I work out in McLean. McLean / Tyson’s has good cars. Ferraris are not uncommon, Aston Martin has a dealership out that way, and I gotta say I felt tremendous schadenfreude seeing the McLaren stuck in traffic on 66 from my Silver Line train.

I keep meaning to make my way out there, but I've been failing at getting my butt out of bed on a Saturday morning.

I don’t have to travel to see rad cars—Old Town Alexandria is home to a DeLorean, a Porsche 944 and 930, at least two RX-8s, an Series III (I think) Land Rover, an MR-2, a Lotus Exige, and plus there’s that classic NSX that’s zoomed past me once or twice.* Yes, I’ve seen more exotic cars at auto shows (DC Auto Show is…

But Hop does get better. He just can’t get better as fast as a level grinding PC can.

Just came across this over the weekend.

The McLaren P1 has an electric-only mode*, and its electric powertrain is rated at about 177hp. That’s gotta be a bit harder to stupid up.

New York ePrix. It was hot. Our tickets gave us zero view of the track. But holy shit it was a neighborhood block packed with electric racing fans, including my four-year-old kid who makes Formula E whirrs as enthusiastically as the neowws of F1 cars.

The joke I’ve seen is that Netflix must own the rights to the midfield.

I just got a dubiously-McLaren-branded phone which came with an “Alcantara and Carbon Fibre” protective case, with the promotional material touting that it gives the feel of a McLaren Senna steering wheel. Well, if that’s the case, it’s completely killed my desire to ever drive a Senna.

I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and give the show a try when it airs (though MotorTrend App only is going to be annoying).

Yeah, that final graf is the real kicker. Of course any team would want to maintain any competitive advantage it can get, but Ferrari has always been the most shameless about saying these sorts of things out loud.

TG USA is being rebooted as well.

A few minutes of Google suggests... you welded this yourself? If so, mad props and Happy Hanukkah!

That Hanukkiah is amazing. Where can I get one?

The Hot Wheels Senna casting is shit. Really really phoned in. Definitely been eyeing the Mini GT.

I recently found my first Super Treasure Hunt—a purple Porsche 911 GT3 RS—and I couldn’t believe how beautiful it was, how high quality it felt and how detailed the paint and decals. I also have a few from the Hot Wheels id line which are similarly detailed. Mattel knows how to make a "premium" 1/64 toy, and I'm glad…

Why are all the videos in that playlist portrait? 

I’d like to think that the state of security today, with sandboxed applications, encrypted hard drives and randomized address spaces, is a direct consequence of software engineers watching Trek in the 80s and 90s, saying, “Well let’s make sure THAT can’t happen,” and then going to work.

American racing livery is awesome. I really don't get why it's not more commonly offered, especially as every British make offers cars in BR Green.

Hot take: Interstellar was actually a good movie.