The Relay collective is back in full form. Revitalized, reenergized, returned from the trips that grasped at the final breaths of summer straight back into the week in week out.
As we settle back in, here’s hoping that someday soon it pays off and we all get the Porsche 930 Turbo (read below), or whatever car, watch, or obscure beautiful item you keep in the back of your mind to possibly acquire some day down the road so that you might signal to yourself that, at least in your mind, you made it.
Onward and upward.
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Top of Mind
Miles Davis, Car Collector, Mid-Century Mondays (Substack)
“By me having a $60,000 yellow Ferrari, being black and living in a beachfront house in Malibu, the police have already stopped me three times,” **Davis told Quincy Troupe in 1985 for an article in Spin.
Call it ignorance, but I (Zach) had no idea how much of a ball-knower jazz legend Miles Davis was when it came to his cars. From a 1972 Lamborghini Miura, Ferrari Testarossa(s), and the iconic 1984 Porsche 930 Turbo (Widowmaker), Davis had impeccable taste. Not only this, but he was a certain level of unhinged which I personally love to see out of creative icons. From the article, “Miles reportedly kept a .357 Magnum under the driver’s seat, and in October 1972 he totaled it on Manhattan’s West Side Highway, breaking several bones in the process”.
Someday, I can only dream that Every Friday™️ edition 1358 has a quote, similar Austin Winfield’s article, resembling Mr. Davis’ path.
“In the 2040s, Macke took a brief break from Italian sports cars, buying Porsche 930 Turbo”, - Relay
This Ex–Enron Employee Thinks He Can Revolutionize College-Football Recruiting (Texas Monthly)
Brian Cruver is back. Last time, he parlayed a brief stint at Enron into a memoir and a TV movie. Now he’s trying to fix the most American mess imaginable: college football recruiting. His startup, Scorability, wants to swap out the chaos of $10k consultants and Hail Mary highlight reels for something more 2025—an analytics dashboard where coaches can sort 170,000 kids by zip code, position, or "alpha" energy (cursed).
It’s a little Black Mirror meets Friday Night Lights. Coaches are intrigued - anything they can do to keep up with the juggernaut that is Alabama is a win - and somewhere a linebacker is trying to get ChatGPT to rig his “mental toughness” test results. Whether it’s the next Hudl or just another over-engineered SaaS fix for a human process that keeps college football worth watching, Scorability is taking a swing. We’ll see.
ICYMI: Happy Hour Edition
Is it us or does that “sci-fi” future with flying cars that people imagined in the 70s but never came feel nearer and nearer every week… 'Near Telepathic' Wearable Lets You Communicate Silently With Devices.
A very cute robot that maps construction layouts on floors. That may or may not be a multi-billion dollar business.
Elon, once again taking over: Starlink Direct-to-Cell
Best of Substack this Week
An analytical guide to people-watching in NYC (my (Jack) girlfriend won’t stop talking about the Keith Mcnally book) -
Following our nature vs. restraining it -
This Week in Relay’s Shopping Cart
Elite level supplies for painful race in one week (Jack)
This isn’t one of the typical cool, vibey shopping items we like to try to include here, but I thought I’d share what I will be consuming and using to attempt to heal my addled body after my first ultramarathon distance race next Saturday. I hope that you hear from me the following Friday.
TSSF Embroidered Cherries Pullover (Ian)
I’ve been listening to TSSF live album non stop. AOTY no question. This hoodie (and album) has kept me from purchasing everything on the Knocked Loose website. Instead, I will be wearing this all year — I also will be sneaking away next week to see Parker Cannon IRL.
The Golfers Journal, (Broken Tee Society, Print Subscription) (Zach)
It is well established that I’m a fiend for print media. I love the magazines, newspapers, and everything about the few standout companies that still make them. My latest subscription is with the Golfers Journal. On top of their magazine, the Broken Tee Society hosts events around the country at many prestigious private clubs; maybe this will be my ticket onto Sleepy Hollow or Tree Farm. 🧐
It’s Not That Deep, Randy
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Must’ve been a pretty light news week this week huh
Thanks for sharing! Glad Jack's girlfriend is liking the book it is a good one