Mazda is dropping the Rotary Engine

Sad news indeed.  But frankly, not surprising.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/mazda-to-drop-production-of-vehicles-with-trademark-rotary-engines/2011/10/07/gIQAfTy3RL_story.html

2011 Canadian Autoslalom Championship

Two cars I’ve aligned and corner-balanced won 1st place in their respective classes.  Congratulations National Champions!

(photos by Ian Guliano)

Bought a Lotus Exige today!

Bless you, Matchbox, bless you.

The answer is always Miata

Awesome car in every respect.

This one was fitted with monster 275/35R15 Hoosier tires, the fenders were cut to clear, and I had the joyous task of re-aligning and corner-balancing the car.  Fun to do.  Crazy wide tires.

Yes, that’s a Lexan spoiler.  Yes, there are Kirkey seats in it.  Yes, there’s even a [...]

Fiat X1/9

I had the opportunity to do an alignment on this D/Mod Fiat X1/9 powered by a Lancia twin cam motor for a fellow racer.

Recently acquired from the former owner/builder, someone had spent a phenominal amount of time and money prepping this car for competition.  While elements of the car were not optimal, it [...]

I bought a Caterham R500 today!

Good price, too!