfa racers, there was – a mid-engined Lancia Montecarlo. … Continue Reading
Auto Show Season is underway and while Boston is not on the major auto show circuit such as New York or Los Angeles, it was still fun to attend. There were no major unvailings, no scantily-dressed models, and no concept cars. There was however a ton of cars that anyone can buy, some upcoming models, and a some interesting people. I did not have a chance to see everything at the show, but here are some highlights of what I did get to see. … Continue Reading
Based on the success of Fiesta Movement, Ford is now teaming up with the creators of The Amazing Race to create a new web series – Focus Rally: America. They are looking for a group of people to take all-new 2012 Focus for five weeks, beginning in February. Participants must be digitally savvy people with a hunger for adventure and be socially connected, on Facebook, Twitter & blog savvy. Casting has begun, but if you are in Austin, Boston, Orlando, Chicago, Seattle, or Denver there is still an opportunity to meet with the casting director. … Continue Reading
Almost a million people assembled in Boston this Sunday for the annual Fourth Of July concert and fireworks on the Esplanade. In order to have the upper hand on this many people, many of whom get liquored up, Cambridge and Boston Police Departments, Massachusetts State Police, EMS, and Fire Departments set all kinds of equipment in order to be ready for just about anything. … Continue Reading
For more than ten years the Gumball 3000 rally has been attracting D-list celebrities and their over-priced cars. This year, for the first time they came to Boston to start off the North American leg of the rally.
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For some reason the cars were shipped Bangor Maine as opposed to the Logan Airport in Boston and therefore delayed getting here. The arrival preceded late night partying followed by a 9am departure for Canada; these guys are really going to need those energy drinks. Pictures are courtesy of my friends at Veloz Media and Superior Detail Supplies. … Continue Reading
It started off in California (where else?) and is now spreading like virus; a simple idea of car lovers gathering early on a Saturday morning, checking out some cars and chatting. No traffic jams, no minivans on the road, no non-carguys walking around asking dumb questions. Brilliant. … Continue Reading
If you happen to be in Boston this summer, you owe to yourself to visit Larz Anderson Auto Museum. In addition to being a beautiful museum filled with all kinds of great cars and tons of automotive memorabilia, just about every Sunday there is a themed Lawn Event. … Continue Reading
This is the first of three articles on Rally Racing. I intend to cover car set-ups, driver training, different classes, and whatever else I may come upon. This part will show a built of an Open Class rally car, which is …
I have recently had the opportunity to drive the new Jaguar XFR on the road and on a race track. With the XFR competing directly against the BMW M5, which I have also had the opportunity to drive on the track …
While you may have already read a thing or two about BMW’s new compression ignition offerings, you may not have heard all the details, and you may have some questions. I sure did, and I did my best to answer them …
French cars; some say they’re ugly, some say they’re beautiful, all agree that they’re unreliable. However, there is something about them that makes you want to look. These pictures were taken in March of 2007, my wife’s and mine last trip …
Do you think your ’02 Chevy Tahoe with 170k miles is at the end of its life? Try driving a ’55 Suburban that you inherited from you father. This is a gallery of car pictures from Cuba, where the only way …
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