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I have been looking at the R8’s since I got to touch one at Goodwood last year (2007). I was blown away at how good this car is. Mid engine, yet unlike the Boxster’s hidden from view engine, you get a nice show case view of the R8’s plant. The car is visually stunning, the pictures do not due it any justice. Being an engine man, this is what really makes me like it (And I quote Audi’s Specs)

“With a redline of 8250 rpm, the 420 hp V8 is no ordinary powerplant. After
making its debut in the groundbreaking RS 4, the 4.2 became the beneficiary of
dry-sump lubrication. In addition to ensuring complete fluid coverage during
extreme driving, deleting the oil pan allowed us to lower the car’s center of
gravity for better traction and better aerodynamics.”

8250 Rpm, Hmm, that is my kind of V8. A tick low in the HP area, but it is not just about the power, it is also about the sensation. Running a V8 or V12 past 7k is sometimes all the music you will ever need, even if a Beardo’ in a Z06 passes you, you can still be satisfied with your mid engine prize…

Went out to the Sunday car gathering (Supercar Sunday) and saw some very nice cars. Like the song says “Fat kids, skinny kids, even kids with chicken pox love hot cars”, no wait that is the hot dog song. Well needless to say, plenty of nice cars, but I found out that it is the LAST Sunday of the month that is really ‘Supercar Sunday’. This was just the regular collection of cars that shows. Cars from a boat load of Lambo’s to a Carerra GT, trashy Italian cars (yes even a Pantera), some ‘Kit Car’ Cobra guys, and one of my favorites was the real Mini Cooper that was raced out and sorta’ a hack. The one car that I did like was the Porsche GT3 RS. Call me crazy, but I love the gaudy paint schemes the German’s have reverted to. Make mine Black with Orange…

Nice!

Oh yeah, I do need one to get to work and sit in traffic. I only hope that Porsche also brought back the 928 era hounds tooth interior…Heaven!

The questions was pondered in my mind as I’m giving someone an invitation to make a lane change on the packed 405. The driver had the signal on and was edging to make the lane change in front of me, but wouldn’t do it. I guess room to land a 747 wasn’t enough room to slide in. Continue Reading »

It’s wicked Wednesday on the Olympic corridor (what seems like the worst day for the drive home), and cars are all grid locked as usual. Then I noticed that cars are are as usual stopped in the intersections. What I realized is that these were ones that didn’t have a sign that said ‘Keep Intersection Clear‘ so I guess it was OK for people to just block it out. But what I also noticed was that some people don’t close the gap to the car in front. Must be some throwback to the 10mph == 1 Car Length for safety.

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I have finally started working on the Projects page. The first two are up, the fire extinguisher mount for your roll bar or roll cage, as well as a sturdy video camera mount. Both are easily built and pretty inexpensive.

The Video Camera Mount (Bullet or Lipstick Cameras)

The Fire Extinguisher Mount

Both Can be found at PROJECTS on the www.GTSparkplugs.com site