Automotive News, Reviews, and History
Recently, Northern California saw it’s biggest drift event take place at Sonoma Raceway. This event, called WinterJam, was absolutely amazing. Below, I tried my hardest to catch some of … Continue Reading Sonoma WinterJam Drift Event Pictures
Lately, I have been getting more into photography, and into trying to improve my photos and shooting style. In the coming months, I am already planning to attend several automotive … Continue Reading My Favorite Photos So Far
It took me around a month for me to buy my first modification for my 2016 Fiesta ST. Not so with my 2018 Mustang EcoBoost; I was already browsing parts … Continue Reading Mustang “Base to Beast” Update 1: So it Begins
I have had a few people curious about the sources used for the North Korea article, and decided to simply post the document I make when I write something. Let … Continue Reading Cars North Korea Should Never Have Sources
North Korea has been in the news a lot lately. Missiles, seemingly Hollywood-inspired car chases, and even puppies have all led to an interesting news cycle for the Hermit Kingdom, … Continue Reading Cars North Korea Should Never Have
Having been gone for a while, lots of things have changed, including my car. The Fiesta ST is gone, only for another Ford to take its place: a 2018 Mustang … Continue Reading 2018 Mustang EcoBoost Zero-Option Base Model: What Are the Plans?
Wow. If you didn’t know any better, this site would lead you to believe I had DIED or something. Well, worry-not, for thespeedtrap.net is back. With my return, the website … Continue Reading Where The Heck Have I Been? TheSpeedTrap Returns
Lately, California has been a very dry state, with less rain and snow than we are used to. As my wife and I like to ski, this was a Bad … Continue Reading Opinion: Please, Just Wash Your Car in the Winter
Land Rover Celebrates 70th Anniversary with V8 Defender Land Rover is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its iconic Defender off-road box in the best way possible: by making up to … Continue Reading Daily News: Tuesday 1/16/18
Normally, I like to go through and pick my favorites from my local Cars and Coffee event, and post them a couple days later. This week, I am doing it … Continue Reading Cars and Coffee Folsom 1/13/2018
Lotus Reveals Another ‘New’ Car: The GT410 Sport I surely can’t be the only one confused at this point by Lotus’ lineup. Before, if you wanted a fast, powerful Lotus, you … Continue Reading Daily News: Thursday 1/11/18
2018 Ford F-150 Diesel: It is Finally Here Last year, at 2017’s Detroit Auto Show, Ford announced that they were bringing a Power Stroke-equipped F-150 to the half-ton pickup market. … Continue Reading Weekend Roundup: 1/5/18-1/7/18
Nissan Plans to Showcase Brain-to-Vehicle Communication Technology Nissan, ahead of the official 2018 CES show, have previewed their showcase technology: brain-to-vehicle communication technology. This technology takes the thoughts in a … Continue Reading Daily News: Thursday 1/4/18
Kenichi Yamamoto, father of Mazda’s rotary and a one-time boss of the company, has passed away at the age of 95. While the rotary may not have been invented by … Continue Reading Daily News: Monday 1/1/2018
Subaru Announces Pricing on WRX STI Type RA and BRZ tS Subaru has announced pricing for their pair of special editions, the 2018 WRX STI Type RA and the 2018 … Continue Reading Daily News: Thursday 12/14/17
Reno; The Biggest Little City. For the longest time, despite it being less than three-hours away, my experience with Reno was limited to Reno 911! on Comedy Central. The show was … Continue Reading National Automobile Museum, Reno, NV
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