perhaps against my better judgment, i’ve been wasting time playing a video game called “Midnight Club” on my girlfriend’s hand-held PlayStation thing. as the title may suggest, most–if not all–of “Midnight Club” takes place at night (or perhaps midnight) and involves people with more money than taste racing supposedly high-powered cars with comically large chrome wheels on city streets.

the graphics are rather ho-hum, the characters are unbearable, the opposing cars have all been modified to look as ugly as possible and the slapstick physics are frustrating but, amazingly, i don’t mind. it’s alright, actually. it might even be fun.

well, it’s fun until you lose the same race for the 28,673th time. then it becomes the focus of all the hostility and bitterness that you didn’t even know you had. i hate this game. i loathe it.

now if you’ll excuse me, i have a Mitsubishi to pimp out.

Dakar-spec Subaru Forester? i think i just wet myself with excitement.

(video copyright Team Subaru-Elaion)

Top Gear is back!

i can’t say i know much about the Chevy Fleetline. it’s American. built by General Motors. it’s got seats, two doors and a steering wheel. this one is red.

okay, i confess. the only reason why i posted this (apart from it being vintage, rare and somewhat interesting) is because it reminds me of Biff’s car in the Back to the Future movies.

he’d rip through us like we were tin foil.

finally got my handicapped parking placard in the mail today which is valid in all 50 states and about half of the Canadian provinces. now excuse me while i park like a rock star.

my brother just got a photo published in the October/November issue of Road Racer X which is like a nature photographer getting something published in National Geographic. if you’d like to see more stunning motorsports photography, check out Dan’s website at cornerspeedphoto.com.

it may not have the refinement of the M3 or the stunning looks of the new Z4 but who could say no to this BMW Z4 M coupe? i know i couldn’t.

but i can’t afford one, either.

WELL. it seems like my car battery might be dead.

why do automotive blogs blatantly post race results?! why can’t everyone be as discreet and courteous as superbikeplanet.com about not broadcasting spoilers? it’s not difficult!