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| Posted: 25 Aug 2009 04:55 AM PDT DOWNERS GROVE CAR SHOWS Friday Night Classic Car Shows return to downtown Downers Grove through Sept. 4. From 6 to 9 p.m. each Friday, cars will be on display on Main Street from Maple to Franklin. The August-September schedule is Fins, Aug. 28; and Award Winners, Sept. 4. Admission is free. Call 630-725-0991 or visit www.downtowndg.org. CRUZ-IN A Cruz-In is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 29 at Rockenbach Chevrolet in Grayslake. The free event is open to classic and performance cars. Call 847-752-6233. MILK PAIL CAR SHOW The 11th annual Milk Pail Classic Car Show is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 30 at the restaurant on Ill. 25 just north of I-90 in Elgin. More than 200 cars are expected. Fee to show a car is $3. Spectator admission is free. Call 847-428-4693. AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG BENEFIT The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum hosts its annual benefit dinner Sept. 3. The event, which starts at 6 p.m. in the museum in Auburn, Ind., will include silent and live auctions. Tickets are $125 each and are available by calling Jan Schippers at 260-925-1444. Visit www.automobilemuseum.org. STEAM AND POWER SHOW The Hesston Steam Museum hosts its annual Steam and Power Show Sept. 4 through 7. The show, at the museum in LaPorte, Ind., features steam powered farm machinery and antique cars. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and free for kids 12 and younger. Train Fares are $5 for adults and $3 for kids 12 and younger. Seniors get half-price rides on Fridays. Visit hesston.org. FIRST CHURCH CAR SHOW The 7th annual First Church Car Show is set for Sept. 5 at 127th Street and Bell Road, Lemont. (Rain date Sept. 14.) The show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. is open to all cars. Entry fee is $15, and spectator admission is free. E-mail TRMRACING@aol.com or call 708-460-1755. SKIP'S GRAFFITI GOLD The 25th annual Skip's Graffiti Gold Car Show is set for Sept. 6 at the new Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. The show, swap and corral will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults and $2 for kids 6-11. Vendor spaces are $35, show cars $10-$15 and corral spots $25. Visit www.skipsusa.com or call 630-340-4744. SCORE RALLYE The SCORE Rallye Team presents a gimmick car rallye Sept. 12. The event begins with registration at 6 p.m. at the Firestone Auto Center at Woodfield Mall, off Golf Road between Ill. 53 and Meacham Road. Fee is $15, with the first cars out at 7:15. Call 773-493-2517 or e-mail road-rallye@sbcglobal.net. FALL CAR CORRAL Volo Auto Museum hosts its Fall Expo and Car Corral, open to 225 cars, Sept. 12. Registration is required for the free event, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 815-385-3644 or visit www.volocars.com. DEERFIELD CAR SHOW The Deerfield Area Historical Society holds its annual Fallfest and Car Show Sept. 13. All show-quality cars from the 1970s and earlier are welcome from noon to 4 p.m. at the Historical Village. No registration is required, and admission is free. Contact scramer724@yahoo.com or 847-948-0680. BRITISH CAR FEST The British Car Union hosts its 23nd annual Chicagoland British Car Festival Sept. 13 at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines. The festival, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., is open to all British marques, from Austin to Zephyr. Registration is $20 through Aug. 21 and $25 at the gate. Spectator admission is free. British motorcycles also will be on display. Visit www.britishcarunion.com or e-mail qualitas.jack@gmail.com. BOULEVARD LAKEFRONT TOUR Registration is open for the annual Boulevard Lakefront Tour Sept. 13. Bicyclists can experience Daniel Burnham's dream on four routes: the 62-mile Ultimate Neighborhood, 35-mile Boulevard Tour Ride, 27-mile Beverly Cruise and 15-mile South Side Ramble. All routes s begin and end at the Midway Plaisance. Registration is $30, $25 for Active Transportation Alliance members and $12 for kids 17 and younger. Visit www.boulevardtour.org or call 312-427-3325, ext. 251. CRUISE THE BACKLOT Downtown Skokie's Cruise the Backlot events are set for Sept. 16. The free cruise runs from 6 to 9 p.m. on the Village Green (parking lot between Village Hall and library. Visit www.cruisethebacklot.com. FAMOUS PUZZLER RALLYE The 11th annual Famous Puzzler Rallye kicks off with registration at 6 p.m. Sept. 19 at Woodfield Mall parking lot in Schaumburg near light pole B-2. A beginner's school starts at 6:45 and drivers meeting at 7 with the first car out at 7:15. Cost is $25 in advance and $30 at the gate with proceeds to benefit UPS for DownS, a non-profit that assists families dealing with Down Syndrome. Visit www.upsfordowns.org. RAILROAD DAYS The Monticello Railway Museum hosts Railroad Days Sept. 19 and 20 in Monticello, off I-72 between Champaign and Springfield. Abraham Lincoln and the Leviathan, an operating 1869 steam locomotive replica, will be on hand for the festivities. