Here’s the thing. I hate snow like the proverbial fat kid hates dodge ball. Pretty? Sure, but it’s also cold, wet and quickly turns from winter wonderland into travel nightmare. That’s why I live way down here (da South) so I don’t have to deal with it. The ever-intriguing Jack Baruth was kind enough to [...]

Long-time reader, first-time poster… It’s a pleasure to finally join the Autofiends staff, and thanks to the timely expiration of Mr. Jonny Lieberman’s restraining order against me, I’m now able to both share my automotive obsession with you, the lovely readers, and resume my usual position in a spacious, binocular-equipped, custom-built treehouse across the street [...]

One of the things I love most about Jack Baruth’s writing is his unrepentant contrarianism.  Think turbos are cool? Wrong! You want steam power. Low profile tires? Go back to you XBOX — all real racers drive on thick cement tires. Big brake kit? Use your grandpa’s WW2 parachute — the one down in mama’s [...]

Nissan Day is without end! Full Disclosure: SpeedSportLife’s Jack Baruth is not only a friend of mine, but was on my LeMons team last May. He’s a pretty good driver, too. Full Disclosure 2.0: Here at Autofiends we love nothing more than reporting on the latest Nurburgring “Lap Record.” Why just this very morning Zach put [...]