iMatt :: The Blog of Matt Clare

Car and Driver has started a new campaign: Save the Manuals! As a fan of rowing my own gears I have to throw my support behind manual transmissions. I’m a fan, but many aren’t. When I bought my last two used cars I had to cast a very wide net to find a manual transmission.… Continue Reading Save the Manuals!

Here’s a few of my pictures from the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix. www.flickr.com Great race! Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton – I knew he had Canadian a pole and win in him!

I’ve been looking for a modification for my new-to-me car to help make it my own. I searched around the forums that deal with the Acura CSX and the Honda Civic and quickly realized that the simple “bolt-on” modifications available for the Honda Civic don’t work with the CSX as it has a slightly larger… Continue Reading Acura CSX Short/DIY Air Intake

I want to invite everyone with any interest in Formula 1 to sign-up for Mitch & Brooke’s Fantasy Racing League. It makes the races that much more fun to watch and gives you five drivers to cheer for. My siblings and I all had our own teams last year. The inside tip is my sister’s… Continue Reading Formula 1 Fantasy Racing

My old 2001 Acura EL had a list of problems that were only getting worse and had to do with its 236,500 km plus age. So it was time to upgrade! My wife Lindsay and I had three cars on our list, all used cars in that 3 to 4 year old or 40,000 km… Continue Reading Fantacura Mk II