Thursday, January 24, 2008

Interlude

OK, I've been overly interested in cars since going to Tahoe. It's a long complicated route one takes from Tahoe to this page--I won't get into the details now.

You don't have to read about the details of the Skyline (although you might want to because it's a sweet car) and you don't have to watch all eight minutes of the drive around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, but do watch the first minute or so of it. In particular watch the driver's feet when he down-shifts. He brakes and feathers the gas (at the same time) to bring the RPMs up to just the right amount before reengaging the clutch. If you blink you might miss it. This sort of thing brings me great joy.

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