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Break

Friday, August 19th, 2011

RCOYah this happened again.  Way easier the second time.

I was hoping to have the 86 ready for a drive this weekend, but looks like that will wait for a while now.  Fall is the best time for many things…

Chart Otaku

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

attribute2defineAccel. – I was thinking straight up in terms of 0-100km/h. Four seconds at the top.
Power - just peak hp, I didn’t think about torque or area under the curve at all.
Lightness - the inverse of weight. 900kg at the top.
Roadholding - sustainable lateral acceleration. I’m not saying I’ve measured this for all cars. We have data on some and experience fills in the holes.
Balance - defined as how well the car reacts to drive input. Throttle response, cornering prowess and overall drivability when it matters.
Amenities - luxuries and comforts. How much do you want to take this car on a long road trip with your whiny girlfriend?
Fit/Finish – full marks would be equivalent to new condition.
Offroad - a few of our vehicles see offroad use, but more than that, I thought it would be an interesting way to show how some of our “sports” cars have strayed from practicality. Zero means the car is practically banned from all but glassy smooth asphalt.
Durability - call it the general lack of concern that something is going to break.

QR Vocabulary

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

I’ve found my readership keeps expanding and expanding, and now, a lot of you are not fellow enthusiasts but just acquaintances and friends of all sorts. I use lots of specific vocabulary, and even some words that somehow have become…

QR Grammar

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Monkies Monkies Monkies Monkies

Modern punctuation and grammar. Do you get it? You obviously get it. Yes, I know I use “…” inappropriately. Yes, I know globalism isn’t in the dictionary… but you know exactly what I mean don’t you? Or are you…