Racing TSX’s at the Mid Ohio Race School Hold the revs Drop the clutchSmoke the tires Now, wide open throttleThe start finish straightIt is the Turn one approach Entry, apex and exitIt all matters nowFeed the steering, slowly The yaw buildsSteady state transientsThe rear steps out, rather quickly So, react. Counter steer.Not too muchTurn two[…]
Despite my passive attitude towards the color brown, I must admit I was completely taken over by the persistent desert hues of the Anza Borrego Desert in South East California. Weather forecast that spelled cloudless skies with 100 degree plus dry heat had me worried. The wind made it worse as it only circulated hot[…]
Grey ugly structures, if not brown.A city on the shores of a great lakeToronto, Trapped by its own CN tower wake! Amongst more glass, steel and failed modernismLay some dramatic buildings of yoreYet, too little too few for eyes already sore But then she made me walk, 15 minutes at a timeThrough bustling streets and[…]
It is often quoted that one should not come face to face with one’s heroes. It is usually a let down as even heroes seem disappointingly real and falter like mere mortals. San Francisco was a city that had been on mind ever since the Alistair McLean novel I read back in the 8th grade.[…]
“My life is brilliantMy love is pureI drive an angelOf that I am sure!” –Inspired by James Blunt Desperately seeking curves in a ridiculously straight mid west America had me seeking bikers in the office and asking them for roads that actually involve drivers staying awake. One such road took me from Ann Arbor along[…]
A small town with a population of 1104 people, Baudette (Minnesota), continued my lineage with small towns. Born in the wonderfully gifted city of Nashik, India, I made my way through cities like Ann Arbor and Erie, both of which are not large by any means. Yes, Pune was a slight exception not because it’s[…]
Starry eyed and on a total high, I spent almost an entire day at the Detroit Motor show amongst spectacular four wheel wonders. Moving from manufacturer to manufacturer, I sustained orgasmic feelings throughout. When I finally stepped out of the COBO convention hall on to the cold black streets of Detroit, I blew the city[…]
Things were different earlier. My mom would shudder at every message Windows would spit out when she switched on the computer and tried to access the net. As we are all aware of Window’s brilliance at throwing out pointless messages, it is an easy assumption that my mom gave up her attempts to catch up[…]
I had always wanted to do this. Get my kicks on the Route 66. Route 66 was an U.S highway initiated in 1923 and ran from Chicago to Los Angeles. Before President Eisenhower introduced the glorious interstates, the route 66 was monumental for the westward expansion of the United States. Now, it is just a[…]
A recent Friday was spent in the city of Pittsburgh. It’s unusually hilly for this part of the United States. When looking for parking, I found myself entering a tunnel that took me through a mountain on the other side. I can’t recall the last time I visited a new city without getting this lost.[…]