AE86 Update: D-Day – AE86 at Dover! *Part 1

January 27th, 2014

Did you watch the Rolex 24hrs yesterday? Fortunately, I caught the beginning and portions of the final hour. Thanks to a re-start, we witnessed some real ‘door to door’ racing as the race came to a close. The drivers and their machines were ‘slugging it out’ like warriors at Monday Night Raw! Did you see [...]

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Rally: Ogier triumphs in Monte Carlo!

January 24th, 2014

Motorsports fans have a tendency of thinking of Formula One drivers as the best drivers in the world. Who stops to question if that honor bestowed upon F1 drivers is actually true? I will agree that they are the commanding officers onboard the world’s most technologically superior race-machines, but, it is an an unavoidable fact [...]

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AE86 Update: AE86 vs Jamwest *Part 2

January 22nd, 2014

The AE86 project which began when I acquired the machine in 2010, was loaded and locked on the target – Dover 2013. But, just to ensure that all the bolts were tightened and the machine was a sound, race-worthy missile, we took the decision to use the event at Jamwest, a few weeks before the [...]

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AE86 Update: AE86 vs Jamwest Speedway *(Part 1)

January 20th, 2014

During the AE86 build-phase, there were times when it appeared as if the build would never end, but as I had explained before, I was prepared for those moments and as such, I lost sight of the target at no stage. All that was accomplished would not have been possible without the dedicated team of [...]

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AE86 Update: Fast-forward – the machine is ready for battle!

January 14th, 2014

I have a habit, abnormal it might be, unusual it is, but, I usually surprise myself. This oddity occurs whenever I revisit the previous blogs to ascertain when was the most recent AE86 Update. Imagine my surprise (the oddity) when I discovered that, information, re – the AE86 build, was last published, September 28, 2013. [...]

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The future is here – Porsche 918 Spyder!

January 3rd, 2014

Happy New Year!!! I sincerely hope you kept your sanity throughout the festive season and you employed wisdom and chose, realistic, achievable goals. We are 2 days into 2014 – are you still on track? Ok, my question might be premature, so I will reserve it for now. But, as we all know, time waits [...]

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