My ride last week was a BMW X5 xDrive50i and given that I was shooting at Mosport all week, I didn’t expect to drive it much. For knocking around the dirty, dusty track, I usually prefer to drive my own crusty old 4

Another great day at the track, as the Riders Choice lapping day participants enjoyed another hot and sunny day at Mosport. Two days in a row and I’m wiped out, so just one photo for now, but lots to follow tomorrow. In this shot, 2 dudes attack Mosport’s infamous turn 2 with gusto!

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Yamaha’s ditched the FZ6 for the FZ8 with a smoother torquier engine derived from the FZ1, but will it lure new riders and intermediate riders seeking a sporting experience melded with sharp streetfighter looks?

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The end of 1976 had a very strange twist for me. On November 15th Rene Levesque led his Parti Quebecois to power in Quebec. I was an Anglophone with a French name! The Bank of Montreal project was over. So were the Olympics! I was living in Montreal on a high, but my client list dried up almost immediatley.… Read the rest

Before I say anything , watch the video. Skyline GTR drag strip fail. Once we all quit giggling at this doofus’ blunder, let’s think about what just happened. A first time drag racer lined up at the start of his first race in his new supercar. When his more experienced competitor began heating the tires of his heavily modified… Read the rest

Mike’s Sky Ranch is a mecca of motorsport, a stop point on the Baja 1000 and a hangout with one challenging driveway. While it seems like OneWheelDrive.Net ‘s are the first Honda Varadero’s to reach Mike’s, the question remains will they make it back out? A bent rim brings the guys to a halt, and begs the next question,… Read the rest

Kenzie and Bourbonniere MINI lapping Mosport Long time friend of The Garage, Doug Mepham, just sent the following press release regarding the upcoming Targa Newfoundland. Doug has been at this a lot longer than I have, so rather than re-write it… ST. JOHN’S (August 3, 2010) – One of the most successful and popular cars and teams to compete… Read the rest

The recent picture of the late John Gunn enjoying a drink, obviously after trouble at some race, brought back a memory. The Burlington Autosport Club had a race at Harewood Acres in 67 and were paying some prize money. Not much but better than nothing which was the norm in those days. Even the Canadian Championship Series races did… Read the rest

Neil Johnston and Kevin Miklossy, our motorcycle contributors from OneWheelDrive.Net , got ahold of two Honda Varaderos this spring. Now, in Canada the Varadero is being marketed as an adventure bike, and that requires a suitable destination? How about Mexico’s Baja, because that should be adventurous enough. Big bikes, sand, Mexico; what could possible go wrong?

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   For anyone who has a passion for the automobile, perhaps the greatest possible trek one could conceive would be the cross country journey. There’s risk, adventure. Roads never traveled, places never seen. The call of the open road has been a siren for the curious as soon as there was paved road connecting the coasts of the US.… Read the rest