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2 year follow up on the all girls garage, success! There are now 6 garages in the USA owned by women. So if you, too, support this, take your business to them

I posted about this in June of 2015 when it was still a goal: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/06/women-are-fed-up-and-opening-their-own.html the Girls Auto Clinic offers full-service auto repair, female mechanics, manis, pedis, and blowouts while you wait, all in a beautiful lounge tailored to women.   http://girlsautoclinic.com Plus, they have a monthly free clinic on car care, how to talk to a mechanic and what to do in a car emergency.   https://www.facebook.com/GirlsAutoClinic/ Plus, they have got the Pennsylvania cert for vehicle and emissions checks! Car repair shops aren't known for catering to women, so Patrice Banks is trying to change that with a business model that focuses on female customers. Banks quit her engineering job at DuPont and enrolled in automotive school, in part because she was uncomfortable going to auto repair shops. “I hated all of my experiences going in for an oil change, being upsold all the time for an air filter." Banks began surveying her...

Mario is back for more racing!

http://www.firestonetire.com/raceandretti https://www.facebook.com/FirestoneTires/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE9SvlcWeZrbRTKdGC4Zn9w The Race Andretti program will feature four challenges, including The Keychain 500, in which fans can race Mario in adding a key to a key ring, The Can Opener 500, The Egg Peel 500 and The Chopsticks 500 “ Firestone has created another series of fun challenges to help all of us get back into race mode for the Indy 500 ,” said Andretti. “ I love a good competition and I’m looking forward to seeing fans push themselves to perform these tasks like never before .” https://www.bridgestoneamericas.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2017/racing-legend-mario-andretti-competes-against-fans-in-firestone-