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Gone Fishin, Blog on vacation — until July 4

Actually, I don’t fish, just like I don’t golf and don’t do Olympic Curling. But in this case it’s just a metaphor so deal. On the road again hopefully gathering up more great cars and stories to share with you. Thanks for visiting often and I’ll catch you after the fireworks. Cheers….MS…

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The Friends of Steve McQueen Car & Motorcycle Show 2019

Now in its 14th year, this fundraiser show dedicated to the King of Coolness, has become a Thing photos by Kirk Gerbracht; Inspired Communications, Inc. Please doubleclick on any photo to see it high res and full screen – thank you, please enjoy. J Mays, now-retired Ford vice president of global design, once told us…

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DRIVEN: 2019 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T Sport

As always, you can doubleclick on any photo to see it high res and full size You’ve probably heard that the rather exceptional KIA Stinger and the new Genesis G70 share a fair amount of chassis platform architecture, suspension components, and powertrains: This is true. But it is false that they are really the same…

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DTLA Motors Porsche Client Track Day at Historic Willow Springs Raceway

Please doubleclick on any photo to see it high res and full screen It’s not uncommon for a car dealership to host a client/customer “appreciation”event; these fetes are often cocktail style gatherings at the dealership, or a similar gathering to introduce a new vehicle model. Sometimes these gigs also include short test drives. It’s all…

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Guest Blog: Southern Oregon Rod and Custom Show

Words and photos by Kirk Gerbracht DoubleClick on any photo to see it high res and full screen The car culture continues to thrive, and one of the biggest reasons is that our hobby offers something for everyone. No matter what your personal taste in cars, — classics, sports, hot rods, exotics, customs, muscle,…

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Number 18 for The Captain

Jacksonville, FL – Congratulations to Roger Penske, Simon Pagenaud, and Team Penske for their record-setting 18th Indianapolis 500 victory. Team Penske swept Indy’s “Month of May” last Sunday when Simon Pagenaud won the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 leading 116 of 200 laps. On May 11th Team Penske and Pagenaud won the Indy Grand Prix. On May…

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Guest Blog: World of Speed Motorsports Museum

Words and photos by Kirk Gerbracht Double-click on any image to view it full screen No doubt there are hundreds of automobile museums across the country, and many times visiting one is the sole purpose for our adventure down the highway. But occasionally our travels take us where we least expect to find an auto…

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DRIVEN: 2019 Mazda MX-5 RF Grand Touring

I’ve always loved Miatas, from the very first 90 horsepower Series I Lotus lookalike to the current 4th gen car. They are nothing but fun to drive, affordable to buy and carefore, and durable as an anvil. So it was with some anticipation that I signed myself into a new 2019 RF retractable hardtop model…

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Medford (OR) Cars ‘N Coffee Launches Saturday, May 4, 2019

Those of you in or near Southern Oregon are lucky to be getting a great new cars ‘n coffee meet launching Saturday May 4, 2019 in Medford. The location, in the giant parking lot of a large handsome medical complex is immaculate, has marked spaces for 125 cars, and comes factory equipped with its own…

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