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25 Hours Of Thunderhill Blog: The Car
Choosing a car for a major race, in reality, is a complex affair. No offense to those of our beloved readers who will be aghast at our selection process, but if you’re doing it from your armchair it is a whole lot easier. Because, in reality, you have to actually take practical matters into consideration. For example, you have to consider time – how much you have personally to work on the car and how much calendar time there is before the race. And, of course, there is the issue of money. In your armchair, you can spend OPM (Other People’s Money) rather freely. In the real world, not so much.
Blog: Winding Road At The Indy 500
There is an anticipation that comes with attending an event like Indy that differs from other things in life. I just got home from Indy yesterday, and I’m already looking forward to the 2013 race. After this year’s race, though, I’m not really sure I’ll ever attend it the way I used to.
Blog: Vacation With The 2012 Hyundai Veloster
My wife, Catheryn, and I recently spent the week in Arizona visiting some family. Our car for the week: a Vitamin C (read: orange—and it got a lot of looks from passersby) Hyundai Veloster. I was happy to finally get a chance to spend some time with the car, as I had missed out on any decent driving when we had it at our Michigan office. When I picked up the vehicle, I was instantly impressed.
Blog: Living Without The Stick In The Acura TL SH-AWD
The Acura TL SH-AWD has one of the best manual gearboxes I’ve ever had the pleasure of using. I’ve previously described the shifter as a “magic wand.” Combined with a light, easy clutch, shifting is such a joy, however quick, that I feared that sole maneuver was coloring my overall feeling for the TL, which is chiefly positive. A chance in a 2012 TL SH-AWD equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission would be my opportunity to find out.
Blog: In Defense Of Keeping The Top Up
I’m kind of the oddball in the Michigan office of Winding Road—among other reasons, my colleagues would argue—in that I’m not as fond of convertibles as the rest of the team. I almost always prefer the coupe version to the droptop, if available. Heck, if they made an MX-5 coupe, and it was my money, I’d definitely consider choosing that over the convertible. Similarly, I don’t particularly care for sunroofs. I’m just not a big fan of the sun. It hurts my eyes, makes me itchy, and sometimes triggers a migraine. Perhaps my vampiric photophobia stems from growing up in the rainy, shady Pacific Northwest. Or maybe I’m just a freak.
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