This video pretty much sums up the definition of the term.
This is the famous “Yellobird” RUF CTR filmed in 1987 for a record breaking run on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. No traction control or FWD to assist the driver. This is pure driving control.
Just gotta love some of these 1970’s Subarus!
From jalopnik.
I’ve gotten back into my routine/commute with the MX-5. With premium gas dropping down to $1.95 per gallon, driving my Miata has gotten really cheap.
Unfortunatly it comes at a cost. A weak economy and less demand for goods and services all make life really uncertain these days. I’ve noticed these changes to drivers behaviors as well.
One example is this H1 Hummer I’ve seen sitting on a used car lot for months. Nobody seems dumb enough to pick up one of these gas guzzlers right now. I’ve also noticed people are paying more attention to fuel efficiency and a concern for the environment.
I’m glad to see these changes on the street and I hope it’s a behavior that continues. I only hope that once things turn around in this economy, people won’t be dumb enough to believe that gasoline will always be cheap.
F1 Fanatic had a pretty hilarious post about road cars with F1 engines. I found the Renault Espace F1 pretty amazing. This thing hauls ass! Imagine what all the soccer moms will think when you pull up in this thing to take the kids out for practice.
I’ve been considering a better commuter car with excellent millage and utility. I’ve been eyeing the Toyota iQ as a possibility. This video has given me more reason to think about this little car.
Sam (350Z), Sam (S2000), John (S2000), Luke (RX-7) and me (Mazdaspeed MX-5)
It’s been a little while since our last organized car cruise event, so John and Sam pulled together another fun route through Southern California. This time our route would take us farther east out towards Lake Elsinore. There we got off the 91 freeway and headed towards Ortega Highway (California State Highway 7). Following a few twisties, the route lead us to Pacific Coast Highway (PCH).
Ortega Highway was pretty busy and there wasn’t much space to allow more aggressive canyon driving. After a while things cleared up. PCH was pretty busy as well, but there was plenty of eye candy when it came to looking for rare and exotic cars. We ended the trip at a local seafood restaurant in Newport Beach.
Emily finally found the bike she’s been looking for. On Saturday she picked up a white Gixxer 600 over at Chaparral Motorsports in San Bernadino.
She’s been looking for a white one for quite sometime. Fortunately Chaparral had one. What tops this one off is that it comes with white wheels which has a nice sporty look to it plus it seems pretty rare to find.
Spotted a rare Porsche GT3 RS on Wilshire while waiting for beers at Wahoo’s.
Emily’s 5 month old maltese/poodle puppy in the driver seat of the MX5
