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The case of the missing Lotus

March 2, 2010
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Forty years ago formula car racing was just beginning to become the major series in Canada that it would shortly grow into. Sports car racing, featuring sports racing cars had been the main racing with the pro events, highlighted latterly by the Can-Am. Outside of a couple of USAC races there had been no major [...]

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A towing tale…

January 4, 2010

Early Summer, 1965.
Citation Motors, Bathurst at Vaughn Road. Owner, Barry Rosenberg decides to convoy to Le Circuit for a regional event (can’t remember the organizing club in Quebec).
Barry loads up his Ginetta Mk whatever sports car… well maybe not Barry but his enthusiastic workers! Tow car is a ‘56 Ford four-door with a relatively solid [...]

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Shutter Speed: Going Detroit and more racing!

November 30, 2009

Being without wheels after the loss of the ‘Mod-Healey’ presented a problem for most of the fall, but I’d changed jobs and had moved in with Jane in Thornhill. We’d decided we were going to flee to Europe to ski for the winter. I took a bartenders course and got a certificate while Jane waited [...]

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2010 VW GTI. The spirit of the original lives on

November 2, 2009

A track test can be a tough review to write when it comes to a new car. First off, most new cars aren’t really meant for the track. Secondly, many writers have little or no competitive experience to aid them in starting a valid discussion about the performance of a vehicle on track. Equally challenging [...]

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2010 VW Golf Family Launch

October 15, 2009

Here in The Garage we have a long history with the VW Golf, dating back to the early Eighties. The first car I ever piloted around an autocross course was an 82 Rabbit GTI. The car was light, nimble, responsive and made the spectators giggle when the inside rear wheel lifted off the ground. The [...]

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