There is no limit to that amount of fun you can have in an open field with an auction-bought clunker. Change out that clunker to a classic (admittedly rough) Porsche 928, and the fun multiplies. Add in a dash of "dirt hill jump" and catch it all on video? Well you would have to be a redneck to think of that.
Seriously, that's not cool. She carried you, she gave birth to you. She fed you, she cleaned you. She taught you, she held you. And sure, I'm sure she scolded you from time to time. This is how you show your love. Scare the crap out of her at Laguna Seca in your Z06. Prove to her that trackdays aren't that dangerous by making her cringe thru the corkscrew.
Really? How could that ugly behemoth of a vehicle be faster than a Formula 1 car? More propaganda from the car company that used to be a sportscar maker that has transformed to a mass market retailer of SUV's and sedans... Dr. Porsche would be proud of your ingenuity; but appalled at your audacity.
Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima likes posting records. In 2007 he ascended Pikes Peak in 10′01″408. This year he smashed the record throwing a 9′51″278 from behind the wheel of his Suzuki Monster Sport SX4 Hill Climb Special. This being the last year the course will contain any gravel, with officials promising to have the entire course paved for the 2012 race. I guess that means more record breaking in the future. I don't think it will be an issue for Tajima. It's just another year away. And when you have spent 60 very fast years on this earth, 365 days go by quick...
That's right boys and girls, 60 years young.
Proof that time dilation at extremely high speeds is true...
Afterfire is STILL one of my favorite things about a tuned vehicle.
Amazing that a bit of unburned fuel exiting an unrestricted pipe could bring me so much joy...
Yup. I'd say that our Russian brothers have embraced all the great things we've enjoyed here in the US for so long. I'd venture to say that they have even improved on a few things. Like reckless driving and felony evasion charges. You try these moves on a US freeway and you'll be enjoying 3 hots and a cot for the next few months.
Shut the door to your office. Turn off your cell phone. Advise your cubicle-mates to put on some ear protection. Tell your boss you need under a 1/2 hour to yourself. Let your children know not to disturb you for the next 30 minutes. Ask your wife to put out the trash.
You need to feed the animal. The animal inside you that thrives on pure motor sound and the ultimate in hillclimb porn.
Crank up the sound, and see how many cars you can name before your mind explodes...
Let's fully understand this now. This is the fastest RECORDED and DOCUMENTED lap of NYC.
I drove up and down the Henry Hudson every day for years. In the day and at night. In rush hour traffic and on holiday mornings when the road was completely empty. In fast exotic cars, ultra-luxury sedans, and yes even in SUV's.
Take it from me; this video was no easy feat. Yet, I am intrigued to see if it's possible to beat.
What do you think? A BlendLines sponsored attempt at breaking the record? How about the fastest time from the tolls at the GWB (lower level, of course) to terminal 4 at JFK International Airport? Midtown Tunnel westbound thru the heart of NYC and finishing at the outbound Lincoln Tunnel helix?
Ideas? Suggestions? Talk us out of it? Pro-bono legal when we get thrown in the clink?
A 911 in it's purest form needs to be air-cooled. Sure the latest incarnation of the 997 GT3 RS stirs my loins, but it's the sound of the 993 or the 964 that really gives me unit movement.
How about a professional race car driver blending his primary Aussie V8 Supercar win with drifting? Shane van Gisbergen has blended two of our favorite motorsports, truly making it the "greatest show on wheels". With V8 Supercars coming to the US soon, maybe this was to show the NASCAR boys that directionless donuts after a win are nothing compared to controlled drifting the ENTIRE course as a victory lap...
It's one thing when professional race teams with their uber-dollars wreck; it's fairly easy to wrench all night with unlimited funds and manpower to make it to the next morning's starting line.
What's sucks is being a privateer, using every last bit of savings to make it to this one event, and then tearing up the very same car that could be your ride to work on Monday.
Keep that in mind the next time your at an HPDE with your daily driver...
The difference is there will be no cheering crowds when you roll, and no screaming fans when you continue on, car in pieces, in a vain attempt to salvage your run, but most importantly; salvaging your DIGNITY....
