Illinois has a new digital ID law going into effect on January 1st. They’ve taken this into account, at least. The text of the law includes, “Provides that the display of a mobile identification card and driver’s license shall not serve as consent or authorization for a law enforcement officer, or any other person, to…

It seems possible. My SRT-4 had 2 miles on it when I first test drove it. Still driving it today, 21 years and 250K miles later!

I was thinking that. As I understand it, my daughter’s Yaris sedan is essentially a Mazda 2.

I always thought the one thing that could have made the male clones work is if they got Enver Gjokaj to play them. He would have been the perfect actor to pull it off, since he’d already essentially shown the ability to do it in Dollhouse.

Don’t forget the quiet one in the background who is possibly the most dangerous: Stephen Miller.

At almost 250K I am, of course, on my 3rd clutch, and I had to replace a shift fork at about 65K. I’ve replaced cam and crank seals and a couple of sensors, etc., but that’s almost just maintenance with this many miles. No other major drivetrain issues, even with running Stage 2 w/toys and a BWS turbo for years now. I…

That’s probably about the limit for a stock SRT-4 because of wind resistance. With a “boost” from Dodge’s Stage 2 or Stage 3 upgrade kits, it has enough power to get to its theoretical top speed of 177. There’s another post here today about 0-60 times not solely being a sign of a fun car. I bought my SRT-4 new in…

I’ve been to 146 in my SRT-4 on track, and you’re correct, it is pretty terrifying. It has no trouble at all getting to that speed (top speed is actually 177 at redline in 5th gear), but wow did it start to feel...light...at 146.

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It’s being worked on. https://www.npr.org/2023/10/05/1200788439/wind-power-cargo-ships-carbon-emissions

This is beside the main point, but it should be noted that it’s not really true that fructose is particularly bad for you. Most of the sugar we eat is made of fructose and glucose, whether it’s in fruits and vegetables, table sugar from cane or beets, or HFCS. Table sugar is 50/50, and HFCS is usually closer to 55/45,…

I’m waaay downstate. I did once tell someone who asked if I was from Chicago that I was from the south side of Chicago...300 miles south! I think fully two-thirds of the IL population does live within an hour of downtown Chicago, so it’s a reasonable guess for somebody to make. (Love your user name, BTW.)

Ha! Yes. It’s been a few decades since I was in physics class. I forgot that one.

Similar to you, I’ve been driving turbocharged cars for more than 25 years, and it’s my experience that some turbo lag actually makes a car feel faster. It’s all about the acceleration curve. Constant linear acceleration feels boring, even if it’s quick. The thing about turbo lag is that you end up with an increasing r…

In college I worked for a semester in a biochem research lab. While my job mostly involved washing glassware and keeping their computer running, I also had to make several trips to obtain, let’s say “research materials.” The lab was investigating some details of the fertilization process. Once a month I had to drive…

Gah! I just looked at this year’s competitors. Only 3 entries in Economy?!? One Lap used to be very accessible to an amateur, but it looks like it’s becoming a victim of gentrification or something. Nearly 20 years ago I was part of a media team following the whole event taking photos and slapping video cameras on the…

I think you meant 1933, not 1999.

I’ve been on my riding mower with ear protectors on, and I can still hear them in the fencerow while I’m mowing. They started emerging here a couple of days ago in Southern Illinois, but so far not in any particularly large numbers.

A documentary about this? https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/08/us/candy-factory-treasure-hunt-jelly-belly-trnd/index.html

See, that’s why when Shelby worked with Dodge and came up with the 1986 Shelby GLHS, it was really something notable. 0-60 in under 6.5 seconds was impressively fast compared to almost anything else available at the time.