@powermatic: David E. Davis, Jr. is an arrogant turd factory. I love how he whines about how his subordinates ultimately do him in. His attempt at a "to the manor born" aura is also a riot.
Tom McCahill (Google him, kiddies) forgot more than David E. will ever know.
@doug-g: What? You mean you really weren't that interested in hearing about DED's collection of custom Belgian shotguns in the pages of a car mag? How gauche!
Conversely, Rob Walker, who actually was "to the manor born", and knew every inch of the F1 paddock that he covered for Road&Track, didn't exude a whiff of that snobbish crap.
And AFAIK Tom McCahill was the first auto journalist to make car tests fun to read-who else measured trunk space by how many cases of beer it would hold? Great stuff.
@powermatic: Oh, and let us not forget the time DED, Jr dedicated an entire article to a raccoon ravaging the interior of his Ferrari. Why didn't he take one of his Belgian shotguns and shoot the varmint? Probably because he was afraid he might scratch the stock!
On McCahill. Legend has it that he once actually TRIED to roll a Corviar and couldn't. He also is responsible for the 0-60 test that is used to this day. "Uncle Tom", as he liked to be called, was my hero as a car crazy kid.
If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face was starred
If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face was unstarred
How to Read Car and Driver:
1) Buy a Car and Driver.
2) Open Car and Driver.
3) Buy a Grassroots Motorsports.
4) Open Grassroots Motorsports and place inside of previously opened Car and Driver.
5) Read.
6) Repeat.
@evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars: Which means that someone even more skilled is out there right now, constructing a large, horny dragon out of beer cans.
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that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred
that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
You mentioned the latest issue of C&D without bringing up the article of the Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys (though I see it mentioned below)
Ok fine I have a few minutes to kill (apologies for any retyping errors.)
From page 76, January C&D:
Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys don't get far.
I purchased a 1988 Peugeot 505 Turbo S to race in the 24 Hours of LeMons. My goal was to have the car ready for Arse-Freeze-Apalooza at Thunderhill the weekend after Christmas 2008.
Two weeks before the event, we had unseasonably cold weather in Seattle. Temperatures were in the low 20s. There was alot of snow on the ground when we set out for California on Christmas morning.
But snow wasn't the problem. The roads were bare and wet for the first 50 miles-and then we hit a patch of black ice near DePont, Washington, on I-5. Abruptly, all traction was lost. The truck and trailer began fishtailing and off we went into the ditch beside the freeway at 55 mph. We rolled at least once. The truck and trailer were totalled. My wife, Brianne, my co-driver, Alan, and I walked away with only minor bruises. The race car broke free of its tie-downs inside the trailer and went for a tumble like a drumstick in a giant bag of Shake 'n Bake. It landed on its wheels on the wall of the trailer.
When the tow truck arrived, they had to rip the top (now a wall) off the trailer to pull out the race car. After all that, I drove the $500 Peugeot home. The only damage it sustained was a slightly wrinkled roof and some broken glass. Sadly, we didn't make it to Arse-Freeze-Apalooza, but we did make it to Goin' for Broken in Reno on Memorial Day. The weather was much better.
Sean Green, Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys, Renton, Washington.
12:08 AM
'Runnin' Out Of Talent: The Inside Story Of My Indy 500 Career' by P. Bedard
Not holding my breath.
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a) not dead
b) back at C&D
Who knew? Well, back to my copy of 'Excellence'.
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Tom McCahill (Google him, kiddies) forgot more than David E. will ever know.
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Conversely, Rob Walker, who actually was "to the manor born", and knew every inch of the F1 paddock that he covered for Road&Track, didn't exude a whiff of that snobbish crap.
And AFAIK Tom McCahill was the first auto journalist to make car tests fun to read-who else measured trunk space by how many cases of beer it would hold? Great stuff.
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On McCahill. Legend has it that he once actually TRIED to roll a Corviar and couldn't. He also is responsible for the 0-60 test that is used to this day. "Uncle Tom", as he liked to be called, was my hero as a car crazy kid.
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1) Buy a Car and Driver.
2) Open Car and Driver.
3) Buy a Grassroots Motorsports.
4) Open Grassroots Motorsports and place inside of previously opened Car and Driver.
5) Read.
6) Repeat.
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God help us all.
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Seriously awesome work!
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That's going in the 'ol personal vocabulary warehouse.
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Can I haz an extended-wheelbase version if I use tall-boys?
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And if it's a Guinness can, it should periodically go "pssst", like air-brakes.
Not because it makes one fahrtey, but rather, because of the foam-making device.
/Guinness addict
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Burn!
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Ok fine I have a few minutes to kill (apologies for any retyping errors.)
From page 76, January C&D:
Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys don't get far.
I purchased a 1988 Peugeot 505 Turbo S to race in the 24 Hours of LeMons. My goal was to have the car ready for Arse-Freeze-Apalooza at Thunderhill the weekend after Christmas 2008.
Two weeks before the event, we had unseasonably cold weather in Seattle. Temperatures were in the low 20s. There was alot of snow on the ground when we set out for California on Christmas morning.
But snow wasn't the problem. The roads were bare and wet for the first 50 miles-and then we hit a patch of black ice near DePont, Washington, on I-5. Abruptly, all traction was lost. The truck and trailer began fishtailing and off we went into the ditch beside the freeway at 55 mph. We rolled at least once. The truck and trailer were totalled. My wife, Brianne, my co-driver, Alan, and I walked away with only minor bruises. The race car broke free of its tie-downs inside the trailer and went for a tumble like a drumstick in a giant bag of Shake 'n Bake. It landed on its wheels on the wall of the trailer.
When the tow truck arrived, they had to rip the top (now a wall) off the trailer to pull out the race car. After all that, I drove the $500 Peugeot home. The only damage it sustained was a slightly wrinkled roof and some broken glass. Sadly, we didn't make it to Arse-Freeze-Apalooza, but we did make it to Goin' for Broken in Reno on Memorial Day. The weather was much better.
Sean Green, Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys, Renton, Washington.
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