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Oliver Buchannon
Pramshu Peri

Hi! I publish deep-dived story-driven commentaries around motorsports. Thank you for visiting! :)

Automotive Technology

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Gone at Fifty-Two

Apr 27, 2026

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28 min read

Gone at Fifty-Two

For seventy years, Formula One empowered the car industry into the future by its lapels. It built the most thermally efficient engine in the history of motorsport, that ran for twelve seasons and won eight championships. However, it was retired without ever appearing in a road car one could drive.

Pramshu Peri
Pramshu Peri

Motorsports

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America Knows Yokohama. Do Americans Know Yokohama?

Apr 10, 2026

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22 min read

America Knows Yokohama. Do Americans Know Yokohama?

Yokohama wins races and outfits Porsches from the factory. It built tires in Virginia for 35 years. Somehow, not many know.

Pramshu Peri
Pramshu Peri

Tales on The Tarmac

Tales on the Tarmac is an independent motorsports and automotive publication built around the kind of long form storytelling that the industry deserves but rarely gets. We obsessively dig into the vehicles and companies surrounding the paddock, with a special emphasis around people-centered stories that mainstream coverage tends to not consider. There's probably a lot you didn't know you were missing.

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