The 2023 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix came and went. It was an excellent reason to visit the enticing Sin City, and the atmosphere was something special. F1 has had a resurgence in the US leading to Grand Prixs in Miami, Austin, and Vegas. This is partially due to the...
A Honda V8? Yes, you read that correctly. Honda has released its first ever commercially available V8 motor. And it has the legendary VTEC feature too. Albeit, the motor is for marine vehicles. Previously, Honda made V8 engines for Formula 1 but never commercial...
Did you know that the original NSX was not supposed to be manufactured with a VTEC engine? It’s true. It is said that when the NSX prototype started up at the media introduction in Chicago in 1989, that the President of Honda, Tadashi Kume was not satisfied and...
One of the first car shows and racing events for the year (2023) at Bandimere Speedway was Tuner Mayhem, sponsored by local Colorado auto shop PFI Speed. We had great weather the day of the event (Sunday May 28) and the turnout was pretty solid. The theme was “ Tuner...
Honda has announced their new pace car for the 2023 IndyCar season. The latest Civic Type R (called the FL5) got a new look for when it hits the track. Here is what the new FL5 Type R pace car looks like: ...
I visited Tokyo in 2017 and it was an incredible experience. I soaked up as much as I could about the local car culture. Japan is home to Subaru, one of my top favorite car brands. I was able to squeeze in a trip to the Mitaka STI Museum & Dealership...
Did you know that in 1980, one out of every three new cars in the US were sold with a manual transmission? Today it is much harder to get a set of gears you can row through yourself, especially in a new car. Manual transmission cars are much less common...