rob is compact. He is also light. Based on this post he appears to be swift and nimble, some might say athletic and lithe.
No one would consider him to be particularly powerful or intimidating, in the physical sense. But he is a thinking man. He enjoys self-improvement, working on things over and over to improve his skills and get better. He loves sports in all forms and often waxes poetic about them, finding the sublime where others see only mundanity. I also sense that he’s meticulous about some aspects of his life, like his attire—he works hard at looking like he didn’t work hard to look cool (or at least something approaching cool).
rob should drive a 1965 Lotus Elan in British Racing Green with a yellow skunk stripe.
The Elan is the epitome of British sports cars. Some consider it to be the ultimate roadster. Others say it is the best handling car ever. It is the perfect embodiment of Colin Chapman's philosophy to "simplify, then add lightness.”
Chapman also noted that "Adding power makes you faster on the straights; subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere." The Elan is really light—rob's 1965 version only weighted 1,485 lbs. For comparison, a 2018 Mazda Miata weights 2,332 lbs. One of the reasons the Elan is so light is that it is really really small. Like, insanely tiny.
The Elan only made 105 horsepower, but with so little mass to cart around it could hit 60 MPH in 7.6 seconds. And with a low center of gravity, short wheelbase, and genius suspension geometry, skillful drivers barely need to use the brakes to navigate turns. Despite being wildly underpowered compared to other cars of the period, the Elan could get around the track faster than everyone else through a combination of small size and cleverness. That said, it takes practice to hustle one of these things through the chicanes. You can't just jump in and drive like Jim Clark, you have to learn how to finesse an Elan properly.
And it's really fucking cool! For example, before she was Olenna Tyrell, Diana Rigg tore around England in a catsuit and an Elan. Paul Newman had one too.
Talk to any Elan owner or read their comments on message boards or car-related websites, and you'll see just how much people love these cars. Once you get to know one of these diminutive little buggers they inspire tremendous loyalty and affection. That's what rob should drive.
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That last picture seems to have the proportions of Diana a little off.
Car makes sense b/c Rob seems to car the most about W&M, and that green/gold coloring makes it a great car for him and a pantsless griffin.
'Once you get to know one of these diminutive little buggers they inspire tremendous loyalty and affection.'
gonna get that as my next tattoo. where can i find one of these beautiful little machines, z?
BaT auctioned off a remarkable example recently, I linked to it in the post:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1963-lotus-elan-s1/
You can find cheaper examples, but these things are like sailboats. They break often and require frequent maintenance to prevent more breakage. The best maintained examples cost more but no matter what you do you will end up sinking lots of money into it.
The Elan was the inspiration for the Miata, which is a much cheaper and more practical ownership experience. But for WCSAGD purposes, you should have an Elan.
Upon further review, rob could drive this too.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a24278356/rally-mini-v8/
another fantastic vehicular recommendation.
more importantly: what is that guy behind rob in the spartan race photo planning on doing to him when he catches him? when in sparta . . .
Love the car posts Z!
Is Tito worried?
is anyone reading "boom town" yet? book of the year. for men. Oklahoma thunder, tornadoes, flaming lips, city planning, land rush, sooners, and lots of basketball. soo good.
GS has 92 at the half!?!?
Thurman!
I checked the Warriors box score quickly and said "wow, 14-24 from 3 pt range is good." I looked a bit more closely and saw that was Klay Thompson's line. 14 for 24 from 3 and 18 for 29 overall in 26 minutes, and there are still 4 mins left in the third. Bummer that the game isn't closer, b/c he could go for 69 tonight.
Steph's stretch of consecutive games with 5 or more treys seems in doubt. I bet he could care less about that.
Tribe soccer qualifies for the postseason tournament. That means they finished in the top 6 in the 9 team league. They finished 5th with a 2-3-2 conference record. They are 4-9-2 overall. Awesome. I guess.
Now the 14th Amendment doesn’t apply to children born to immigrants in the US because they aren’t subject to jurisdiction of the US? If that’s the case, how do we have jurisdiction to deport, imprison, etc them?
Ghostface at the Wellmont on 12/29. I'll go alone but I'm happy to go with anyone else.
RIP Whitey Bulger.
If there’s posthumous justice, he probably won’t.
My wife is a Maryland grad. She is less than enthused by the actions taken by that school’s Board of Regents. They basically told the school president that they would fire him if he fired Durkin.
I want to high-five the players that walked out of Durkin’s first team meeting.
Their next recruiting class should be banner.
I'm not into Rocky movies, but Creed II looks pretty good.
i just wrote a college recommendation for one of my daughter's best friends. that shit is stressful.
I love the Rocky movies. Except IV.
The Parts Unknown episode on Far West Texas is tremendous. I was curious how the shows would do w/o Bourdain’s narration. They’re still great.
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