3 posts tagged “cars”
The finest racing event ever held.
We finished 13th in a field of 34 cars.
The sin city lemons
Our weekend of cars wasn't over yet. Friday, Jay told us that his dad was making a presentation at the Blackhawk Auto Museum about car design. It's so close, and it had been a while since we've been there, and it's not everyday that your friend's dad speaks there. So we attended. It was a good presentation, focusing on the themes and socio-economic pressures that triggered change in car design themes over the decades. For once, we sat in the front row. After the presentation, they drew raffle tickets, and I won a book that was authored and signed
by Michael Lamm. Woohoo! I was willing to pay for one, but winning one is always cool.
We walked around the museum, and I took photos of some of the cars that caught my eye. The museum was dim, and my camera's flash was blowing out the cars, so some are a little soft, but you'll get the idea. If you're into cars, and know anything about their history, it's a cool museum.
I've got two books to read now. Both of them on transportation. I'm looking forward to reading about the history of car design. Design and culture has always interested me, but I get the added benefit of not sounding like a putz when I get together with Steven's car friends. Also, Gabe from work lent me a book on Biodiesel. She warned me that it's a bit academic, but I want to know more about eco-friendly energy options. In fact, Michael was answering questions after the presentation, and one of them was about how the cost of fuel would impact car design. Michael was very judicious in his responses up until this point, and he was a gentleman about answering this question as well. His opinion was that it was very hard to say that Hydrogen Fuel Cells were the way to go. It's still very far off. Hybrids are a nice immediate option. But he, felt that the possibilities of Diesel had not been fully tapped.
This was the general consensus about fuel cell technology at WAJ Media Day. People were iffy. It was too early to seem viable, and it seemed like a decoy to distract from the fact that American auto makers were completely behind in hybrid technology, which is an immediate solution. There was also the sentiment that diesel had not been fully tapped, and that our focus on emissions was not nearly as important as a focus on CO2 emissions.
