iMatt :: The Blog of Matt Clare

After a 205,000 Km of mostly high kilometres, a snowbank or two and other things my 2001 Acura 1.7 EL lost it’s Acura badge. Today it received an upgrade/downgrade by way of a patchy paint job on the front fascia and a Pacific Mall procured blue Honda H. I had red (racing) Honda badges to… Continue Reading Upgrade/Downgrade for Fantacura

Today GM Announced it’s restructuring plan which includes ending the Pontiac badge (No tears in this Pontiac heaven, Report on Business.com). Many of the news reports referenced Pontiac being a sporty line….. if only some had told GM it was just supposed to be a sporty line and not another full-line brand (or told them… Continue Reading No More Pontiac

A report on F1-Live and GrandPrix.com suggest that the return of the Canadian GP to Canada is imminent as talks are ongoing and all parties (teams, drives, manufatures, Quebec politicians and the FIA) want Formula 1 back in North America. The GranPrix.com article goes on to cite The Niagara Falls Review and Dean McNulty’s series… Continue Reading Formula 1 and NASCAR Racing coming to Montreal and Niagara Falls Canada?

According to the Toronto Star and F1-Live.com Bernie Ecclestone is in talks with race organizers in Montreal to put Montreal back on the racing calendar for 2009. This is because the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the race added when Montreal was removed, might not be ready in time. I’d love to have the Canadian GP… Continue Reading Talks back on about Montreal GP

Tom LaSorda balked at the latest CAW deal with GM and refuses to accept the CAW/GM established contract pattern for Chyrsler. He may have a point, as Chrsyler needed a lot of help before this crisis came along. There simply isn’t enough capacity in the market for all three American automakers to sell cars which… Continue Reading Tom LaSorda says Chrysler Canada may get slim fast