Monthly Archives: January 2008

Oh this hurts… there is so much snow on the ground… and we’re not going to be at the auto-x tomorrow. On top of the mystery clunk and vibration, Andrews clutch is now slipping hard… and… although that’s not reason a reason not to go… all things combined, and all the time we’ve spent lying on our backs and huddling […]

My Flat Four Falling In

I haven’t had much interest in following things regarding our disparaged road course and oval in Calgary, but it recently came to my attention that the whole facility will close next year. Sad news… It’s true that the road course looked more like two drag courses, and the oval, whose infield was so damaged it was completely useless for anything […]

Bye Bye RCMP?

Eric took FTD at the auto-x on Sunday that neither Andrew or I made it to… with the broken car. This is significant, not because Andrew or I could have taken it from him, but because he did it in an A3 Golf and not a WRX, or Sti, or 2.5RS or Legacy, or Talon, or Audi or any other […]

Rally-x In Our Absence – FF Win

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A new all-weather style. Maybe you think it’s nothing new, but for many of us who were raised on road racing, the quarter mile and Car and Driver magazine, often the only things worth getting really excited involve fiberglass body panels that scrape asphalt or tires with lots of negative camber and a tread that somebody drew on. That was […]

The Real Canadian Car Life

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Think the ghetto budget married car life is no different than the boro broken student car life? Think again. Here are some ideas and considerations for those of you who are so deep in the hashirya lifestyle that you have at one point called yourself a “lonely driver” in regards to your life’s plight. This is one more area, where […]

The Real Hashirya