Ian Wood

Thunderhill • 22 Nov 2009 • 70 PHOTOS

The Sharks ran an almost smooth race at Thunderhill in and amongst 160 other miscreant cars. An early vacuum leak meant we had to claw our way back from 110th place. In the last 20 minutes, we had managed to get to 21st place just before the turbo died making the shark car look like a steam engine as it went around the track. Final result: 28th place.

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Last Laps With Ian

Thunderhill • 22 Nov 2009 • H.264 video / 768kbps

Crawling our way back to the top after some early hiccups, Ian runs the shark around Thunderhill late Sunday afternoon. About 15 minutes before the end of the race, the turbo gave way dashing our hopes of a top 20 finish. Duration: 10:00.

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Twitter Overvalued?

N/A • 12 Oct 2009 • EDITORIAL, ET CETERA

Twitter recently received a private equity investment valuing the company at around $1 billion. Given the sudden popularity and ubiquity of Twitter, one might consider the valuation well deserved. But, what is Twitter really? Is Twitter a new communications medium or is it a social network? Or is just another form of social bookmarking? And what are its long term ...

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LA Fires

Los Angeles • 30 Aug 2009 • 22 PHOTOS

An enormous fire rips through the mountains Northeast of where I live. I get as close as I can at about 4.30am with my camera to take some pictures and witness first hand the surreal landscape as the fires bear down on residential neighborhoods.

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One Lap With Clay

Buttonwillow • 16 Aug 2009 • H.264 video / 768kbps

Clay takes to the track in the revamped turbo shark. Almost all body roll is dialed out allowing us to fling the car through the turns with ease. Fueling problems and mechanical issues kept us from placing well in the race but setting the fastest lap of the race was an acceptable result all the same. Duration: 02:40.

http://www.ianwood.com/videos/shwvid.asp?vid=31

Buttonwillow Histrionics

Buttonwillow • 15 Aug 2009 • 135 PHOTOS

The Sharks take to their 4th race duly unprepared but with a seriously fast car. Minor technical issues from blown hoses to 15 minute fuel stops push the team down the rankings. But, we make up for it by racing the fastest lap of the event. A good showing and a lot of fun.

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Practice Makes Imperfect

Buttonwillow • 20 Jul 2009 • H.264 video / 768kbps

Armed with a faster than average clunker, The Sharks are working hard to learn how to keep the battered BMW turbo shark in one piece and on the track. Two days of driver training at Buttonwillow in the turbo shark, the Audi Allroad 4.2 and the rebuilt BMW M3. Duration: 11:51.

http://www.ianwood.com/videos/shwvid.asp?vid=30

Salt Spring Island

Salt Spring Island, BC • 01 Jul 2009 • 32 PHOTOS

My mother and I pay a visit to my cousin David's home on Salt Spring Island in the archipelego off of Canada's Southwestern coast. A relaxing week of eating delicious food, sailing and spending time with family.

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Shark Interview

Los Angeles • 20 Jun 2009 • H.264 video / 768kbps

The Sharks suffer from withdrawl after their Reno race. So they decide to grab the car, a judge, and a bunch of motorcycles to take a quick tour up Beachwood to the Hollywood sign and do some makeshift team interviews. Why? Because they're vain, vacuous, superficial types who love to look at videos of themselves all the time. Duration: 13:20.

http://www.ianwood.com/videos/shwvid.asp?vid=33

Crapping Out In Reno

Reno Fernley • 24 May 2009 • 41 PHOTOS

It's the 24 Hours of LeMons, Goin' For Broken. Yes, indeed. We did break it. A mega crash in the back section of the track rips our right front wheel right off and takes us out of Saturday's racing. Back on the track Sunday with a patched up car, we run a conservative "stay on the track and stay alive" race.