Let’s just pause for a moment and remember how Vanishing Point ends. Read more
Let’s just pause for a moment and remember how Vanishing Point ends. Read more
You’re right on all of that. The difference is that all of those guys prepared for the effort. Tesla didn’t. Read more
Every manufacturer cheats it up a bit at the Nurburgring but the GT R lap was fully egregious. It was so bad that Porsche broke the unwritten rule and publicly called them out on it. Read more
My condolences to you and Davey’s family and friends. My thanks to you both for creating this weird-ass community. Read more
Sorry for the loss. Read more
“If we’d pissed anyone off, it was only because we ignored the public relations reps” Amen to that, not unlike shitty ass Car Throttle who sold out, Jalopnik kept true to the readership, and to that a cheer. “I didn’t care that Davey’s column wasn’t “doing big numbers.” I was proud of him, he was happy with it, and… Read more
“When a loved one goes missing, it’s a grinding sort of loss. A helical screw of hope and hopelessness augering into a stratum of grief, one crushing nanometer at a time....”
Mr. Spinelli, amazing writing. I found Jalopnik in 2005ish as a high school kid more interested in beater old BMWs and Volvos and Alfas than the typical muscle car/tuner/truck interests of my peers. The Jalopnik you and Davey curated truely shaped my view on cars. My often unpopular view on cars taught me to have… Read more
Mike, what a beautiful tribute to your friend. “A relationship so well earned” really got to me. RIP. Read more
I remember a long time ago, in my early college years (2009 ish), my dad, who had realized my interest in automobiles, called me and said “you should check out the website Jalopnik”. Read more
Beautiful and I'm so sorry for the loss. Read more
“shoehorning lyrics from Zen Arcade and Double Nickels on the Dime and You’re Living All Over Me into headlines touting Mercedes-Benz’s safety tech or a design refresh of some Honda or other.” Read more
Well written, and well received. Now I have to go read all Davey’s stuff. Read more