Other People's Cars

Here is a short report from autocross #2 at Michelin today:  We drove, we had fun, we beat a few others, and a few others were faster than us too!  Also fun, with things running so smooth and the course being so fast, we each got 6 runs in today!  Before we get...

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Cars and Coffee, Coffee and Cars

Today was the monthly Cars and Coffee get together in Columbia SC, and it was a great day weather wise too!  These are informal hang-outs, not car shows with judges or anything like that, so if you find one near you I recommend you check it out. I ran into another...

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Who Does #2 Work For?!

As the days count down to the points event #2 of the 2014 season at the Michelin Proving Grounds, the team prepares mentally and performs final equipment checks to show who #2 works for and dominate the driving at Black Lake!If you haven't seen the movie, Austin Powers, please...

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Fun With Some Fords

Yesterday the NMS team rode up to Charlotte, NC to the Zmax Dragway parking lot to attend Ford's EcoBoost Challenge.  Contrary to predictions earlier in the week, the weather took a turn for the worse and dumped rain and chilly temperatures on the area for the full day,...

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What's an Average Autocross Day Like?

Before getting started, Happy Birthday to Andre Goncalves yesterday on April 17!In our NMS vast experience of exactly one year of autocrossing (it's a joke, OK?), we've had a lot of fun driving with our South Carolina Region of the SCCA.  A typical...

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Brake Pads and Oil Changes

What could be more fun than a Sunday working on your car?  Driving it, eating pizza,  or maybe landing on the moon of course, but  it was time for some auto maintenance, and I can't find a Saturn 5 rocket to fit my budget anyway. Oil change wise, not a big deal,...

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Ford Eco-Boost Challenge, Coming to a Town Near You.

 You might have seen the Ford Eco Boost Challenge TV ads, where real people are given the chance to test drive Fords and then compare them to other brands. Well, they are going to be offering this at locations around the US in the next few months, so NMS has signed up to...

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British Car Show, Featuring British Cars!

You  might have noticed we have a link to our Flickr website for photos, so if you are a fan of British Cars you might want to check out some photos I took yesterday at a local car show. Thanks to the British Car Club Midlands Center here in Columbia SC for hosting this...

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How Can I Start Autocrossing?

One of the best things about autocrossing is that it is easy to start, you just have to start somewhere!For the next event in our South Carolina Region, it's as easy as 1-2-3.1. Go to this website to register:  Motor Sports Registration2. Follow the instructions and sign...

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3000!

Hey everyone, we've been online for just a few months and we've already hit 3000 page views!Thanks for all the site visits and positive feedback.  We're off to a great 2014 so far and we've still got 8 months to ...

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Evo School Day 2

Sunday was another full day of driving and learning.  Luckily the weather dried up a bit, but the wind was turned up to 11, so it wasn't a whole lot of fun to stand around and pick up cones, but the reward of seat time was fantastic.This class ended up about 12 students,...

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