It is, but so is Formula E and there is more OEM interest than there are cars to run the series. In the case of DPi, there are at least multiple chassis options and the option to run your own bodywork and engine. IMSA does not allow for in-season development, which helps keep the costs reasonable. And while the…

When I autocrossed in Philly, there was a couple who each autocrossed one of these. They were not slow.

The WEC would be smart to just follow IMSA’s lead and create a DPi class. DPi is growing and it uses the same chassis as LMP2. Leave LMP2 as it is and open up DPi for a bit more innovation and turn it into LMP1. LMP1 was always going to be a disaster, I really can’y imagine why the WEC thought it would be smart to…

Yeah, if your car is already designed for 0W oil there really isn’t much lower you can go. I was thinking more the people who run 10W-30 or higher in a street car.

It makes a big difference in turbo engines or ones that see a lot of abuse. For daily driven engines, it’s negligible. However if you want to be clever you can usually get away with running a lower viscosity synthetic which reduces internal friction, improving fuel mileage and horsepower slightly. This is because…

I recently moved to a new place and dug out the very first Sonic issue I ever bought: Sonic Triple Trouble from October 1995. I was 7 years old at the time. I ended up going to the comic store every month for around 3 years for each issue. I still have them all, including some fairly rare issues. There is a lot of…

My dad bought one of these in August (a manual I might add!). He’s 64, still goes camping with my Boy Scout troop, doesn’t want or need a truck, but needs something that can occasionally haul stuff like lumber, camping gear, and old Morgan parts. He also commutes 80 miles a day so he needs good gas mileage. His…

Trump clearly heard he was making a “speech” to “Boy Scouts” and nothing else. He clearly thought about what he was going to say as his helicopter was touching down and not a second before. The Scout motto is “Be Prepared” and he was nothing of the sort.

I think for the people who are dealing with this, “my car broke down again” is more of a likely risk than “my car got repo’ed again.” If it was me, I’d take the CL beater over the crappy loan, but I am not most people.

The next big crash is going to come when the subprime car loan market meets the college debt market. It’s going to be even more brutal than the housing market crash.

The fear, and rightfully so, is the unknown. Realize, that most people have zero mechanical knowledge and assume a new car is better. Sure that little Civic may be $2000, but is there a $1000 clutch lurking not too distant future? How about a $1000 timing belt change? Auto trans went out? That’ll be 3 grand…

Open wheel cars already have two rollhoops built into the design. One above the driver’s head (aka the airbox) and one just in front of the dashboard. All cars must pass a “broomstick test” where all parts of the driver must be below a line connecting those two rollhoops together, and usually with some specified…

Felipe Massa was hit in the head by a spring and spent months recovering. James Hinchcliffe was given a concussion by a wing endplate hitting his helmet. And Justin Wilson was killed by being hit from a nosecone. The Halo would stop a nosecone, but would it stop a spring or endplate? Methinks not.

If you only want the AWD for the snow, then get a Taurus SHO. Here’s a 2014 with 65K miles and is selling for under 21K. Leather, AWD, twin turbo V6, very comfy, very fun, and you’ll be unique without standing out. Also holy hell you can get a slightly older SHO for under 10K. WOW!

That’s the beauty of it. Most of that car is carbon fiber. But it’s an Alfa so they may still have found a way for it to rust.

Sergio said we should shoot him first. Grab your guns boys...

I like all types of racing, sprint cars included. So what if it isn’t a race, it’s an impressive display of vehicular control and with a few setup tweaks, they’d be damn good as oval cars. I suppose that yes, a sprint car would take an FD car. I forgot how light those things are. I still stand by my initial…

You clearly have no understanding of what makes drift cars work today. Comparing the janky drift missiles everyone assumes drift cars are to a pro-built FD car is like comparing a stock 4 class dirt car to a Sprint car. They both slide sideways on dirt...and that’s all they have in common. Pro drift cars have a ton…

Yeah the “equalizing rules” are pretty straightforward and aren’t manufacturer specific. It is great that brand new Mustangs, BRZs and Corollas can be competitive with old S-chassis and AE86 Corollas. People bemoan that pro racing is too tightly restricted, but look at FD! No two cars are the same and they’re…

They only needed 500 on asphalt before reverse entries and huge smoke became the norm. You’re right, Sprint cars are pretty specialized, but they do also run on asphalt. Lots of weight transfer and an emphasis on rear traction are key...just like in drift. Actually a lot of sprint car parts are used in drift cars. …