An Alfa Romeo GTV6 Is the Unlikeliest Safari Rig Zack Klapman © Tag Christof Safari sports cars are all about getting far off the beaten path. What better starting point than a Giugiaro-designed Alfa?
A Jeep Wrangler Rubicon can take you almost anywhere, except the desert ridge I’m pogoing across. This 1985 Alfa Romeo GTV6 is a foot narrower than Mopar’s billy goat and only an inch wider than a Polaris side-by-side. That’s why I accidentally drove up an ATV trail. There isn’t much signage in the Jawbone Canyon OHV area, and the map has so little detail that the California park’s ink budget must be hundreds of cents. I climbed the first hill easily, the heavy spare tires and transaxle pressing the two driven wheels into the sand, but now I’m on a section that’s turned the car into a supermarket horse. When the spare tires crash down onto the custom hatch a fourth time, I realize my error, come to a stop, and sheepishly reverse down. This Safari
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The Inspiring Story of 61-Year-Old Kathy Mead and Her Road to Pikes Peak Glory 28 Jan 2021, 16:06 UTC ·
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Porsches are more than just sportscars for many people, including retired astrophysics professor Kathy Mead who bought a 911 Carrera 997 in 2010 and went on to compete at Pikes Peak ten years later.
Her story is particularly intriguing because – unlike most gear heads and track addicts - she wasn’t drawn to racing in early life.
“I’ve definitely not been a car person all my life,
I always liked sports cars, but even now I’m still not a ‘car girl’. I did always want a Porsche 911 though,” she tells Porsche during an interview.
A New Beginning: The New E-Motion Engineering Facility
Success doesn t come overnight. Instead, its forged slowly in the fires of effort, diligence, and patience by those that are willing to put these qualities at the forefront of their journey. For years, I ve watched as Joey Seely has built a business, all from humble beginnings. Originating in a 2500 square-foot garage space, he s slowly chipped away at every aspect of growth: project cars, racing, product lines, and now, his workspace as a whole, with each segment has seen focus and attention in an effort to see them flourish. Today, though, he celebrates the conclusion of a laborious move. He now finds himself in a new place to call home: the new E-Motion Engineering Headquarters.
Back in the Twenties , Ettore Bugatti built one of these for his then-four-year-old son Roland. Soon enough, people who had seen it running around the factory loved it. The car was a hit, so much so that Ettore put them into production, building 500 for customers around the world. It was based on his Type 35 Grand Prix car, a vehicle Bugatti said was the winningest race car in history, with more than 2,000 victories. So to celebrate the company’s 110th anniversary, Bugatti decided to make another one. Taken from digitized scans of a real 1924 Type 35 and then shrunk to 75% size, the Bugatti Baby II will fit a real, live adult. I know because I drove one, though not very fast. My drive came in the Rose Bowl Parking Lot and was limited to the car’s 42-mph top speed. You can set top speed at as little as 12 mph, up to 24 mph, and as high as my knuckle-blistering 42 mph, all depending on who is behind the wheel. There is also a geo-fence that shuts the car off if your little driver
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