Can you remember the last time you just picked up your keys, got into your car and drove somewhere with no destination in mind? Before I put together this story, I honestly couldn’t and it kind of scared me a little bit. I’ve grown up with cars, they have been and remain a huge part [...]
“Are you sure you want me to drive your car? If you are feeling nervous, it’s not a problem at all that we don’t do this.” This was my offer to Richard Good, the managing director at KW Automotive UK. The truth of the matter was that it was me who was feeling nervous, not him. [...]
So there I was, ¥700 ($9) toll paid up, and sitting in a brand new 911 Carrera Cabriolet. In front of me a deserted Hakone Turnpike, one of the best and most thrilling roads you could ever wish to drive in Japan. The long and fast paced private road would take me form a little [...]
You have probably heard me mention the “Hakone Turnpike” a million times on car features and other drive-oriented posts over the years. Well, I thought it was about time I took you guys there for a virtual tour of what has to be one of the best stretches of driving roads in the vicinity of [...]
As car enthusiasts I think we all instinctively categorize cars into two groups, cool and uncool. But even the cool cars are divided, in my mind at least, into those that have mass appeal (like a super car) and those that only die-hard car nerds “in the know” will recognize (quirky limited editions). Although they [...]
We all know that the new AE86 can drift right out of the box without a problem, but no one has done a really extensive test drive for the average Joe. I knew I had to do something different with the new AE86 if I was given the chance, and after Scion answered my cries and loaned me one [...]
What exactly is soul? And what constitutes soullessness? A lot of people will contend that most new objects lack soul. Whether it’s a piece of architecture, furniture or a car, there’s a commonly held notion that new means souless and old means soulful. Case-in-point: I have several European friends who don’t like new houses or [...]
Being a child of the 1970s, I grew up on a healthy doses of science fiction with films and TV shows like Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Transformers, The Jetsons, Robotech and Blade Runner helping to form my geeky ideas about futurism. This was further imprinted into my adolescent mind by cyberpunk authors like William Gibson, Bruce Sterling and Neal Stephenson and the explosion of Japanese Manga in the west by films like Akira, Ghost in the Shell and Appleseed. The Force was my religion, Electro my soundtrack and Pixels my artform.
I am not a “morning person.” In fact, I’m about as far from it as one can get. I can count on my hands how many things in this world I view worthwhile enough to get up before 10AM for, let alone 4:45AM. The opportunity to drive and photograph a limited edition track day Lamborghini [...]
As you travel on Highway 46 from California's Central Valley toward the coast, you'll pass by a spot called Cholame. There isn't much to distinguish the place besides a cafe and a shady tree, but it marks the the site where a 24-year old James Dean lost his life behind the wheel of his Porsche [...]
It always starts out about the destination. You think about the things you'll do there, the things you'll be able to see and experience, the good times and the amazing memories to be made at the end of the journey. The long miles and countless hours of traveling are never really something you'd look forward [...]
After our dash from Sent to Stelvio, it was time to head back for a night’s rest. Have a look the glorious road that took us there. We woke up to the crisp morning alpine air at the apartment overlooking the Engadin valley We decided to check out the local towns in the morning, so [...]
We pick up the action a few hours after where I left off last time. Having taken a break and emptied the memory cards, we decided that it would be a good idea to catch the sunset from the top of Stelvio. So off we went. Heading towards Zernez, Engadin valley. These main roads are [...]
It all started last year when my good friend Martin Aeppli hit me up and asked me if I was up for a mega roadtrip. Being a roadtrip nut, I wasn't the one to say no. The plan was to drive to the Davos – Stelvio mountain passes not much different to that driven in the popular [...]
When I learned that May was going to have a "drives" and "roadways" themed week – I laughed. Only a week? That's not nearly long enough on the road. As of today, Josh "Hobo" Herron and I have been on the road for over a month and a half. Pushing, literally at times, our 1974 [...]
