I started learning stick the day I purchased my 2006 Subaru STI. The night before I severely sprained my left ankle at rugby practice, so that was fun. I hope that it's what taught me to be nice and smooth with the pedal, as uneven pressure would bring on unholy pain. Not that it didn't hurt otherwise, but when you…

how much is one of those motors? the front and rear of my mini cooper are begging for them.

Do I know an inexpensive car that crackles? Yes, my 2006 Cooper S.

How do you get that noise out of such a small motor?

You forgot MINI Cooper owners.

We pretty much said the same thing, yours was perhaps just a little more real-world.

There's a lot of stuff you can swap that doesn't void a warranty. The dealer/manufacturer has to prove that your mods in fact caused the issue you are trying to get the warranty to cover.

This is how you work out kinks in big redesigns. This was smart.

You are awarded with the first chuckle of my Friday morning.

Hot damn that thing stopped fast. Can I get those brakes on my Cooper S?

Or he's a luckier man than most and has found a job he loves and can make a difference in people's lives.

How so? Standard length is 10ft, and if they look shorter it can be attributed to a rolling shutter combined with high speed.

Somebody with more time than me:

I bet that would look badass on a night race with the headers showing...

Agreed. Gulf does not belong on a Ferrari. Unless Ferrari gives up...in which case...if you can't beat em...join em.

Show em how it's done Michael. Take it from Vettel, breaking team orders is not only better for lap times, it's also great publicity. No slow marketing laps, ya hear?

Not one to detract, but wouldn't the first custom car around COTA be an F1 car? Fairly sure those aren't run of the mill...

Don't forget your wisdom teeth.

Dissenters will inevitably abhor.

Ok, at risk of being yelled at (on the internet, so who cares) can someone explain to me why it even matters what car they start with nowadays? That car probably shares all of four parts with the stock car, being the two headlight housings and the two taillight housings.