The new Shelby GT350 is quite possibly the most potent Mustang ever to hit showroom floors and its track ready sibling the GT350R kicks the performance up even further. In other words, these are really serious performance cars, capable of gobbling up pavement faster than anything that most buyers have ever driven before. The cars […]
Take a lap of Sebring while watching the pedal dance
Years ago, even before I got my driver’s license, I taught myself how to perfect heel & toe downshifting, by watching in car footage of rally legend Walter Rohrl dancing on the pedals of a mighty Audi S1 Quattro Group B car. To this day, pedal cams are mesmerizing. Watching a skilled driver’s fancy footwork […]
This is what happens when a tire blows on a dyno
To any remotely safety aware person, a dyno is a terrifying device. This about it: you strap in a 3,000 or so pound machine that is capable to propelling itself to life threatening speeds and then push it to do just that, without moving an inch. The act of running a car on a […]
Matt Farah drives the GT350 at Lime Rock
Working in automotive media, we get to do some crazy cool things, but sometimes they are just crazy, like the time I flew to Gothenberg, Sweden from Toronto to go for a ride in a self driving Volvo and spent under 22 hours in the country. Our friend Matt Farah from The Smoking Tire just […]
Fifteen cars that changed the world
15 Cars that changed the World ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 17 A couple of weeks ago, the Top Gear blog ran a story about 20 cars that changed the world. As I flipped through their choices, I shook my head. Some of the selections were non starters, at least from my […]
Homestead Trans Am race a mixed bag for Canada’s Best Racing Team
After a positive weekend of practice and qualifying in Miami, the second round of the 2015 TA2 season ended with mixed results for Canada’s Best Racing Team. The Ford Mustangs of Joey McColm and Kevin Poitras performed well all weekend, staying in the top ten of the 29 car field in every session. Yesterdays race […]
One lap of Sebring with Joey McColm in the CBRT Mustang
While the Trans-Am series has had its share of bumps in the road, it is the series that most lives up to its name, in that it has been North America’s big bore mainstay since its inception in 1966. Forget for the moment that there is no Canadian date this year – that appears to […]
Watch Ken Block shred the Hoonicorn before it had a full body
Lord Tunderin’ Jeebers! Kenny from the Block had one crack at testing the Hoonicorn before turning it loose. That test might just be the coolest automotive outing of all time! No doors. No front clip. I just wet myself.
CBRT live from the paddock at Sebring
Our friends at Canada’s Best Racing Team are at Sebring for the Foametix Trans Am 100, the first round of the 2015T/A season for their first ever TA2 event. To keep all of us who aren’t able to be in not so sunny Florida this weekend, the team has launched a live video feed of […]
Interview: Canadian racer Joey McColm
Earlier this week at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, I had a chance to sit down with Canadian NASCAR and Trans-Am racer Joey McColm about the upcoming season and what he sees coming in the future for new cars. McColm also makes a big announcement about the brand of cars that Canada’s Best […]