Weekend Driver San Diego

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Someplace west (or is it east) of Amarillo, Tex., is on my map for a visit one of these days. Why? Because I like miles and miles of flat land and farms? No, because it’s the home of the Cadillac Ranch. Charles Kuralt visited there years ago and CBS’s Steve Hartman did a follow up [...]

Check out this story from Fox 5 San Diego. It was bad enough that the county booted out Cajon Speedway in 2005, the land is still sitting empty and might not be developed for another five years… or ever! According to this story, the county has “environmental issues” and is trying to get $32 million [...]

One of the great old places in California, Clifton’s Cafeteria in downtown LA, is undergoing a renovation. When it opens again, hopefully sometime next year, it’s worth visiting. Read story from LA Times»

Hard to believe it’s been a year since I had one of my all-time great vacations… a trip up Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner and Coast Starlight to Seattle, then a driving tour from one end of Washington to the other. Hope you enjoy this video of the Coast Starlight running through the mountain snows in Oregon. [...]

Food trucks gather at Park @ Meade to benefit Birney Elementary School. They’re here until 7.

After your trip to the desert (the story in today’s UT San Diego) or our Weekend Driver Classic cruise around South Bay today and you decide to head to LA tomorrow, stop in for coffee at one of the must-visits in downtown LA, Original Philippe’s, before the price goes up by 400 percent. My pal [...]

If you’re hooked on the Barrett-Jackson auction telecasts like I am, the Fantasy Bid competition can make things even more fun. I received this news release from the Speed channel the other day; they’ve upped the ante for players. Good luck. SPEED™ to GIVE AWAY NEW ‘ONE-OF-A-KIND’ SHELBY GT500 MUSTANG MOST SIGNIFICANT GRAND PRIZE OFFERING [...]

There’s a whole lot of firsts at this year’s San Diego Auto Show, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune‘s Mark Maynard. It includes the 10 test drives available for visitors and the People’s Choice awards where you get to pick the best car. Oh, and there’s also the scratch-and-sniff program that was printed by the [...]