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ascutney hill climb
The recent purchase of T-WRX 2 has rekindled my interest in motorsports. I’ve been keeping myself up to date at the relevant local websites, as well as at least one Subaru specific site. The Vermont Sports Car Club pointed me at a hill climbing series that began this past weekend at Mt. Ascutney, which is […]
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1,000
T-WRX is officially broken in! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! We covered a little over 300 miles this past weekend on a trip to the Boston area. I tried to vary my engine speed as much as possible on the voyage without going over the magical 4k. I was only too happy to oblige the 55mph zones and much […]
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t-wrx two: wrx’s revenge
Or: t-wrx two: the wrxoning This picture makes me sad, but no more brake and gasket issues makes Ben a happy boy. I put an easy 100 miles on him yesterday and this morning. Took the long way in. 🙂 The car is an improvement on the original in every way. It feels taught and […]
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the ship has landed, on the eagle
Got word last night that the car has set up a beachhead on American soil. I could have picked it up today but I wasn’t quite prepared. Need to get my financial house in order. I kinda expected more of a heads up, but I ain’t complaining. I’m heading out of town for a long […]
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a new contender
In semi-Japan related news, I’ve ordered a new car from said country. It’s been three years but it seems like I haven’t really had the BMW for long and now it’s time to say goodbye. I brought the car in for inspection last month and my mechanic called up and said that if there was […]
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top gear on 60 minutes
I’ve already professed my love for the car show Top Gear two times, but I saw this today and thought I’d share it up. It’s a nice, Americanized intro to the show. Speaking of Americanizing, the American franchise is kicking off next month I guess. I’m curious but honestly not that excited. As Jeremy states […]
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gymkhanas
Kenny Block released the 3rd installment of his Gymkhana on the 14th. So in celebration, and in the spirit of my professed love for all things rally – here they are in order. It’s too bad they’ve become so overtly commercial but I guess someone has to pay for tires.
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this car climbed mt. washington
This is my favorite kind of auto racing. Not necessarily the hill climbing part, but the rally part. Insane speeds on narrow asphalt, dirt, and snow covered roads. It’s not very popular here in the states. Possibly because there’s turning involved. They used to run some coverage on the Speed Channel maybe 8-10 years ago […]
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season 15
Season 15 of Top Gear started on Sunday night. It was pretty mundane actually, but Amy and I rolled around on the floor while we were watching this bit. I love how Jeremy is always making fun of the northern accent. YouTube’s limited to 10 minute clips so here’s the remainder of the segment.
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car talk
I mentioned my car’s in the shop for repairs. It needed new tires and the front passenger side brake caliper was seizing. It’s a problem I’ve been having with this car since I bought it a little over 2 years ago. When it started to exhibit the telltale behavior I drove it as quickly as […]