As kick-to-the-jaw awesome as the Group B beasts were, the rear-drive machinery that preceded them (Escort RS, Ascona 400, 131 Abarth, Sunbeam Lotus, et al) were just as rad, IMO. #kenblock
i would like to say that the reason my fore-arms are so well developed is from twisting a steering wheel around while flying through a dirt track rally course. that is all. #kenblock
@PowerTryp, Starless wonder.: yes... yes that's it... i would say it's from practicing guitar.. but i cannot demonstrate that.. b/c i still suck at playing guitar... i like this new excuse a lot better... i can actually drive...... #kenblock
This is great.
For the past years (I'm thinking 1997-2008), the so-called "money years", the emphasis culturally in our world has been on money, bling, luxury and other superficial marketing-based crap; this translated "automotively" in super expensive flashy customs and racing trends such as "drifting" and all that other fast n furious inspired crap.
Now that we're all broke, those values aren't so dominant anymore and I hope that people will gravitate towards more authentic stuff such as grassroots racing and maybe rally racing.
Jalopnik has always more or less understood that, but videos like this one might convince the wider public.
So +1 mr Block #kenblock
Psst...Block and Atkinson have been reported to be the drivers for the new Monster Energy Drink WRC team for the upcoming WRC season. Scuttlebutt says they'll be driving select events in an '09 Focus WRC before going to the WRC Spec Fiesta and a full calender the following year. If true, than that makes this "team building"....and a whole lot of fun. #kenblock
@pinkshinyalan: This game works surprisingly well with the vast majority of car names. Our Lemons team played it on the drive from WA state to Reno and back.
Some of the highlights:
Anal Spitfire
Anal Tempest
Anal Storm
All of which you should probably have checked out by your doctor... #carnames
@MechaMunch:
Latin praeldium, from Latin praeldere, to play beforehand... The germans are just the barbarians (tedesco) on the norther frontier... #carnames
True story : years ago my roommate and I would often rent a car to go on weekend road trips somewhere. Hertz was doing a special at the time on Ford Escorts. So he got on the his work phone and rang up :"Hi, I'd like to get an Escort for the weekend".
Took him a while to figure out why he got all the strange looks from his coworkers. #carnames
Given that I just had a u-joint go south at 90 mph on the way home, I would suggest that Alfa Romeo Spider is the automotive equivalent of "erectile dysfunction". #carnames
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For the past years (I'm thinking 1997-2008), the so-called "money years", the emphasis culturally in our world has been on money, bling, luxury and other superficial marketing-based crap; this translated "automotively" in super expensive flashy customs and racing trends such as "drifting" and all that other fast n furious inspired crap.
Now that we're all broke, those values aren't so dominant anymore and I hope that people will gravitate towards more authentic stuff such as grassroots racing and maybe rally racing.
Jalopnik has always more or less understood that, but videos like this one might convince the wider public.
So +1 mr Block #kenblock
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Anal Probe (obviously)
Anal Explorer
Anal Escape
Anal Excursion
Anal Flex
Anal Ranger
Anal 500 (Indy-themed gay porn)
Anal Contour
Anal Edge
Anal Pinto (consider: "pinto" means "penis" in Portuguese)
Anal Fiesta
Anal Transit (it's like a guided tour)
Anal Laser (used by Australian proctologists)
and finally, another from Australia: the Anal Territory. I wonder if they named it that because it's the land down under. #carnames
10/29/09
Some of the highlights:
Anal Spitfire
Anal Tempest
Anal Storm
All of which you should probably have checked out by your doctor... #carnames
10/30/09
Possibly less obvious:
Anal Ambassador
Anal Breeze
Anal Cowboy (if we're counting prototypes)
Anal Patriot
Anal Spirit
Anal Le Baron (say it out loud)
Anal LeSabre (again, it doesn't work as written)
Anal Maverick
Anal (Trail)Blazer
Anal Focus (how did pinkshinyalan not think of it?)
Anal Cavalier
Anal Starlet
Anal Odyssey
Anal (F-85) Jetfire
Anal Cougar
Anal Marauder
Anal Dictator
Anal Monarch
Anal Beetle (I think this is redundant)
Anal Cutlass (Cruiser optional)
Anal Vista Cruiser, too.
Anal Aurora
Anal Winstorm
Anal Fiero
Anal Celebrity
Anal Sprint
Anal LUV
Anal Centurion
Anal Diplomat
Anal Fury
Anal Wildcat
Anal Viper (and related Anal Cobra)
Anal Dart
Anal Roadmaster
Anal Conquest
Hell, let's include the Anal Eagle, Anal Falcon, and Anal Thunderbird, too.
(Semi-related: Bonus points go to the Mercury Mystique's badging, which can be rearranged into "ye squirMy rectuM". Yep.) #carnames
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Thrust SSC land speed record car. #carnames
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Latin praeldium, from Latin praeldere, to play beforehand... The germans are just the barbarians (tedesco) on the norther frontier... #carnames
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Took him a while to figure out why he got all the strange looks from his coworkers. #carnames
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