Archive for February, 2011

Yesterday was the SASCA 2011 Autocross #2.  We debuted our new venue, Retama Park.  It was new to most of us, but SASCA has autocrossed there a few years ago.  You can still see former track tire wear marks from Google Maps. We had decent weather & a great turnout – the were 105 registered [...]

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Although it’s still winter (& many regions are enjoying a warming respite), for some the snow & cold is not a reason to set racing aside.  I found 2 examples of cold, frozen, but FAST racing enthusiasm for this traditionally race-less season. Here’s the Rally America Championship – 2011 Sno*Drift Rally Recap… To learn more, [...]

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You can’t say I didn’t try! I knew the driving conditions were going to be sub-optimal, this Friday morning, for driving into work.  San Antonio got a general covering of sleety/rainy ice last night, followed by a 1/4″ covering of dry, crisp snow.  I got up and prepared to leave the house about 30 minutes [...]

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These last 2 weeks I’ve test driven three 2011 Ford F-150 pickup trucks.  This was all about my learning about the new, highly acclaimed EcoBoost engine by Ford, the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 Twin Turbo Ti-VVT engine (rated at 365HP, 420 LB.-FT. Torque & 16 city/22 hwy combined mpg).   Let me share what I learned about [...]

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