Love Stories Broncoitis by crewchief      I can't believe I did it. I have wanted a "classic" car forever, but have always been hesitant to actually buy one since I don't have a background in mechanics. Thank god for the web! More... Go Karting! by Shaina      I'm 15 and I've been racing Go-Karts for three years and have won two season Championships. My first season out I got 2nd by one point. I race at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, Washington during the winter. Here is a little tidbit of something that happened my first season of racing. More... Tow This by Peggy "TowGrrl" Treuber      I have been driving tow trucks for about 2 years now and I just love it! I meet all kinds of people - many are surprised to see a woman tow truck driver and some are skeptical but I know how to do my job and do it well so the doubts soon turn to respect. More... Love for Sale by L.A. Thompson      Oh my heart, the day we met Was an enchanted day I won't forget. Love at first sight had never been true, Until my eyes did settle on you. More... Size Matters by Salina Bailey      I drive trucks for a living, one in a long line of truckers. Both my dad and stepdad were drivers. They were hauling logs in old Mack trucks before I was even born. It's funny, but none of my brothers followed in their footsteps, just me the daughter! More... Shortcut Through Paradise by Jenny "Small Truck" Van West       Most days, I drive in the city. This means that half the time it is not the pleasurable sort of driving that happens along a deserted road somewhere sunny, chasing gulls down a coastal highway. It is gritty, wet, Seattle driving... More... Lost and Found by vo       So it goes a little something like this. I was in love with her. I waited years to get her, scrimping saving, driving around in a Ford Pinto for years. Waiting, looking, hoping to see her. My dream girl. A '64 Valiant slant-6 (of course) V200 with a push-button tranny. More... Ogling Italian Cars on the Pier by Angela       Italian scooters, motorcycles, and cars were displayed on Pier 62/63 in Seattle at the Eighth Annual Italian Concours d'Elegance on Sunday, September 5th. As if the cars were not enough, the organizers also engaged an opera singer to entertain the visitors... More... Report from the NHRA Northwest Nationals by crewchief       Sunday August 1st I attended the National Hot Rod Association Northwest Nationals. Nothing could have prepared me for the feeling in my body when I witnessed the first run of the day. It was top fuel dragsters - they smoked the tires and it looked great. More... Why I Love Trucks: A Memoir by Jenny "Small Truck" Van West       In first grade, my class took a field trip way out River Road, past the shopping malls sprung up practically overnight, out into the rural land near the Potomac River that was home to miles of wooden fences and horses. We visited a working truck farm-that's where vegetables are grown, not trucks. More... Rumble in Redmond by Barb "TrueBrit" Fairhead       No, not another earthquake. The All British Meet in Marymoor Park. The mother lode. First thing I saw? A tasteful display by the British Military Vehicles Association. There it was, in the flesh, a fully-functioning Ferret. More... Remember When? by Angela       At two Seattle-area car shows this summer, one beautiful vintage car had painted on its side a fetching girl carhop, on rollerskates ready to serve up some burgers. Above her was painted the words, "Remember When?" More... Monster Mayham by crewchief       Lately people have been looking at me with this look of horror when they witness my admittedly bizarre excitement that the monster trucks are coming. "The Monster Trucks! The Monster Trucks! Ahhhhhhh!!! Omigod!!! Omigod!!! I'm so excited!!!!!!!!" is what erupted out of me when I saw the first commercial on TV. More... American Cars - Brit's Eye View by Barb "TrueBrit" Fairhead       Being used to driving little Euro-boxes with three gerbils and a wheel where the engine should be, and NO soldiers in sight, I am amazed by the fact that everybody seems to be driving tanks and other military looking vehicles in this country. More... Chrome Love by vo       What is it about chrome? It's sleek, shiny and sexy. Chrome. Only chrome can mix organic with hard lines and have the end result look hot. More... Fun with Ferrets by Barb "TrueBrit" Fairhead       And not the fluffy, de-clawed, de-scented kind. It's a Scout car, very nippy (0-300 mph in 60 seconds) Great visibility. Goes as fast backwards as it does forwards. Not very long. Probably the same as the width of that new Ford Expedition. More...

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