Jack Baruth

2 days ago | avoidablecontact.com | Jack Baruth

Hello, friends! I’m coaching at a Viper Club event today so I’ll be a bit less loquacious than usual. Believe me, I already have a few stories to tell, and they will be told on Sunday. There’s been some interest in doing a “how to buy a new car” post, or at least talking about dealer negotiations. It’s a fun topic even if you’re not in the market for a car; in many ways, auto dealerships are the last remnants of old-school American retail business.

5 days ago | avoidablecontact.com | Jack Baruth

this woman is stealing my poseGood evening, friends. Hope you’re ready for some old-fashioned haterade, because that’s all we are brewing at Cafe ACF tonight. (Not actually true.)Let’s get to it:As you all know, I never get tired of pointing out just how awful Jonny Lieberman’s “race” at Pikes Peak …

1 week ago | avoidablecontact.com | Jack Baruth

To Die Alone, Without A NameChristine McVie Finds The Joy In ItI still don’t know when I let her escape, or how. I only know t…

1 week ago | avoidablecontact.com | Jack Baruth

Housekeeping note: I won’t censor or be difficult about any Iran War content, but I don’t want to discuss it myself at the moment. I’ll say this: when it comes to sending young Americans into combat, the bar for that decision should be sky-high and almost impossible to clear. Alright, on with the show. If this wasn’t the weekend that Oscar Piastri became the world champion, it isn’t not the weekend, if you get the idea.

1 week ago | avoidablecontact.com | Jack Baruth

(This comes to us from ‘gt’, one of our favorite commenters and motorcycle-sufferer — jb)My first taste of “The Motor Company” was in the form of short-lived ownership of a 1980 Shovelhead Low Rider FXS back in 2023. I’d only owned cheap Japanese bikes until that point but had always wanted to see what all the fuss was about. And a real-deal shovelhead with a kick starter was what I decided was needed to really experience a Harley.