Wednesday morning at Cecil County dragstrip in Maryland, getting ready for the Yellow Bullet nationals. If you dont know, Yellow Bullet is a website about drag racing, and yes, it is sometimes a little rough in content....    continue reading post

Ready to drive into Cecil county and head to the track. Always exciting the first time you go to a new track. I know I have heard good things, and I am looking forward to meeting a lot of racers that I have met on the net.
Yellow...    continue reading post

Left Ohio, this morning, but did not hurry. Really was not in a hurry to leave the track since we enjoyed it so much. Topped off the water tanks, and headed east. Got on the tollway, and spent most of the day traveling on toll ...    continue reading post

Spent Friday recording memories of the sport and SEMA with the Project 1320 Documentary crew in Scottsdale. Neat people. Dave McClelland did the same on Saturday. On Sunday they had us interview each other. Very neat time with "Big Mac".

Apparently...    continue reading post

Used car shopping used to be a scary maze of breakdown-prone models, but reliability has gained sharply. Auto manufacturing quality and dependability studies have shown steady gains this decade. But exceptions do exist and if you're in...    continue reading post

PINKS All Out has become one of the most popular televised spectacles in all of motorsports. Combine PINKS with the superior showmanship of Bill Bader and his Summit Motorsports Park, and fans are treated to a tremendously entertaining...    continue reading post

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First, let me state that I am smarter than the average bear about cars in general. I come from a family of mechanics and engineers, so when I discuss the following issues...know that I am speaking from sound logic.

About the unique vehicle.
Ownership length: Less than 6 months
Miles on Rogue: 2000
Major trips: One 300mi trip (mostly in town driving)


CVT Transmission on the 2010 Rogue

Pros: Smooth driving, good fuel economy, quiet, "ok" power when you need it.

Major Issue (con): Fails to shift down after a long drive on the freeway at the first stop you make. So when you attempt to take off from the light (or stop sign)...you aren't going anywhere fast.

Paint on the 2010 Rogue

Pros: no pros (the paint job is weak)
Con: The front and sides of the vehicle have round chips in the paint. All over.

Here is the worst of the chipping-


And another low res pic-


These chips are spreading like acne around the car. Its the shitttiest thing I've ever seen, and I really feel bad for my girl friend, because she spent a lot of time determining which vehicle to purchase...and I have a feeling when she asks about the paint, Nissan will tell her there is nothing they can do.

Well, here it is, the day after the big event. A racetrack is a completely different kind of a place when all the excitement is over. All the cars have pulled out, the big display's have been taken down and packed up and nobody ...    continue reading post

Just finished my last time trial run, its after Midnight out here in Ohio. Gonna be hurting tomorrow, but drivers meet ing at 9:15 and my car has to be in the lanes before the meeting.
Got teched, ran a run, and then they closed...    continue reading post