If you are a frequent visitor of this Blog you know that I am a believer in taking our fabulous cars out for a stretch once in a while in the safety of an AMOC sponsored track day. These are a great event and you are surrounded by other Aston’s with drivers sharing the same anxiety as you “Don’t hit my car”. We all are out to enjoy our cars, not trash them.
The AMOC USA West division has just announced its 2018 Track Day to be held again at the tremendous Thunderhill Raceway Park in Northern California on Sunday January 14th.
I am personally inviting you to join us and make the journey if you can from anywhere in California, Oregon, Nevada or wherever you are. We only have room for 40 cars, so please sign up ASAP. Continue reading “Come join me at the AMOC USA West Track Day 2018”
As with most automotive interiors, many of the DB9 panels are held on with hidden plastic clips. These clips are often fragile, and are usually ‘One Time Use’ meaning that even if they don’t break when you remove them, their function may be degraded when you try to reinstall them since they are stretched or mangled in some way. As you remove your headliner you will actually encounter about 18 of these types of clips, which Aston Martin calls “Fir Trees” since they resemble a Fir tree in the woods. 
Since last year traffic on the site has nearly tripled. Two major things happened to contribute to this. I’ve been fortunate enough now to write for Aston Martin Quarterly Magazine (
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