Mud Slingers

That face you make when you know you’ve made a huge mistake.

Coastal Range Rally 2017 (Friday)

Given that it had been raining and would certainly start raining again, I don’t know why any of those guys drove into this pasture, but it was definitely a huge mistake for Drew. He maneuvered his LS1-swapped 1997 Volvo V90 directly into something a bit too squishy for summer tires, and then stopped.

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Rained Out

Well, that was a bit of an anticlimax.

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Early on Sunday morning, I drove this 570GT from Palo Alto to El Dorado Hills for the “Niello Concours at Serrano”. The drive was about 160 miles, which took about two and a half hours. It was a great journey on the way up there! Clear weather, very light traffic, and mostly beautiful sights.

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Labor of Love

Have you ever wanted to drive across the United States? I know I’m not the only one harboring that fantasy.

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Robin, the owner of this 12C Spider, always had a dream of driving across the country, preferably in a convertible. So after acquiring this McLaren and realizing that his job could easily accept a long-term spell of him “working from home”, he packed his bags and headed west.

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McCall’s Motorworks Revival 2016 at Monterey Jet Center

Everyone hears words like “Quail” and “Pebble Beach” and instantly recognizes the glitz and glamour. But there’s another spectacular Car Week event in Monterey that’s not nearly as well known.

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It’s called McCall’s Motorworks Revival and it’s held every year at the Monterey Jet Center. It’s been on my radar for a few years, but I’ll be honest: like the other prestigious events during Car Week, the price of a ticket was simply too much to justify.

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