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All day tickets, with unlimited train rides, are $12 for adults and $8 for children age 2-12. Visit www.mrym.org. KJP CAR SHOWS In conjunction with the HeritageFest West Dundee, KJP Car, Truck and Motorcycle Shows will hold a show Sept. 19-20 at Main and 2nd Streets in the suburb. Registration opens at 10:30 with a fee of $15 per vehicle. Spectators are free, with awards by 4 p.m. Call John Pullaro at 847-608-0565 or Mike Konwinski 847-895-0032 or visit www.wdundee.org. CORVETTE FUNFEST Mid America Motorworks holds its 16th annual Corvette Funfest Sept. 25-27 at its headquarters on U.S. 45, 2 miles north of Interstates 57 and 70, in Effingham, Ill. Some 15,000 of the sports cars are expected for show. Admission starts at $25 through July 15 and $40 afterward. Call 800-500-1500 or visit www.corvettefunfest.com. PUMKIN DAYS The Illinois Railway Museum hosts it annual Pumpkin Days Oct. 3 and 4. Ride the trains and pick a free pumpkin. Hours at the museum in Union are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fares are $12 for adults, $8 for kids or $45 for families. Visit www.irm.org or call 815-923-4000 or 800-BIG-RAIL (244-7245). TERROR ON THE RAILROAD The Illinois Railway Museum hosts its annual haunted event, Terror on the Railroad, Oct. 9 and 10, 16 and 17, 23 and 24 and 30 and 31. Participants must be at least 13 and in good health. The event will run from 7 to 11 p.m. all eight nights. Tickets, available only at the gate, are $12. Visit www.irm.org or call 815-923-4000 or 800-BIG-RAIL (244-7245). FALL SWAPFEST Mid America Motorworks hosts its Fall Swapfest Oct. 10. Swapfest will also include an uction, flea market and car corral from 8 a.m to 4 p.m. at Mid America, on U.S. 45, 2 miles north of Interstates 57 and 70, in Effingham, Ill. Vendor spaces are $40 and the corral costs $25 per vehicle. Visit www.mamotorworks.com. GHOST TRAIN The Monticello Railway Museum hosts its Ghost Train Oct. 23-25 and Oct. 30 and 31 in Monticello, off I-72 between Champaign and Springfield. The trains, with a Haunted Boxcar, run every half hour from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 23, 24, 30 and 31. The run on the half hour from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Oct. 25. Tickets are $6 for ages 2 and older. Visit www.mrym.org. TRICK OR TREAT TROLLEY Tricks and treats await you at every stop on this spooky and kooky trolley ride at the Illinois Railway Museum Oct. 24 and 25 and 31. Kids in costume get a free prize. Hours at the museum in Union are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fares are $12 for adults, $8 for kids or $45 for families. Visit www.irm.org or call 815-923-4000 or 800-BIG-RAIL (244-7245). SKIP'S SWAP The 17th annual Skip's Auto and Truck Parts Swap Meet is set for Nov. 1 at the new Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. The meet and sale for collectible and performance vehices is set for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults and $2 for kids 6-11. Vendor fee is $35 and cars for sale $25. Visit www.skipsusa.com or call 630-340-4744. THE POLAR EXPRESS The Monticello Chamber of Commerce hosts Lunch with Santa on the Train Dec. 4 and 5 at the Monticello Railway Museum, off I-72 between Champaign and Springfield. The journey, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., leaves the Wabash Depot in downtown Monticello and includes a reading of the story. Tickets are $20 per person. For information, visit www.polarexpressride.com or call 877-762-9011. For tickets, visit www.mrym.org. LUNCH WITH SANTA The Monticello Railway Museum hosts the Polar Express Nov. 27 and 28 and Dec. 5 and 6 in Monticello, off I-72 between Champaign and Springfield. Departures are 10 a.m. and 1, 2:15 and 3:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and 10:30 and 11:45 a.m. and 1:15 and 2:30 p.m. Dec 6. Tickets are $11 per person. Visit www.monticellochamber.org. HAPPY HOLIDAY RAILWAY Take a train ride through holiday light displays and visit with Santa Claus and his elves at the Illinois Railway Museum Dec. 5 and 6, 12 and 13 and 19 and 20. Children on Santa's "good" list will recieve a gift. Trains run every two hours at the museum in Union. Visit www.irm.org or call 815-923-4000 or 800-BIG-RAIL (244-7245). TOYS FOR TOTS The 32nd annual Chicagoland Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade begins at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 6 at Dan Ryan Woods, 85th Street and Western Avenue, Chicago. The parade will proceed up Western to the Marine Reserve Center at Foster Avenue and Troy Street. Participants can gather at 8 a.m. and should bring an unwrapped new toy or game -- but no plush toys. Visit www.chicagolandtft.org or call 773-866-TOYS (8697). Having a public event? Rides would like to list it. Please send the information--event name, time, place, admission/fees and contact information--to What's up, Rides, 435 N. Michigan Ave., 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611 or e-mail to transportation@tribune.com at least two weeks before the event. Submissions will be accepted in writing only.