I’d wager that these two men, by the names of Chris Harris and Mike Spinelli, are among the only people ever to get a Ford Raptor stuck on a teeny little glacier such as this one in Iceland.
“Great car TV?!” you might be (rudely) exclaiming. “With no Top Gear or The Grand Tour?” you may ask, still being kind of hurtful. But yes, following our own Jalopnik show, Car vs. America, premiering on Fusion last night (which you can watch online here), our /DRIVE friends also return to TV tonight!
Oh man, is automotive TV shaping up to be quite excellent this season. On one hand, you have Jalopnik’s very own Car vs. America to look forward to (Oct. 18 on Fusion!). And on the other, you have /DRIVE, which is returning to NBC Sports on Oct. 19 for its fourth season.
There are exactly two types of TV shows about cars: sensationalized “build” dramas set to slow-motion footage of sparks, and Top Gear knockoffs. The latter “boy’s trip” motif tends to be a little more bearable so I’m excited to see what my friends have in store for the third season of /Drive on NBC Sports.
A little more than a decade ago, a man with a passion for cars, quirky writing, and hair as soft as a baby’s butt created a website. That man was Mike Spinelli, and that website was Jalopnik. But just what in the hell is a Jalopnik, and how has it evolved to become your #1 toilet reading material?
I'll be on Fox Car Report today at 3:00p EST, talking picks and pans for 2010. Submit your own P&Ps here in the comments [Fox Strategy Room]
It's my great pleasure to welcome back to the team the man who started this great site we all call home. Please give a hearty hand to Jalopnik's new Senior Editor, Mike Spinelli. — Ed.
Some guy named Mike Spinelli is succeeding Brian Scotto as Editor of 0-60 Magazine. [Twitter]
Picture the scene: It's August 1984 and you're about to start your first semester of community college. You've got the $1,200 you earned stocking shelves at your dad's hardware store all summer burning a hole in your pocket and your eyes on the sweet panel van your buddy Darryl is selling. The problem is; you know you…
This is it. What countless dozens of you have been waiting for, a select few thought would never come and countless millions couldn't care less about — the introduction of the all-new 2008 model year Jalopnik. Although we're still buffing the sheet metal a bit and deciding on an extra hood scoop or go-faster stripes —…
Mike Spinelli, man of mystery, fascinated by everything from the the 2009 Dodge Challenger S/E to H.R. Pufnstuf. While most of us were slaving away in the salt mines of the New York Auto Show, Spin was out gallivanting around NYC and doing the worst Nixon impression you've ever heard Sirius radio show RPM, or is that…
Man... Mike took a chance on me when I was just a wee blogger and has been regretting that decision ever since. I'll miss his threatening emails ("Don't fuck with me, Lieberman!") and Ed McMahon impressions over IM. Oh, Jesus Christ — he's not dead. Look at me being all dramatic. Actually, I was talking to the Spin…
