Official Car Thread :: Vol 2 :: Now with More Bikes!

[MarkRyan]

Great looking Speed 3. I'll have a Street Triple one day. Triumph's nakeds are just classic looking bikes, like blue denim jeans and a white tee. Not sure I'm liking the headlights on the new one, though.

[stormy]

I'm doing a track day at streets of Willow tomorrow! whoop whoop!

[MarkRyan]

Whoa, right on. You got any on board camera? I'd love to get a GoPro some day.

[stormy]

No I don't . No unsecured cameras in the car allowed either. I'll try to get my friends to take some action shots of me passing everyone

[stormy]

The track day was awesome. The first time out feels like you've never driven before, it's so different. By the end of the day I was getting better at following the racing line, keeping track of my mirrors, and watching the flags. You really need to get comfortable pushing the car to go fast. I was getting better, but I walked over to the other RX8 there and his laps were 10 seconds better than me! He had a lot of auto-x experience and previous track experience too, so he was in the advanced group. He had better and wider tires which makes a huge difference. For next time I need more tire and more balls (brake later/harder, WOT sooner).

I highly recommend going. The group that organized this track day was really good getting the nubs up to speed. Our first time out was follow the leader parade laps to learn the track. Next time out was another follow the leader, this time going faster, using the racing line, with a passing exercise on the front straight. Then the last 3 rounds we were free with passing allowed on the straights only. I paid extra for an instructor in the 3rd and 4th rounds, and he was really good. He helped me refine the line and learn when to brake/gas/shift effectively. Without him there encouraging me to brake later and gas sooner I don't think I'd have gotten nearly as much out of it.

I didn't end up with any action shots. I only had one friend who wasn't in the white group with me and he had his own stuff to do to get ready.

[MarkRyan]

I've never done track before, but I did drive a Mustang Bullitt with another journalist who happened to be not only a Virginia state trooper but also a performance driving instructor. I went way faster with his coaching/urging than I would have otherwise.

[Wildkat]

Signs of life at my Beloved Chrylser...

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/15/2...test/#comments

New Durango, after the abortion that was the styling on the old one, HUGE comeback.



And the Charger they wanted to build in the first place but Daimler kept penny pinching..

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/15/2...iew-road-test/

[stormy]

I really like the new Charger they have been showing off. Durango is cool too but I'll take the Jeep version.

[Bojack]

Signs of life at my Beloved Chrylser...

New Durango, after the abortion that was the styling on the old one, HUGE comeback.

Chrysler's new designs give me wood. If I didn't have deep seated Ford admiration I'd totally be a Chrymoco tech and move from Dearborn to Auburn Hills.

[Sinista]

That Durango is smokin! I'm hoping that they release an improved Dakota body style as well. The current gen was a step back from the early 1997-2004 style imo.