handyjoe
handyjoe
handyjoe

Street Rod 2.

Plus you can see the whole country, coast to coast, in a 5 minute race

Ferrari 355 Challenge. I can’t find a good picture, but the arcade machines had sweet gated manuals

It was awful then, it’s awful now...and I still love it. The ridiculousness of the mid-race wheelies, flips, spinning crashes, bouncing off invisible walls and more are all adapted into modern day equivalents.

Out Run!

I need a dog. And an Ariel Atom.

I need some money.

Anyone 'can' ride a motorcycle. Lots of people shouldn't. As a riding instructor, I have the awkward position of telling some people to 'get more practice on a bicycle' before coming back to class. Some mentalities are just incompatible with motorcycles, and I'm still learning how to customize my advice to those

When I was still in my 20s, I used to race bikes before I got old and went back to racing cars. My wife and I had been together for a while when I decided to sell the bikes and picked up (your favorite) a 944 to run in Spec. After a year-long build, I took the car out for a HPDE weekend at Buttonwillow.

Only marginally worse... like doesn't matter to an average rider worse...

Man, you guys are drinking too much Haterade around here. Say what you will, but Erik Buell is an American motorcycle and race legend. Starting a new motor vehicle company takes massive courage, work and dedication. Even with all of that, it's a hard road ahead. I think he gave it his all and his new bikes were

I must be the only person who’s never had an issue with O’Hare, despite using it for decades (until recently, I lived no more than a 10-minute’s drive, door to door).

Great article!

Yes. YES! Turbo noises or BUST.

And stop making them so damn quiet. I WANT TURBO NOISES, I HAVE THE MENTAL AGE OF A 12 YEAR OLD AND I WANT TURBO NOISES!!

My wife doesn't fully understand what cars mean to me, but she likes it when I'm happy and cars make me happy. There's a spiritual conversion that some car guys think is necessary but wives don't have to be fanatics, just reasonable, loving partners.

Yeah, my son is only 3, but when I got home from work last night, he was playing with Hot Wheels. As I walked in the door, I heard him say "And across the line!"

I can’t begin to count the number of times I’ve heard this, from men and women, young and old: “I’m not into cars, but I love Top Gear.” If it didn’t serve as a gateway drug for cars, it at least helped the normals understand us enthusiasts a little bit.

Yes! What do I win?!