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To break with tradition, and as an opportunity to try something completely different, we signed on to the Dodge SRT program for a track outing. The opportunity to lay down laps at Atlanta’s famous and stunningly beautiful Road Atlanta track was too hard to let pass by, so last month we actually caught a plane to try our hand on an unfamiliar track in cars we knew little about. Arriving in Atlanta very early on a Friday morning we had time to check in, eat breakfast and catch a few Z’s as the Saturday would be a very full day. Our steads for the day would be a selection of Dodge SRT 392 “Hemis”, and as can be expected, they were present in every color imaginable. Margo and I have been circulating tracks around the world now for several years. It’s always been a part of the plan to visit as many locations as we could and readers will recall our adventures have extended to include time on track for both of us in Germany (on the world famous Nordschleife, or North Loop, of the  Nü...

The month of February proved even more depressing than January for anyone who enjoys the sun as much as I do. Who would give up living in Sydney, Australia, for this kind of weather – something former colleagues now living in Sydney remind me, frequently. Oh well, when summer rolls around I will likely have forgotten just how cold Colorado can become. Colorful Colorado? More like Chilly Colorado! The picture above I used recently in a post to Facebook – but it’s worth duplicating here. I’m not a reliable fan of Facebook and don’t turn to the site as often as I should, even as I see email notifications in my inbox encouraging me to take time to check what others have said. As a full-time writer, being paid for my opinions and commentaries, I feel it’s almost a betrayal of my clients’ trust to simply put down my thoughts in a medium such as Facebook, and do so for free! However, it was quite a different experience earlier in the month. As mentioned in my previous post, Margo...