Holy Shit.

I just went for a little test drive - in the rain, sadly. Even though I couldn't really get past 1/4 throttle, I can already say with absolute certainty that it is the fastest car I've ever driven. Can't wait to see what she'll do.

I might have gone a bit overboard. But sweet newborn infant Jesus, it's beautiful.

Pictures/videos to follow tomorrow, if I find time.

Teaser

...more to follow of the finished product wrapped in rubber, after I get to NY tomorrow night! For now I'm going to drink my Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA (good shit), play Skyrim, and contemplate how fun it'll be to drive the fastest car I've ever been in.

Life sucks sometimes.

'Murrrrca

Got stateside last night... ahh, freedom tastes good (and so does beer). I tied one on with a bit of Glendfiddich 12 year and several Fat Tires in celebration, much to my chagrin this morning. Anyway, I managed to sweat the hangover out so no harm, no foul.

Project: Vanessa is more or less finished at this point. Kooks long tube 1 3/4" headers flowing through a catless X-pipe into Borla's ATAK (read: loudest) exhaust... should sound pretty wicked, but not annoyingly loud or drone-y. My wheels are powdercoated and going on tomorrow, wrapped in new Continental rubber of the all-weather variety, since I got damn near 30k out of my last set - and they perform incredibly well, somehow.

Definitely ready to get behind the wheel this weekend. I haven't driven anything smaller than an MRAP since June, so a 500+ horsepower land rocket should feel like sex. Hopefully I can keep my foot out of it!

Patriotism...

Today marks the 11th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The world is a very different place because of that day, and I hope we may continue to keep it alive in our collective memory - not only to honor the fallen and the sacrifices of our nation's finest, but to learn and grow from the experience as well.

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An important thing to remember about patriotism: mindless flag waving gets you nowhere. No, the most patriotic thing you can do, and the way you can best honor the memories of our dead, is to be a politically informed, historically learned, VOTER, bound by logic and reason.

Do that, and we may progress as a nation, instead of continuing our decline into economic irrelevancy.

The next step is learning not to force your politics down everyone's throats, and to tolerate differences of opinion... I won't hold my breath.

Jack