BODY: Aurora WHEELS/TIRES: Road Race Replicas (Wires) I have a been Jaguar nut all my life; I think they are amongst the coolest, classiest cars ever made. Of course they rust, squeak, rattle, overheat and fall apart with the best of them; so do Ferraris and Lamborghinis, but you never seem to hear anyone complainingContinue reading “Meet the Fleet – Sportscars: Jaguar XK150“
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The Panic-demic: The Lockdowns Begin
By mid-March of this year, the tone of the news began to change; for the first time since 2015 some “news-ish” organizations took a breather from hating on the president and began reporting on a serious and scary development engulfing the world. As regions across the country went into lockdown, I was one of theContinue reading “The Panic-demic: The Lockdowns Begin“
Last Weekend at The Track…
Some spectator and press shots from the early days at Drag City… This was in the beginning-January/February 2020-when I was turning a large room in my basement into “Drag City” and was still hoping to have someone drop by and compete with me…plans that were scrapped as the Wuhan Flu began to ravage the land,Continue reading “Last Weekend at The Track…”
Meet the Fleet – Muscle Cars: ’59 Chevy Impala – “The Copper Crate”
BODY: Auto World WHEELS: MEV TIRES: Auto World Few of my cars have names, but this one does; it was originally derisive, because the thing was so slow I could barely get it lumber around the track. Changing out the magnets dramatically improved the performance, which is when I learned how much variance there isContinue reading “Meet the Fleet – Muscle Cars: ’59 Chevy Impala – “The Copper Crate””
The story behind DRAG CITY
One of the first things people say-and you may have already said it!-is: “Your track is a road course; why do you call it ‘Drag City?’” Good question! There are 2 reasons for this, and here they are! The second of these reasons is part of the lore of the track, which I will describeContinue reading “The story behind DRAG CITY”