May 24
Image: Russell Whitworth@flickr
The streets of Monte Carlo have seen every iteration of Formula 1 car over its illustrious history. From the cigar shaped racers of the fifties to the modern aerodynamic marvels of today, Monaco has pushed cars and their teams to the limit. Hit the jump for a brief look at one of the strangest cars to every grace the streets of the principality; the Tyrrell P34.
May 24
The Monaco Grand Prix is the most glamorous and prestigious Grand Prix on the F1 schedule. Every driver wants to win at Monaco. Nelson Piquet, who came in second place multiple times, claimed that a win at Monaco was worth two anywhere else. Perhaps he was right; hit the jump to learn the secrets of the Monaco Grand Prix from two of the greatest F1 drivers.
May 24
With the grandest of all Grand Prix’s this Memorial Day weekend I thought it might be beneficial to post a track guide for everyone to sort of follow along. Monaco is known for being tight, twisty, with loads of elevation change, and it can sometimes be deadly. In some years the pomp and circumstance is more interesting than the racing, but sometimes the streets of Monaco provide for a real thriller.
All the greats have won Monaco and it is the crown jewel in any world champions cap. This year Alonso will try and win it for his third different team. A feat never before done. The race is also doubly important this year as the points standing are tight.
May 23
Hot rodding by definition is a craft where the craftsman has all kinds of tricks, secrets, and hidden goodies for the observer to see any every time the car is looked at. However occasionally one pops up that is mind blowingly good. Think back to Dan Garner’s 33 Willys which was one of those once or twice a year hot rods that has got all the right stuff. Well recently I stumbled across another one in this bitchin 1934 Chevy that is LT 1 powered and sitting on air ride. It is the definition of cool.
Stumbling across cars like this excites me. I can not quite put my finger on why, except for that it is exceptionally well done. Now I invision you guys over on the west coast see awesome rods every day, but here in the Midwest, especially at the smaller shows these top tier hot rods are rare. That’s not saying we don’t see hundreds of cool rods every year but….well let’s get on to the pictures so you can see what I’m going on about.
May 22
Sometimes photos are not taken with the intent that they end up being used for. I shot this photo a few weeks ago just because I liked the lines on the mirror. As it turns out the slightly bokeh Mustang in the background looks kind of cool too. So today you guys get this in wall paper form.
If you think the image above will look good on your desktop, and let’s not kid ourselves it will, hit the jump for two sizes of wallpaper taylor made for your computer screen.
