More Cars, More Coffee

This past Saturday two big names from the Boston area hosted separate Cars and Coffee events.  The Herb Chambers Porsche/Audi dealership and the Larz Anderson Auto Museum put on quite a show, showing off more exotic hardware than a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon's office.  Here are some of the sights from both.  Enjoy!

Warning: large photos ahead

Carroll Shelby - Origin of the Legend

We can't give Carroll Shelby enough thanks. No matter how many years pass, car enthusiasts will forever praise his life's work.



RIP Carroll Shelby

"Days Go By" (NSFW)

While searching for some sweet, feels-like-I-just-did-crack-and-got-punched-in-the-face videos on vimeo, I came across this little gem.



That video got me thinking of this commercial.



It inevitably led to this skit.



Hope this gets you through the week!  Enjoy!

Cars and Coffee: Dallas

I finally got the chance to attend the much lauded Cars and Coffee this weekend, held at Classic BMW in Plano, TX. It was my first time to this event and what a show it was! Every genre of car you could think of was well represented. Here's a collection of some of my favorites, enjoy!

In The Wild: Porsche 911T

Destination-less walks are full of surprises. While strolling along West Side, I came across this electric orange Porsche 911T.

Just try to take a step back and follow the line of light bouncing off its surface. I sure did.

You Can't Handle the Truth (in 24 II: Every Second Counts)

Any enthusiast worth his nomex driving gloves knows that Audi is a powerhouse in the world of endurance racing.  With ten overall Le Mans victories since the race in 2000, no manufacturer has ever achieved the same levels of success that the boys from Ingolstadt have in such a short amount of time.  So, what happens when your trophy cabinet is overflowing with French hardware?  Relive the glory by making a documentary, of course!

Fresh from a screening held at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, Ma, I can share my thoughts on the second documentary that...errrr... documents the Audi way of life at Le Mans.

Imola - May 1, 1994

May 1st marks the anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death and tonight, I decided to remember him in a bit of an unusual way - by putting on the Senna biopic and inviting my parents to join me. In an effort to convey the story the best I could, I paused the movie every now and again to reiterate the importance of select moments that made Senna a legend. In total, the duration of Senna is about 2 hours and 40 minutes. It probably took us three-and-a-half.

Unlike racing fans that remember Senna best from his shear talent behind the wheel, my parents were more captivated of Senna's moments before the start of his last race. There was a dark cloud that hung over Formula 1 and a general, unspoken uneasiness that had overwhelmed everyone at Imola.

Ratzenberger's death that weekend was the first fatal accident to occur since 1982. It was also the first time in a whole generation that the paddock had experienced a casualty from the sport. Pre-race footage on that fateful day captured a lot of moments where mechanics sat in silence, staring expressionless at the floor, reflecting. In contrast, there was a keen expression on Ayrton Senna's face, while occasionally passing forced grins to his team in a feeble attempt to hide his anxiety. He sat in silence, waiting, as if he knew something would happen to him too.

Nothing's changed. My parents still haven't the slightest interest in motor racing and likely never will. However, they, too, have become admirers of Ayrton Senna.


I couldn't resist; here's the on-board footage of Senna flying through a lap of Monaco:



Interview with Gerhard Berger following Roland Ratzinberger's death:

A furled Austrian flag was found in the Williams when the medical staff extracted Senna from the broken racing car. Senna would have raised it in honour of Ratzenberger after the race.