Tag: John Coyle

Right now, I’m sitting in a gorgeous ninth floor room at the W Hotel in South Beach. The ocean view is breathtaking. The weather is tropical. The guaranteed madness of the 2014 Gumball 3000 lies ahead. And like sharks poised for a feeding frenzy, angry supercars circle the surrounding streets. A few minutes ago, one of […] More »

You can’t be totally prepared for the Gumball 3000. The full-frontal assault of ferocious supercars, exotic locales and block-rocking parties is enough to turn the brains of most mortals into an exhaust-rattled, octane-spiked blob of tapioca pudding.

The Gumball 3000. The rally is as legendary as its name is ridiculous, and since 1999, Maximillion Cooper’s high-octane celebration of supercars, speed, celebrity and outrageous hedonism has covered more than 45,000 miles and shone a spotlight on the culture of fantastically wealthy gearheads from around the world. Previous runnings of the crazy carnival have […] More »

So the Blue Oval’s official name for it is “Line Lock,” but less than 20 seconds into this video, Ford Stability Control Engineer Scott Mlynarczyk refers to it how enthusiasts surely will going forward—it’s a “burnout feature.”

Last night after I went out to Venice Beach to check out the 2015 Mustang, I swung by the Hoonigan shop in downtown LA to hassle my buddy John Naderi—who’s been globetrotting with Ken Block—about doing some writing for me. The folks from Ford had brought the 2015 Mustang over there as well, but in […] More »

Venice Beach is a gorgeous place, and after getting a first-hand look at it, I can tell you that the 2015 Mustang is a gorgeous car. Now, It’s kind of a hack to say that it looks better in person than it does in pictures—but I’m kind of a hack. And since I’m still a […] More »

The title of this video might be “Ken Block’s West Virginia cousin,” but the snarky description–“No relation since this was done is one take”–pokes a little fun at the Gymkhana master. Regardless of who the driver is related to, or whether this is actually West Virginia, he definitely knows how to drive.The tire marks seem […] More »