by Zack Klapman
If you drive a loud car, be respectful to your neighbors. And if you’re a neighbor, don’t leave fingerprints or DNA on your threatening note.
If Your Car is Loud, Be Respectful, or I Will Cut You
Thursday, April 12th, 2012M135i Hatch: Can I Get a Hell Yes Please!? (video)
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
by Zack Klapman
Here’s something I want to buy: the BMW M135i Concept. 3 doors? 300ish HP? Rumors of AWD? Yesh. It’s like a better, more expensive yet-so-worth-it Golf R, on one of my favorite platforms. The proportions look better than the old M Coupe, which looked just a bit too much “twig and berries.” I think the concept from Geneva looked good, and seeing it rip around the ‘Ring means-in theory-it will be nearly as fun as the 1M. I bet the 1M was bought almost exclusively by people who really like cars, knew what it was, knew what it could do on the road, and didn’t give a shit if their friends asked why they didn’t opt for a 3 or 5-series instead. This takes that to the next level. A RWD or (maybe) AWD hatch from BMW is the ultimate car for the car nerd that like to go fast, but might need to carry some stuff occasionally. Jump for more and to see CAR‘s footage. (more…)
TST Podcast Ep. 13 with ACP
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
by Zack Klapman
It’s episode 13 of The Smoking Tire’s Podcast. Tonight our guest was a man who is truly winning in the game of life: Andrew Comrie-Picard, commonly known as “ACP”. He’s a factory-sponsored rally driver, a writer for Top Gear America, a stuntman, owns about 7 cars, and he front-flipped a car on national TV during the X-Games. Naturally, we talked about rally racing, stunt driving, and what he owns With tangents. Enjoy.
For Sale: World’s Largest Viagra Pill
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
by Zack K
Here’s something useless to buy; a Ford F-650 SEMA truck. Did I mention it has Lambo doors? (more…)
Saturday TV
Saturday, March 31st, 2012
by Zack Klapman
Saturday. National lazy -AKA “hangover”- day. You don’t want to think, you may have done that all week at work. Your eyes may have difficulty focusing on small words, understanding subtlety, context, sarcasm, or call-backs to previous paragraphs. No worries. We got you. We have 3 short videos that are entertaining and (slightly) educational. There’s vintage Senna footage, some F1 science, and famous drivers acting like children.
TV: books for people who can’t read. (more…)
Not Everyone Should be a Stripper
Friday, March 30th, 2012
by Zack K
Stripteases are nice. They’re meant to tantalize and entice; showing you just a glimpse of what’s to come. This marketing tactic has been used for cars for a while; The new Viper has been flashing people at bus stations, and the Lexus LF-C concept had small pictures “leaked”, keeping us Googling for its debut. I don’t like being teased, but the small tastes leading up to a big auto show can be a cool treat tossed from the masters of manufacturing. But not everyone, or everything, can be a stripper. (more…)
The Solution to Distracted Driving
Thursday, March 29th, 2012
by Zack K
There’s a lot of truth to this. This was designed by Reddit-er, TurretOpera. Someone at his company asked if he would put a “Don’t text and drive” sticker on his car to support of a local hospital’s campaign. He thought of a better slogan.
A Horrifying Lesson in Paying Attention(video)
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
by Zack K
Let me say up front, this is probably a video of a tragedy. If you don’t want to see a car smashed to pieces, move along. I posted this video because it drives home what can happen if you are not 100% focused on driving, ESPECIALLY when there is ice or snow on the road. I also posted this because recently someone has been spamming our FB page with videos of them doing what we describe as “really dangerous and stupid driving.” Passing on shoulders, crossing double yellow, “Playing Chicken with a Mac Truck”, etc. They posted so many times (even after requests to stop) we had to ban them, because we don’t condone flagrantly dangerous and stupid driving. Some might argue BullRun is filled with insanity, but 1. A lot of those drivers use more caution than the poster. 2. The serious drivers (Rawlings, Roy) know how to speed safely, and 3. They don’t do it everyday, like this person was.
So this video is to send a reality check to everyone, but especially the keyboard bad-asses and wannabe race car drivers. You should always be focused on driving, but when there’s a variety of surfaces and slippery conditions, you need to be a ninja on Aderrall trying to count cards in Vegas. Jump to watch. (Warning, there is a terrible accident. No people are visible, but it’s clear some was very hurt or killed)
Lotus Will Let Mansory Design More Stuff. Uh oh.
Monday, March 26th, 2012
by Zack K
How could this happen? How can we, as humans, not have learned from our past mistakes? Child laborers, the FEMA disaster of Hurricane Katrina, baggy shirts on women in the 80s (they hide the truth!), spray-on hair, or buzzing designs into our hair (guilty). We’re so busy yelling about that KONY guy, that we let the beast that created the Mansory Porsche Panamera into the home of the simple, lightweight sports car maker, Lotus. The world cannot endure two traumas of this magnitude at the same time! (more…)
How to Make That Engine Coffee Table
Monday, March 26th, 2012
by Zack k
The engine block coffee table; the ultimate display of clinically dangerous car enthusiasm. It’s the lap-dog version of a car, always waiting for you when you come home, because you can’t fit your car in the door. Or maybe it’s from a car you can’t afford. It is the wall poster for men. It makes you look like a badass, even if you had to hire some former high-school line backers to carry it into your house. (more…)
