The Scariest Car!!!

With Halloween upon us I thought it might be an appropriate time to ring out the most fearsome cars about our streets eek!

First off let’s just give this lot a honorable mention:

Taxis: The risk of being sucked into some mindless drivel about the cost of a spare tyre is terrifying, especially on a long journey.

Rolls-Royces: Oh sure they’re dandy to look at but even as you stand in front of one you know that the car is depreciating by a Euro every tick tock second. Frightening.

Boy Racers: So many different aspects to be scared of; whether it’s being cut off by one,
talking to one or even having to look at the horrific paintwork on one.

Granny’s: Now this might be a bit ageist but it’s rare if you don’t wince as the old dear tries to manoeuvre her Micra around a cowering dog tied to a pole.

Government Cars: You know that lurking behind that tinted glass there are the most evil people in this land.

So now to the Top 3 Scariest most Spooky cars of them all!

3. The Pontiac Aztek
It’s looks could force a man question humanity. Just LOOK at it!

2. 1960's Chevy Corvette:

Aggressive angles everywhere. The definitve "evil" car.

3. Dodge Viper ACR
An 8.somthing litre engine and a built spec that gives two fingers to environmentalism and build quality. Designed to beat you and anybody else within crashing range.

The Sun is Setting on the 2010 F1 Season

I couldn't help but be drawn to the light, or absence thereof, at the end of Sunday's Grand Prix. As the cars parked alongside each other in the dusk of South Korea there was a sense that a battle had been fought out in the Korean wilderness and that at the end of a long hard day Alonso had come out tired but victorious. The interruptions, the delays, the crashes, the exhaustion and the confusion of the new track made this race feel like the 12th round of a boxing match with 5 contenders holding on for their right to fight to the last in Abu Dhabi. Button came out with a bloody nose and his title hopes in tatters after finishing 12th. But the Red Bulls... well where do I begin?! Another front row grid locked out and nothing to show for it. I'll be honest, when the Red Bulls first started to throw points away at the start of the season I secretly revelled in it because their speed was so apparent I knew they would sooner or later vanquish all the opposition and we'd be left today with a clear Championship winner. Yet their ability to literally blow it (their engines) and crash into things has meant this year will be a Championship of attrition. That's a little harsh on Vettel though. He has found a confidence of late to brush aside theories of a weak mind and has simply put the car in the lead of races; he was badly let down in Korea. Hamilton did his usually knack of declaring his title hopes over before the weekend only to be firmly back in the running by Sunday evening. Whilst Alonso proved why he's a two time World Champion by staying out of trouble and putting his stamp on what was a foreign race track to every driver. Maths time: 25 points separate 4 drivers (that's just 10 points in old money), with just 2 races left. The cream is rising to the top. Will Button be serving the servants at McLaren by propping up Hamilton in Brazil? Will Alonso's last engine hold out for Abu Dhabi? And will this be the best Championship for a generation?

A Lot of Money Goes a Little Way

Riches, contacts & marketability; no these aren’t just the rewards in motor sport, these are the criteria needed to get into it.

For those of less affluent origin, however, international motorsport exemplifies one of the hardest sporting disciplines to break into. Eddie Jordan sait it best when asked how to make a small fortune in Formula 1; "start with a big fortune".

Who would be racing now if money wasn’t an issue? Would Schumey or Makkinen have been so dominant? For youths wishing to assess their footballing skills, one acquires a flat area, a spherical object, and uses his/her legs to kick it. Becoming a racing driver, on the other hand, requires money, opportunity and fierce determination. The administrative efforts alone of finding sponsors and a suitable class are enough to put even the most ardent talent off; the cost should take care of most parents’ enthusiasms.

How many spectacles have we missed due to these hurdles? Alternatively, how many lame drivers have we had to endure due to sponsor hungry team owners? Mr.Baumgartner, anyone?

But some wealthy drivers have added enormously to international motorsport. Jochen Rindt inherited riches to become F1’s only posthumous champion. Stephane Peterhansel was no beggar either. Messrs Hill & Villeneuve had cash along with the right surname.

Going the money route isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but that’s not to say it should be the most adequate option for an aspiring driver to take. A driver shouldn’t be at the top just because he can afford it; he should be there because he is allowed to, because the only barrier in his way is belief. And this is the problem, drivers who want the opportunity, don’t get it; not because of lack of talent, but lack of resources. That was the case fifty years ago. That was the case thirty years ago. This is still the case today.

Jaysus it's about time I got cracking on a new post for MotorSpeak. I've been busy beating off the recession with a short stick trying to get a job and alas I succeeded. Good thing: money. Bad thing: less time to ponder on those little car things that make you go "oh yeah...". For example; I misssed all the hubub at this year's Paris motorshow. Basically les bleus put on a gig that would make Bono curious. Highs? Crazy carbon Lamborghini Gallardo (in other words it's due to be replaced very shortly so let's distract the public with this for now). Jaguar reportedly "stole" the show with it's CX75 hybrid concept which is really a load of hot air and pointless. Then there was the usual drub of french micro cars that nobody really cares about; Peugeot 508 anybody? NO! Audi did a retro version of it's iconic Quattro rally car but it looks like it will be the strict preserve of grown up losers who got rich. On the plus the latest BMW 6-series was unveiled. Now I know I'm always harping on about BMW's but its because 9 times out of 10 they do it right. And with the 6 series they usually have a future classic on their hands. So it was with mild disappointment that it had lost a little of it's daring Bangle style and character. But then again these things age like wine, I didn't really like the last 6-series at first either. Alright so what else have I missed? Lotus have gone ballistic and scrapped not only it's entire range but it's entire ethos. Out goes the concept of "adding lightness" and in comes a soft anonymous line of silhouettes; time will tell. Oh yeah, Mercedes brought in the 2nd gen CLS. Now the first one was sweet. End of ok? So the second one has a lot to live up to. If it had gone for the original style language with full vigour (see pic) it would've looked great but in production form all the panel gaps ruins the purity of it all which end up making it look like a big bulky mess. I'd still buy one though. Right, enough for now, check out the Jap Gp in the morning it's always good.