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Mike Spinelli
mspinelli
Founded Jalopnik. Coasted on that shit for years.

'92/'93 Alfa Romeo Spyder 4th Series? 

I would do bad things for some of their iced tea right now. Read more

So, you're saying there's a Reset button?

Ha — thanks. A few years ago I bet a friend that I could make up a word that would spread virally and become something people actually used in conversarion. That was the word. I lost. Read more

Gah! I caught "liquify" and "opulance." Apparently my Chrome spellcheck plugin doesn't work with Kinja. Read more

Yeah, that was fun. Those guys have a great setup. Hopefully we can get everyone out there again soon — I'd love to do that again. Read more

It's actually not as long as it looks. The ends don't wrap all the way around my eyes, so I can always see, at least a little. If I squint, I can even see where the track ends and the curbing starts. Read more

Great question. At Vallelunga last year with the coupe, some reported boiling-brake-fluid moments, and I think Motor Trend did too on Randy Pobst's run at Laguna. Lambo reps say the brakes are the same on the Roadster, but at Homestead we actually ran the cars harder and faster than at Vallelunga, and didn't get any Read more

Actually, that's post-haircut. But Zack will be dining out for years on that joke. Read more

Haha. I think that's also my "C'mon, Chipotle, hire another meat attendant, already, willya please?" face. Actually, in that shot I was nursing the Lambo around the track at about 15 mph, while the Italian photographer jestured wildly from a minivan. I'm not jaded. I won't stop pinching myself until I pass out from Read more

Hmm. Going by the placard on the show floor, it's ambiguous. But I'll concede that it *should* have around that.

Racing stripes? That must be the Shelby Country Squire GT500?

I once put together a gallery of all my dopey-ass GoPro self-takes. There are some real funny ones in there — multiple chins, crossed eyes, etc. They're on a hard drive somewhere. I'll try to find them. Dignity < Humor. Read more

It's not a choice; I have a rare, degenerative follicular disorder. Thanks for reminding me. Read more