Today is my birthday, but my present came early this year… About a month ago, I was back in Pahrump, Nevada to attend the 2010 Canadian AMG Performance Tour at the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch. I’d first come here to drive the Nissan 370Z coupe when it launched. So, while I was here to drive an exclusive collection of current… Read more →
Category: Racing
Dubbing it in the QC
Last week I was in freezing c-c-c-c-o-old Quebec to test drive the new 2010 VW Golf family. And, after driving up north to Ste. Jovite in a three-door 2.5-litre gas powered model and the new 2-litre turbo clean diesel wagon with DSG auto and tush warming, it was time for some fun and fast laps to get the blood circulating.… Read more →
Rollerman insane in the membrane
I stumbled upon this in a VODcars video today. The quality sucks, soundtrack questionable and I’ve no idea when this was filmed. I think the Grimsel Pass is in the Swiss Alps and, before today, I’d never heard of Jean Yves Blondeau. A.k.a. Rollerman, he is certifiably, one crazy badass crazy mofo!!! And, if I didn’t see this with my… Read more →
The love tap
In motorsports, the love tap is usually administered by the competition to let you know you’re going too slow. Well, not this time. In this video, he’s clearly trying to tell the guy in front, I love you, which is when it all goes to hell. See for yourself here. Hugs. (Big LOL!!) Related posts: A gymkhana redux: session 1… Read more →
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Pre-round four action in the Castrol Drift Mania Canadian Championship at Downsview with BFG Drift Team mates Ryan Lanteigne and Claude Poirer showing how to rock it in tandem. A very nice exhibition run for both pros!! Related posts: Back in Block! The love tap Block grabs Top Gear Teaser: Interview with Dario Franchitti Read more →
Forza Motorsport 3 four months away
Despite the fact my Xbox 360 has been resting-in-pieces in a wooden box under my TV since it suddenly red-ringed itself on me out of warranty in February [ironically, a loaner PS3 sits atop that wooden box for now (no joke!)], today I’m excited about returning to XBL as the rumour veil is lifted off Forza Motorsport 3 at E3… Read more →
RS Spy(der)ed in Toronto
Today I found myself at Downtown Porsche in Toronto’s Distillery District getting up close and personal with this incredible LMP2 Porsche RS Spyder racecar. In town for the ALMS race this Sunday at the legendary Mosport International Raceway northeast of the city, Porsche factory drivers, Sascha Maassen (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA), and members of the 2007 ALMS championship-winning Penske… Read more →