Cars, Security and a Peek into my Life
It’s car season in Canada now, nice.
If you’re going to the track, here’s a few tips to keep in mind. Ladies – pay most attention to the last one.
The race name I gave myself:
Keri Amateur Hour of the Put-put Division
“Keri Queen-of-the-Late-Brakers Potipcoe” is another possibility.
Here’s the blog post about the day on the track I mention, and here’s the video.
Ahh that iconic checkered flag.
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Carguys speak their own language. Brush up with this guide.
Read it online here.
It’s never a “whip” (a ’90s hip hop music term that has long passed its expiration date).
And:
Take the term I use when describing my ‘99 Jetta, “hi, I drive a lunch box.”
See my lunch box here.
The tuner crowd’s language is even more refined.
To wit:
That’s in order: chassis code >engine > single overhead cam >turbo specs > brand of wheel > that’s 15-inch diameter by 7.5 inches wide > and the hub sits at 35.
(Thanks to my brother for help with the tuner language. That’s his line, and car)
And this week was my best ever cover mention.
Because look: they included my name, making this the most it’s ever been printed, nice.
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That’s Nissan’s all-new Friend-ME, designed specifically for young men in China; here’s my Autonet article.
It’s not easy being a young guy in China, a Bālínghòu -A Chinese male born in the 80s.
They must follow a lot of rules imposed by their society, and most of them have no siblings, so time with friends is considered precious.
It’s a huge demographic, and that’s why Nissan is going after all 240 milion of them. This demographic thinks about cars in an all-new way, and will influence the way they’re built in the future.
Cool eh, especially the level of built-in internet connectivity.
Friend-ME = Mandarin Bālínghòu 八零后(simplified) or 八零後(traditional) translates directly into 80 After…. or After the 80’s.
Bā = 8
líng = 0
hòu = after/later
Still, I’m not totally comfortable talking as I do here on KeriBlog though, otherwise I’d have called it…
… the “Nissan ForeverAlone” ahaha comeON
Instead of taking a taxi, you use an app on your phone to summon, then pay, a black car. Classy.
Uber – Everyone’s Private Driver
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And that’s it; 2 clicks and zero human interaction, and a car is on its way to you.
Bottom right are the text messages Uber sent me.
Above was one of my cars – a Lincoln Navigator.
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I’m now up to 5 articles / week – 3 news stories, my column, and a technical review like this.
(my review of the all-new Buick Encore)
I still get the biggest kick out of seeing my words in print, like: that’s all me I wrote all that. Sure I’ve written one million words here on my blog, but to hold it in your hand is a neat feeling.
Unfortunately that’s the only review I have a hard copy of, which is sad news for my fridge collection.
This week’s column (prints Wednesday) is about pedestrians, again.
My column prints with this headshot, which is so funny to me.
I took this photo with my phone, and sunglasses on you can’t tell it’s me, which amuses me endlessly. Because finally after 5 years I finally publish my last name, and it’s accompanied with that photo ha.
My headshot online though, I feel opposite about; wow is it ever awkward. I didn’t actually look so helmety-and-awkward day of.
My boss Joe best sums up the photo.
I jacknifed when that came in.
But the good news is, so we’re switching again to a new content management system, so I can upload a new photo.
But the problem is, time and effort has been put into building that awkwardness into banners.
My disembodied head zooms around back and forth ahaha I’m laughing too ahard ot type…
Welcome to the Autonet newsletter, I’m Keri.
Click through on my helmet hair or weird neck, and let’s go read some car news awkwardly.
