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Straight to Ale: The Taproom
So I know we are starting with a lot of Alabama breweries but it really has to do with my travel schedule right now. So I have had the Monkey…
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Beer Review: Stone Brewing Citracado Double IPA
Whenever I am in the liquor store and see a special release from Stone Brewery, it is really hard to say no. There are very few breweries out there that…
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Avondale Brewing: The Taproom
So I was passing back through Birmingham, AL this week and decided to stop by Avondale Brewing on my way to the next stop on the trip. Avondale was awarded…
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Good People Brewing: The Taproom
I was in Birmingham, AL on Tuesday so I decided to stop by Good People Brewing. There are only tours on Saturday and Sunday so I sat in the taproom…
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Spring 2016 GA wannaGOFAST: New Personal Best!
It was a great weekend at the wannaGOFAST GA 1/2 mile event. I really look forward to this one as it is 2 hours from my house. There were a…
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wannaGOFAST VA 2016 Recap – NOPOWER Cadillac CTS-V
A friend of mine reminded me that I needed to get back to recapping the events since I forgot to do the Florida event…so here we go. The event in…
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176.74mph!!! 2015 September wannaGOFAST GA Event Recap
What an awesome weekend of ½ mile racing. I really don’t even know where to start so let’s just jump into it. The September ½ mile event in GA is…
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May 2015 GA wannaGOFAST Recap – NOPOWER CTS-V
Another 1/2 mile event in the books! This was one I have been looking forward to for awhile. The fall GA event is always huge and this year wannaGOFAST added…
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2015 wannaGOFAST Virginia 1/2 Mile Recap
Last Friday, in my typical fashion…I got up early and rolled out with a friend of mine Mark and headed up for the wannaGOFAST VA event in Hot Springs, VA.…
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My Day at SGMP – New Cadillac CTS-V 6MT Record
Ever since we laid down that massive dyno number , there had been a number of people (myself included) wondering how the car would perform on the track. To our…