A Ferrari 1-2 finish at the Indianapolis Grand prix the last weekend. I could not have asked for a better result. The events of that race left me with a rock bottom impression of Michelins. I could not fathom the excuse they offered and their suggestions in order to ensure a 20 car race. If[…]
Her tires squealed on the first turn as I attempted turn one too fast. Yet her fantastically taut body and wonderfully weighed springs kept me fairly close to the racing line. As I put back the throttle on the exit and veered my way back exactly on the racing line, a silver Porsche made her[…]
I drove to work in cold rain. I then left for lunch and was greeted by sleet. After an hours lunch, I drove back to the plant in freezing rain. With tired shoulders, I came back home through heavy snow in the evening. I know there is a better tomorrow whether the weathermen think so[…]
My Internet browser’s default page is the Lotus job listing page on their webiste. Since november last year there have been no vacancies, just so you know. There is,however, an on-line sale for lotus goods and collectibles. For one day, anything that has a lotus badge on it and is in that store will be[…]
A car to drive around but twelve iron wheels to analyze instead of four rubber ones. Almost, but not quite.
Most of all it is her locks that miss. Before she straightens them out or after, they still manage to tangle me. Seldom are they appreciated enough. She doesn’t care. She also knows nothing about the two lines that form at the end of her lips at either side. Her mirror doesn’t reflect her correctly[…]
They won the constructors four times before Lotus ran out of money for Formula 1. Colin Chapman, the father of Lotus cars, never ever considered reducing the passion. Every car that walked out the Lotus stable was built with the same passion as that of a race car. He always stressed two things. One, driving[…]
They said it could not be done. Enzo Ferrari walked out of Henry Ford’s office rejecting Henry’s demands of buying Ferrari, saying that a truck maker would never be able to build a race car. Le Man’s laurels looked a long way off but with sheer determination, Henry Ford II created a legacy that would[…]
It was unconventional to say the least. The Quattro Sport had a very short wheelbase, an all aluminum 300 bhp engine, and a body made of aluminum re enforced fiberglass and Kevlar. What really stood out though was the Audi’s self devised system to send the power to all four wheels. The Quattro changed the[…]