There’s a lengthy banter about the incident on the FairfaxUnderground forums. The Washington Post wrote a well-documented article on the vehicular shenanigans.
The following video is best summarized by rally car driver Petter Solberg’s co-pilot when he said, “the road is up there” – pointing through the vineyard to the road that Solberg had just departed in his Ford Fiesta. Discuss in the forum. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=262qeKPNQC4[/youtube]
___ Big thanks to Justice Racing Engines, our newest vendor, for partnering with MDStreetScene to help continue our mission to bring the automotive community in Maryland together. Here’s a little bit about Justice Racing Engines: Justice Racing and Performance is a full-service engine shop with over 40 years of experience providing everything from the initial consultation... Read More
*Update 2/25/13: “Gladden was given a life sentence with all but 35 years suspended on an attempted first-degree murder charge, and 20 years to run concurrently for the use of a firearm during a violent act. He had pleaded guilty to the charges on Feb. 19. The other 27 counts against the teenager were dropped.... Read More
Early Tuesday morning at 12:02AM, a CSX train carrying 21 cars of an 80-car-long freight train carrying coal derailed in downtown Old Ellicott City – killing 2 females. Howard County police identified the victims as Elizabeth Conway Nass and Rose Louese Mayr of Ellicott City. Nass was a student at James Madison University in Virginia – a junior majoring in... Read More
New speed cameras active 8/8/12 Southwest Academy, on Johnnycake Road Loch Raven High, on Cromwell Bridge Road Stoneleigh Elementary, on Regester Avenue Patapsco High, on Wise Avenue Owings Mills Elementary, on Reisterstown Road New speed cameras active 7/13/12: Winand Elementary Loch Raven Academy Seven Oaks Elementary Bais Yaakov Forum threads related to speed cameras: https://www.mdstreetscene.com/forum/tags.php?tag=speed+camera
Ken Block is at it again in Gymkhana 5 – except this time, he’s in downtown San Francisco. Yes, Block is ripping through the Golden Gate Bridge and the streets of San Fran in his race-prepped Ford Fiesta – laying down patches of rubber in AWD drifts, 180’s, and 360’s. Foolish? Yep. Useless? Yep. Great... Read More
Because… why not?! David Coulthard, a 13 time Grand Prix winning Formula 1 driver, and pro-golfer Jake Shepherd teamed up to create a mildly enjoyable “stunt” in which a golf ball would be hit towards a moving target – in this case a $200,000 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Roadster. The ball started off at 178mph... Read More
Note: MDStreetScene has a STRICT policy of respecting law enforcement officers. We appreciate their service – especially when it involves catching “car guys” in stupid behavior that tarnishes the responsible enthusiasts image. We have sections on the forum where users can ask law related questions and get the opinion of former police officers. We enforce... Read More
The US Navy Blue Angels were in Baltimore City weekend to help celebrate Baltimore’s “Star-Spangled Salibration” event. The event was a commemoration of Maryland’s unique contributions to the defense and heritage of the nation (in the War of 1812), including the birth of the Star-Spangled Banner. It was amazing to see the jets flying so... Read More