Old-School Fun! We were intrigued by the looks of this particular Nissan 370Z when we saw it at Monticello Motor Club, so we decided to learn more about it and take it for a quick drive around Monticello, NY. Nissan is celebrating 50 years of making “Z” cars so they added a $2,600 50th anniversary […]
The Ultimate Driving Toyota! Toyota reintroduced the Supra to us in 2019 as the 2020 GR Supra. This time though, instead of building it by themselves, they teamed up with BMW. Its BMW sibling, the Z4, is a roadster (2-seat, rear-wheel drive convertible). Although many new performance cars are coming out with turbocharged four-cylinder engines […]
While building a nice racing simulator does take work and can be a bit confusing, this article provides you a recipe of the various items that I researched and then purchased. As with any recipe you can tailor it to your needs. My goal when deciding which items to purchase was to build a simulator […]
If you have not read the previous article, I suggest you start there as it answers many of the questions you’d otherwise have by just reading this. Much like building a racecar, there were multiple trips to the hardware store to purchase additional items that I needed. Mentally I wanted to discount several of these […]
Whether you have interest in doing sim racing by itself, are an aspiring racer or an experienced racer, this series of articles is for you! There will be a ton of information covered such as how much it costs to build a racing simulator, suggestions on what specifically to purchase, experiments on if sim racing […]
As Club Racers, we have a hard time picturing ourselves being caught in a race car that is on fire and relying on our racing suit to protect us from severe burns or even worse. The harsh reality is that, while it is not likely, it is possible. Jeff Altenburg, an extremely accomplished pro racing […]
Is This Quite Possibly “The Best” Honda Civic Ever? Until the 2017 model year, Honda purists had to wait 20 years for Honda to bring the Type R version of the Civic to the US. The “R” stands for Racing and as we experienced, the Type R is track ready right from the factory. Among […]
Growing up I always thought what made a fun car to drive was based primarily on how fast it accelerates. The first number I would look up was always the 0-60 MPH times. However, as I drove more and more cars, I realized that there’s so much more to what makes a car fun beyond […]
Have you ever had those moments where you try to convince yourself, “someday this will all be a really funny memory that I’ll look back at fondly, right?” That essentially sums up my Labor Day weekend at Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia. The Summit Point Labor Day weekend event has always been one that I […]
A World Class Athlete in a Business Suit McLaren is British manufacturer of high-performance sports cars. The 570 is part of their Sports Series, which is their most practical and attainable series. The 570S, which was released prior to the 570GT, is currently the lightest vehicle in its class and has the highest power to […]
