Less than two years ago, we welcomed Zhaan into our family. Zhaan’s arrival set-off a chain of events that led to the acquisition of many tools and jacks, the purchase of Ginger in October 2008, a summer spent doing autocross and lapping events, and most recently, the acquisition of Private Caboose for snowx. Zhaan was the first car that I ever drove in competition and in her six event career, we managed two podiums. With all this history, it was with a heavy heart that I took my final drive in Zhaan to drop her off at Kanata Mazda on January 20, 2009.

The trip home was made in a 2010 Mazda 3 Sport GT in Velocity Red that we’ve named Scully. Scully is a 2nd generation Mazda 3 and provides us a much upgraded interior and a generally higher level of refinement and comfort without sacrificing too much of Zhaan’s sporting demeanour. Unlike Zhaan, she won’t see competition or any meaningful modifications as Ginger is around to take that abuse. So far, with about 400km on the odometer, we are both very, very happy with Scully.