Though some of the 911’s grit has been polished down, this sports car is more capable than ever.
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Funny things happen when you’re 17. Aside from the awkward female encounters and complete lack of judgment, being that age affords you mistakes you may appreciate down the road (no pun intended). I had what I’m going to define as a “911 moment.” If you aren’t aware what that is, well, it’s basically the feeling you get in your stomach, chest and brain whilst being rotated in an unfamiliar pendulum full of rear-biased slip. It happens quickly and deliberately, especially in an older 911 variant. I was unfamiliar with lift-off oversteer—frankly, driving in general—but in some sort of family-filled haze, I was handed the keys to a 930 Turbo pushing just north of 400 horsepower. The occurrence lives vividly in some weird little corner of my memory, not because I was a lucky prick (which I was) piloting one of the great sports cars, but also because of an 80 mph powerslide that remains freakishly relevant every time I step foot into a 911 and release the throttle. It’s a small reminder of what will happen if you lift mid-corner in a 911 going flat out. However, with the new 911, another funny thing happened when attempting the same mistake: absolutely nothing.
Like opening a Christmas present with 1163 horsepower.
"Hey, do you want to come to California to drive the SLS and the ACR Viper to the Salton Sea?" This was 0-60 deputy editor Matt Tuccillo. My response consisted of three words: "hell," "fucking" and "yes."
Think that just because you have an expensive supercar the NYPD won't tow you? Think again, friend.
Here Chinelli and I are, walking back from the deli to 0-60's world headquarters, when we see a GT-R on the back of an NYPD tow-truck. Normally, under any other circumstance, if we saw a car on the back of the truck we wouldn't give two shits; but a GT-R?!
Post race recap of X Games 16 featuring 0-60's rally wheelman, Chris Duplessis and friends.
The X Games is the Mecca for "extreme" sports, it has grown quite a bit since its inception—in both number of sports and audience size—but at the core it remains the same: athletes bringing their A-game and putting on a show in their respective sports. 0-60 was there for one reason and one reason only (and it wasn't the party at the Fantasy Factory); to see our boy Chris Duplessis tear it up in the #70 STI during Rally at the L.A. Coliseum.
Bringing you our results of countless hours spent on eBay and forum classifieds.
Sure he's a famous guy but do I really want the sloppy seconds of Peter North's 300ZX Stillen converted twin turbo? Hell f*$king NO! Though they don't mention it in the eBay classified, it comes with two "stick shifts." I'll let you figure it out. Sure it's a hot car—Stillen makes some really nice stuff—Jack Chinelli sweats them but this dude's the king of porn, his actual nickname is "The C*mshot Legend," do I want it? Hell. No.
Something awesome that I couldn't pass up: Bird's Eye edition.
Thanks to Flickr user Nathanael Majoros for this wonderful shot of Spa Francorchamps shot while paragliding in Belgium. It looks peaceful, doesn't it? Follow jump for high-res.
There are numerous perks to being a journalist for an automotive rag: cheap or free parts, access to cars wayyy before you and media passes to events that people pay good money for. Case in point—the Red Bull Air Race—which took place at Liberty State Park, NJ; a stones throw away from Manhattan.
