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Nestle Supligen Drag Racing Series: Williams brothers – leaving the best for last!

December 12th, 2014

The ‘Christmas Tree’ will call to order and release in dramatic fashion, the speed-possessed warriors who will compete in the final Round of what must be hailed as a remarkable drag racing season. The Nestle Supligen Drag Racing Series visits its home-base – Vernamfield – for the final time in 2014, on Sunday. The accolades, [...]

Why Joel ‘Shifter Kart’ Jackson lodged a protest- Andrew Jackson speaks!

December 9th, 2014

Read the following with a surgeon’s precision. I read a document. I will share the salient portions of what I read. I could not confirm the document’s authenticity but I read it nonetheless! Date: Nov 19,2014 – 1:05 am Subject: RJ 2014 Bulletin No. 1 To competitors and crews. Please refer to the attached Bulletin [...]

Rallysport: Why Joel ‘Shifter Kart’ Jackson lodged a protest.

November 30th, 2014

It takes a lot more than money to prepare a race-car. Ask all the individuals who have race-car projects at different stages of completion. The obstacles, which inhibit the realization of the dream – the machine exiting your favorite section of the track/circuit/stage, 8000 rpms deep in a WRC crackle and pop symphony – may [...]

Machines at work – Corvette, Porsche and an enraged AE86!

November 29th, 2014

I love motorsports and there are occasions when, in short form, I am trapped, lost even, in the enthralling orchestra known as a high-strung motor. I have learnt over time to ignore the status quo and embrace that which is unique if it meets my elevated requirements for motorized satisfaction. I must confess, however, that [...]

Ken Block is at it again – Gymkhana 7!

November 27th, 2014

Please forgive me for my tardiness. Say what you want about Ken Block. He is constantly compared with drivers who participate in, for example, WRC, Formula D and D1. The debate will never end as it relates to the level of skill he wields when he rests his rear in a highly modified rocket-ship! He [...]

Muscle-cars reclaiming lost ground in the ‘fast-car’ race?

November 26th, 2014

If you listen to the average car-guy when ‘fast cars’ are being discussed at never-ending length, how often is mention made of what the mighty USA has to offer. The fact that what passes for ‘fast-cars’ on this side of the pond is heavily influenced by, whether you accept it or not, government policies, our [...]

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