Michael Rhodes

Beach Blanket Babylon Boulevard

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One of the single greatest names for a street I’ve ever seen, and located just west of famous Lombard Street, or at least that section you keep seeing in the movies. You know, the small twisty part? It served as the starting point of an aimless search upon which Peter (friend, and CEO of SharedReviews.com) [...]

aka. The “black” car…

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It’s very odd to own a really cool car, and not know what to call it. Especially when you are 20 years old and it’s a fairly exciting part of what’s going on in your life. A few car nuts may be able to look at it and instantly know it’s a Kelmark GT. Not [...]

Where having fun is a lifestyle.

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I hated French when I was young. Maybe it was because I didn’t like my teacher, or because learning to speak french without adding an accent just seemed stupid. And to add a french accent to what you were learning felt a little elitest. So I dropped the whole thing like a hot potato. Not [...]

Nobody needs a Porsche.

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Whenever I hear a member of the fairer sex say that a man drives a flashy car to make up for other, shall we say, “areas of personal development” either hasn’t driven a worthy car, or is dating the wrong men. Sometimes a damn fine car is just that. A damn fine car. Because of [...]

Isle of Man TT Races, June 1 – 11, 2006

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I had no idea what to expect from a trip to this obscure little island, stuck out in the middle of the Irish Sea. Although I have been riding, cleaning and generally fondling motorcycles for the last 24 years, all I knew about the Isle’s TT races was that they are held on public roads, [...]

The Isle of Man

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The “best street racing in the world”. Yeah, no kidding. I’ve been to England before, and the Isle of Man is kinda the same thing, geographically speaking, just miniaturized. Just don’t tell anyone there this observation. They are Manx, and that’s where it stops. For the two weeks I was there I was amazed at [...]

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