Category Archives: Cars

Nascar, Collecting and Driving

Pleasure disguised as business

After all, it was Halloween weekend.  I am talking about a weekend at the Talladega NASCAR race.  I got fortunate enough to be included in Toro’s annual 2 day, first class, Talladega fall weekend.  Bus service, more food and beverage than I should have been tempted, hospitality suites, pit passes, and perhaps the best race [...]

Free Stuff

Now that I have your attention, we have a limited supply of reproductions of old Par Aide ads which we framed a few years ago for sale in a local golf store.  They are great for the golf nut who has a golf room and can’t get enough stuff to put or hang in it.  [...]

Back to the 50’s

It’s over for another year but what a great weekend.  Nearly 12,000 hot rods, street machines, rat rods, customs and stock vehicles all of which had to be born in 1964 or earlier showed up for our annual Back to the 50’s car show.  Held every year at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, this even attracts [...]

Nothing better than a great car

Okay, I admit, motor sport is my passion.  By that I mean anything on 4 wheels that competes, in particular NASCAR and NHRA. (Well, I might exclude “drifting” as I really don’t understand it!)  My passion also includes hot rods, muscle cars and yes even exotics.
I think that a large number of folks in our [...]

Daytona 500, Part II

There were four of us who flew down from MN for the Daytona 500 and as in past years we stayed up in Jacksonville.  Friday on the way to the track we stopped in at the TPC at Sawgrass to simply have a look around.  To begin with, I was surprised that we were cordially [...]