Want to know what it took to join the U.S. Express back in 1980? Organizers of similar underground illegal races today sure could learn a thing or two from Express organizer Rick Doherty and the boys. Check out 32 Hours 7 Minutes Assistant Editor Adam Bedient’s production blog, then take a look at the acceptance letters…
Oh yeah…I almost forgot. Cory Welles has suggested – maybe – and I’m praying this is true – that the U.S. Express logo depicted above will make its way to the official 3207 movie T-shirts sometime. Soon.
32 Hours 7 Minutes – that little documentary by Cory Welles that we’ve all been dying to see – is in its final stages of production. Assistant editor Adam Bedient is now blogging on the official movie site with twice-weekly updates. In his first blog post, Adam talks about the first private screening of the rough cut. A couple of us here at Team Polizei have seen it, and we’re VERY happy with it…and know you will be, too. Thanks for your patience. You won’t be disappointed.
ALEX ROY WRITES: Everything Peter wrote above is an understatement, and I never exaggerate, of course.
Wi-fi connected, open source customization, real-time and historical traffic data and auto update. We’re intrigued. We want to try one. See and read Travis Hudson’s Jalopnik review. Or go to Dash’s website for more info.
The Monticello Motor Club near the Catskills is a members-only, high-entry fee club that offers it’s members 200 track days a year on a road course that Brian Redman had a hand in designing. The following is David’s trip to Monticello a couple of weeks ago.
Sunday, June 29. I found myself being handed the keys to a 2007 (Grigio Silverstone over Bordeaux) Ferrari F 430 and the generous owner telling me, “Just drive it like you stole it!” The crazy part was the guy knew all about my driving exploits. So we topped her off with gas and headed up to the Wide World of Cars dealership in Spring Valley, NY. There we would meet up with a lot full of their clientele before rallying up to the Monticello Motor Club in the Catskills. Continue reading ‘David Maher Previews The Monticello Motor Club’
Start the pun machine and crank up the euphemism generator before adding your comments to this one. The Shady Lady Ranch‘s offer of a $50 gas card for every $300 one-hour session is definitely more bang for your buck than that car dealer’s offer of a handgun with every car purchase. The owner, James Davis, said business has been "rocking along," with market penetration so good they ran out of $1000 worth of gas cards in the first week. No word yet on what one has to pay to get a free car wash.
In keeping with founder Colin Chapman’s belief that you can improve performance by "adding lightness," Lotus’ Eco Elise is 70 lbs. leaner thanks to the use of lighter, sustainable plant fibers like hemp and sisal as the main ingredient of the body panels, spoilers and seats. Does anyone smell a Cheech and Chong movie? The hemp is locally grown so the carbon miles used to produce the panels are reduced. Lotus has also employed many energy-saving and emissions-reducing practices at their factory for a 14% reduction in electricity use, a 30% reduction in gas consumption and 11% less water use. These techniques are obviously easier to implement in a smaller company like Lotus but that doesn’t mean larger can’t adopt them in the future.
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