Documenting the talents of amazing people who happen to surf.
Iconic surfer Rob Machado has traveled the world for more than half his life. And during that time, he’s crossed paths with countless individuals who share a love for surfing and a passion for the arts. In his new series called Through The Lens, we meet these individuals and follow Rob as he re-connects with the people who’ve inspired him along the way.
This episode features Jay Nelson, a San Francisco-based artist who specializes in a unique type of automobile customization. This past winter, Jay drove down to Rob’s house in Cardiff, CA, where the two worked together to build out the inside of Rob’s van and create the ultimate surf mobile.
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What’s so great about a dried-up lake in the middle of the desert? It inspires a kind of racing that you don’t get to see anywhere else. Rank amateurs labor next to hardened veterans under the boiling sun, moving heaven and earth to wring just a few more miles per hour out of everything from electric bicycles to million dollar streamliners. It’s a mystical place, a throwback to a time that felt messy and pioneering. If you haven’t been, go. It must be experienced to be understood.
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Danny Thompson’s LSR diary: Balancing the power
How much power does it take to beat the world Land Speed Record? When my dad ran the Challenger II in 1968, he had roughly 1800 horsepower at his disposal. The car had a supercharged 427 Ford SOHC in the rear, and a second fuel-injected SOHC in the front. The power output of the engines was not balanced, so he stabilized it manually by rolling his toe back and forth over a split gas pedal.
He was forced to  … More
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