Michelin to build tires in Mexico
For the first time, Michelin(R)-brand passenger and light truck tires are being built in Mexico. The company announced today that strong consumer demand in Mexico drove Michelin’s decision to upgrade...
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Coop & Friends Heading to Chihuahua Express
It’s that time of year again. Time for a bunch of lucky gearheads to drag their race cars to Mexico for La Carrera Panamerica the Chihuahua Express. Coop and Rachel Larratt have both begun blogging...
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More fun Fiats
Yesterday’s post about Alain Raymond’s Fiat Abarth 850 TC has brought out a few more pics. Firstly, it seems that Raymond has another cool toy at home. This is a real 1968 Fiat Abarth 595 SS, perhaps...
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Adventures on the road
Gary’s log of his trip is fun to read and keep up with. Half the fun of any road trip is meeting the people along the way. We get to hear accents, see where and how they live, enjoy different...
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Lucky’s gettin’ his groove on in Mexico
Sunday’s stages at La Carrera promised to be the most difficult and have historically been the event’s most dangerous sections. Fortunately our guys are beginning to hit their groove and it is showing...
View ArticleVideo: La Carrera 2007 Movie Trailer
Here in The Garage, we’ve all been waiting for the debut of the La Carrera 2007 movie, following Gary Faules and Team California’s Best through the classic Mexican road race. Production has been taking...
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West Coast friends of The Garage are headed to La Carrera
Even though it is so damn far from Ontario, the La Carrera Panamericana race has had a huge effect on The Garage. Forgetting the immense history behind the event for a moment, we have made a bunch of...
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La Carrera 2008: So many on the trailer
In the last day, it seems like the landscape at the 2008 running of La Carrera has changed dramatically. First off, the Home Team (so to speak) of Gerie Bledsoe and Coop have loaded the Chevy on the...
View ArticleCRX clutch lets go, Garlits wannabe should feel very lucky
Perhaps some of our younger readers may not know this, but drag racing legend “Big Daddy” Don Garlits is a half a foot short of two feet. Why is that you may ask? That is because the rear engined...
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