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The Dragon (sorry for the quality - but it's a photo, taken with my phone the night I bought the car)

It’s been a while since my last posting. Busy times… lot of thoughts. In the last few months my attitude to motoring changed significantly. I don’t know why… Maybe it’s that I’m getting older, maybe it’s the fuel prices (probably not, but let say it is), maybe it’s a natural course of things… I don’t know. Here’s what happened… And it will be a long story.
First thing…  I’m not so much of a hatchback freak any more. Some time ago, I recognized this segment as a “golden mean”. Hatchback is just enough spacious, but not too big for city driving and not too jumpy for highway cruising, it has a trunk big enough for 3 people’s luggage, it can give You some fun behind the wheel, but at the same time it won’t ruin your budget. It’s obvious truth.
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Ken Block at Colin McRae Dirt 2 game show

Ken Block does things his own way. When invited for new Colin McRae Dirt 2 game premiere – he didn’t just play along in front of the monitor. Players didn’t invite him to their digital world. He took some players to his world. Where the G-force and gravity are the game. It’s a real pleasure to watch their faces during the ride.

As usual… great to see Subaru Impreza STI at work. I just can’t wait to play the game. Enjoy the video below…

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We all get up in the morning (that fact itself is annoying), do our morning routine, get in the car, and drive to work. I don’t know about You, but in the morning for the first half an hour or so, I’m a person that hardly talks. I don’t talk because if I would, it would be shouting at other people or things (“You… stupid elevator door!!!”).

Although I’m aware of this fact and try to calm it down, there are some things that still annoy me when I drive to work.

Looks familiar?

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