Longest drive

I wanna take time for a personel blog. I am a car guy. I like to drive and personalize my cars. I get a lot of questions as to why. Most people don't understand why I like to fix cars up. Or why I like to drive so much. Most of it comes down to my last memories of my Dad. My Dad passed away when I was 13. I most rember watching football and racing with him. I would rember my Dad and his close friend talking about cars. I would just sit and listen to them as they would talk. My Dad worked at Nissan and I would love watching the races nissan would be in. Of course just becoming a teenager, right before his passing, I was dreaming of my first car. Surprisingly I wanted a 300zx. After he passed I struggled with life. I was down a lot and couldn't understand what to do. I had problems at school and was missing a lot. About that time I started going to school with an old classmate of mine. We would sit in class sometimes talking about car and what when wanted to do to them. Soon I started working on my car. Then I joined a car club. I started meeting new friends and for once started having a good time. Eventually  the car club scene faded but I was still fixing up my car. I always felt good as people would compliment my cars. I always loved attending car shows and meets.

Sadly I soon was facing another personel tragedy. My Mom had breast cancer and passed away ten years after my Dad. Again I was fighting depression again. my world was coming down around me again. I was trying a way to figure a way to deal with my depression. I started going out and just taking long drives. I wasn't really going anywhere just out to drive. Something about being out with the radio off just listening to the sounds of the engine calmed me down. I could just take the time and listen to my thoughts to figure out what to do. Again I started to attend meets and shows again. I was always surprised and when my Accord would get compliments. I would meet new people and talk about cars again. I even started posting pics of the Accord online. It felt good seeing the positive feedback about my car. I also got to meet several people online through car fourms.  A lot of people may still not fully undesrstand what the big deal is. To most it is only just a car. For me it has been a way of life. It is my hobby, my way to express myself and my way to keep my sanity. Soon I will begin on a new car. Soon I will start another chapter in my life. This will be another journey in my life. Soon........ Soon I will be back on the road, to continue my longest drive.

Thank you Subaru

It is a great time to be involved in the import tuning scene. If you want a FWD, RWD or AWD car to tune there are many great options. On the AWD side you have the EVO, WRX and GTR. The RWD front has the 370Z, S2000, IS-F and if rumors are true the Toyota FT-86. On the FWD side you have the Civic SI, Scion TC and XB, and the Nissan Sentra SER and Cube. There are plenty of options on the new car market. But this has not always been the way.

I take you back to 1999. It was a bit of a dark time for the import car market. The Toyota Supra had just been pulled from the US market. It was the last of the Japanese supercars in America. The 300ZX and RX7 had previously been given the axe. The only positive side was from the Honda camp. The Civic SI and Integra Type R were the best performance cars you could buy. The only drawback was the were both FWD. If you were looking for an AWD or RWD drive platform you were out of luck. In Japan this wasn't the case. You had a pick of make and platform to chose from. Anything from the GTR, EVO, WRX, RX7 and Silvia to chose from. For some reason Japan felt that we Americans did not need or would not buy their performance cars. For us in America the future didn't look so bright. About that time a rumor began to surface. 8t was believed the Subaru may bring the WRX to America. The WRX would be soon getting a redesign and the new style would come. Could it actually be true? Did Subaru think we deserved a performance car? Then finally it happened. The 2002 WRX came about. It was an exciting change in times. As sales of the WRX showed promise rumors began to surface of more performance cars. Slowly but surely new car began to come to our shores. Nissan revived the Z car and gave us the 350 Z. Mitsubishi finally brought the EVO to our shores. Honda gave us the S2000 roadster. And Mazda brought back the Rotary with the RX8. Eventually Nissan decided to bring out the big gun. We got the GTR on our shores. Truly the import tuning scene finally got what we wanted. The cars we belived to be unattainible were here.

The question of wether all these cars would have come to the US without the WRX may never be answered. But without a doubt, because of the WRX, the tuning community got what we wanted. An actual performance car from the land of the rising sun again. The tuning commuinty owes a bit of gratitude to Subaru. For this I say thank you Subaru. Because you believed that we Americans deserved a true performance car.

just a racet

The F1 season is just around the corner. Bahrain is the scheduled opening round. As most know though Bahrain is a country in turmoil presently. A country where protesters are being killed and civil unrest is the last place a race needs to be held. Most all racing series in the world would understand that postponment is the only option. Sadly though F1 doesnt get the message. Yes F1 wants to still have the opening round in Bahrain. What could posibly be more important than the wellfare of the teams, fans and people living in the country? Of course money. This is all about money that is put into F1 by companys and people in Bahrain. Teams in F1 have business intrests, investors and sponsors from the small country. If F1 were to cancel the race they fear that money colud be lost long term. When you hear the top brass of F1 speak they make it sound like they are going on with the race for the wellfare of the country.

We have all heard and seen about the violence going on. The saftey and wellfare for a lot of people would be at stake during the opening round. Not onlythe drivers, teams spectators but also the citizens of the country. This would unfortunetly be a perfect time if someone wanted to make a statement against the country. The only thing that can make any sense is to cancel the race this year. Sadly though I think for F1 is is not even an option. To F1 please cancel the race. You can recoup any losses money wise. But the live that are going to be put at risk is not worth it. Just rember F1 it is only a race afterall.

my starting point

Welcome to my first of I hope many blogs. I want to make my first blog about who I am and what I am about. My name is Chris i am from Murfressboro TN. My life has not at times been the easiest. i have lost both of my parents at a young age. I live everyday hoping that oneday they will be proud of there boy. I am a huge racing and sports fan. You will probably read alot of blogs on sports, racing or cars from me. my main hobby is import cars. I love driving and customizing import cars. i have owned a few Hondas and Nissans. not sure what my next car will be, but you will probably see it and what i do with it on here. I am the type that thinks outside the box when it comes to working on cars. I have a lot of crazy ideas in my head that maybe oneday I can build. Well I hope that I will be able to entertain you from here on out. So keep posted for my thoughts on racing, sports, autos and just life in general. This maybe the starting point but i hope the finish line is a ways away.