"crazedclay: SBC murderer" (crazedclay)
07/21/2014 at 23:45 • Filed to: None
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"crazedclay: SBC murderer" (crazedclay)
07/21/2014 at 23:45 • Filed to: None | 23
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To those who make the things we love.
Press play. And scroll.
Let me tell you something.
Everything you see before you today, here, now, and for quite some time to come is the culmination of a million minds in a million different places working a million different angles to solve one problem that will always be the same. A problem that in itself contains the existential and philosophical questions that have always moved us.
How do we excite?
How do we fuse the need to move people, and the hearts and minds that drive them?
How do we give the world the chance to get smaller by allowing the people in it to go further?
How do we make art out of the practical. And how do we make that art move?
How do we grow, and in doing so not forget our roots?
How do we continue to compete for the minds, hearts, and support of the people who want a reason to vote in our favour and keep our efforts alive?
I tell you, fully, that the answer to those questions, as an industry, is in the embrace of the things that made us great.
The open road.
Touching the ever present nomadic and primordial drive to go... Elsewhere. Nowhere in particular. Just elsewhere for a while.
Exciting the world by not just building another box, or saying "good enough, we can make good volume on that". "Go home early, boys."
Because going home early is never good enough out here in dreamland.
This means only resting when we have created something great enough to be noticed—whether or not it is standing still or in flight or simply existing in contrast or compliment to wherever it happens to be.
We can do this by not relenting until the art is ready to be shown, and experienced, and understood and all the sleepless nights and shattered egos and missed deadlines have all gone screaming by because "There was one detail that wasn't just right, and I couldn't turn in less than my best", and that's ok.
It also means never backing down until you have given your best no matter the pressure.
Where am I going with this, you ask?
Well, I don't know.
But you do.
You are the one who dreamt of penning these great masterpieces when you were but a child. Doodles in the margins chasing your logical world away into second place.
You are the one who wanted to do this for a living. And then you went and did it.
And I want to thank you for doing that. Because your signature is on a million things that move the world every day. Nowhere in particular. Just elsewhere for a while.
And I want to push you, because the dreams you had that put you here still exist. I promise. Somewhere. Deep inside. And you, the artist and engineer, owe those dreams the page and the open road.
And above all, I want you to know that your creations matter. So deeply and thoroughly that you should be ashamed if you do not consider everything you do to be as important as the Mona Lisa, the written word, or the world that needs the things you make.
Never stop loving the things you bring to life, because we love them too.
Keep those dreams alive. Now scroll up and see the wonder that dreams kept healthy can bring.
If you liked this, or it spoke to you, I encourage you to share it among those who will carry it further.
And, this came about because we at oppo need to remember just what we love, instead of finding the differences that don't matter and seizing on those.
EL_ULY
> crazedclay: SBC murderer
07/21/2014 at 23:49 |
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awesome, hopefully these cars will continue. These cars don't excite me as much as most people here (around them on a daily basis) But they NEED to exist. Engineering from ALL nations. Let them forever flex their passion for motoring!
Forgetful
> crazedclay: SBC murderer
07/21/2014 at 23:58 |
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I like to hit things.
Specifically the brake point and the apex.
ly2v8-Brian
> crazedclay: SBC murderer
07/22/2014 at 00:08 |
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What brings us together on this site is that we all share a common belief that these machines are more than just lifeless plastic, metal, and rubber. We feel they are an extension of ourselves. What are cars to us? They can be the key to our independence. They can be a blank slate that we mold to represent ourselves. They can be used to be with others. They can be used to be far away from it all. They can be plodding along with the windows down and the music up. They can be hitting the apex just right. They can be temporary. They can be a lifelong bond. Ultimately they are whatever we want them to be. Clay you have written another fantastic and thought provoking piece. I know my ultimate goal with my schooling would be to work for an auto manufacturer.
Agrajag
> crazedclay: SBC murderer
07/22/2014 at 00:15 |
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Well done, Clay. This post, besides being inspiring, is a work of art. I enjoyed the sequential nature of the layout. The reader/observer is visually guided through the content where thoughtful text becomes more and more prominent, bookended with an appropiate gif, all while accompanied by a soundtrack. A brilliant use of all the brushes Kinja(or the internet for that matter) offers.
10/10
norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> ly2v8-Brian
07/22/2014 at 00:16 |
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You and OP have nailed car culture and cars pretty much on the head with how I perceive them. This is how I'd like to be able to say it but I am not the best writer or speaker, I can't seem to get into words how I see cars compared to the normal person. When I'm around cars, car people, people like all of us truly passionate, and driving I can't wipe the smile off my face. I just cannot convey it into my own words.
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norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> ly2v8-Brian
07/22/2014 at 00:22 |
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Do you mind if I "steal" this and post it on facebook?
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ly2v8-Brian
> norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
07/22/2014 at 00:24 |
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Go ahead man.
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norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> ly2v8-Brian
07/22/2014 at 00:25 |
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Alright, thanks!
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ly2v8-Brian
> norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
07/22/2014 at 00:28 |
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It is just that simple unbridled passion. When I am at a car show it is that proverbial kid in a candy store feeling. It is bliss.
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norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> ly2v8-Brian
07/22/2014 at 00:34 |
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Yeah, I know the feeling. At a little thing in my town we were talking to a guy with a Corvair and I couldn't help but smile while we were talking because you could just here the passion in his voice. I love talking to people at the Vintage race at Watkins Glen because it's the same kind of passion.
JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
> crazedclay: SBC murderer
07/22/2014 at 00:56 |
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Do you have any idea how hard it was to scroll with that girl in the video!!??
But seriously a great post by you!
Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
> crazedclay: SBC murderer
07/22/2014 at 02:06 |
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+1 for using 9 of my gifs :3
'Wägen, EPA LOL
> crazedclay: SBC murderer
07/25/2014 at 00:43 |
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I almost forgot to scroll. Cool song/video.