Recent content by mfennell

These two were parked at Foreign Cars of Monmouth this morning. They work on absolutely everything as far as I can tell. The Ferrari has been there for months. My friend Drew works there and told me a few painful things about them. The steering mechanism has some kind of subframe with a...

Installed wireless Android Auto/Carplay in the new-to-me '15 SLK250 for $138. The stereo in my lightly-optioned car uses an external NAV made by Becker that slides into a slot in the glove compartment. This device (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2ZBHZ6Y) replaces it and runs the factory screen. It...

My daughter is 16 and will be driving next year. My dad had a car he was tired of and needed room for another one. So this happened. '15 SLK250. We flew down on Friday, then spent 2 days driving back. Stopped at the insane Buc-ee's in SC ("this is the most American thing ever"), stayed at a...

Hah. "Yesterday" = "Sunday" when you post on Monday. Heard the NASA event was huge. 300 cars?

What were you doing at NJMP yesterday? I was at Thunderbolt with my Aprilia.

Last Sunday was Bimota day. One of my friends bought a db3, a bike best described as an acquired taste, which seemed reason enough to pul them all out for a few pics. Left to right: db2, db3, db4, sb6.

Exactly - my friends and I use our gravel bikes to string together bits of parks we'd never bother with on MTBs because the ride over would suck and XC MTBs are overkill once you get there.

I drive my wife's E30 occasionally. It is ridiculously small compared to anything modern. You really don't want to get hit in that thing.

Ah. The 'fun' part. :)

That's awesome. I see a modern AC compressor so I imagine it's pretty usable too.

I was pretty amped after the first couple sessions on the 250 when I realized how fast I was going compared to where I expected to be as well as how much fun it was to ride (I honestly worried I wouldn't like it). Everyone was getting tired of me going on and on about it. In general though...

That was Monday in Millville. It rained on the drive down but not a drop at the track. Very hot and humid though.

The universe came through. The bike rips. It laughs at my pathetic cornering speed. It requires 12 shifts/lap vs 6 for the Ducati. Top (GPS measured) speed, 118 vs 142 for the Duc. I'm hoping low 120s with some gearing changes.

Well, that took a while. The Cup bike was in Tuner Jail for about 4 months. Picked it up on Tuesday. They found a few subtle things I either missed or messed up. 60ish hp on their dyno to my surprise. My other bike is 68 but it has good pipes and heads and slightly different port timing. I...

I have no idea what's going on there.