Pilotes Anciens

Sports cars, road racing, touring, and the Tail of the Dragon.

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Life Imitates Art Imitates Life On The Dragon

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Above: James Thurber New Yorker cartoon, circa 80 years ago.  When this cartoon idea came in, the Editor said "Let Thurber tinker ...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Cigar Car Meditation

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Before the aero era, "If it looks right, it is right" was a race car engineering truism.  The most consistent exemplars of this r...
Sunday, November 23, 2014

2014 GP Of Abu Dhabi And Gratuitous Thoughts on 2015

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The new regulations haven't improved the looks of the cars as much as I'd hoped.  But Martini & Rossi has always used stylis...
Friday, November 21, 2014

Um... Not So Much...

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About a year ago, I posted that the interwebs said that the new Miata-based Alfa Romeo roadster (a design partnership) was a go: bo...
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Off Topic: Manned Space Missions Rant

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The Slingshot Effect According to news reports, the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission, which lasted 10 years and was comple...
Monday, November 17, 2014

My Favorite Killboy Picture of 2014

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Essence of the Dragon: thank you, subjects and Killboy.com!
Saturday, November 15, 2014

Alfa Romeo 4C

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Alfa is back! The American video road tests are rolling in, and the testers love it.   Duh...  What impresses me most, aside from the...
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