Went back for more racing. This time, the world’s fastest EV KillaCycle got several runs in, and a few of them were against a miniature RC electric version of itself. People from the Discovery Channel were there to film the tiny action.
Michael Kadie gave me a ride around the parking lot in his electric T-bucket [...]

I went to the Wayland Invitational electric drag races last night and took a zillion pictures. Approximately. You can see some of the best, including Killacycle, the world’s fastest electric vehicle, on my Flickr page. I’m going back to the track in about 20 minutes for the Saturday night edition of electric-vehicle racing.

After spending the night at a friend’s house in Eugene (keg of Ninkasi! giant chocolate cupcakes! hot tub!), I stopped by Grand Prix Imports in Wilsonville, Oregon, to see the new Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV with its iridescent yellow paint. They had doors and engine hood up, and they even fired up the 12-cylinder [...]

I can’t believe I didn’t post this sooner. Last weekend, I had to (had to? please) take the train to Seattle to pick up a 2009 Aston Martin DB9 Volante at King Station and drive it back home to Portland. In case you aren’t hip to the Aston lingo, “Volante” is James-Bond-style code for “convertible.”
It [...]