Car Spot: Vapor Special Operations Supercar

It's what we could have if the Air Force designed cars In case you hadn't noticed, I love all things fast and loud, and when my flying buddies put together a trip to the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, OH, I was all in. There we saw a B-58 Hustler, known... Continue Reading →

May 11, 2025 0

2022 Cars & Guitars Show

Green Bay car show packs in everything from Vettes to Rovers ... This 1958 Chevy 310 Apache is as sharp, or sharper than the day it drove off the showroom floor. Summer is car show season and it’s a short season in Wisconsin, so buddy and videographer Paul Daniel and I hit the Cars &... Continue Reading →

June 21, 2022 0

2020 Mazda MX-5 GT RF

Mazda MX-5 GT RF is a massively fun Miata ... For years those of us who dreamed of owning a sports car envisioned a British MG TF in British Racing Green with a tan interior. MG’s TF was the epitome of what a sports car should be, and look like – cute, stylish and nimble.... Continue Reading →

October 21, 2020 0

2021 Lexus LC 500 Convertible

Lexus LC 500 drop-top redefines beauty ... It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it. – Voltaire Beauty, thy name is Lexus LC 500. OK, the name isn’t beautiful, but Toyota’s luxury brand understands beauty and sure as heck knows how... Continue Reading →

October 15, 2020 1

New Toyota Supra is super fun

We're on a mission from God.... A line out of the 1980 hit movie The Blues Brothers and totally appropriate for this blog entry as Mark and I traveled to the Midwest Automotive Media Association's (MAMA) Fall Rally just outside of Joliet, IL, home of the Joliet Prison where after his release from prison, Jake... Continue Reading →

October 23, 2019 0

Cool School, Cool Tool

dodge hellcat widebody, dodge challenger, challenger widebody

Most fun I ever had at school That's because the topic was one of my favs, cars, and in this instance I would learn how to drive one on racetrack. The car was the 2019 Dodge Challenger Hellcat Widebody and the racetrack, GingerMan Raceway in South Haven, Michigan. It was hosted by an organization that... Continue Reading →

September 30, 2018 0

2017 Ford Focus RS

Ford's Focus RS is a scorching hot rod ... Simply put, Ford’s Focus RS is a street-legal race car. Not many of those out there, and most that are require you to sell your house in order to make a down payment on said speedster. So here, for “just” $36,995, Ford will put a scorching... Continue Reading →

June 2, 2017 0

Braking News: 1st Hellcat Wacked

With great speed comes great responsibility That's what I tell people who ask me if I've ever had my Suzuki Hayabusa up to its top speed of 180 mph. And no I haven't. Maybe on a closed course but not the open road. I have had it up to 120 mph but don't tell my... Continue Reading →

December 22, 2014 0

Braking News: 2015 Dodge Challenger Shaker

Wow this car is fun! We like the 70 retro looks of this car. Both Mark and I remember the Shaker hoods the first time around. Dodge has done a great job of reproducing the looks. Oh, and the performance, what a hoot. Handling is super too as you'll see when Mark and I took... Continue Reading →

July 29, 2014 0

2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Core

Challenger SRT8 puts 470 ponies under you Muscle is one thing. Looks are another. But I still expect a boatload of amenities at $41 grand. The “TorRed” Dodge Challenger SRT8 Core that I blasted around town in last week targets the fanatical muscle car lover. It packs a 6.4-liter V8 SRT HEMI that punches out... Continue Reading →