Drive it for the Sake of Driving

The Philosopher takes a closer look at the world of supercar sacrilege.
In my spare time, which God knows is very limited, I like to browse Ebay Motors for some laughs and drools; to peruse the myriad of vehicles available to buy simply by the click of a mouse. I find it immensely disturbing [...]

Around the Hockenheimring, in a Zonda

Contrary to popular belief, driving fast cars does not make you feel richer or more important. Driving a fast car does not make your testosterone levels increase by leaps and bounds. Driving a fast car also does not make you rise up the macho-meter very quickly.
On the contrary. Driving a fast, expensive [...]

France, Paris, and other motoring mistakes

I have had my knuckles whitened by the Pagani Zonda F for about 5 days now, and I am still on the honeymoon. I’ve driven from Modena, Italy, through Milan, into the Swiss Alps, into France, through Dijon, all the way to Paris, the City of Headlights. I must say it [...]

The Alps, a Zonda, and a Writer

I wake up and smell dirty soap. It’s the kind of soap you find at a roadside “all natural” boutique, wrapped in brown paper, and smells of sage, lemongrass, passionfruit, and a whole lot of paraffin. It’s a bittersweet smell, a smell that stinks only if you want it to. Yet [...]