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In my article here, I discuss the recent track event that I attended at the North Carolina Center for Automotive Research. NCCAR is just what it sounds like. It is a purpose built facility for automotive testing. Here is the track map: As you can see, there are a lot of long, constant radius turns. … Continue reading
I took the Porsche 944 track car out for its 3rd event of the year at the North Carolina Center for Automotive Research a.k.a NCCAR. The event was organized by Apex Track Events and the MBCA Virginia Section. The weekend started out very cold and windy but ended up with great weather. First, a little … Continue reading
I am excited to announce that my wife Kelli and I have managed to carve out some time this summer for an extended vacation (extended by our standards at least!). We have decided to spend 3 weeks in the UK. Week 1 We are now a week into our trip. We initially flew from NC … Continue reading
VIR. February. What could go wrong? Well, fortunately, not much. Unlike 2 years ago at a Chin event when there was a 2″ snowfall Friday night before the event, this event was actually rather pleasant. Yes, it was 22 degrees when I pulled into the pits at 6:30 am. But my mid-afternoon the temperatures were … Continue reading
Last Sunday was unseasonably warm here in NC and the rain stopped, for the first day in a week. I had been doing Christmas duty with visiting family but everyone split on Sunday to visit friends. I had a shop day to myself! I had already started on a major weight loss program, which I’m … Continue reading
Well, as we all know, the coming of the New Year causes us to consider weight loss. Yes, I’m all in! Let me tell you how my track car lost 225 pounds in 30 days. It started with a review of all the heavy items on the car that could be removed or replaced. Using … Continue reading
This last summer I treated and dyed all the leather upholstery items in the interior of my 1986 Porsche 928. See that story here. Of course, as I knew would happen, the shiny new leather made the tired old carpet look even worse. Something had to be done! After a minimal amount of research on … Continue reading
I had the misfortune of doing serious damage to the right rear wheel on my Porsche 928 during spirited driving. See that story here. During this event I was forced to remove the space saver spare tire from it’s long term home and inflate it on the road side with the small pump that I … Continue reading
I received a call recently from a fellow who quickly explained that he had just sold his 1962 Jaguar E-Type. He wanted to give it one last tune-up and was having an issue with the mixture on the SU carburetors. We spent quite a while on the phone while I struggled to offer him some … Continue reading
Dick Vandermeyden of Palo Alto CA, recently deceased but fondly remembered, had an incredible amount of knowledge about Jaguar E-Types. Following is an article he prepared for me many years ago. It is the best discussion I have ever seen about how the wiper motor in a Series 1 E-Type operates. Click on the following … Continue reading
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