Racing Ready

Benjamin had found a great deal in his new (to him) Miata.  I visited with him, asking about his 1993 Mazda Miata, at the 2009 SPOKES AutoX #2.  I was strangely drawn to the variation of red on his car.

Apparently, the previous owner, a female, had driven it off the road into a ditch, through a [...]

At the 2009 SPOKES AutoX #2 I met Fred, the owner of a hot, blue, nicely modified 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution (aka, the Evo X).

Like many, this was Fred’s first experience on a concrete surface with 3 different friction coefficients.

You can see a lot a good, additional horsepower modifications under the hood.

Engine is tuned with a [...]

I met Gabe, an enthusiastic autocross Novice, at the 2009 SASCA AutoX #3.  He was having his first time fun competing in his recent model Honda Accord.

Here is a great example of “run what ya’ brung”!  This goes to show you that anybody can bring any kind of car to autocross.  One of his friends, [...]

Sebastian Vettel narrates this short, but well-detailed, animated video about the very drastic rule changes that have completely changed the Formula 1 race car.  Sebastian, from Germany, is one of the drivers for the Red Bull Racing Team.

My favorite change is the return to slicks after an 11 (!) year absence.  Enjoy & absorb the [...]

This is a future pondering post – another one of those “What if” musings…
If you’ve already been reading here for some time, you know I’m planning on replacing my ‘Big White Whale‘ (2000 Nissan Maxima SE, 5-speed) with a Mazda Miata, hopefully by the end of this year.  Besides saving up for this vehicle change, [...]

This posting is somewhat off topic.  But it IS a follow-up to my Pontiac G8 Sedan Test Drive Bribery post from 3 weeks ago…
As you may recall, I was incentivized to do a Pontiac test drive in exchange for some free Justin boots.  I took up the offer, registered on the Internet, visited my local [...]

Here’s another vehicle I wasn’t able to learn very much about – Beth’s 3rd generation Mazda RX-7 with a 20B motor (that’s 3 rotors, folks!).

Beth felt more secure driving fast, than talking to me about her car.  She mentioned that I could find all sort of specific details of her Mazda at: sevenpants.com, under “Strelnick’s [...]