Dimensions and Weight Overall Length 177.87in Overall Width 80.15 in Height 45.67 in Wheelbase 104.33 in Front Track 67.71 in Rear Track 66.45 in Dry Weight 2745 lb Tires Front: 30/65/18” Michelin Rear: 31/71/18” Michelin Brakes Front: 14.96x 1.38 in. Rear 13.7 x 1.26 in Engine Type: 90 Degree Four Cam V8 Bore & …
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The Hunt For New Music: Rickie Lee Jones
“Old Enough”, by Rickie Lee Jones. Balm in Gilead “Maybe it’s that I took care of you too many times. And you grew weaker for a kindness. And Sometimes kindness from a friend can break ‘em down..” –from “Old Enough” by Rickie Lee Jones. The last time you probably heard Rickie Lee Jones was when …
String Theory and Lime Rock Race Park
Yesterday, Risi Competizione, the top North America Ferrari GT racing team, ran at Lime Rock in Connecticut. Lime Rock is and always has been a tough track for the Ferrari; it’s traditionally been much better suited to the Corvettes and Porsches and BMWs that also race in the GTLM class. Risi Comp finished the …
Paying Attention: New York Magazine
Since it’s founding as the Sunday Supplement of the New York Herald Tribune in 1968 by two of the very best creative minds ever to work in New York, Editor Clay Felker and designer/artist Milton Glaser, New York magazine has been one of the best publications in America. Although originally envisioned as an alternative to …
COMT VI: The (White) Christmas Album
The Hunt for New (Christmas) Music: This is Number 6 in a series of 10 lists of the very best Christmas/Holiday/Spiritual songs of the season. As with previous lists (and lists to come) occasionally a song with a spiritual/holiday component is added to a list of purely traditional Holiday music. At this time of the year..its …
NOTES FOR COMT III
Christmas One More Time III: The Story Behind The Songs. 1. I Bought You A Plastic Star (To Go With Your Aluminum Tree), Michael Franks. Boy, can Michael Franks write songs and lyrics. There is an arch, wry, ironic twist to his music that just has no equal. I first discovered Franks in the late …
COMT II: Listen To The Season
The Hunt for New (Christmas)Music: The second of our traditional rocking -for -the -holidays Christmas Playlists…..Christmas One More Time II. Also, with this list, the practice of adding songs that have a spiritual component–but are not necessarily traditional Christmas songs–begins. You can enjoy the entire playlist through the courtesy of our friends at Spotify via Spotify’s …
PORSCHE PULLS OUT OF GT2 RACING FOR 2013. NEW PROGRAM AIMED AT 2014.
The following very significant announcement came out of Stuttgart, Germany this morning, concerning Porsche Motorsports decision to cease GT2 racing in 2013. The text of the release is reproduced below. Very interesting information–and implications–for sports car racing in the U.S. and the world. Porsche Motorsport Development Activity to Transition to Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (type …
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Christmas One More Time, Vol V
Christmas One More Time The Fifth in a Series of Great Holiday Music Playlists.. Happy Holidays (Beef Wellington Mix) Bing Crosby Run Rudolph Run Sheryl Crow I Believe in Father Christmas Cortex Cure Driving Home For Christmas Billy Mathis Angels Running Cher White Christmas The Drifters Jesus Is Just Alright The Byrds Mistletoe Cobie Caillat …
The Paddle Economy: 2012 Prices Realized
Last year, in this very same space, we presented an overview of some of the most interesting cars to be offered at the annual Pebble Beach auctions conducted by all the major automobile auction houses during the week long celebration of automobiles and automobilia that rans parallel to the justifiably famous Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance. …