Ignitiontherapy

Ignitiontherapy Cold start & car/bike show connoisseur. Twist-of-the-wrist therapist. Blending the worlds of cars, bikes, and motorsports culture.

From early-morning revs to late-night meets, I capture the machines, the moments, and the community that fuels us.

08/31/2026

Caught this on my way up to Monterrey for car week.

08/31/2026

We literally just pulled over to check out the sights at Mugu Rock. 😂

We were making our way up the Pacific Coast Highway when we noticed a film crew, a blue ’67 Camaro… and then THIS.

A Bahama Yellow Porsche 911 reimagined by Singer.

Turns out, this wasn’t just any Singer either. This was the Hollywood Commission — and the story behind that yellow paint goes all the way back to the beginnings of Singer.

Oh, and it’s roughly a million-dollar Porsche.

Definitely wasn’t expecting to stumble across this on the side of the PCH.

Would you have noticed the Camaro or the Singer first?

08/29/2026

This isn’t a replica. And there’s a reason seeing Nicky Hayden’s #69 back at Laguna Seca is so special.

I came across Nicky’s actual 2006 Honda RC211V during Monterey Car Week — the 990cc V5 machine from his MotoGP World Championship season.

And yes… V5 really means FIVE cylinders.

There’s a lot more to this particular RC211V than I realized when I first walked up to it. Nicky was the only rider to race this New Generation version in 2006, won right here at Laguna Seca, and eventually did what seemed almost impossible at the time — took the championship from Valentino Rossi.

20 years later, #69 was back where it won.

For the longtime MotoGP fans: where does Nicky’s 2006 championship rank for you?

You guys… this thing is HUGE. 😂This is the one-of-one “Round Door”, built on a 1925 Phantom I chassis and rebodied by ...
08/28/2026

You guys… this thing is HUGE. 😂

This is the one-of-one “Round Door”, built on a 1925 Phantom I chassis and rebodied by in 1934.

The doors are literally circles. The hood is approximately one city block long. It looks like something Dick Tracy would drive if he had Sherlock Holmes money.

And somehow, this thing was once found basically abandoned in a New Jersey junkyard.

This isn’t a car. It’s an estate with headlights. 😂

08/28/2026

I fixed the haze… but now I can see what was underneath it again😂

I picked up a cheap cordless orbital polisher off Amazon just to see what I could do with the Lexus at home. Honestly, I’m pretty impressed with it. I did about 60% of the car on ONE battery and it wasn’t even below 50% yet. It came with two batteries, so I swapped them midway anyway. For a cheap little Amazon setup, not bad at all.

I tried both Griot’s and Meguiar’s, but mostly stuck with Meguiar’s Ultimate Polish since I wanted to start with about the lightest polish possible.

The main goal was getting rid of all that crazy haze from trying different products over the last couple years — and it definitely did that. 🙌🏾

Now the paint is basically back to how it was when I got the car. From 20 feet away? Looks pretty damn good. Up close? Yeah… it needs some work. 😂

After watching way too many detailing videos, I know I could step up to actual paint correction, but that’s also where my confidence ends. There’s a point where saving money can turn into costing yourself more money, and I think I’m there. 😂

This was the cheapest IS 350 F Sport in the country when I bought it, so the whole mission with this car has been keeping it looking decent while keeping everything budget-friendly.

A little defeated? Yeah. But the haze is gone, I learned something, and from 20 feet away we’re still looking good. 😂

Who here has done their own paint correction? What did you learn the hard way? Give me your DOs, DON’Ts, mistakes and tips.

I put the link to the little orbital I used in the description if anyone wants to check it out.

08/27/2026

Sometimes the trending audio needs to stay OFF. 🔊

Got to go behind the scenes with some of Mazda’s legendary rotary race cars at Laguna Seca this month and hear them come to life from just a few feet away.

I gave the caretakers a quick “can I see it up close?” gesture. They didn’t speak much English, I don’t speak Japanese, but they knew exactly what I meant. 😂 They gave me the nod, and that was all that needed to be said.

Huge thank you to the Mazda Heritage team, Yojiro Terada, and FLIS Performance for making moments like this possible.

Some engines don’t need a soundtrack.

The rotary IS the soundtrack. 🔊🔥

08/27/2026

Sometimes the trending audio needs to stay OFF. 🔊

Got to go behind the scenes with some of Mazda’s legendary rotary race cars at Laguna Seca this month and hear them come to life from just a few feet away.

I gave the caretakers a quick “can I see it up close?” gesture. They didn’t speak much English, I don’t speak Japanese, but they knew exactly what I meant. 😂 They gave me the nod, and that was all that needed to be said.

Huge thank you to the Mazda Heritage team, Yojiro Terada, and FLIS Performance for making moments like this possible.

Some engines don’t need a soundtrack.

The rotary IS the soundtrack. 🔊🔥

今回は、あえて流行りの音源は使いませんでした。🔊

今月、ラグナ・セカでマツダの伝説的なロータリーレーシングカーを間近で見る機会に恵まれ、さらにエンジンに火が入る瞬間まで、すぐそばで体感することができました。

マシンを管理されていたスタッフの方に、「もう少し近くで見てもいいですか？」という感じでジェスチャーをしてみたところ、言葉は通じなくても、すぐに意図を理解してくださって、笑顔でうなずいてくれました。😂🤝🏾

クルマ好き同士、言葉がなくても伝わるものがありますね。

貴重な機会をくださったMazda Heritageの皆さん、寺田陽次郎さん、そしてFLIS Performanceの皆さん、本当にありがとうございました。

このエンジンにBGMはいりません。

ロータリーサウンドそのものが最高のサウンドトラックです。 🔊🔥

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Last Month Deion Sanders, this month Wee Man! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
08/26/2026

Last Month Deion Sanders, this month Wee Man! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I saw a couple of these Gordon Murray T.50s around Laguna Seca during Car Week, but I didn’t realize until later that th...
08/25/2026

I saw a couple of these Gordon Murray T.50s around Laguna Seca during Car Week, but I didn’t realize until later that this one was actually XP9.

Which makes it a little more special than I originally thought.

XP9 is one of the development prototypes for the T.50, and from what I found, it was actually the first T.50 assembled at GMA’s Dunsfold facility as they worked out the production process for the customer cars.

If you’re not familiar with the T.50, Gordon Murray is the guy behind the McLaren F1, and you can definitely see some of that thinking here.

Three seats with the driver in the middle, a 6-speed manual, and a naturally aspirated Cosworth V12 that revs to 12,100 rpm. And yes, that giant fan on the back actually does something — it’s part of the aero system.

The funny thing about Car Week is you see so much stuff that you almost don’t process what you’re looking at until later.

I took a picture because, well… T.50.

Then I got home and realized I was standing next to one of the prototypes.

That’s pretty damn cool.

08/24/2026

This might be one of the wildest uses of a Harley-Davidson Road Glide I’ve ever seen.

Aaron Boss took a brand-new Road Glide ST, rode it about five miles, tore it apart and turned it into this.

Supercharged Milwaukee-Eight 117. Around 200 hp. Roughly 1,200 lbs. Hand-built chassis. And the body is an actual WWII P-38 Lightning drop tank — bullet holes and all.

And it was built with a 249 mph land-speed record in its sights.

So I have to ask…

Is this still a Harley? 😂

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