iMatt :: The Blog of Matt Clare

I had a great time at the 2011 Rally of the Tall Pines in Bancroft Ontario Canada this weekend. Great weather and a good result for Crazy Leo. Thanks to all the volunteers and towns people who make the weekend happen.

My Flickr photo set at www.flickr.com/photos/mattclare/sets/72157628184149659/with/6416075347/
the results are posted at rallyscoring.com/results/2011/TallPines/index.htm

As the 2011 season is almost upon us I’m once again encouraging you to sign-up for Mitch & Brooke’s F1 Fantasy Racing League at www.fantasyautoracers.com/f1_01/

This will be Mitch & Brooke’s F1 Fantasy Racing League 14^th year in a row and my third participating. I encourage you to make your team to compete against ZERO Racing, my team. It makes the season that much more fun.

The deadline for the first race is 1 hour before race time on Sunday, March 27th. Go to www.fantasyautoracers.com and sign up now to make sure you get your team in before that deadline. The site looks like it could use a visual update… working on that. But I’m sure you can look past that.

To get you in the mood, here’s a great tribute to Ayrton Senna from Top Gear, featuring Lewis Hamilton. Can’t wait for the new season or to see the Senna movie!

The convoy hauling six giant beer vats passed our house. You can follow twitter.com/ChallengerMF to track their progress.

This was one of my first attempts at night photography with the DSLR.

Lindsay and I had a fun time at the 2010 British car show at Bronte Creek Burlington.

It was fun seeing the all of the British car, including the MGB. Lindsay’s last time in an MGB was when her mother was pregnant. Maybe we should have bought one of the ones in sale so our kid can tell the same story?

Last May Canada Post announced that they were replacing their Grumman Long Life Vehicles (LLVs) they currently have with the new Ford Transit Connect.

I spotted one of them on a car carrier today. Looks sharp.

I’m a big fan of the Ford Transit Connect mainly because of its efficiency of packaging and innovative design. The Transit’s European heritage ensures that it’s got modern suspension and fuel economy. Here’s hoping it serves Canada Post well.