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From the monthly archives:

February 2006

Will Ghosn leave Nissan?

February 27, 2006

It seems there are rumours floating around that Carlos Ghosn has been approached by GM & Ford to help save their sinking fortunes. Of course it makes sense. The man has singlehandedly turned Nissan around and now is positioned to do the same with parent company Renault. My own take on this? It’s like a [...]

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Great quotes from racing

February 27, 2006

“When I raced a car last it was at a time when sex was safe and racing was dangerous. Now, it’s the other way round.”
Hans Stuck

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1961 US Grand Prix – Watkins Glen

February 25, 2006

Here is yet another cool bit from the ‘61 US GP at The Glen. This is the program for the first of 2 weekends which was for sports cars. Believe it or not, the entry list had 302 cars. The first driver on the list, was Mark Donohue in car #0 an Elva Courier.

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Lotus Europa S

February 24, 2006

Those guys overAutoblog keep blowing me away with cool info! I seem to have a bit of a one track mind lately, but I’m becoming obsessed with all the new toys from Lotus. Some folks seem to think the car looks a bit cobbled together, but the shape works for me. At 2189 pounds, with [...]

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New contributor welcome

February 23, 2006

I’m excited to introduce our first contributor (other than me that is!) to The Garage. Petri Ranta is a lifelong friend with a motorsports career spanning 27 years. Not bad for a guy who’s only 33! With 3 Canadian Grand National karting championships under his belt, this guy knows a thing or two about chassis [...]

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New blog review

February 23, 2006

I’ve just come across gear6 which is a nice clean looking blog set up by Casey. I like his shifter logo & title font. gear6 has a few neat items that i haven’t noticed on other blogs.

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Time for a challenge…

February 21, 2006

I’m sure this should challenge all of you. Who is that holding the checkered flag?
I would hope that the driver is a no brainer for most of you! Any thoughts dorri?

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Carbon fibre electric supercar

February 21, 2006

I normally don’t pay too much attention to ultra high end, independantly built cars. They have always seemed like expensive, impractical backyard built sports racers that don’t hole their value. But I was reading Jalopnik this morning and came across the Mullen GT. It’s not a car I’d ever even heard of, but it seems [...]

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Tire positioning – A change in philosophy

February 20, 2006

For as long as I can remember, conventional wisdom has had the car industry making sure the best 2 tires are on the front of any vehicle that is in for service. This weekend, I had to think twice about my beliefs after reading a column by John Mahler in The Star’s Wheels section.
The belief [...]

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Random thoughts on VIP night

February 17, 2006

So VIP night at the Canadian International Autoshow has come and gone. First off, I think I was probably the only service type in the whole Rogers Center, surrounded by suited sales & industry guys. Overall, it was a bit of a let down really. I did make a few observations though:
Import booths vs. Domestic [...]

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