Rob
@robdrivesslow.bsky.social
Automotive enthusiast/driving enthusiast/mechanic. Freelance auto journalist https://muckrack.com/robert-crespo-1
For all its faults, the FIA knows that racing is too expensive. It has a plan to fix that, though. www.theautopian.com/the-affordab...
Could Cheap Dirt Buggies Make Racing More Accessible? The FIA Says Yes - The Autopian
As the global body in charge of motorsport, the FIA isn’t just in charge of fiddling with F1. It also has a noble goal to double participation in motorsports worldwide. The organization hopes that its...
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Hitting up the 4 quadrants of 90s rock on tonight's Dead Air Radio show. 99.1 FM in the Eastern Townships of Québec, or stream it here: player1.radioplace.co/player/popup...
Jackson Lamb is a way better character than James Bond will ever be.
Some quick thoughts on why I shut down my Spotify account this month. benjaminhunting.com/2025/01/why-...
Why I Quit Spotify, And What I’m Using Instead | Benjamin Hunting - Freelance Writer
The siren song of accessing a the history of recorded music from your phone or PC, wherever you might be located, is almost impossible to resist, particularly when it’s paired with a reasonably afford...
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“ When I face the desolate impossibility of writing five hundred pages a sick sense of failure falls on me and I know I can never do it. This happens every time. Then gradually I write one page and then another.” Steinbeck said that, and it makes me feel better about my own writing process.
Does anyone in here know if a well kept first generation (ZJ) Grand Cherokee in or near Orange County? Working on a story about the og Grand and would love to have photos of one, other than the adverts and what not. #weirdcarbs #radwood #jeep
Sure the Porsche Macan is faster and offers an array of luxury features but my Jeep Cherokee has more cargo space and definitely wins in the looks department.
It’s such a shame Irwindale Speedway is closing. It was the last public drag strip easily accessible for LA and OC folks. It was a huge part of pro driftings roots in the states as well. And it’s getting bulldozed for some industrial park. Warehouses maybe.
Every time a vehicle built before emissions controls drives by, I’m forever thankful for things like catalytic converters, EVAP and PCV. Sure, the scent of pre smog exhaust has its moments, because of nostalgia and all that. But imagine if every car in the road was like that? Fuck breathing I guess.
Look at this little dude. Complete with a 5.7 v8 and 4wd. It’s weird seeing a Tundra that isn’t a quad or crew cab these days.
Has anyone else noticed that every company that’s owned Jeep has slowly crashed and burned? Except Mercedes of course but I think they skirted the disaster because they didn’t acquire Jeep they just merged with Chrysler.
So I did some writing. Something different from my usual ramblings. Give it a read, I normally hate what I write but I kind of like this one. #automotive #writing #cars open.substack.com/pub/robertcr...
A friendly reminder that the Lincoln Blackwood had a power opening tonneau cover youtu.be/g6Wv8ff2ung?...
Good cars and good vibes at Radwood SoCal this year. Glad they had an indoor section.
Irvine company definitely wasn’t behind this, but seriously, that’s kind of a bummer. www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...
