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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 [https://www.youtube.com/@carukchannel] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.
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