Miatas At The Gap Finale: 1200 Mile Challenge
PREFACE It was on Saturday I needed to make a decision. That was whether I was going to come back to the Tail of the Dragon. From where I stayed, it was about a two-hour drive to get to Fontana Village. I was adamant about going to Lane Motor Museum after seeing Doug DeMuro rave about it in a video in which he reviewed the Volkswagen XL1. I live for
25th Annual Miatas At The Gap Part II
This section covers the second half of the event. It is a closer look at some of the conversations I had with Miata fans, the surroundings, license plates, and stickers. Tidbits from the event: A gentleman that is a Corvette owner accompanied his wife to the event. He wanted her to experience sports car ownership. She brought him to the event and he knows she is falling in love with
25th Annual Miatas At The Gap Part I
I am grateful to attend the 25th anniversary of Miatas at the Gap as my very first experience. The unofficial event had over 1000 plus registrations for the 4-day event that started from Thursday, August 5th through Saturday, August 7th. Last year the event was canceled due to the pandemic, but this year marked the return to celebrate this particular roadster. My first day at the Tail was rough because
Intro To Miatas At The Gap
Miatas at the Gap almost never happened for me. If you recall during my previous post in Lime Rock, I mentioned having my exhaust hanger fail after the touge event. I was on my way to New Jersey to catch a screening of Fast and the Furious and the unfortunate failure occurred. When this transpired, I decided to do all the major maintenance on a car that is a decade
Touge At LRP Track Edition
Touge racing is mountain racing in Japan. Touge is a Japanese phrase that means pass. Growing up I learned about it through Initial D but what brought my real understanding of it was through Best Motoring’s show Hot Version. The rules are simple and it involves a three-round battle in a small mountain course. The lead car can only win if it creates a gap at the end of the