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Friday Feature – Spotlight: Charles Leclerc – F1 Driver for Ferrari
Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc (known better as Charles Leclerc) was born on October 16, 1997 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. His parents, Hervé Leclerc and Pascale Leclerc had three kids; Charles, Arthur, and Lorenzo, with Charles being the middle child. Growing up in Monaco really was the birthplace of his passion, as it is considered to be known for its motorsport culture. His father also had a pretty big influence on Charles’ career choice as well, as he was a former racing driver for both Formula 2 and Formula 3 from the 80s and 90s. Sadly, he passed away in 2017 at the age of 54 after battling a long…
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A Day to Remember – The Last Dodge Challenger and Charger Have Been Built
I hope you all had a great holiday season and New Years and since this is the first blog post of 2024, Happy New Year to my readers. I hope this new year brings you all the good things that you wanted and is a successful year for you all. Welcome to those who newly discovered my site and welcome back to my returning readers. Here’s to another great year for all! ~~~ December 22, 2023 will forever be an iconic day for gearheads, especially if the Dodge Challenger and Chargers were your favourite cars. The last cars for both models rolled off the assembly plant in Brampton, Ontario (where…
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Drive Festival 2023
Last weekend (Sept 8-10) Drive Festival was held at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, and although it was quite popular I still feel like a feature post would boost next years’ attendance. 2023 marked 3 years for this event, so still quite new out there, but that didn’t stop motorheads alike from attending. Drive Festival is the ultimate car show for gearheads in Canada, so it’s no surprise that new car technology and test drive opportunities are featured on the three test tracks at this event. In 2021, when the event was held from Sept 10-12, Drive Festival made history. 17,000 people attended and this helped to make Drive Festival…
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What’s the Real Deal with JDM?
Happy belated Thanksgiving to my American visitors! I hope it was a good one. This week’s blog post is going to be about JDM cars, so let’s get into it! JDM is a term that everyone has heard of at least once in their life, but what does the acronym really mean? JDM or Japanese Domestic Market refers to cars that are made by Japanese companies, made within the country’s regulations. But what makes these cars so special? Keep reading to find out! For a long time now, JDM cars have been popular in the automotive market around the world. Interestingly enough, Japanese made cars were only introduced to the…
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