Cars and Driving
DIY Cool Shirt
26th Jan 2011Posted in: Cars and Driving, DIY 1

Endurance racing in Texas is hot. I don’t mean “Megan-Fox-hot” (I did that to get my page views up), but rather “get-heat-stroke-pass-out-crash-your-car-and-die-in-the-fiery-aftermath” hot. One strategy to combat the heat and the fatigue that it causes, is for a driver to wear a cool shirt. This is usually a shirt with tubes or bladders running through [...]

A1 Arena
3rd Jan 2011Posted in: Cars and Driving, Gallery, Travel 0

I was fortunate enough to be in New Zealand when Audi released the new A1 at an event called A1 Arena. Audi did a great job setting up a display pavilion (including a lounge area with a DJ and a coffee bar), as well as a short gymkhana course on which they had test drivers [...]

UrS4: Bosectomy (Part 4)
29th Apr 2010Posted in: Audiophilia, Cars and Driving 1

In Part 1 of this series, I outlined the plan for my stereo upgrade and completely removed the stock Bose stereo. In Part 2 of this series, I installed new MB Quart component speakers and crossovers into the front doors. In Part 3, I replaced the factory 6×9 package shelf speakers with speakers also from [...]

UrS4: Bosectomy (Part 3)
11th Apr 2010Posted in: Audiophilia, Cars and Driving 1

In Part 1 of this series, I outlined the plan for my stereo upgrade and completely removed the stock Bose stereo. In Part 2 of this series, I installed new MB Quart component speakers and crossovers into the front doors. In this post, I will be replacing the factory 6×9 package shelf speakers with speakers [...]