Wow, I thought, a world first and then I realised what I was reading was another example of the art of journalism dying a slow death. Yesterday the Australian Financial Review (AFR) published an article in print entitled "Manual cars to become a rarity as frayed commuters drop the clutch" and online it was called "Manual cars face extinction as congestion triggers a clutch … [Read more...]
Overhead Cam Engines
In a recent post I described the concept of the Overhead Valve Engine (OHV) that was a development of the original Side Valve Engine from pre World War 1. This week is the turn of the Overhead Cam Engine (OHC), again an improvement on the OHV engine. Like much of the automobile technology, OHC’s are not new, they were originally developed nearly 100 years ago by people like … [Read more...]
Canepa Motorsports Museum
4900 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, CA. I had a great morning yesterday, heading over to the Canepa Motorsport Museum in Scotts Valley south of San Francisco. The freeway ends up as a nice twisty road through the trees heading up to the valley. It was a pity that the large "slow vehicles stay in right lane" signs were ignored as this was a road to enjoy, even putting … [Read more...]
