Rhys Millen Motorsports creates an all-new class for Rallycross Story by Budd Stanley, photos courtesy of RMR   They say that racing is a disease, and I tend to agree. Since dipping my toes into the warm and inviting motorsport waters some twelve years ago, I, like many, have been swept away in the whirlpool [...]

My return to racing finds taking it off the street is not enough for some. Story and photos by Budd Stanley, additional photos courtesy of Ken Au-Yeung   I have been away from racing for quite some time now. A series of off-road excursions spelled the doom of my last race car, while the reality [...]

Australia’s intimidating breed of family saloons Story by Budd Stanley, photos courtesy of Ford and Holden   The muscle car is alive and well here in Canada; like a phoenix taking flight, ground-thumping V8’s rocket Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers and Chargers across wide-open spaces. While the modern Muscle Car has been a success, with rivalries once [...]

What performance side effects do bigger wheels have on your car? Story by Budd Stanley The swapping of small wheels for larger, better-looking aluminum mags is usually the first thing we do when we purchase ourselves a new project car. However, other than the vastly improved looks, what are the benefits of larger wheels on [...]

Are increasingly advanced tuning technologies making the TDI the next GTI? Story by Budd Stanley, photos courtesy of VW   I’ve always been a big Volkswagen fan. I’ve built and modified old Rabbits, Golfs and GTIs and they provided me with some of the most fun driving moments. While the old GTIs were a blast [...]

Canada is soon to lose the RX-8 and Lancer Evolution X Story by Budd Stanley, photos courtesy of Mazda and Mitsubishi Canada   Jeremy Clarkson said it best when he uttered, “I just can’t help thinking that…cars like this will soon be consigned to the history books. I have this horrible, dreadful feeling that what [...]

Ringing out a rally-prepared Fiesta Story by Budd Stanley, photos by Jordan Allan   It is one of the most exciting and exhilarating forms of sport on the planet that sees everyday commuter cars become airborne rockets dancing between immovable trees and horrifying cliffs at break-neck speeds. Rallying combines motorsport with adventure tourism and extreme [...]

Learning the Fine Art of Racecraft   Story and photos by Budd Stanley   This part of the magazine is primarily dedicated to the modification of one’s vehicle to either make it look the way we want, sound the way we want or to go as fast as we can make it. Now, in terms [...]

The future will soon be going beyond simple ECU Flashes   Story by Budd Stanley, photos courtesy of Porsche, Ferrari and Formula One   Today’s technology has allowed tuners to get massive gains out of the common turbocharged engine. As many manufacturers are turning to turbocharging to produce both high power output and emissions efficiency, [...]

Every Sunday morning, when we turn on the television to watch Porsches, Aston Martins and Ferraris enduring the 24 Hours of Le Mans, or Funny Cars streak down the quarter mile, or a rugged Ford, Subaru or Mitsubishi…