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Local Hero Goes For Rally Gold

by Kamil July 12, 2010 Stories 3 Comments

bacon-rally-motorsports-6 What do you want to be when you grow up?  The question all men are asked early in their childhoods. The answer is never a cubicle-bound paper-pusher.  At an early age all boys aspire to be someone great, someone heroic, someone inspirational such as a firefighter or a race-car driver. Sadly, most of us end up spending our days replying to email chains or sitting in meetings discussing the next fiscal budget.

Meet Bill Bacon, rally race-car driver for Bacon Motorsport Team and a professional firefighter from Chemsford, Massachusetts. In case his resume does not sound impressive enough add president, and the only employee, of a small garage door installation company. Just for good measure throw in race-car builder, fabricator, mechanic and the guy who sweeps the floor at the end of the day.

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Bacon Rally Team Cooks on the Oregon Trail

by Kamil June 8, 2010 Random No Comments

bacon-rally-race-team-oregon-train-4 After a solid 4th place finish and some good championship points at the Olympus Rally in Ocean Shores, Washington on April 24 & 25, the Bacon Motorsport team rejoined their car on the west coast after a short time back home in Massachusetts.

The team had only a few days to prepare the car in between events and relied on the kindness of a fellow firefighter in Washington, where Bill and his brother Chris were able to do a quick re-prep and safely leave the truck, trailer and rally car in between events. … Continue Reading

Babe Rally 2010

by Kamil June 7, 2010 Opinion No Comments

sc_000113 The 2010 BABE Rally has begun and team 99 Problems But a BABE Ain’t One is back! This year in place of their typical Volvo they are running (a piece of) American iron – a beautiful Chevy Celebrity! By the look of the grill it appears to be a rare early 1983-ish model. You may remember Sean’s (team captain) story of the 2009 rally and the sad end to an amazingly cool Volvo, remnants of which were spotted in Edgewater, NJ. … Continue Reading

Amazing Dakar Rally Pictures

by Kamil January 13, 2010 Motorsport No Comments

dakar_cover I don’t often post pictures that I that I have not taken myself, but these really took my breath away. If you have never heard of the Dakar Rally, which for the last two years takes place in South America as opposed to Dakar due to terrorist threats, read up on it here. This is one of these things that I would love to do before I die… and hopefully not die during.

Imagine a combination of rally racing and off-roading, all done in a completely remote area with limited support, that is Dakar Rally. All other forms of auto racing are almost amateur in comparison. Enjoy more pics after clicking ->

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New England Forest Rally 2009 – MEGA GALLERY

by Kamil July 21, 2009 Motorsport 1 Comment

Rally T2The fact that rally is not a very popular motorsport in the U.S. is a very sad one, as it was the most entertaining spectator events I have ever been to. I really have a lot to say about the race, how it was organized, the people and the overall atmosphere, but I am just super busy this week. Check back soon for a write up on the event, the people and the special town of Berlin NH, where the part of the rally that I attended was hosted. In the mean time, enjoy the 300+ picture gallery after the jump. … Continue Reading

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Rally Racing, part 1: Building the Car

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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 …

Project ET-001: BMW M62 4.4L V8 Engine

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I still remember the day I saw the first one. It was a nice early spring day in 1997 and I was in walking around near Battery Park in downtown Manhattan. There in the corner of my eye I saw it; …

Driving Jaguar’s new XFR, on the Road and on the Track

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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 …

Experiencing The New Diesel-Powered BMWs.

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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 …

Cars of Paris

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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 …

Cars (and other vehicles) of Cuba

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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 …

BMW M Driving Experience (Driving School)

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