What’s with all the hate?
The DoubleClutch blog over the last couple years has provided fast-paced news, reviews, and opinions regarding the latest in high-performance vehicles. This week, I’m going to go off on a different tangent and express an opinion about a niche of vehicle that everyone sees, but nobody truly cares about. Over my day-to-day research into the automotive industry, I have noticed something. The majority of “enthusiasts” across periodicals,... [Read More...]
What constitutes an exotic?
I recently had the opportunity to drive two “exotic” vehicles back to back; a 2010 Audi R8 4.2 and a 2011 Nissan GT-R. The one issue I’ve had since the introduction of vehicles such as the Audi R8 and the Nissan GT-R is whether or not they can be considered true exotics. What constitutes an exotic car? Even to non-enthusiasts, the first two names to come to mind as true ‘exotics’ are Ferrari and Lamborghini. Enthusiasts... [Read More...]
Formula One: Belgium Grand Prix Report
Kimi “Krash” Raikkonen wins the Belgium F1 race after taking out half the field in the first lap! Well close…. Ferrari stormed back into the winner’s circle at Spa during the latest Gran Prix event by doing what NO other entrant could possibly do, that is to cause such first lap chaos and receive absolutely NO penalty? Was it really just another example of a “racing incident”? I think not, as Kimi “Nervous” Raikkonen driving the Ferrari... [Read More...]
Formula One: European Grand Prix
Ruben “Bitch’n” Barrichello wins the European GP in Valencia Spain driving the Brawn BGP-01…finally. Whew! The team has probably sighed heavily in relief! Barrichello’s teammate, Jensen “Push” Button finishes seventh and rejoices in the fact that in spite of his own lack of pace, rivals Sebastian “Blown engine” Vettel and his teammate Mark “In the dark” Webber both failed to score any points driving their RB5 Red Bull’s, to... [Read More...]
Formula One Next News
• This break during the summer is far too long even for some of the teams. Money is not being saved by F1 teams as this extends the length of the current season and staff still need to be paid and factories still need to be maintained. • Long breaks can cause “spectator/fan” interest to wane as well… • Michael Schumacher is indeed NOT returning to sub for Felipe Massa in the Ferrari F60 starting at the Euro GP. Luca “I’m ready” Badoer... [Read More...]