Yesterday, VintageFest took place at the Bill Jacobs Vintage Reserve in Willowbrook, IL. VintageFest is a special show geared towards owners of classic BMWs. This was my first time seeing a BMW M1 in person. Before then, I didn’t realize that the M1…
Audi Driving Experience
Earlier this week I attended a Chicago-area Audi track day at the Autobahn Country Club. Audi of America is getting ready to bring the B8 Audi A4 to the US. The Audi Driving Experience is an opportunity for people to push Audi’s cars to the limit and j…
Back 2 Basics (B-Boy Battle & Car Show)
The Back 2 Basics B-Boy Battle and Car Show took place yesterday at Continental Scion. The car show wasn’t even that big, but the Scions that showed up were very nice. I’ve noticed that first gen xBs tend to be the most unique cars at these shows and…
May 2008 Volkswagen Cruise
Last week there was a cruise around Chicagoland for Audi and Volkswagen owners. Most participants were members of VWVortex or Audizine. The day started with a meet in a Hooters parking lot in Schaumburg. There were some very nice Audis that showed up…
Lexus Performance Driving Academy
Lexus wants to be more than just comfy and reliable. The Lexus brand hasn’t been known for performance and speed so the company is taking their cars around the country to change people’s mind. I got to attend the May 11, 2008 track day at the Autobahn…
Hot Import Nights 2008 in Chicago
Last week was one of the biggest annual car shows in Chicago and I’ve got pictures. Hot Import Nights, or HIN, has expanded from a focus on Japanese cars to a show that features cars from all over the world (even the US). This Green Dodge Charger is a…
Once Again It’s On
Three of Japan’s most menacing turbo, AWD cars are back. It’s been a great few weeks for car fans since the new Subaru Impreza WRX STI, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, and Nissan GT-R were introduced. THe best part of that news is that all three cars wer…
Hot Import Nights and Drift Day 14
Hot Import Nights in Chicago was almost a month ago, but I never got around to the details. The show was about as loud, crowded, and dark as I’ve come to expect, but it also JDM and high-end Euro cars. Skylines are seen in the US more and more, but I w…
Pictures from Treffen 2006 are up
I was lucky enough to go to one of the largest VW meets in Illinois this weekend. I say lucky because it was just luck that I was reminded to go to Treffen. On Saturday I decided to wash my car and spotted a Red VW R32 with a Jetta front. I talked to…
Cleaning up
I’ve had to delete large batches of comments by spammers. Luckily, b2evo makes it very easy to do things like that. I’ve learned a few new HTML tricks this week, but I don’t see a need or even a way to implement them.
There was a nice article that…