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There's probably nothing better to do on a beautiful fall morning than peruse row after row of shiny cars. At least not if you're a car guy! So my Saturday out and about led me to the home of Unique Performance and their annual anniversary celebration known as Unique PerformanceFest. And, of course, I took a few pictures.

If you have a pulse and an interest in cars, you've probably seen these guys on The Discovery Channel. Chip Foose has made a mark on the custom car industry early on in life - and it looks like he'll continue to do so for quite a while. The guys at Unique Performance take first generation Mustangs and Camaros and retrofit modern suspension and drivetrain components. Think about it... What wouldn't be cooler than a '65 Mustang that drives like a 2006!

The highlight of my trip to this show each year is the tour of their shop and the chance to see the cars "in progress" as they proceed from worn out to ready to wear. Think Overhaulin' on steroids and you'll start to get an idea of the complete teardown and re-build the cars go through.

Mark your calendar for the second weekend of October to catch a glimpse of the rebirth of some classic cars.

A little rust never hurt anyone...

302 Miata

Any way you measure it, I've been smoke free for a month. I started out with the patch, but quickly got tired of them and took them back to Costco for a refund. Have I mentioned lately that Costco rocks? My thanks go out to my Internet stop-smoking buddies at whyquit.com.

I spent Saturday hanging out with some of my autocross friends and taking their pictures instead of racing. Dare say I need some more practice and camera handling time to get the shots I really want, but I wound up with a lot more good ones than I expected.

If you're bored (only reason I can imagine you're reading this), or interested (then you've probably already seen them), you can view all the photos from the event in our photo gallery.

And speaking of our photo gallery, I finally (after a short few years) got around to fixing the header graphics in the gallery to make it tie in better with the main site. Thanks again to the folks at smugmug.com for creating such a great product. If you want quality photo hosting that's easy to use, be sure to give them a shot, and don't forget to use referral code IC9VPISJ87nvk. You'll save $5 when you sign up (and I'll get a $10 credit toward next year!).

Since this is the random musings section, I feel compelled to gripe one more time (and certainly not the last, I'm afraid) about the complete incompetence of CBS in covering Formula 1 racing. Derek Daly used to be a great motorsports commentator. I guess it's possible to catch stupid if you sit to close to that Shaheen fellow... The lap counter counts backwards.... Yeesh. That is all.