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From the monthly archives:

January 2006

Great Quotes from Racing

January 31, 2006

The ever popular Murray Walker:
Murray: “And look at the flames coming from the back of Berger’s Mclaren”
James: “Actually Murray, they’re not flames, it’s the safety light”

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If yer hungry….eat yer import!

January 30, 2006

Yesterday Dorri made a post about the Ford truck plant in Dearborn making employees who drive off makes park across the street. I was intrigued to read the reply from a reader who is obviously a dyed in the wool Ford fan. As one who works in the retail side of the car industry, I [...]

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1965 Lemans 24 hr program

January 29, 2006

A year or so ago I was very lucky to receive a gift from a close family friend. Sarge Ranta has a long, interesting motorsports history that has included spectating at a good many of the events that make up our racing history. Along the way, he has collected programs, entry tickets and magazines and [...]

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Lotus Elise is coming to Canada

January 28, 2006

The folks at John Scotti Motors in Montreal have made it happen. They have done all the work needed to get the Lotus Elise legal for the Canadian market. This lightweight, mid engined sports car is powered by a 190 hp 1796 cc 4 cylinder made by Toyota, which should deliver uncharacteristic reliability from [...]

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And God created…..

January 27, 2006

HEATED STEERING WHEELS!
Now these things aren’t new, but I’ve just always thought they were a bit gimmicky, so I’ve never actually turned them on. This morning, just for kicks I decided to give it a shot in the 2006 Nissan Maxima I’m driving this week. All I can say is….WOW! This feature should be required [...]

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Honda kills the Honda Michelin Series

January 25, 2006

The Toronto Star has reported that the Honda Michelin Series has been cancelled for 2006. Citing poor field sizes and poor economics. It seems they had expected fields of 30 plus cars and were disappointed when this did not happen.
Now normally, I’m a pretty positive person, especially when it comes to an exciting new racing [...]

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New award from AJAC

January 24, 2006

Those crazy guys and girls at AJAC just can’t leave things well enough alone. They just loved one car so much that they had to create a new category because it lost the sports car category due to price! Wimps!
The Most Coveted award goes to : 2006 Corvette Z06
Ok, so I haven’t driven one. [...]

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AJAC Car Of The Year Awards

January 24, 2006

Each year the countryside east of Belleville Ontario is invaded by a bunch a journalists & a fleet of contenders for the annual car of the year awards. The vehicles are tested on the country roads and the racing surface at Shannonville. This years category winners are:
Best new economy car [...]

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From the archives: The Red Head

January 23, 2006

As a very young boy, I had the good fortune to have parents who spent a lot of time traveling Austria, scoping out new destinations for their ski travel business. I have fond memories of riding through the Tyrolean countryside in my father’s Ferrari Dino. I remember the distinctive pattern stitched into the leather, the [...]

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The Challenger

January 22, 2006

Dodge Challenger as driven by Sam Posey

New Challenger Concept

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