ACO BoP
THIS TITLE stands for Auto Club de l’Ouest Balance of Performance. The ACO is the sanctioning organization of the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race, taking place as I write this. … Continue reading
SARTHE DRAMA—1952 LE MANS
THIS ITEM goes live at 6:05 a.m., Saturday, June 18, 2016, Pacific Time Zone. And, at that time, the 84th running of the 24 Heures du Mans has been under … Continue reading
A LATTER-DAY STARLIGHT EXPRESS
BACK IN the 1980s and 1990s, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express captivated the London stage for 7408 performances, had Broadway and Las Vegas productions, another in Germany (that’s still playing) … Continue reading
PORSCHE AERODYNAMICS
WHAT WITH the Le Mans 24-hour race coming up this weekend, June 18 – 19, it’s not inappropriate to celebrate automotive aerodynamics as practiced by the good folks of Zuffenhausen. … Continue reading
SET AND REST A SPELL
FLYING CREATURES conserve energy by occasionally perching. And, as reported in Science, published weekly by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, engineers are applying nature’s techniques to make … Continue reading
CAR CURTAILING AROUND THE WORLD
LET’S ASSUME for a moment that the U.S. Declaration of Independence’s “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” has personal mobility as one of these pursuits. If so, and if … Continue reading
CHINESE AUTO TIDBITS
I AM FASCINATED by the People’s Republic of China and its relationship with the automobile. One of the longest lasting Communist economies in the world also has a rich heritage … Continue reading
A STATUE FOR PORTO EMPEDOCLE
SEPARATED AT BIRTH: Russian Communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin and Italian Fascist playwright Luigi Pirandello, right?? It would be difficult to imagine two more politically antithetical individuals of the 20th century. … Continue reading
MEDITATIONS ON CBS RADIO WORKSHOP
THE CBS RADIO WORKSHOP teamed famed journalist Edward R. Murrow and other commentators with the music of Norman Dello Joio in an epic broadcast on June 23, 1957. Murrow opened … Continue reading
THE MUSIC OF AVIATION
AVIATION HAS provided significant inspiration for music. And I’m not just talking about titles such as Flying Down to Rio or Der fliegende Holländer. I’m thinking of classic musical pieces … Continue reading
Simanaitis Says 