I told the blokes here at Jalopnik I was pissed at Ferrari and wanted to tell a few people. They said I could do it here. Stay with me, this might take a while.
I think it started in 2007 when I heard that Ferrari wanted to know which test track we were going to use for Autocar’s 599 GTB road test, but in reality the rot had set in many years earlier. Why would it want to know that? “Because,” said the man from the Autocar office, “The factory now has to send a test team to the circuit we chose so that they can optimize the car to get  … More
Hydroplaning ATV. May 30, 2010. Yamaha Raptor 700 Quad water skipping/ hydroplaning over a lake that is approximately 5-7 feet deep in the Oregon Dunes at Hauser. Rider’s name is Dave Lewis
The DeLorean DMC-12 occupies an interesting spot in the pantheon of automotive history. It was the only model manufactured by DeLorean Motor Company and featured 300SL-like doors, a stainless steel body, and a PRV V6 engine. About 9,000 examples were built in Northern Ireland before the company closed its doors.
The DMC-12 was destined to become an obscure relic of the past that only lived on in the garages of the brand’s enthusiasts. However, its fate changed when … More