Hyped Up: Three Days at VIR for NASA Mid-Atlantic’s HyperFest
Years ago, NASA Mid-Atlantic director Chris Cobetto wanted to bring the throngs of people typically seen spectating at pro racing events to the amateur level. And so, 18 years ago, […]
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Speed is in the Air: Setting a Personal Best at Summit Point
Rain was coming down in sheets as I left my client site in Bethesda, Maryland. “Oh great, let’s see how dry this weekend is,” I thought as I made my […]
Chasing Time at Virginia International Raceway: NASA Mid-Atlantic’s Season Opener
The lead up to most “season opener” race weekends has seen me thrashing to get that one final something done on the M3. This year, however, I just hooked my […]
2001 BMW Z3 Coupe Review: A (Funky-Shaped) Trip Down Memory Lane
“Would you be okay taking my car for 10 or 11 days?” I read the message from Ben and chuckled a bit. He was heading out of town on vacation […]
The Longest Spec3 Build: Reassembly, With a Side of RTAB
When we last saw Taylor’s green BMW 325i, it was in full-on “hover mode” as he waited on several boxes of parts to arrive from various vendors. Everything finally arrived, […]
The Longest Spec3 Build: Disassembly
Last week, I got reacquainted with my friend Taylor’s BMW 325i, which used to be my BMW 325i. When I drove the car, he and his roommates had installed a […]
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: The Longest Spec3 Build
I bounced through quite a few cars in my early twenties. A wandering eye and lack of funds saw me in a few older BMWs that had some promise, but […]
It’s Not You, It’s Me (Why I’m Breaking Up With My E36)
I will have had my E36 325is for seven years this March. If you would have told 16-year-old Tyler back in 2012 that his E36 would still be around today, […]