A MONACO LAP
ENJOYING THE excitement—and occasional chaos—of the televised 2013 Monaco Grand Prix reminds me of my own electrifying laps of this circuit. (A little EV humor here; very little.) Indeed, in … Continue reading
PLATEAU’S BUBBLES
SOAP BUBBLES make for mathematical wonders and excellent physics. One of the principal proponents of this was 19th-century Belgian physicist Joseph Plateau, whose name is associated with these ephemeral objects. … Continue reading
JENKS’ BOX OF MAGIC
WHEN Stirling Moss won the 1955 Mille Miglia, his navigator Denis Jenkinson had an advantage over other co-drivers in this 1000-mile Italian road race from Brescia to Rome and return—he … Continue reading
DAYTON-WRIGHT RB RACER
THE LAST of the James Gordon Bennett Cup air races, held in 1920, had an amazingly advanced entry, the Dayton-Wright RB Racer. By any measure, the RB should have won … Continue reading
AN ONYX FESTIVAL
WHAT A wonderful blend of old and new. Peugeot is bringing its Onyx hyper hybrid to the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed. My favorite car from 2012 Paris Show (www.wp.me/p2ETap-ho) … Continue reading
OPERA CHAOS, ACT II
A STAGE so ripe for chaos as grand opera certainly deserves more than a single mention (www.wp.me/p2ETap-11h). In fact, there are those who say, with complete accuracy, that onstage and … Continue reading
AN ULTIMATE ICE CREAM CAR
AN ICE CREAM car is a grand subject of daydreams. It’s not for mobility in the ordinary sense, commuting and the like. It might not even have the pedigree for … Continue reading
MY INDY 500
ED CARPENTER, stepson of Tony George, has earned pole position for the 2013 Indianapolis 500. And, of course, Tony George is Indy Racing League founder, past president and CEO of … Continue reading
ILF AND PETROV’S DRIVE
THERE’S AN excellent argument against having one’s book collection in good order. Let serendipity reign. I was looking for one thing or another. I never found it, but came upon … Continue reading
BETTER HIGH-BEAMS
TOYOTA ALREADY has improved high-beam lighting available on its European and Japanese models. I hope the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration honors this company’s recent petition to allow such systems in … Continue reading
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