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Metrics Gone Wrong: Horsepower at 100% Throttle
In the April issue of Bike magazine, Simon Hargreaves examines the myth of the dyno. The rise of the the Dynojet Dynamometer provided a cheap, standard way to measure motorcycle horsepower, allowing a common manner to rate the impact of … Continue reading
Die Doing Something You Love
“To die doing something you love.”I encountered variations of this phrase three times Saturday. 1. In Chris Jonnum’s biography of the Haydens, the on track death of flat-tracker Will Davis. Davis was a hero of Nick Hayden’s. Mourning his death, … Continue reading
Compliance for Road and Track
My Alfa, a 72 GTV coupe, like all GTVs of its approximate vintage, has a recessed panel in the headliner over the back seats. It has proven to be a mystery to passengers in the car, looking like the cruelest … Continue reading
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The Italian Job
Odd ball kidnapping heist documented at MCN and Roadracing World illustrates the danger of the insider beyond the pilfered laptop or unexpired system credentials. Apparently the Alto Evolution World Superbike team “reduced the responsibilities” of Sergio Bertocchi, their erstwhile manager, … Continue reading
The Red Duck
Yesterday was a tough one at work, made especially tougher by the fact that the House of Tooth is flying out on vacation tomorrow, earlier than I feel comfortable contemplating. But if Mr. Howell is going to write about motor … Continue reading
Motoprox
Yesterday I was barreling down the concrete slab choked with tractor-trailers and nitro-burnining funny trucks laden with oily 2x4s and spent joint compound jugs, I was engaging my left brain in random problem solving (“Resolved: The world is as random … Continue reading
The One In Five 