Everyone should hang their steering wheels on the wall
Hey, it's not being used right now, so why not make the wall better looking?
Swevival: The Rebirth of an 850 Turbo, Round II
"I'll have the best handling $550 Volvo in the country," I typed, perhaps with a bit too much enthusiasm. Rob, a racing buddy of mine who finds the romance between me and my 200+ thousand mile 850 Turbo a bit of a novelty, replied quickly with a laugh. With more than a few cars under his belt, Rob knows that decisions…
Swevival: The Rebirth of an 850 Turbo
My wife is highly amused by my love of wagons. I’m always pointing out the cool ones, whether it’s an old woodie, a 3 series wagon, or the latest Polestar Volvo. Is it irrational that I am attracted to sweet, sweet utility and the sexy profile of a long roof? Maybe. A couple of my friends theorize that I am…
Racing Gallery 2013
It's getting cold here in Ohio. My engine is getting rebuilt and there aren't any indoor karting places in town, so I've been reviewing photos I took from the past year to get my fix. Hope you enjoy a few of my favorites.
Your First Lap of a Race at Mid Ohio
As you come around the Carousel at Mid Ohio and the pace car ducks away, your gaze reaches up and left as you focus hard to see the slightest bit of movement from the flag station. You roll through the left hander leading to the front straight, letting your peripheral vision and ears inform the distance between your…
Racing's Dark Side
It had been raining a couple of minutes into the race when a prototype spun at the exit of Tertre Rouge a couple hundred yards from where I was standing. Moments later I saw the Robin's Egg Blue of a Gulf-liveried Aston Martin flash sideways, hit the safety barrier, and ricochet back onto the track. What was in my…
E46: Why I love my ZHP
I have a car problem. In addition to having several actual problems, like the need for a head gasket in my 200,000+ mile Volvo 850 Turbo, the fuel pump ground wire in my turbo Miata, and the minor issue of not having an engine that operates in my Spec Miata, I have this burning passion for cars for which I’ve found…
End the Debate about Car Culture
One of the upsides to getting walking pneumonia is that I have the all-day opportunity to scour the internet for all things car. I’ve shopped for E34 BMW 5 series wagons with manual transmissions, watched an electric Miata run a nine second quarter mile and a 300 SL go all out at the Bonneville Salt Flats, read up on…