My truck might have been in 4-low, but my mind was racing, adrenaline bangin’ off the rev limiter like a rally car flat over crest. Against my better judgment, my left foot slowly released the brake of my near-antique Xterra and it rolled closer to a 10-foot drop into an adult playground they called a Four-Wheel Drive Park. This ‘park’ I thought was going to be like a Range Rover dealership with a little hill and a couple of rocks so rich people could test to make sure their

By: KRIS GOVE Originally titled: Gearing up for a Dream The Coventry Courier 07/12/2002 LIME ROCK, Conn. – So I'm sitting in my room on the third floor of the Wake Robin Inn in western Connecticut, absorbing the air conditioning, and scanning the tree line for deer... or race cars. It's dusk and the cool, dense air has begun flowing down into Lakeville from the southern end of the Berkshires. Co-owner Shaffin Shariff says that a lot of people come and stay for events at Lime

Don’t buy it, they said. I bought it.

I knew I was hypermiling the second I slipped behind a Prius and closed the gap. I don’t hypermile. Ever. Except that day. Laziness wrapped around my neck like a sleepy, flannel noose and I scoffed at stopping at one of two Providence gas stations on my way home – to Connecticut. Pffft, I said audibly to myself. I had plenty of go-juice to get home. I thought. Then, as soon as I got on the 6/10 outbound, the gas light glowed brighter than the setting sun, exploding in m

Sweet Greyhound Scenicruisers straight from the 50s. If you missed it, check out Part 1, What's Your Favorite Matchbox? Greyhound PD-4501 Scenicruisers All righty, I’ve hired a spelunking team and we’ve reached the catacombs of my mini Matchbox collection. First up this week is a pair of sweet, sweet Greyhounds. These beautiful babies are sportin’ those delicious vintage orange windows and these things even have most of their decals left. One is in better condition than the o

I was that weird kid in the corner coveting my super-detailed Matchboxes made in rainy ol’ England.