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29 Apr 2024, 18:35 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Earlier today, I met my friend's 5-year-old son. I was amazed to see how big his diecast collection was. He had a miniature truck he drove around the paddock all day. And to think, so many of us hurried up to become adults. Since the '...
28 Apr 2024, 20:24 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I'm celebrating my 35th anniversary this year, and I've been yearning to go back to my motorsports roots. Drifting has been a huge part of my life throughout my 20s, and I've missed the heart-pounding excitement it involves. One ...
28 Apr 2024, 19:35 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I spent the past few days interacting with a group of drifting enthusiasts. We all shared stories of the cars we had at home. And I discovered two guys had at least one Porsche in their garage. One of them is even getting a 993 Turbo S soon. I ...
28 Apr 2024, 18:45 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I have always been a big fan of foreign languages. I can speak a bit of Italian, French, and Japanese. But it doesn't end there. My friends are always shocked to hear how many strange words I can mutter. Let me tell you this: remembering a...
28 Apr 2024, 17:52 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I'm away from home for an international event these days. I needed groceries, and the store I walked into had a diecast section. There were many Matchbox cars in there,but I decided against buying any. For several years, I have been contem...
27 Apr 2024, 05:28 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I've lost count of how many movies I've seen since the '90s. In recent years, I've started watching flicks from the '70s and '60s. And I think I'll be having a go at the '50s and '40s quite soon. I'...
24 Apr 2024, 17:58 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / My mom has never understood why I decided to buy a loud, old, Japanese car for the price of a modern, comfortable German vehicle. We're all built differently. So we enjoy different things in life. Once I started explaining why I bought an ...
24 Apr 2024, 09:46 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / One of my favorite feelings is going out for a drive with my rotorhead buddies. Pulling up to an event together is always fun, but some drawbacks exist. Most kids today don't even know what an FC is, and they'll often ignore it to gawk at...
24 Apr 2024, 07:05 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I have been thinking about adding something to my bucket list. I have never attended a major Hot Wheels convention. Smaller meets are still cool, but aren't quite as epic as the real thing. I'll try to visit one this year and report on my...
23 Apr 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Yesterday, I drove my wife's aunt to a major city nearby. We arrived early for her appointment, so I asked if we could go to the nearest toy store. She stared at me in disbelief but agreed to the idea. And I found three new Hot Wheels for my c...
23 Apr 2024, 17:33 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / It took me years to admit to my father all the stupid things I've done behind the wheel of the family car. After getting used to revving it to the redline and doing launches from a dig, I practiced "drifting." Drifting is a bit of...
23 Apr 2024, 15:18 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Four months into 2024, and I haven't gone out on kayak yet. I was too busy in 2023 to go more than once. But I fondly remember paddling for about 100 miles in 2022. I need to get back into watersports ASAP, engine or no engine. "Elect...
23 Apr 2024, 12:48 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / People enjoy different things in life. I have a friend who has a collection of sneakers at home. He usually spends $100 to $150 per pair and has one for each occasion. I only own three pairs of shoes, which seems too many for me. I spend time ga...
23 Apr 2024, 09:21 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Over the past year, I've become increasingly interested in off-road racing. And I'm currently working on a very exciting project that I can't wait to share with you. If all goes well, I may just live one of the most memorable experie...
21 Apr 2024, 20:02 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / One of my ultimate dreams is to own a house and a small racetrack next to it. I'd also love to have several cool cars and bring my friends over so we can drive for hours at least once a week. Until I can afford that, I can do only one thing. ...
21 Apr 2024, 18:27 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / When I was five or six, a car's top speed felt like the most interesting thing to me. In time, I've become more interested in acceleration levels, and I'm more into the 62 mph (100 kph) to 124 mph (200 kph) life now. This brave s...
21 Apr 2024, 06:13 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I skated for three to four hours a day during my teenage years. So, I never gained weight despite eating plenty of sweets and drinking plenty of Mountain Dew. Things changed when I switched from skating to driving, though. Driving around the con...
20 Apr 2024, 19:22 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I always feel like the next Hot Wheels-related news is only five minutes away. That's how prolific Mattel's marketing department is. If you are a hardcore collector, that's great news. If you're the collector's wife, maybe ...
20 Apr 2024, 16:45 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I am thrilled that I grew up in the '90s, before the Internet. Human relations were so much more meaningful back then. We could enjoy the little things in life and didn't need to spend thousands to be happy. Most people dream about re...
20 Apr 2024, 11:42 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Living in the big city for almost 15 years, I've always preferred walking to hopping on the bus or the tram. I can easily walk for six miles if I need to. To some people, that sounds mind-boggling, as they'd never pick walking over drivin...