2011 Turkish GP Results

Well, it's obvious I'm happy from the looks of this picture. Two blue suits on the podium always makes me happy! I was also happy to see Fernando Alonso finish in third with his first podium of the season. I was also amazed at how much of a beast Kamui Kobayashi was and finished in 10th after starting in last! He is really proving how talented he is this season, and I'm glad to see him doing so. I knew he had it in him.
The next race will be in two weeks in Spain. All these gaps between each race are making me crazy but I guess it's a sign since I'll be studying for finals that weekend! I hope to see more Red Bull suits on the podium in two weeks!

Saturday's Istanbul Qualifying

There was a lot of surprises at Saturday's qualifying in Istanbul, Turkey. First, Kamui Kobayashi faced mechanical issues leaving him unable to place a time to qualify in Q3. This left him to start in dead last at 24th, which I was very sad about. Nico Rosberg qualified third overall (which I was very happy about, he needs to podium this season), with Red Bull's Mark Webber in second, and my favorite and Webber's Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel. Tomorrow should be an interesting race! Can't wait!!!

Scion FR-S

Scion has never really manufactured anything that I would consider cool. If I had to do a good car bad car piece on it, it would probably just be a bad car bad car segment constantly criticizing them and how Toyota is now producing crap. BUTTTTTTT they may have just redeemed themselves with the Scion FR-S (front engine, rear-wheel drive, sport). Originally known as the Scion FT-86, it's the first rear wheel drive scion with a 2.0 liter boxer engine that's shared with Subaru. While it's a major step in the right direction, I still don't know how I feel about the way it looks. Maybe once I see it in person it will change my opinion and it may eventually grow on me. For now, I'm glad to see this Toyoton (Toyota/Scion) making something that may be track worthy.

Porsche GT3 RS 4.0

As if the idea of owning a Porsche GT3 RS didn't sound awesome enough already, get ready for the 2011 Porsche GT3 RS 4.0. The GT3 RS normally has a 3.8 liter flat 6 engine, but now the 4.0 has the largest engine ever offered in any 911 model and is 4 liters.






It has the largest horsepower per liter output of 125hp/liter, totaling to 500 hp. It goes from 0-60 in 3.8 seconds and reached 112 on the race track just under 12 seconds. Only a total of 600 can be found worldwide. With a price of only $185,000 (excluding destination), how could you say no? These masterpieces are being released sometime later in 2011.


For more info and full specs of the GT3 RS 4.0 visit: http://press.porsche.com/news/release.php?id=644

Driver Profile: Sergio Perez

Rookie, Sergio Perez has been scored a place in my heart since the start of the 2011 season. He is only 21 and the first Mexican Formula 1 driver in 30 years.

Perez drives for Sauber Ferrari. He qualified 12th in the last race in China and placed 17th. That's a huge accomplishment for his third F1 race ever, and I hope great things come out of him in the future. The race in Turkey is in less than an hour and he qualified 15th. Best of luck to the "Likable Mexican!"

Circuit of the Americas

WATCH OUT NASCAR! I was going to type this entire post in caps lock to show my excitement, but then I remembered how annoying reading in caps lock can get! Anyway, I cannot express how excited I am for the Circuit of the Americas and to FINALLY be able to watch a Formula 1 race LIVE. IN PERSON. Not only that, the circuit looks like it's going to be AMAZING! It's going to be 3.4 miles with some gnarly elevation changes. It will make for interesting races! Here's a video with more details on the circuit. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fast Five Movie Review

Sunday May 2nd, I made my way to the theater to watch Fast 5 on the last day of it's opening weekend. I was surprised to hear that it had a rating of 8.5 on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.9 on IMDB. I mean lets face it, the Fast and the Furious movies don't exactly have a reputation for being the best and most accurate car movies out there. However, Overall I was surprised. It was a lot better than I expected but I still wouldn't give it an 8.5. Yet, no matter how crappy the movie may be, the Fast and the Furious series is one that all car enthusiasts should watch even if it is just to make fun of it. If you haven't seen it yet, go see it. It's probably the second best to the third movie of the series, Tokyo Drift. 

Here's the trailer! Also, make sure you stay after the credits there's a part you're not going to want to miss!