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Moon Eyes Xmas Party 2011 – A SoCal Car Culture Christmas Carol

Once again Irwindale Speedway was home to Santa’s black-clad, tattooed elves in their rat rods , lead sleds, and low-riders at the 2011 Moon Eyes Xmas Party on December 10th. Although a strong rockabilly meets low-rider theme sets the undertone, the event is actually a family friendly, cross-cultural gathering that spans all ages from the [...]

50 Years of E-Types – 1963 Series 1 Roadster to 2012 XKR-S Coupe

Jaguar was kind enough to include me as they celebrated 50 years of the E-Type over the Monterey/Pebble Beach classic car week. 2012 Jaguar XKR-S The party started off with a scenic drive from the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco to the Inn at Spanish Bay in the 2012 Jaguar XKR-S Coupe that boasts [...]

2011 Chevrolet Volt – Unlike Prius, A Real Car

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt may not be a perfect car, but at least unlike the Toyota Prius, it drives like an automobile rather than a transportation appliance. Let’s start with the looks, which by contemporary standards, are quite striking. The only clumsy areas are the grille brightwork that looks like it was copied off the [...]

2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 HEMI Inaugural Edition- 470 Reasons to Love Dodge’s Muscle Car

“Now that’s what I call a car,” remarked my neighbor as he circled the 392 HEMI parked in front of my house, the white with blue stripe exterior doing its job as an attention magnet. Not exactly someone I would consider a ‘car guy,’ my neighbor was a good example of the appeal that modern [...]

SLR McLaren and World Class Driving Get Me Into the 200 MPH Club

I finally made it! Hitting the 200 mile per hour mark has been one of my life’s goals and thanks to Didier Theys and the rest of the team at World Class Driving I did it on the 14,500-foot runway at Mojave Air and Space Port . My previous high speed mark had been 189 [...]

Ferrari FF: Does Luca Like It – Montezemolo Looks Concerned at Geneva Debut

Having had a front row spot at the unveiling of the Ferrari FF at the Geneva Auto Show, I was impressed with what I saw when the silk cover came off the controversial all-wheel drive Ferrari ‘station wagon,’ as some call it. The drive system on the display stand demonstrated slick engineering and the styling [...]

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    Welcome to My World

    Hello and welcome. My name is Patrick C. Paternie and I am a freelance automotive writer based in Southern California. Odds are you wouldn’t have clicked your way over to this site if you didn’t have more than a passing interest in cars, if so, then you’re thinking “I want your job!” At least that’s [...]

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    Zzyzx Road – I Finally Reach the End of the Road

    How many times have you traveled the I-15 going to or from Las Vegas and passed the exit sign near Baker, CA that says ‘Zzyzk Road’ and wondered where it goes? If you’re like me, you’re usually in too much of a rush and so it becomes a ‘some day’ destination. Well, coming back from [...]

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