Cars, Security and a Peek into my Life
Mixup with the headline this week; that’s actually the file name HAHA
KOD – Keri on Driving
FTP = file transfer protocol
What these badges mean, and the thinking behind removing them completely.
Read it online at Autonet.ca
It’s funny that, of all the parts of a giant machine, it comes down to these tiny letters.
Here’s a bad photo of a good example of a de-badged car.
Nice and clean, eh.
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These stats are from JD Power & Associates – an official auto marketing research, and stats tracking company. So, sadly these numbers are correct.
I don’t get it – manual is more fun, more control, makes you a more alert driver, and they’re cheaper to buy.
Wrote a “how to shift gears” column, here. So easy guys; really, you could train a monkey.
(it’s a Fiat gear shift)
Two days before the race, Honda invited me on a backstage tour of the event. Like last year, it was awesome.
But unlike last year, this year’s tour included a stop at the security HQ come ON. I asked so many questions, the tour guide walked away.
Imagine securing 25,000 people, many of whom are drinking. And do it all in a way that’s un-obtrusive, so as to not create panic and alarm.
For more auto-oriented stuff from the race, here’s the tag – Honda Indy.
I purposefully waited to blog these photos, lest I accidentally reveal something of value.
Race teams – choose better WiFi network names; security through obscurity.
The world’s best-selling 2-seater sports car. Mazda MX-5 Miata
Starting at – $29,250
This one – $40,250
It’s a rear-wheel drive roadster. A 2.0L engine outputting 167 hp and 140 lb-ft. of torque, which is a lot for a car this light and small.
It’s so small like, I’m 5’2″ and it fit me well inside. I am never taller than a car.
It wrapped right around me, everything my size, so rare. But I’d really like to see a 6ft someone inside, I can’t picture it.
It also is one of the only cars with a power, convertible hard-top that doesn’t affect the trunk space. Which I didn’t put down, because no sun for me ever.
Bottom left – that circle thing is the fuel cap release. That was me reading the manual at the gas station.
The styling hasn’t changed much in 20 years, eh.
I get it: an engine and gear shift nothing else, but, I’ve always had trouble getting past its tubular look.
Threw it around the winding Muskoka roads; ridiculously fun. Would have liked more than 24 hours with it.
Speaking with the York Regional Police about drunk driving checkpoints.
To answer my own question below, “is there a bigger jerk move than drinking and driving?” NO, there’s not.
I’ve roofed a few keys over the years; try that move if you need to shut down a situation.
Read it online at Autonet.ca
These checkpoints can pop up anytime of day, even 7am, because if the good times bleed into 2am, five hours later you’re still smashed.
That, and that there’s no breathalyzer on the end of the flashlight. The officers are doing it all via good old fashioned pattern recognition.
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