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2023 Aston Martin Valkyrie – Meeting Your Hero

The Aston Martin Valkyrie has been hotly anticipated by everyone in the automotive community since it’s first debut in 2017. Since then, countless issues have plagued the company, changes in ownership, direction, a pandemic, an f1 team, no more partnering with Red Bull, a bunch of design revisions, and FINALLY, the release. So what’s a…
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2001 Toyota Tacoma – Crusty and Fusty

It’s my friend’s girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend’s father’s slammed, single cab, short bed, straight pipped, crusty ass “mini truck”. And it might’ve been one of the most fun things I’ve ever driven. To be blunt with y’all, I’ve been fortunate enough to have gotten my grubby little college student hands on a lot of diverse and sometimes…
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California Man Receives 280 Year Prison Sentence For Rebuilding Engine

From the desk of Daniel “Pinecone” Verona The world received a shock when, two days ago, CA resident Burt Coleman (38) was taken into custody for attempting to maintain his own vehicle without approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and other EPA-affiliated agencies. Coleman reportedly decided to perform a home “engine rebuild” on…
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2012 Nissan March – Prunes and Plastic

This is my grandmama’s car : D A Nissan March is basic transportation. Four doors, some seats, an engine, and hatch. So what’s the story this time? To preface, there isn’t much automotive abuse in this one. I wouldn’t want to be responsible for killing my Grandma’s car in Uruguay. But, I did still have…
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Porsche Running Out of Numbers For New 911 Generation

From the desk of Daniel “Pinecone” Verona The crisis becomes clearer as engineers search for a way to count below 1 Recently MSIMA informants have relayed concerning news from the Porsche headquarters in Stuttgart. As the company makes early preparations for the next generation of 911 sports cars, engineers have reportedly discovered that the company…
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Selling a Historic Race Car

Well, the time has come for me to sell my semi-famous historic vintage race car. It has raced *tens* of miles at such locations like Sebring and the grand Daytona International Speedway™. So why do I have it? I have no self control. This is a 1988 Nissan 300ZX, dawning the classic colors of bright…
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Mercedes F1 Shaving Drivers Before Race To Save Weight

Soon after revealing their livery, Mercedes has decided that the weight savings has not gone far enough. “We’ve run countless simulations around our virtual test track, and found that we have yet to notice a significant enough lap time delta after shedding 5 grams off from not having a full livery.”, one engineer stated. The…
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2014 Honda Pilot – Basically a Pagani Huayra

From the desk of Daniel “Pinecone” Verona Hear me out. Peeling back the layers of a car to society’s most basic perception of it, there is a special commonality between Honda’s long-standing family hauler and the winged V12 monster from Modena. A substantial part of my life thus far has been spent in the front…




