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Remembering Gilles Villeneuve
28 years ago, on a rainy and cold October day, I was in attendance when Gilles Villeneuve won his first F1 race. To the delight of the cheering crowd, he did it on his home course; the Circuit Île Notre-Dame, … Continue reading
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Tagged 312 t5, arnoux, best driver, enzo, Ferrari, formula 1, formula atlantic, gilles, grand prix, james hunt, mclaren, montreal, paul newman, renault, snowmobile, villeneuve
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The case for Automobile Association membership – Part II
Travel is all about time and space. The West and the Prairies have nice defined borders, and mostly two lane highways. Ontario is another story. It is a very wide province and although there are passing lanes, the Trans-Canada highway … Continue reading
The case for Automobile Association membership – Part I
I was going to write about my cross-country trip and its wonderful scenery, but it turned into quite an ordeal. So, I will focus on the adventure itself. The plan was to travel from West Vancouver, British Columbia to Lachute, … Continue reading
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Tagged alberta, automobile association, british columbia, calgary, canada, canadian tire, canmore, lake louise, maple creek, moose jaw, ontario, road trip, sicamous, swift current, vancouver
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License plates. Do we really need them?
They get bent, faded, torn, stolen. Even phony license plates are out there. And if you are lucky enough to be James Bond your DB5 is equipped with a number plate flipper. Interestingly enough, the first license plates in the … Continue reading
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Tagged american, dodge, european, james bond, license plates, lincoln, range rover, rolls-royce, scion frs, viper, wraith
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