2021 BMW M235i Gran Coupe xDrive: Good Car, Bad BMW
Over the weekend I attended a BMW of North America Ultimate Driving Experience. This is a one day autocross type of event where you can…
Here’s The Damage from Last Month’s Braking Incident at VIR
“On our way home that afternoon, we stopped at my mechanic’s shop to hand over the #404. I rolled the car out of my trailer and pulled…
I Bought a Manual-Transmission Volvo S70 T5M for the ‘Old Lady Rallycross Challenge’
By the time this piece gets published, I’ll be headed a bit south and west of home in a 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, with a…
Summer Racing at VIR: Peaks and Valleys Back-to-Back
Though our 2020 racing season has been cut short due to COVID-19, NASA Mid-Atlantic has been able to host events in recent months. Our first…
Go Granny Go: We’re Taking Grandma’s Favorite $1,500 Sedans Rallycrossing
Last year, I gathered a handful of friends in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia for two days of off-roading. We’d all shown up with freshly-purchased…
Seven Month Slumber: Racing at Summit Point in a COVID-19 World
Our 2020 racing season with NASA Mid-Atlantic was supposed to begin in mid-March. Right around that time, the ‘novel coronavirus’ also known as COVID-19 made…
2020 Toyota Camry TRD Review: Impressive Race Track Manners
The Toyota Camry has never been a sporty choice for sedan buyers. Even when Toyota added a V6 engine several decades ago, the focus was…
Oops, I Did it Again (and Bought Another BMW M3)
In May of 2019 I made the awesome [I question my sanity] choice to buy a 1998 BMW E36 M3 Sedan in marvelous 90s Resale…
“Fall Finish Line” at Summit Point and Year-End Results
As the seasons (and clocks) changed in early November, those of us vying for one final race weekend met up at Summit Point Motorsports Park….
Maintenance Matters: Acura Vigor Wheel Bearing Replacement, and Lessons Learned
“It’s such a good vibration! It’s such a sweeeeeet sensation!” sang Loletta Holloway with thrill. Not as enthused as she was about my steering wheel…
Consistent Speed: Oktoberfast at VIR with NASA Mid-Atlantic
NASA Mid-Atlantic recently took over the north paddock at Virginia International Raceway for one of our most anticipated events of the season – Oktoberfast. It always…
Green Hell: Nurburgring Driving in a Suzuki Swift
When my friend Alvin started planning our trip to Germany, he took ideas from all six of us on what to do when we landed…