Adventures with Automobiles
My other passion is cars...learning, building, racing, and going to races. I’ve been to the Indy 500 four times, Pike’s Peak IRL race once, Pike’s Peak Hill Climb once, the F1 US Grand Prix five times (including the infamous non-race), NHRA US Nationals three times, and raced my own car on the strip at IRP three times. I’ve also been to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Auto Show twice, Indianapolis Auto Show twice, Chicago Auto Show too many times to count, and the Detroit Auto Show once. I like electronics too and have installed four car stereos, two including all the speakers in the car, and had lots of mechanical adventures. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my digital camera over the entire 16 years I have been a car addict, but here is a collection of photos briefly reflecting my adventures with cars over the last ten years.
First new car...1998 Camaro
Me and the Camaro in 1998
Camaro in pre-stage at IRP
Camaro at IRP
Friends in pre-stage at IRP
Acura post-mods round 1
New wheels
Big grin
Engine with cold-air intake
Acura VTEC valvetrain
New valve cover
Path of destruction
Look! No manifold!
12 years of carbon deposits
Acura with new header
Spare parts
BMW F1 garage at Indy
In the F1 pits at Indy
Honda F1 garage
Ruth right by the track
Ferrari
Honda
Start of race
Pre-race parade
Family at F1 race
Camping in the Acura
Fishing in the Acura
Podium at go-kart track
Pits at NHRA US Nationals
Funny car
BIG top-fuel engine
Chemistry of cars!
Burn out
Action shot
Hybrid-drive transmission
WRX rally car
The new Camaro
