::high fives::

I have to special order jeans.

Totally. Laminar flow wings, big jet engines and that airframe. It was way ahead of it's time.

Right?!?

Ooh! I also nominate the Goodyear Inflatoplane. Another one piloted by my grandfather. I suppose it didn't fail at being inflatable but it didn't really end up fitting a specific mission task particularly well. It looks like they even planned VTOL and rocket powered versions of this because the animators of Whacky…

The XP-67 Moonbat. Maybe not the craziest aircraft but a little crazy nonetheless. It was originally meant to be powered by two jet engines but at the last minute they said fuck it and dropped in two insanely powerful supercharged prop engines. My grandfather was the chief (and only) test pilot on it and a number of…

Some of those spectators are awfully close to the action. Some of those cell phone shots are like something out of the olden days.

Such a huge bummer. I was so excited at the chance to see Rossi run at COTA. Also a bummer because back marker teams are exciting to watch live. I was sitting at turn 3 last year for qualifying and watching the Marrusia's go through that complex was awesome after watching the Red Bulls and Ferraris do the same. The…

Yes! My wife and I had such a good time at this last year. I'll be at COTA all day but will hustle over there when we wrap up. What are the rules for meeting Patrick George in person? I'm assuming it's a no eye contact kind of affair.

Another great article. Thanks for your writing Tyler.

This. Lots of this. I was super excited to Rossi (maybe) make a well deserved appearance. Feeling kinda boned.

Wow. This is so much more impressive that I thought it could be. So many possibilities with this. I love the idea of downloading other people's ghosts and actively learning from them on the track.

Yeah, the age thing is super weird. I watched Weekend of a Champion recently and watching Graham Hill talk to Jackie Stewart was weird. I actually wasn't even fully aware that they raced together until I saw that. I mean the mustache alone.... misleading.

Sploosh. Wish there was a racing series that this could run in against the FXX and hmmm.... long tail 918? Yes.

Man this article is fantastic. Thanks Stef.

Man I was JUST thinking about this today. I still think the Jenson button is the funniest thing ever.

Totally. They could have moved it a few hours earlier and had a fantastic race in the wet instead of half a race that was effectively a flag waiving pageant.

Also, I get that I'm a little too charged up about this so here is some Foregone Conclusion to lighten the mood.

Totally. I was surprised to see them set off after no change to the schedule. It seemed like a foregone conclusion that something bad was going to happen.

This. Not to mention the concerns about the Medivac being unable to fly which played a huge role in somebody's life today. This seems like such an amazingly avoidable consequence.