SCENIC ROUTES IN THE U.S.
THE JUNE 2024 SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE CELEBRATES “THE WHEEL DEAL: This space-age sensation kicked the American road trip into high gear.” Its topic by Steven Melendez is a familiar one to … Continue reading
DEB TYPECASTING—FOR REAL
MY LOVE OF OLD TIME RADIO BROADCASTS introduced me to Cobina Wright Jr., who typically portrayed a pleasant young lady of aristocratic birth in programs such as Duffy’s Tavern, George … Continue reading
FLAGS AND STATE(S) OF THE UNION
THE INTERESTING FACTS WEBSITE aroused my curiosity about our states’ flags. Here are tidbits about a couple of them. Oregon. In particular, Oregon’s is the only state flag with different … Continue reading
LRB LETTER WRITERS—AN ARTICULATE GROUP
THE LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS IS EVIDENTLY WELL COMPOSED, and articulate as well are its “Letters” column respondents. To me they serve a double purpose: reminding me of something previously … Continue reading
A BOND/MACMINN LE MANS COUPE IS HONORED AT AMELIA CONCOURS PART 3
THUS FAR, IN PARTS 1 AND 2, the Bond/MacMinn Le Mans Coupe has been theoretic. Here in Part 3, we see the car transformed into hardware, briefly tested, and then … Continue reading
A BOND/MACMINN LE MANS COUPE IS HONORED AT AMELIA CONCOURS PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, R&T’S JOHN R. BOND PROPOSED “An American Car for Le Mans” in his “Sports Car Design” series. Today in Part 2, a challenge is addressed of … Continue reading
A BOND/MACMINN LE MANS COUPE IS HONORED AT AMELIA CONCOURS PART 1
GARNERING THE CHIEF JUDGES AWARD at the 2024 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is a car identified in Classic & Sports Car’s May 2024 issue as the “wild 1958 Macminn Le … Continue reading
SCIENCE (AND GENERATIVE A.I.) IN ACTION
THIS ALL STARTED WITH AN INTERESTING LITTLE ITEM in the “News” section of AAAS Science magazine, May 3, 2024. Its heading read “Physiology: All Dog Noses Are Created Equal.” And … Continue reading
JAGUAR R1 FORMULA 1 CAR—VIRTUAL TESTING PART 2
YESTERDAY WE BEGAN ANALYSIS of the Jaguar R1 Formula 1 race car, as described in R&T’s March 2001 telemetry-based virtual track test. Today in Part 2 we continue with bits … Continue reading
JAGUAR R1 FORMULA 1 CAR—VIRTUAL TESTING PART 1
BY THE MILLENNIUM, TELEMETRY had become firmly embedded into Formula 1. And in the year 2000, F1 had its inaugural United Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (not to be … Continue reading
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