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Steven Cole Smith AUTOMOTIVE - Orlando Sentinel Posted: 23 Aug 2009 01:37 AM PDT Ten years ago, Honda launched the S2000, a surprisingly traditional sports car from an untraditional company. The S2000 was rear-wheel drive, had a high-revving little engine and came only with a manual transmission. It was built in the image of the great old European sports cars, but it started every day and didn't leak oil. Ten years before that, Mazda used that same philosophy for the Miata and still does. Honda figured there was a niche to be filled just up from the Miata. The S2000 was seven inches longer, two inches taller, more powerful and more expensive. While the Miata survives, the 2009 model year is the last for the Honda S2000. Sales — never robust, but Honda never intended the S2000 to be a volume car — have tapered off to the point where the company figures it just wasn't worth building it anymore, and the fact that Honda sold only 68 of them in the U.S. in July supports that theory. Even so, the S2000 remains one of the most invigorating, fun-to-drive cars you can buy at any price. The six-speed manual transmission is simply the best there is. Handling is taut, braking is strong and linear, and even though the 2.2-liter four-cylinder engine is rated at just 237 horsepower, it feels like a hundred more. From the outside, the 2009 S2000 looks remarkably like that original 2000 model, and inside, changes have been similarly minor. The cockpit is snug but not cramped, though the seat doesn't go back far enough to suit drivers who are much more than 6 feet tall. Trunk space is shallow but adequate. The original S2000's 2.0-liter engine revved to a motorcycle-like 9,000 rpm, which made in-town driving seem a little frantic. Several years ago Honda increased engine size to 2.2 liters, and while they actually trimmed the horsepower by three, it increased the torque, which is the measure of pulling power. Bottom line: You don't have to rev the engine as much to get going. Fuel mileage, EPA-rated at 18 mpg city and 25 mpg highway, isn't bad for a car that is as much as home on a race track as it is on the road. But be aware that this is a genuine two-seater — if it won't fit in the trunk, it isn't going with you. Base price of the S2000 is $34,995, but that's with every major feature offered except for a removable hard top, which adds $3,569 if you want one. I don't. This is a car to be driven with the top down, stereo off, preferably on twisty back roads that require a lot of shifting. Fun? We don't talk about that so much anymore, but the S2000 delivers. For a little while longer, at least.
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| 5 New Middleweight Cruiser Motorcycles: Comparison Test - Popular Mechanics Posted: 19 Aug 2009 07:33 AM PDT Motorcycles have an alter ego. On the outside, a husky cruiser bike may look like the two-wheel equivalent of a gas-guzzling muscle car. But despite the big chrome pipes, fat rear tire and bulging V-twin engine, bikes are fantastically fuel-efficient machines. Even the heaviest, most powerful models deliver hybridlike economy. The smallest ones sip fuel at a pace that would make a Prius owner jealous. So a cool-looking, fun-to-ride cruiser can become a very unlikely and appealing alternative to a hybrid. Who says motorcycles are just weekend fun? The best-selling of these fuel-efficient cruisers live in the rather nebulous middleweight class. Broadly ranging from 500 cc to 1000 cc, these bikes all pack traditional V-twin engines, pumped-up styling and loads of comfort. The middleweights are lighter, lower and much easier to ride than the big boys. So they won't overwhelm first-time riders. Yet many are rewarding enough for old pros, too. Best of all, these bikes are some of the sweetest bargains in motorcycling. We gathered up five middleweight contenders from Yamaha (Star), Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki, and rode them nearly 350 miles through some of Southern California's best roads and worst traffic. Professional rider Danny Coe ran each bike through our battery of acceleration and braking tests at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona. And we brought along a seasoned passenger to test each bike's capability for two-up touring. Often it takes big torque to turn our heads. But in this test, we found that the smaller bikes had enough power, efficiency and comfort to impress.
