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Something I have a unique ability for is taking on projects when I shouldn't be taking on projects. A lot of times it's an opportunity I can't let pass me by or a deal I can't refuse. I have yet to split the Maple that fell on the house last fall but while coming back from the gym I passed...

Yes, you're right. It creeps me out every time. ;)

Yes! That was where we learned to race in the rain. I seem to remember some standing water at the bottom of 10 and as you went through the chicane in 12. But the grip was great if you were careful. G

Don't think I could like that photo any more. That's just so fun. Here's the video from one of the instructors following me in his 911. I wasn't on line that first lap as I try different things when I catch a lapper and have to wait. But I'm surprised at how quick the wagon moves out. Some...

I used to be afraid of the wet races with motorcycles but I realized that was the same for everyone but most people never took the time to learn how to ride in the wet so they just sort of gave up and circulated when it rained. In contrast we learned how to stay on line, be super smooth and that...

Friday I took a driving school. That was really all I wanted to do when I got the car - just understand it a bit better. I like to find the limits somewhere safe so I have a sense of them filed away for future reference. I signed up for the Hooked on Driving day a month or two ago. My...

Tomorrow I'm going back to PIR but for an actual driving school on the track. I honestly didn't expect fall down the car rabbit hole but boy is it a lot of fun. Each year I get older I have this feeling that there's about a thousand things I want to do and time is running out. So I'm trying to...

There’s a guy racing his wagon in California and he took off the Ohlins and replaced it with a set of KW V3’s because they had ride height adjustment. I just missed buying them for next to nothing.

I did and the consensus was that they don't work with the reflectors that are designed for halogen. I'd still consider trying them if I found a decent set. Gregor

I have another one for you today... ____________________________________________ So, my first autocross. I have seen these events over the years when I would be at the track as they often take place in the parking lots of race tracks. As a road racer I would see the sea of cones and cars...

I'm really against "colored" bulbs for several reasons; the blue bulbs look dumb as people try to make halogens look like HID's and secondly, for the same or similar reason, dyeing or tinting a bulb cuts the output. So yeah, I get that. But! The other side of this is that the bulb is 80w...

Since the separation I've been on an up and down journey trying to find some balance and for a lot of reasons, mostly work related but also social, I've not had much time in the shop. By much time I mean basically any time. I never wanted a car as a hobby mostly because of the expense but also...

Dang, I'm always surprised when I miss new posts if I'm busy. Sorry about that. Yeah, it's just a tunnel. I found it one day on a drive to Colorado. It's the underpass on I-84 in Eastern Oregon called Deadman Pass Rest Area and I drove the van through it and thought all the scrapes and lines...

As gilr says the V60CC is the same body as the V60 that I have but it's slightly lifted and has flares. I considered that car which comes with the 5 cylinder motor in the early years (2015-16) and the same four in later years. I think. They also make an XC60 which is a taller body style, more...

So I started looking for a car as a simple utility. I was not planning on turning it into a "thing" and yet, somehow, I forget who I am. Everything becomes a thing I can't leave alone. The car needed new tires. The ones that were on it were getting towards the end of their useful life. I...

Honestly I'm on the fence about the van and if there's a vehicle that would be a better replacement. The car is now, of course, my daily and I'm more than thrilled with it. A more modern pickup might make sense from a work perspective as I have been in spring cleaning mode and have just sold...

Yes, blue ones are really rare as 2015 was the only year the color was offered before it became the official Polestar color. I think the color was the reason the sale almost went sideways too. They had the car listed for a week without photos even though the color was described. When the photos...

I'm back! If you followed along on Instagram you sort of got to see the whole trip. For those that didn't I'll give a brief synopsis here. So, while I'd done my homework and had the car checked out by an independent mechanic, checked with the mechanic of the original selling dealer who'd done...

Got the car - it’s f’ing awesome. It’s a 2015 Volvo V60 T6 R-Design - Polestar tuned but not the actual “Polestar” with the Ohlins suspension and 20” wheels. This is probably a bit more comfortable and about as fast. And it is so fast and so nice - but I’ve been driving a 9000lb diesel van for...

Yes, let's hope so. You're a very funny guy. Mr. Minivan. The van is back in the shop - this time with a nearly $4000 estimate - a camera fell off a table and the lens is unrepairable, a client pulled a job that had been agreed to, I've been driving a rental for two weeks and last night...