Yearly Archives: 2015


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We do cars all the time. My six year old may not know all her cars, but she knows her Subaru’s. Purple, like Mom’s is her favourite colour. She does also, seem to know what a splitter is. My three year old, the other day, was lying on the floor underneath of her tricycle with a kitchen spoon trying to […]

In My House


Supposedly the ultimate step in suspension tuning and set up, it is my belief that corner weighting is often quite misunderstood and the actual act of doing it, very over rated. Here is why… Corner weighting doesn’t change (or at least not in any meaningful way), front to back weight distribution, or improve left side versus right side balance. You […]

Balancing Scales



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One auto-x down… kind of. The event was actually a practice event with the SASC at Ft. MacLeod last Saturday. The actual competition was on Sunday, but other obligations forced me to miss that. So how was the car? My first runs were about as uncomfortable as any runs I have ever taken. I chalk that up largely to a […]

Real Break In


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Strength versus weight…. the common belief is that you can drill holes in practically anything to make it lighter, without compromising strength. We drill holes in everything, and seldom worry about the strength of what is left behind. A lot of the time it doesn’t matter. Sometimes strength and stiffness is critical however. In that case, is it true that […]

You Already Know This



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My new shoes are boring and grey, but somehow I like them. If no one ever noticed my car that would make me happy. Any attention is bad attention. If you think my car looks hotter than ever though, despite the boring wheels, you’d be right. It is. As a result of a recent revision to SCCA regulations, the FRS […]

Back in grey


Flaps aren’t just for mud, but they aren’t just for winter either. And they certainly aren’t just for the look. Even an STI that remains gridlocked on Calgary pavement for it’s entire life will still throw slush/gravel/salt up onto the body for about 9 months a year… The first generation Legacy came with mudflaps from the factory. But the seam […]

Shatter Proof