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Trans Am racing on a budget

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I was into Trans Am racing almost from the start

Laguna Seca poster hanging next to my slot car track

Being raised in a car family how couldn’t I be? I wasn’t there at the start on March 25, 1966 when the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) kicked it off at Sebring International Raceway but picked it up a couple of years later when American Motors started racing Javelins against the Mustangs, Cameros, Challengers, and Barracudas. There were some great racers like A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Peter Reveson, George Follmer, Swede Savage (no relation to Mark), and Mark Donohue. Since AMC was backing Donohue I got to see and meet him a couple of times when he raced at Road America. Fun times! And then it all sort of went away. Continue reading Trans Am racing on a budget →

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One supercar into production, one coming

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It seems like it’s taken forever to get the new Acura NSX into production.

It just started in Honda’s Marysville, OH plant. When it gets to the dealerships, it will be priced at just over $150,000. Want to guess what the first one sold for and who bought it? Read on

Acura NSX
Photo: Honda

On my bucket list

A spin around the track in Nurburgring. Not really picky on what car I’d want to drive but it would have to be freaking fast. The 2017 Chevy Camero ZL1 would be a blast. Want to see it, not with me in it, flexing its 640-Horsepower muscle. Watch.

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Photo: GMAuthority.com