# \[WRENCHED\] Man and Machine: Poetry of Motion **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [September 11, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrenched-man-and-machine-poetry-of-motion/246739 "2009-09-11T18:22:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrenched-man-and-machine-poetry-of-motion/246739/1 "2009-09-11T18:22:21Z")
Came across this book, a different kind of book about man and his machines! :thumbup Over 200 races. 6 championships. 5 race wins in 3 years at Daytona International Speedway. 100 tires. 50 gallons of oil. 500 gallons of race fuel. The result: One book of poetry. > **INSPIRATION** > Some are inspired by summer days and daffodils. > Some are moved by troubles and tragedies. > Some speak of noble causes and the selfless deeds of heroes. > Some stir the darkness that sits at the bottom of men’s souls. > I am moved by the sight > of grease covered parts piles > of gears, clutches and shafts > by billet brake calipers > and radial mount master cylinders > and new old stock racing rotors > and lightened close ratio gear sets > which have sat in their boxes > for twenty years until > a racer wants to build a bike > for the event that takes place > at Daytona in March. > I am inspired by the pursuit > of that elusive quality, mechanical perfection > and I give reverence > to the capillary force > that binds oil onto bearings > and friction which holds bolts in place > and the conversion of volatile hydrocarbons and oxygen > to power along with water and other byproducts, > which brings these machines to life. [source: [http://wrenched.guzzitech.com/](http://wrenched.guzzitech.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrenched-man-and-machine-poetry-of-motion/246739/2 "2009-09-11T19:09:31Z")
OOOOh :excited Great find as usual!