Monday, April 25, 2022

BLUE HILL CRUIZ NIGHTS

CRUSIN' THE BLUE HILLS

Story and Photos by Keith E. Jacobson

 


Blue Hill Cruiz Nights is a wonderful small local event. They Kicked off their season on April 22 at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Canton, MA. A nice variety of cars showed up including one really cool motorcycle trike ... a Rewaco.

Built in Germany and purchased from a dealer in Florida this was the first one that I had ever seen. There was a nice assortment of cars and a great group of friendly people. 









 

 

 

 

Monday, April 18, 2022

126th Running of the Boston Marathon

 On the run in Beantown 

Keith E. Jacobson - Story and Photos

The 126th running of the Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 18, 2022. 

The Boston Marathon is said to be the world's largest annual marathon, traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. The Boston Marathon is one of the world's top road racing events. 

The event estimates about 500,000 spectators each year, making it New England's most  attended sporting event. Starting with 18 participants in 1897, it now attracts an average of about 30,000 registered participants each year.

 







































Monday, April 11, 2022

DRIVE LIKE A BOSS AT AUTOCROSS

AUTOCROSS IS BACK FOR 2022 !!!

Story and Photos by Keith E. Jacobson 

 


The Bay State Corvette Club ran their first autocross of the season on Sunday, April 10th. For those not familiar with the event their web site says: " Autocross is a form of motorsports that emphasizes safe, low-cost competition and active participation. An autocross is a timed competition where drivers navigate one at a time through a temporary course marked by traffic cones, rather than racing on a track with multiple other cars, as in road racing or oval racing. 

 Autocross tends to place more emphasis on car handling and driver skill than on sheer horsepower, and events typically have many classes which allow almost any vehicle, from economy sedans to purpose-built vehicles, to compete. 

Speeds are slower in absolute terms when compared to other forms of motorsports, usually not exceeding highway speeds, but the activity level (measured in discrete turns per minute) can be higher than even Formula One due to the large number of elements packed into each course. 

 Autocross courses are typically 40 to 70 seconds in length. In addition to being a national-level motorsport in its own right, autocrossing is a good way to learn skills that transfer to road racing, as drivers learn vehicle control and club ethics."

For more information check out their Facebook page or follow the link above.













 






































 

 

THERE ARE VARIOUS CLASSES BY SKILL LEVEL AND EQUIPMENT SO NOVICES SHOULDN'T FEEL INTIMIDATED.