While I stood in line at registration back in August 2008 for my first ever autocross event, I was pretty sure I was going to like this driving quickly through cones thing, but I never imagined that first day among the cones was going to be the gateway it has since proved to be. I never thought that within three months of that first event that I would own a second car and that I would be purchasing it primarily to be an autocross toy. I didn’t envision spending countless hours under that car (more…)

Yeah, I fell behind on my updates, but I have a good excuse: things didn’t go quite to plan, there was an autocross, and I nearly pulled an all-nighter. (more…)

It has been too long since I posted, but I can explain myself. I’ve been spending all my time surfing forums and websites learning about Mazdaspeed MX-5s, their likes/dis-likes, things that make them go faster, stop harder, corner better… I’ve also (more…)

For those who know me well, it will be hard to believe that I don’t have the words to express how much I’m enjoying Ginger. Driving her puts a smile on my face, even when the ambient temperature is just above freezing and the top is down (note to convertible owners: unless there is moisture coming from the sky, the top should be down). However, there is always room for improvement. (more…)

… and what an emotional roller-coaster that was. She was parked in the South Keys Future Shop parking lot when we spotted her from about 25m away — the dents on the roof line confirmed it was her.

We looked her over carefully and noted some paint scrapes on the passenger side, (more…)

It was with strong and extremely mixed feelings that I left Dax at Carling Motors (more…)

I’m going to lose sleep waiting for pricing information on the new Bimmers that are coming to North America for the 2008 model year. (more…)