The movie does a wonderful job of showing the human element of racing. After all, while the car is necessary, it's not sufficient. There's also driver and team. Truth in 24 is mostly about the team, and shows how tactics and strategy combine together to produce a victory. When I watch a race, it's that brew of strategy and tactics -- coupled with split-second decision making under pressure -- which draws me in and keeps me coming back for more.
You can find it as a free download on iTunes. Show it to your friends! It's an awesome thing to carry on your iPhone, too... here's the trailer:
As Howard Hughes knew, the incompressible nature of water makes for one helluva runway.
It distresses me to hear commentators describe folks as "defying the laws of physics". Horsehockey. They're called laws for a reason -- you can't break 'em. If you do, you get hurt. But you can take advantage of them.
Gnarlyness isn't about breaking the rules, it's about playing with them. Constraints can be liberating.
PS: all of us here at metacool salute Travis Pastrana yet again
