Almost Everything Formula Car at Infineon Raceway

Here's a very nice photo of the Almost Everything Pro Formula Mazda during testing at Infineon Raceway in Sears Point, California. Lloyd Read won the 2011 Goodyear Formula Car Challenge series championship driving for Almost Everything. So far this year, Read and Almost Everything have taken the pole in race 3 and finished 1st in race 4. Engine problems knocked us out of competition in races 1 & 2. 

The Formula Car Challenge Presented by Goodyear is part of the "Road to Indy" that trains drivers and showcases talent to F1 and Indianapolis 500 teams. Read joins a very elite alumni that includes NASCAR and Formula One star Scott Speed, Indy drivers Marco Andretti and Graham Rahal and NASCAR/Champ Car/GTP driver Michael McDowell.

For more information on Lloyd Read and the championship series, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/
FormulaCarChallenge.com

Microfiber--Worth the (Small) Expense

Get a few microfiber cloths. Almost Everything Autobody recommends them to wash, wax & polish your vehicle. They don't scratch like other cloths.

Folks who are particular about the finish on their cars know that the first time a sponge or towel is used to wash a car, it leaves fine scratches in the paint. Over time, these scratches multiply and cause the car to look dull.

There is no way to avoid this issue completely but microfiber helps a lot. It is high tech stuff. The material is made of super thin, super soft synthetic fibers. It was first developed in the 1950s but it wasn't until 2007 that Rubbermaid introduced the first microfiber cleaning products in the USA. Microfiber holds up to eight times its weight in water, attracts and contains dust and oils and causes minimal scratches to paint. Just be careful to turn the cloth often to prevent grit that accumulates on the cloth from causing scratches to the surface being cleaned. The cloth can be washed & used over & over.

Almost Everything Autobody gave away hundreds of these cloths at the Washington High School Car Show and the Tri-City Motor Rally at Newpark Mall. They proved so popular that we are planning to give one to customers when they pick-up their cars. People have asked where we get ours--we buy in bulk from Maxim Mart.

Lamborghini 4 Wheel Drive Torque Steer?

We saw this brilliantly executed turn in a Lamborghini Gallardo first on Yahoo this past weekend and again on WreckedExotics.com today. It has over 12M views on YouTube but it is really too good not to post here too.

2007 FORD FOCUS COLLISION REPAIR

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2007 Ford Focus that was in a front end collision. We repaired the car back to the original condition that it was in.

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Nothing To Do With Cars

Tonight's post has nothing to do with cars. Someone sent us a link to Clark Little Photography. I'm a scuba diver in my spare time and Clark's photos reminded me of the best times in the water. His work is stunning. Have a look!

1992 Mazda Miata color restoration

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1992 Mazda Miata color restoration.

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1993 HONDA CIVIC COLOR CHANGE

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1993 Honda Civic that had some dents & peeling paint. We repaired the dents and changed the color.

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24 Hours of Nurburgring 2012

Great video highlights of the 2012 Nurburgring 24 Hour race. Thanks to Joseph Reynoso for letting us know about it on Facebook!

Congratulations to Audi and Team Phoenix for their overall win in the R8. A second Audi R8 finished second.

Race Results (Drivers, Car):

1. Basseng/Haase/Stippler/Winkelhock, Audi R8 LMS ultra
2. Mamerow/Abt/Ammermüller/Hahne, Audi R8 LMS ultra
3. Frankenhout/Simonsen/Kaffer/Arnold, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
4. Leinders/Palttala/Martin, BMW Z4 GT3
5. Fässler/Mies/Rast/Stippler, Audi R8 LMS ultra
6. Abbelen/Schmitz/Brück/Huisman, Porsche 911 GT3 R
7. Müller/Müller/Alzen/Adorf, BMW Z4 GT3
8. Hürtgen/Schwager/Bastian/Adorf, BMW Z4 GT3
9. Klingmann/Wittmann/Göransson/Lamy, BMW Z4 GT3
10. Zehe/Hartung/Rehfeld/Bullitt, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA COLLISION REPAIR

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1994 Chevrolet Lumina that had a accident. We worked with his insurance and repaired the car back to the way it was before.

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1989 FORD PROBE GL COLOR CHANGE WITH PEELING PAINT

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1989 Ford Probe GL that had peeling paint. The customer wanted to change the color from red to black.

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2009 NISSAN FRONTIER COLLISION REPAIR

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2009 Nissan Frontier that was in a accident. We worked with his insurance to repair the Nissan back to the original condition.

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