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This year, due to an unexpected, last-minute opportunity, AutoMatters & More has covered not one but two U.S. military air shows.
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Book Review: “CHARGING AHEAD: General Motors, Mary Barra & The Reinvention of an American Icon” by David Welch (Detroit bureau chief for Bloomberg News): This book provides “an inside account of Mary Barra’s historic quest to transform GM into an electric carmaker,” making “EVs at a similar cost to gasoline-burning models.”
Participating in car club activities, including the San Diego Miata Club’s SURF ‘N’ SAFARI, is a huge benefit to driving a sports car.
Goodguys — America’s Favorite Car Show — returned to the Del Mar Fairgrounds for the second time this year, on Sept. 30 through Oct. 2, complete with a new name: the 1st Meguiar’s So-Cal Nationals, presented by BASF.
Due to COVID, it had been three long years since the last MCAS Miramar Air Show.
Billed as “The Ultimate Disney Fan Event,” and usually celebrated every two years, D23 EXPO was completely SOLD OUT well in advance of its return, for three wonderful days, to the Anaheim Convention Center, near Disneyland — for the first time since the Pandemic derailed much of life as we had known it before.
Talk about a whirlwind of activity, this month I’ve already driven 500 miles to cover a mega Disney event, endured dental surgery, and discovered a restaurant that serves delicious Mexican takeout food, after my long-time favorite Mexican restaurant shut its doors forever.
Each year, the automotive aftermarket industry gathers at the trade-only SEMA Show and AAPEX in Las Vegas.
This was supposed to be another pleasant drive in the San Diego back-country with the San Diego Miata Club (SDMC), as I had enjoyed many times over the years.
On Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, race fans witnessed a spectacular crash that they may never forget.
Especially in Southern California, leisure time on weekends often revolves around people and their cars.
