And lived to tell about it. Seriously, after seeing umpteen photos of toasted Italian exotics on Jalopnik there was a small part of my psyche that thought I might have a front row seat to yet another crispified critter from Maranello or Sant'Agata. Well, glad to say it didn't happen and it was an incredible…

What do the Gallardo and the manual gearbox have in common? Both are nearing the end of their respective runs at Lamborghini. The Ferrari 360 Modena was the competition when the Gallardo made its debut nine years ago (!) and nowadays, no one buys the old-school gated manual anymore. Sadly, the present and future is…

You know what's entirely overrated? Snowmobiles, that's what. They think they're so freaking great, cutting through snow and ice at high speeds. Supercars can do it just as well, even if the cost of entry is just a tad bit higher.

Name all of the Italian supercars that you can currently buy with a proper manual gearbox. Do it. Now.

Listen: Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should do it.

This is the latest Lambo, and it has a long name: 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo. It's a name that reminds me of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, but that doesn't, as a matter of fact, have anything at all to do with Mary Poppins.

A Lamborghini is a pretty desirable car, but what if you had to take public transit every day of the week to drive one, and you only got it on the weekends?

The United Arab Emirates is the land of the supercars. They even give them out in malls, as one extraordinarily lucky cab driver found out this week when he won a $ 204,028 (Dh750,000) Gallardo LP550-2 in a local lottery.

If you were around in the 1990s, there is an excellent chance that you remember Chicago Bulls player Dennis Rodman. The flamboyant Rodman was married to Carmen Electra briefly, constantly dyed his hair, and once showed up to practice without shoes.

I got a note the other day that Valentino Balboni would be in town this week for an annual Lamborghini rally with Gotham Dream Cars. The note also asked if I'd like to meet Valentino.