Turbo Nerdz

Yesterday, I had a group discussion for my Anatomic Pathology practical exam coming up and we established that when in doubt, just write down genetics as the cause for any malignant disease (cancers), lol. In the automotive World, we have a similar quote proposed by the one and only Colin McRae of World Rally Championship (WRC) and it goes thus, "When in doubt, go flat out". This quote has nothing to do with the topic of today but it had been running through my mind and I just had to let it out. Formula One (F1) Race Cars I remember having a toy F1 race car as a kid and I would wonder why it looked different from the cars I normally see on the road. It was small and longer than normal with bulging tires on the side, it looked funny but you could tell that it was a very fast car. F1 cars in reality are mind bogglingly fast, an F1 driver sometimes receives about 6G's of force due to rapid acceleration or deceleration, the physics guru's in the house will appreciate this...

Hello Turbonerdz, I hope you guys are doing great and this episode meets you well. Just a recap reminding us that for the coming weeks, we would be looking into Formula One which is a very wide topic to consider, but there are a few important events and people who make up the sport and these would serve as our basis of discussion. Last week we kicked it off with Sir Lewis Hamilton, the Ewu of Formula One and we will conclude that topic of discussion today. Sir Hamilton To become a Formular One driver, there are stages you must go through. The first stage is karting and we covered this in the last episode. Hamilton started carting at the age of six and two years in, he began to bag trophies. After karting, a driver then moves on to Formula 3, before Formula 2 and then finally joining the big dogs at Formula 1. For Hamilton, he began his racing career in the 2001 British Formula Renault Winter Series, finishing fifth in the standings. One might say fifth position is not so amazing but do...

I remember posting a picture of Sir Lewis Hamilton and one of my guys was asking if he was like the G.O.A.T of F1? In all honesty, I was very disgusted by this question but then I realized very few people are interested in motorsports, let alone knowing who the 7th time World Champion of Formula One (F1) was. On the other hand, ask anyone who the G.O.A.T of football is and you would immediately be met with an obvious answer. Hence, I have decided that the next few episodes will be on Formula One (F1) and we will kick off by talking about the Ewu of F1. Ewu is an Igbo word which means goat, so catch my drift. Sir Lewis Hamilton Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton was born on the 7th of January 1985. He is a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One (F1), driving for Mercedes. Not to brag but he is currently the only black F1 driver and yet he dominates a white mans sport. Most would say that Hamilton was born to race because he has always been good at it. At the age of five,...

If we are talking about muscle, one of the cars that comes to mind is the Dodge Challenger. First off, the car looks absolutely handsome. I use the words handsome because the car gives off serious macho man vibes, probably why Dominic Teretto from The Fast and Furious loves the car brand so much. The American's also love their Dodge as they have a very large following. I feel like there are three set of American Car Enthusiasts, the ones who love Mustang, then those who love Chevrolet and last but not least, the Dodge lovers.  2023 Dodge Challenger Dodge is popular for their supercharged V8 engines which produce crazy amount of horsepower and torque for cars that are street legal. Too bad the V8 engines are getting the boot as this is probably the last year of production for the combustion engine in the Challenger. Top Gear recently posted an article confirming Dodge would soon go electric and I am absolutely devasted. I am very sure my friend, Akpesiri feels even worse because he ...

All things being equal, my first car is going to be a BMW M3. I have decided to put this out there, so the universe can work it's magic. I am writing this particular episode out of jealousy, because how can I be a BMW fan boy and I do not have a single piece written on the LOML and yet I keep writing about the rival, Mercedes Benz. I know for a fact that a lot of Benz boys would have been Beamer boys, if not for the so called BMW wahala. Let me tell you something, BMW is not the one with the problem, it is actually Nigeria who has the problem! Before the Benz boys tear my shirt, let me explain myself... I reiterate, BMW over BENZ I will now outline 3 major Nigerian factors that are deterring the growth and spread of BMW owners/fans in Nigeria as well as glimmers of hope for the car brand; 1. Lack of Mechanical Know-How BMW's are known to have always been way ahead of their time when it comes to car technology and this posses a major problem of owning them abroad, let alone in N...

Mercedes Benz is probably the most popular car brand among the big boys in Nigeria. Mercedes vehicles are fast, luxurious, stable and most importantly, aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. Personally, I am a BMW fan boy but I must admit that Mercedes are generally more good looking than Beamers. Plus, the ladies prefer Benz boys to Beamer boys. Big Boy Benz's Back to the topic at hand, what or who is a car tuner?  According to Wikipedia, car tuning is the modification of a car to optimize it for a different set of performance requirements from those it was originally designed to meet. Simply put, a tuner is a car with many parts changed so the car can go very fast. The word "tune" here means "to adjust" or "to change". Apart from speed, tuners can adjust a cars suspension for drifting or its's fuel efficiency for endurance race. Some tunes could even be for better car looks or a better sound system, it just involves an upgrade to the car. Me thinkin...

Since it is still the season of love, I will be talking about a vehicle that has recently won my heart. For a while now, I have been taking the school bus and she has been trying to get my attention. First off, she always keeps me waiting at the junction in the mornings but as a gentleman, I exercise some patience and soon enough I see her from a distance adorned in white with blue stripes on both sides outlining the school's logo. My classmates and I all jump in and she is filled to capacity but she is still able to haul every single one of us to school without breaking a sweat. A Queen indeed, purr! The Toyota Coaster (My New Found Love) The question now is, what gives my school bus the ability to carry such amount of load and why can't a normal car do the same, irrespective of size? The answer to this question falls under two words, TORQUE AND HORSEPOWER. Let's discuss... TORQUE Simply put, torque is a measurement of your car's ability to do work. So, the more torque...