i didn’t realize this until now but did you know that there are currently two Chinese manufacturers in 125cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing? yeah, i’ll wait for that to sink in a bit.

the two companies in question are Loncin and Haojue who are fourth and sixth, respectively, in the manufacturers championship which includes the likes of Aprilia, Derbi, KTM and Honda.

i never thought i’d live to see the day.

what a great weekend for racing :D

is it just my imagination or has there been a ridiculously massive increase of Indiana-registered cars in Chicago within the past few years? i swear, the place is absolutely crawling with the hateful little things.

i changed the spark plugs and spark plug wires on my car yesterday because one of my cylinders was misfiring. now the ‘check engine’ light is gone and it runs like new.

even though it still bares its fair share of battle scars, i finally feel like i’ve got my old car back again. it’s seen some rough times this past year or so but it’s managed to slog through it all and push onward.

thanks :)

this is the Caterham Seven: a continuation of the Lotus Seven, the rights to which were sold to Caterham in the early ’70s. even though the Caterham Seven is based on the Lotus Seven and the two are virtually identical in appearance, the Caterham is actually an entirely new car with no shared components at all between the two.

while i have yet to try one out, the idea of a basic, no frills trackday car has immense appeal to me. i would gladly give up fancy things like air conditioning, stereo, and doors for a lightweight racer, assuming i still have a “normal” car to use day to day.

i can’t believe these things are street legal.