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Second Trip to the Track with the GT500

Posted by in Automotive on October 29, 2013

Well, my first trip to the track with the GT500 was pretty much a bust. I couldn’t get out of the 13’s, and only got three runs in total. For the second trip, instead of going to Infineon, we went up to Sacremento Raceway, and boy what a difference! Sac is a lot more ‘blue […]

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Wonderful Birthday Present from the Wife

Posted by in Automotive on September 30, 2012

This year, Beth really outdid herself with my birthday present. GT500 Book VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL     Since I got the GT500, she’s been taking lots of pictures of it at all of the scenic locations we’ve driven it to. Turns out, she used a lot of my favorite shots of the car […]

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Injury Update, First Track Run in the GT500, Other Random Stuff

Posted by in Automotive, Exercise on August 17, 2012

Well, this week was the first week I was allowed to do ‘limited training’, which basically means nothing that loads my cervical spine. Since I am really concerned about breaking the instrumentation (screws and the titanium plate) loose, I stuck with benching alone this week. On that front, things felt mostly good. I had some […]

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The 2012 Shelby GT500 – A Review

Posted by in Automotive, Review on April 2, 2012

For those of you who don’t know me personally, about 3 weeks ago I bought a 2012 Shelby GT500. At this point, I’ve driven the car over 3500 miles, including two 1,000 mile road trips and several days worth of commuting 90 miles to and from work in traffic. I’ve also dynoed the car, taken […]

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