A Florida Roadtrip;
A Prius Digression;
J impressed by hybrid torque and 50mpg;
Prius not impressed by J’s driving;
Daytona Track Tour is worthwhile to see the banking’s steepness from the actual track; J drives where Dale Earnhardt met his end;
J’s recent Sprint Car research project - Midget racing in the bay area in the late 1940s/50s
Hall of Fame Museum at Daytona;
Campbell’s Bluebird;
Marshall Teague’s “Fabulous” Hudson Hornet;
Automotive sites in Daytona Beach - Smokey Yuinick’s shop, Marshall Teague’s shop
Early Nascar and the rise of the SuperSpeedway;
The North Turn Restaurant
VINWiki Curated Lamborghini in Miami
The Green Diablo Jota in the Kitchen
1981 Lamborghini Countach - the Monaco Grand Prix Pace Car
The Estrella Warbirds Museum
California History - Hunter-Gatherer societies and aeroplane graveyards
- the most awesome sprint car collection
Motorhead - Deadmen Tell No Tales;
Pebble Beach 2023 -
Structured a different way - first time in a decade didn’t watch the start of the tour;
Stayed in Soledad - good roads but the distance an issue;
The People Of Pebble Beach, and the McLaren Millenial crowd;
If last year was McLarens this year it was lots of Rolls Royces;
Familiarity makes them “less off-puttingly ostentatious”
J has made his peace with the Cullinan
The Yellow Crypto Lambo
J is cynical about Audighini’s baked in understeer
Iron Maiden - Sun and Steel
Big day at RM; Lancia LC2
Manowar - And The Gods Made Heavy Metal
8 litre Bentley
Siata
RMs Barn Find Exhibit and the 1954 Mondial
Exodus - Metal Command
JDM at Pebble; but who are Spoon?; The white 90’s tuner Civic as a classic car;
Are drift cars attaining collectibility?
Ratt - Dance
Seeing the Quail show at the end of the day, while the cars are being loaded
How Daimler and Benz came to merge in 1926 and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, designed by Porsche
Type o Negative - We Hate Everyone;
Monterey Historic Races from Laguna Seca; Group C cars enjoyable from the Corkscrew; The build-up of Turns 3,4,5,and 6 - a rhythm and style which British club circuits lack. All like Copse Corner at Silverstone - simple fast, challenging; J loves Historic Formula 1; RIP Phil Reilly, Ford/Cosworth DFV Guru
The Ragtime Racers,Classic car auctions as Performative Theatre
Kreator - Grinder
J’s new logistics for Pebble ‘23; the show itself remains the Best Car Show. But only until all the people arrive.
A Beautifully Curated Balance of Cars. J particularly enjoyed Senna’s 1988 McLaren Formula 1 car. A fresh appreciation for Daimler Benz as the featured marque.
Prong - Who’s Fist?
J’s tribute to Don Williams, the man who wanted to “touch every car”, seller of the first $1m car, and the first $10m car; the origins of the Blackhawk Museum; Don said “I don’t like crap”, but J does!
Blackhawk Museum, jewelry store display case vs. J’s desire to tell rich stories around artifacts
J appreciates Don for elevating cars to antiques
Dope - You Spin Me
3 Awesome Black Mercedes - #1 - The Trossi Mercedes SSK owned by Ralph Lauren, J’s Best in Show, image car for this episode
J’s tour for some Mercedes Benz visitors leading on how the concours works; pleasingly ended the tour on the winning car, #2 a black Mercedes 540k; 800 miles in two weeks in #3 my black ‘02 Mercedes E55 - great old car despite a cracked windshield;
Cadaverous Collectors and the cars of Pebble as Avatar
J’s favourite YouTuber of the moment - Car UK
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