Ford GT: First Ride

By now the event that Ford enthusiasts everywhere have waited for with eager anticipation has probably occurred. Production of the ...

Fun at 2004 California AUTOFEST

Just when I thought I’d seen – or at least heard about, most every exciting form of organized automobile racing, ...

UCSD Formula SAE: “We’ve got GROSS oversteer — but FUN oversteer!”

Ferrari and Miata in autocross action at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium Recently an unfamiliar entrant participated in one of our ...

California’s State Route 56 Freeway Opens — At Last!

Grand Opening Festival – July 17, 2004 They called it a “Grand Opening Festival.” It certainly was that, judging by ...

Road Trip: San Diego Miata Club run to the 2004 Julian Classic Motoring Show

Car clubs are volunteer organizations. Nevertheless, events require plenty of organization and workers. Since I have been a member of ...

Cars (and more) at the 2004 San Diego County Fair

This year, thanks to my membership in the San Diego Miata Club, I had the pleasure of visiting the San ...

Racing at Cajon Speedway (R.I.P.)

This particular column began out of my sense of frustration over the rumors – hopefully unsubstantiated, that Cajon Speedway’s continued ...

ECO-Center at San Diego’s Regional Transportation Center

If you had suggested to me when I first started to drive in the late 60s that I would eventually ...

Lincoln Mercury for 2005 and Beyond

Friends, this is an incredibly good time to be in the market for a new automobile. Over the past months ...

2005 Ford Escape Hybrid

Ford recently selected San Diego for a preview of their upcoming 2005 Escape Hybrid and, in so doing, proved that ...