pca region

10.13.08

How to Clip the Apex Like a Real Pro

If you don't know how to handle a high-performance car, the local highway isn't the place to learn. Get thee to a car club.

By Stephan Wilkinson Posted 09.04.2003 at 1:11 pm 0 Comments

Somewhere out there is a kid in a red BMW 325 with a ski
rack who thinks he spanked my well-modified '83 Porsche 911 the other day. He came up on my rear bumper on Route 9W looking for a fight, blew past at 65 mph, and wailed away at what I guess to be about 90 mph. He's probably wondering why a poseur has a roll bar and speed-equipment stickers on his rear quarter window yet drives like he votes in St. Petersburg.

As I watched him disappear in the distance, I thought to myself, Have a nice day, 2Fast 2Stupid, I'm going to the track tomorrow.

[ Read Full Story ]

And the Ig Nobel Goes To . . .
Coke as spermicide, placebo prices and the ovulation cycles of strippers were just some of the winning studies this year
2008 Paris Motor Show
With promises of production by early next decade, car makers focused their energies on battery power at this year's Paris Motor Show
Pedal-Powered Panzer
A tank welded from junkyard parts -- that shoots hot dogs

+ More Photo Galleries

Share your photos in the Pop Sci pool at www.flickr.com!
Current theme: Seasonal Science
Our latest winner

regarding	user	just commented
Where The Universes Are	lawsonrw	Before discussing how many
Deserts in the Ocean	SAMI100	Yes, I agree that the use of
Parlez Vous Électronique? In Paris, Electric Cars Steal the Show	imongi	Concept cars never seem to
Wriggling Away From Cancer	imongi	This is cool stuff, 'tho the
The Flying Car Gets Real	imongi	All we need is MORE wrecks,