Car Watching - Aston Martin DB11

 

Just as I was finishing up my ride today at Castlewood, into the lot pulled this captivating automobile.  It's an Aston Martin DB11.  It's wide and low, and made pleasing sounds as it pulled in.

It's a $200,000 car, so don't expect the sounds from it's twin-turbo V8 to be similar to a Corvette or a Mustang.  No, it was much higher pitched, race-car like.

It's nice that it was parked next to an everyday car, so you can see just how low it is.  And how large the wheels and tires are.  I didn't get a good shot of the enormous bright yellow brake calipers, but I assure you, they are there. There are also some nominal rear seats in this thing...more likely for luggage than people.

The view from the front is unmistakably Aston.  Even if you didn't see the little wings on the hood. There is a V12 version of this car, called the AMR. About 100 more horsepower, and about 40 grand more.  Ah well.  I would settle for this "cheap" one.  It's absolutely stunning.

Similar but Different

 

None of my kids are completely like me.  There are some kids that are chips off of the old block.  But mine are pretty different.  But there are some really freaky little similarities.  Take Eli for instance.  He's the last in line of a really cool line-up of kids.

He started riding bikes when he was 3 or so.  It took him a while to take his training wheels off.  In fact, I was getting worried.  But by 6, he took them off and started winning the short Gateway Cup races.  He was just a strong kid and a darn good bike rider.

But that didn't mean he was going to be a mini-me.  He rode bikes when he wanted.  For fun.  He played basketball in school, turned into a good baseball player and an even better football player.  

He had many more things to do than to stare down at handlebars.  But every time he picked up a bike, he showed us how good he was.  Pretty natural.  But not one to be obsessive about it like me.

Lately, he committed to joining NICA.  Even though they cancelled the NICA races in the state because of the plague, he's done every practice and has been having a great time.  I love it, but mostly because he has fun with it without being obsessive, like me.  Similar, but different.