Cars and Driving
(Ch. 2) Looking for Ms. Goodboss
24th May 2011Posted in: Cars and Driving 1

In the 1977 film Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Diane Keaton plays a woman looking for her ideal man, whom she calls Mr. Goodbar, to take her away from her mundane life and into a world of excitement. In a similar way, I was looking for a car that could do the same thing for me. [...]

(Ch. 1) 2012 Boss 302
15th May 2011Posted in: Cars and Driving 3

In 2005, Ford released the current (fifth generation) Mustang body style, designated the S197. Under leadership of Global Vice President of Design for Ford, J Mays (who designed the Audi 100 and Audi Avus, among other things), the new Mustang was a retro-futurist redesign that drew from the 1968 Mustang fastback, which was perhaps the [...]

DIY Cool Shirt
26th Jan 2011Posted in: Cars and Driving, DIY 1

Endurance racing in Texas is hot. I don’t mean “Megan-Fox-hot” (I did that to get my page views up), but rather “get-heat-stroke-pass-out-crash-your-car-and-die-in-the-fiery-aftermath” hot. One strategy to combat the heat and the fatigue that it causes, is for a driver to wear a cool shirt. This is usually a shirt with tubes or bladders running through [...]

A1 Arena
3rd Jan 2011Posted in: Cars and Driving, Gallery, Travel 0

I was fortunate enough to be in New Zealand when Audi released the new A1 at an event called A1 Arena. Audi did a great job setting up a display pavilion (including a lounge area with a DJ and a coffee bar), as well as a short gymkhana course on which they had test drivers [...]