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I Went to a Drag Race in Brazil and I Found America

August 18, 2016 by Ben Wesley

If that’s true, then in many cases the only way to truly experience the “essence” of something would be not to go where it originated, but to a place where it was transplanted. Now wouldn’t that be something?

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August 18, 2016 /Ben Wesley
Drag Racing, Brazil, Car Culture

Story Lines

August 16, 2016 by Ben Wesley

Dylan has a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. The SRT8 comes stock with a something large hemi V8, brakes that stop the car faster than the normal non-srt8 brakes etc. etc. Here’s the thing – In the case of Dylan, the Jeep isn’t the focus.

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August 16, 2016 /Ben Wesley

How to Play Nice in the Internet Playground

August 10, 2016 by Ben Wesley

All Tyler wants is for members of Esoteric Society to have a little empathy for each other and to remember one thing. You like cars and they like cars. At the end of the day is it really worth unduly dumping on someone just because the way they view car culture is slightly different than the way you do?

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August 10, 2016 /Ben Wesley

The First Car

July 31, 2016 by Ben Wesley

At the end of all this, the fact of the matter is that Mike’s car answers a big “What if” question. What if you could keep your first car?

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July 31, 2016 /Ben Wesley

A Tale of Two Trucks

July 22, 2016 by Ben Wesley

And that is what is really fascinating about this truck – when you look at it you can see two opposing intentions. One is a towards hyper-focused straight line speed machine, and the other is towards a laid back quirky Sunday cruiser that you take on adventures.

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July 22, 2016 /Ben Wesley
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