Death leads to immortality. Le Mans. 1998.

Is shame still eating at your innards?

Pit stop - 2003 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Oh, they’ll be full for sure. Aliyev will see to that. “You vill attend!”

Because they could give a shit about the race. Probably watching Le Mans on the FIA world feed. I was. And happy for it.

Fact. Fact. Facts. All being spouted left and right and backwards. I guess it is like any business endeavor. The owners of the business (Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) get to run it. Just as my local McDonald’s is run by the franchise holder. That’s the way it goes. So all the arguments and sour grapes spewed out…

...was poignant.

She did an excellent job of contrasting joy and grief. The no sound in the last few minutes of the vid were poignant.

Still daily drive my Jetta 1.8T Wolfsburg with standard. That was when Jettas were truly fabulous. Never had the mechanical issues others had. Good car care mitigates many problems, e.g., using synthetic lubricant to protect the 1.8T. And I never boy racer beat it into the pavement. Still has tremendous power at 216K…

A nice/mean green monster, I hope.

Uncommon convertible too. Sigh.

Only way to kill a slant-six.

Man, he pressed your button.

He can’t drive 55.

Yup. Still playing the part. Thirty-five years after being cool. Which he never was.

Mustang.

Let me check with my manager to see how many rounds we can throw in with that.

This guy’s just up the road from me although it is nonetheless embarrassing. This state is libertarian heaven only rivaled by Idaho wherein guns + drugs + Constitution = Liberty.