The words “speedlimit” and “racetrack” should never really come together. But since the tragic incident in VLN1, they’ve become an unwelcome reality in all DMSB racing events on the Nordschleife. We hoped that they would be a temporary fix, a band-aid over […]
Driving Shoes For When You Don’t Want To Wear Driving Shoes
Shoes come between you and your car. That’s unavoidable. Good ones feel like they don’t. Purpose-made driving shoes with all manner of pretense and peacockishness have attempted to fill that space, with varying results. For us though? We stick to […]
Boosted or Natural: Supercharged NSX vs Modifed NA – /TUNED
Video by /DRIVE, Text by Bryce Womeldurf This episode of /TUNED, aired last season on the /DRIVE+ channel, featuring a comparison between two friends’ approaches to tuning the NSX; one keeping things naturally aspirated and the other going with the approach […]
Congratulations to Porsche on their Win at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans
Over the weekend, Porsche and Audi fought it out all night in the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans. Porsche would claim victory with the top two spots of the podium going to Porsche teams. I was rooting for them, as I’m admittedly more […]
Project Miata: Goodbye, devil hoses
Goodbye #devilhoses. See you in another #20years. Well, see you next oil change. #Stayput #Miata #Miatalife #devilhose #NA #NA8 #jinbaittai #ivemendedsomething A photo posted by Bryce Womeldurf (@hoonart) on May 30, 2015 at 6:05pm PDT Over the weekend, I worked […]
Mazda Still Gets It: Driving Matters
Recently, I was a little annoyed to see a local dealership advertising that you could take a “virtual testdrive” of a new Camry. While I realize that someone may hopefully not just make a judgement on a major purchase, like […]
Project Miata: Coolant Hoses Are A Go!
Decided to get the #Miata off the ground before work. Coolant hoses are a go tonight. #Hooniverse #HoonArt pic.twitter.com/fkJEimfAok — Bryce Womeldurf (@HoonArtBlog) May 28, 2015 In case you missed it on my Twitter feed this morning, I finally lifted […]
Project ThunderBunny: Fixing An Unstable Idle
Over the past few weeks, our daily driver 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit, known as the ThunderBunny, started developing a rough idle. Driving around town, it felt completely normal, but once you stopped at a red light, you could feel the engine […]
The dream of the 70s is alive in British Colombia
H/T to Tim Andersen Okay, so perhaps that doesn’t quite have the ring to it that Portlandia’s “Dream of the ’90s” did a few years ago, but this thing is quite a find! Right now, you can have a 1973 Lamborghini Espada, the […]
The Art Car Museum of Houston
Often when I take a trip, I’ll have a look around to see what local car culture is available to see and experience. Such was the case last week, when I landed in Houston, Texas, for my sister’s wedding in Austin. Something […]
