Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 11:08PM Attended the show at the Americana Manhasset mall this weekend. This Lagonda in the parking lot may have just been the highlight for me. The fact it was parked next to an older Camry was icing on the cake.
Aston Martin, Lagonda, street sighting in Street Sightings Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 11:42PM 
Normal people often ask me how I can justify owning a car in the city. The cost, the hassle, the sheer masochism involved often drive me to the brink of madness. But then I find myself on a deserted country road watching the fast-setting autumn sun shimmer off the cat-tails along the Hudson River with a dear friend. And I know it couldn't be any other way.
Fall drive, GTV6, roadside in Musings Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 11:29AM 
Click to enlarge to Hi ResolutionIf any single image could highlight how much racing has changed, and yet how much it has stayed the same in nearly 100 years of motorsport, this might be it. The car -The Miller Golden Submarine of 1917- is arguably the first streamlined circuit racing car. Here we see the dawn of a new age of technological advancement, yet the cage-like stone guards and skinny balding tires remind us how primitive the vehicle really was. Oldfield has the toughened, cigar-chomping look that speaks to the hardscrabble existence of many drivers at the time, who lived from race to race on starting money and worked on their own cars. But the confident look in his eye is that of a racer. And I suppose that look will never change. Click the photo above to see it in super hi res!
Some more photos of the Golden Submarine:
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Automotive History, Barney Oldfield, Golden Submarine, Indy, Miller in History Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 12:48AM It's almost hypnotic watching the footwell angle in this awesome 80's Rally video, featuring the legendary combination of Walter Rohrl and the Audi Quattro S1 Groupe B Rally car. The funky 80s electro soundtrack is an added bonus, of course.
Audi, Onboard, Rally, Walter Rohrl, footwell, group B, heel and toe, video in Video of the Week Monday, October 17, 2011 at 4:32PM I'm no expert on Monster Trucks, but I'd say 1987 might have been a peak year for that genre of racertainment. I consider Monster Truck rally as the automotive equivalent of WWF, and as a 7-year old I think I held Big Foot and Hulk Hogan in equally high esteem. You gotta love what passes for a "course" here, and that Grave Digger has to do a 3 point turn to get around the track. Whether you think they're awesome, or just awesomely bad, let's take a trip down memory lane! Best part are the driver interviews. Why has Danny McBride not made a Monster truck movie yet??
1987, Monster Trucks, Rally, racertainment, stadium in Musings, Video of the Week 