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Snowplane. #huayra

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:00:47 -0700

Snowplane.

#huayra

Etch-A-Sketch Season oroszpeter: 2012 Formula One season

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:47:46 -0700

Etch-A-Sketch Season

oroszpeter:

2012 Formula One season

A formative, nay, foundational part of my...

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:07:20 -0700

A formative, nay, foundational part of my youth.

chrystalline:

All of these — done. Now there is only one left (and the last written in series): “Forward the Foundation”.

The dreams I have when I read these books… Wow.
It’s awesome that he has written many more stories, so I don’t have to feel very sad when I finish this one. Just a small sadness, that will do.

Give it a month.

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:50:07 -0600

Give it a month.

Jacked for the Figure of Eight Track: Suzuka.

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:48:58 -0600

Jacked for the Figure of Eight Track: Suzuka.

Behold, Nature.

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:52:53 -0600

Behold, Nature.

This Cheng-tao Ke poem sums up the Audi RS5 with exceptional accuracy:

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:22:31 -0600

Like the empty sky it has no boundaries,
Yet it is right in this place, ever profound and clear.
When you seek to know it, you cannot see it.
You cannot take hold of it,
But you cannot lose it.
In not being able to get it, you get it.
When you are silent, it speaks;
When you speak, it is silent.
The great gate is wide open to bestow alms,
And no crowd is blocking the way.

Hold me in the morning.

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 07:14:31 -0600

Hold me in the morning.

Dark Knight Rises needed more of this.

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:47:17 -0600

Dark Knight Rises needed more of this.

The sweet open tarmac. bestwheelbase: Maintain speed. 2504mm.

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:29:18 -0600

The sweet open tarmac.

bestwheelbase:

Maintain speed. 2504mm.

petrolhead: emrayfo: The Avus Grand Prix, 1935 Rosemeyer and...

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:11:00 -0600

petrolhead:

emrayfo:

The Avus Grand Prix, 1935

Rosemeyer and Stuck for Auto Union (i.e. Audi), Nuvolari for Alfa Romeo, Bimotore and Fagioli for Merecedes-Benz and Farina for Maserati lining up at the starting grid.

Note the unusual soft canopy fixed on one of the Auto Union cars.

Rosemeyer First race, with the closed auto union #4.

Combining the greatest with the greatest.

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:14:51 -0600

Combining the greatest with the greatest.

This colour of 911 is perfection.

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:38:58 -0600

This colour of 911 is perfection.

History of F1 cars now available as a...

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:37:29 -0600

History of F1 cars now available as a gif

function-over-form:

bmwfag:

scoobiesnboobies:

gdbracer:

Mechanical Evolution of the F1 car.

Possibly one of the best posts to every grace tumblr.

this is just too sick.

Must reblog again.

Do you guys remember the days of straight 12’s? I don’t. I wish I did.

One (mirror) is often enough. definemotorsports: Honda City R...

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:22:09 -0600

One (mirror) is often enough.

definemotorsports:

Honda City R ‘1981–86

2004 Mazda RX-8: Quick Spin Review

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:26:19 -0600

With only 51,000km on the clock, shimmering blue paint, and an unscathed interior, it was fairly clear that my initiation into Rotary fandom was going to be special. Here are a few quick driving impressions.

The clutch flatters - pulling away smoothly is as easy as you’d ever want from a daily driver. There’s a feathery and equally forgiving nature to the clutch and shifter, the latter of which is covered with a triangular knob that falls ever-so-readily to hand.

The brake is heavy at the upper end, seemingly out of character with the sprightliness of the rest of the driver inputs, but it quickly becomes clear how perfectly aligned it for cracking downshifts at speed. The heaviness is forgiven.

The steering is predictable, assuring, and gives just a smidge of weight for an added feeling of solidity. Overall, the helm is so transparent that’s its quickly forgotten, like some kind of utopian government.

The engine hums like a very loud version of the Renault Fluence ZE we tested in Israel. There’s no doubting that it’s a mechanical noise, but its refinement is wholly unmatched in cardom. Because the engine spools to 9,000 so effortlessly and with so little inertia, it doesn’t feel as if there are really an extra 2,000 revs to play with. The sensation is more akin to 7,500rpm in a pistoned engine.

I didn’t get much of a chance to test out the handling balance, but the minimal impression I did garner was one of a slower front end than I was expecting. Based on everything I’ve read about this car, the issue here was more my expectations than the car itself.

It’s a beautiful car, and for the meager $12,000 that my friend spent to acquire it, it’s hard to find a reason why I wouldn’t want myself.

Comfortably, my all-time favourite. asaucerfulofwheels: 1967...

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:48:13 -0600

Comfortably, my all-time favourite.

asaucerfulofwheels:

1967 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale/Details

So still it hurts.

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 11:47:34 -0600

So still it hurts.

Sunrise.

Mon, 28 May 2012 16:38:32 -0600

Sunrise.

Audi at 24hr Nurburgring: One of the most innovative and...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:54:20 -0600

Audi at 24hr Nurburgring: One of the most innovative and engaging social media campaigns I can remember.