1993 World Rally Wagon.

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1993 Subaru Impreza Wagon. This sporty gas saver came to our shop wearing nothing but primer. A friend of the owners primed the vehicle but did not finish it with new paint, leaving the surfaces vulnerable to rust beneath the primer! We began by repairing a few areas that were damaged by a collision, and unfinished by the previous body repair person. Once the bodywork was complete we sanded out all of the remaining chips and scratches and sealed the fresh surface with our own primer sealer! The car was originally green, instead of continuing its life with a run of the mill color, the owner decided to repaint it like one of Subaru's wickedly fast race cars. The color is called World Rally Blue, and the paint material is Almost-Everything's Enamel!

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24 Hours of Le Mans!

It's that time of year again, the oldest and greatest auto race in the world celebrates its 90th anniversary this weekend in Le Mans, France (June 23-24, 2013.) The race is fast and torturous. It is where the world's premier auto makers--Aston Martin, Audi, Chevrolet (Corvette), Chrysler (SRT Viper), Ferrari, Honda, Lotus, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche, Toyota--come to show not only that they have the fastest, best handling, most advanced cars but in order to win, they must also be reliable and economical.

The race attracts top drivers including celebrity Patrick Dempsey who in past years has been a LeMans class leader. Audi once again captured the pole in 2013. Toyota was third fastest in qualifying with a hybrid prototype.

Unlike most races, these vehicles must run all-out for 24 hours straight without breaking down and with as few stops as possible. At 2013 speeds we can expect the leaders to travel more than 3000 miles (5000 km)

NASCAR, Formula 1 and Indycar feature straights that can be a thousand feet long. LeMans features a straightaway that is 4 miles (6 km) long followed by a series of curves, hairpin turns and shorter straights.

It is our favorite race at Almost Everything because the cars look like real cars and the technology is often a few years away from making the cars we drive everyday safer, more fun and better performing.

Photos from Indy500 Weekend

Lloyd Read signed autographs and held a news conference at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during 2013 Indy 500 Weekend. He piloted the Almost Everything-JDC Motorsports formula car in the Star Mazda Championship "Road to Indy" race during the weekend's events at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis.

  

Read is the 2011 Champion of the Goodyear Formula Car Challenge Series and led the championship again in 2012 until crashes caused by other drivers put him out of contention. In 2013 Read moves up to the Star Mazda "Road to Indy" championship series.

For more information on Lloyd Read, the Star Mazda Championship and the Road to Indy, visit:

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

Video of Nissan GR-R vs Audi R8 V10

Video of Lloyd Read Racing Æ Formula Car at St. Petersburg

Lloyd Read drives the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida as part of the 2013 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, "the World's Fastest Spring Break Party!" Read pilots the Almost Everything Racing Star Mazda formula car.

Read is the 2011 Goodyear Formula Car Challenge champion and has raced for Almost Everything for the past 3 years racking up dozens of podium finishes on his race on the Road to Indy.

For more information on Lloyd Read, the Star Mazda Championship, the Road to Indy and Almost Everything Racing visit:

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

Almost Everything Racing

Æ's Lloyd Read Shines at Circuit of the Americas

Almost Everything's Lloyd Read started another season of pavement searing driving at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Read won the 2011 Goodyear Formula Car Challenge Series for Almost Everything and last year led the championship until crashes (caused by other drivers) put him out of contention. In 2013 Read pilots the #16 Almost Everything-JDC Motorsports formula car in the Star Mazda Championship.

Lloyd Read at Circuit of the Americas in the #16 Almost Everything Star Mazda

Here's the carbon fiber shell about to be painted at Almost Everything Autobody

For more information on Lloyd Read, the Star Mazda Championship and the Road to Indy, visit:

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

Almost Everything Changes Livery Lloyd Read Pro Formula Mazda