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| Weirs Beach cruise night is attracting quite a following - Citizen Posted: 25 Aug 2009 12:16 AM PDT The rain held off and for yet another time in the soon-to-be over summer, the cool place to be on Monday evening was the Weirs Beach Lobster Pound which attracted dozens of custom and antique automobiles and the many people who love them. After being approached earlier this year by Dick Cartier, who wanted to liven up The Weirs, the Ray brothers — Mike and Rich Jr. — agreed to let Cartier, who is well known in local automotive and motorcycle circles, to use their lower parking lot every Monday after Bike Week for a free, drive-in car show. The decision, said Lobster Pound Manager Heather LaGarde, has been a success both in drawing participants and spectators to the cruise night as well as patrons to the restaurant on what is normally a quiet business day. Among the many boys with their toys, Doug Smith was getting a lot of attention for his ride, a 1934 Packard Standard Eight sedan-limousine that he had purchased just only last week. A retired car dealer originally from the Lebanon area, Smith and his seven classic automobiles — his oldest is a 1916 Overland — now call Laconia home. He spoke freely and enthusiastically about his Packard, noting that Packard was "one of the premier marques" in the American automobile industry at a time when the industry was at its peak. Smith acquired the car in an estate sale. "I always appreciated this vintage and looked at a couple roadsters but they were ridiculously expensive not that this isn't foolish." He declined, however, to say just how foolish he had been. "I'm very much enjoying the car. It's hard to get a good deal on an antique car, but I'm satisfied," said Smith who spent much of the two-hour cruise night taking compliments from admirers and proffering stories about the Packard. "It's my understanding, which is unverified," he said, that the Packard had been owned for many years by a gentleman in California who took it with him when he moved to Missouri. When the original owner died, Smith said he took the car with him, in a fashion of sorts, by having it engraved on his tombstone. The Packard's provenance is as interesting as the car itself. The car was built for seven passengers, including a chauffeur, and its eight-cylinder engine could get the 5,000-pound vehicle up to 70 mph. The hood features the classic "Goddess of Speed" ornament while the trunk is literally what looks like a small steamer trunk attached to the outside of the car on a platform. "I love it when people enjoy the car," said Smith and on Monday, some of those people, Carole and Moe Palmer of Laconia, just happened to have the car parked next to the Packard. Over the course of five years, the Palmers transformed their 1954 Chevrolet 210 into an outright street rod, giving it a new automatic transmission and modern parts from several other vehicles, including a pickup truck. The car boasts chrome side pipes and bucket seats salvaged from a Ford Granada that were reupholstered with the Chevy logo on them. The engine is a 350-cubic inch Chevrolet but the bright red paint is a Ford product, a concession to both his pocketbook, said Moe Palmer, and the fact that he really liked the color. Palmer said he has taken his car to other cruise nights in the Lakes Region, but added he really liked the one in his hometown and expects it to grow as more people find out about it. Doug Page of Gilford is sold on the event, which is why he brought his 1967 Chevy Chevelle back another time on Monday. Page is all about power —- his other favorite car is a '66 Corvette — and the Chevelle, with its bored 461-cubic inch engine delivers a whopping 850 horsepower and has the potential to be goosed up to 1,200. The blue -color car features white and gray smoke trails on the hood through which pokes an enormous air intake. "It will put the front wheels off the ground," Page said of his car, which has a vanity license plate that reads "RUBRETR." Les Sanborn, who is a seasonal Lakes Region resident from Sanford, Maine, and whose nickname is "The Rod Father" because of his passion for converting old cars into hot rods, came to the WBLP with what he said was the quintessential hot trod car: a 1932 Ford three window. Painted a teal blue, there were fuzzy dice hanging off the car's rear-view mirror. While he liked what he saw in The Weirs, Sanborn pointed out that "they have a lot of cruise nights around here" and the one at the WBLP needs some more exposure to grow. Cartier hopes this story will help that aim and see the cruise nights return in 2010. The inaugural 2009 cruise night season wraps up on Oct. 11 with a car and motorcycle show as well as a swap meet. LaGarde, who said that she liked all the cars on display Monday but was partial to a classic Camaro Z28, said her employer is happy to host the cruise nights where visitors receive coupons for discounted meals as well as the chance to win free dinners. The cruise nights also help raise money for local charities, said Cartier, through a 50-50 raffle. Since the cruise nights began, Cartier has donated half of the raffle proceeds to groups including Community Health and Hospice, the New Hampshire Humane Society and the Weirs Action Committee. For more information about Cruise Night at the Weirs Beach Lobster Pound, call Cartier at 455-0458.
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