Good News – Bad News lar944 June 2, 2022 Monthly Columns As many of my loyal readers know, this column tends to pass along stories that are upbeat; at least, that is my intent. Since I'm the writer I realize that I tend to also post tales that make me look good. So... Read More >>
Getting My Driver’s License lar944 February 4, 2022 For Enthusiasts I grew up in Upstate New York on the family farm. We raised oats, hay, sheep and horses. At that time you could drive on the road at 14, if the vehicle you were driving had Farm Plates. (no actual paperwo... Read More >>
Getting Your Driving License is NOT as Easy as it Seems lar944 January 26, 2022 For Enthusiasts Anker Berge-Sonne’s recent story regarding how he first learned to drive and eventually got his license got me to thinking. In some ways my experience is similar and yet certainly different. I was born way back in late November 1949… so not very long after Wo... Read More >>
Getting My License (on the cheap) lar944 January 5, 2022 Monthly Columns Most of my teen years were spent in Tanzania from 1963 to 1966, from age 14 to 18. As with all teens, these were transformational years for me, and what a great place to spend them. Tanzania had just gained in... Read More >>
The Winter Project lar944 January 5, 2022 Monthly Columns With the Mustang a no-go for the series we want to race in (American Endurance Racing and Champ Car), the Jamaican Bakin’ team bought an E36 BMW M3 race car as a replacement. The car was a successful BMW Club ... Read More >>
Audi Duty Bill Seymour November 29, 2021 Monthly Columns Luis and the other millennials may not get the joke in the title, but I couldn’t resist. The new (to me – a 2018 actually) Audi Q7 had a couple of minor flaws that needed fixing, so I found myself in a loaner 2021 Audi Q5, which turned out to have a few bells... Read More >>
Four Speeds and Drum Brakes Tom Tate November 26, 2021 Monthly Columns Finally: A Race Report Just what nobody was looking for, a race report. While the COVID pandemic pretty much closed all the race tracks in 2020, the flags are up, and the pits are open around the globe. That i... Read More >>
The Drive to Helen Back Tom Tate October 18, 2021 Monthly Columns The 356 Southern Drive has been every other year event now since 2007. It is a gathering of 356 owners in the North Georgia mountains for a couple of days of driving, eating, drinking, and talking about our ca... Read More >>
Dogs of Tamworth Part Two lar944 October 4, 2021 Monthly Columns Another nicely run NCR event at Tamworth, this time with really nice weather and thus no excuses for my sorry driving. My fastest session of the weekend was the first of the event – on a damp track – and I never improved from there. It seemed like I was push... Read More >>
Paying It Forward lar944 September 8, 2021 Monthly Columns As many of you know, we lost NER legend Steve Ross back in March. He was a friend, a mentor, and a leader whose impact was unmatched. Paying it Forward is a term that most of us have heard and probably used. ... Read More >>