If someone has a real suggestion as to how to get NK to simmer down, without any loss of life, I’d love to hear it.

Otherwise, facing the reality that NK is going to kill some certain number of people at some certain point in the future requires us to decide whether those casualties are on our terms or on Kim Jong…

Without getting too New Age-y about it: Attitudes about brands in general are major expressions of the cultural consciousness. They take a lot of time and a lot of significant events to form, and short of a serious crisis changing a prevailing public opinion is a long-term campaign that requires patience and…

Have at it, boys!

The design for the Chevette was actually not bad by 1973 standards, somewhat out of date by late 1970s standards, and was an outdated joke by the 1980s.

I can vouch for NE modified circle track cars with extreme engine offsets...

It’s called a “super-modified” after all... a 3/1 wheel arrangement seems to fit the definition in my book!

I do understand why. I get being angry at careless morons damaging your property, but, it really did seem unnecessarily dangerous. God forbid somebody actually died after hitting it.

“If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying.” -Smokey Yunick

I’ve only ever seen a single picture of it (which I can’t find...), but my favorite cheat was the asymmetrical oval track racer. The story goes that the regulations required 4 wheels, 2 of which steered, obviously meaning a standard car with a steerable axle. However, one intrepid builder wanted more traction on the…

If you hit the rock, you’re already driving over a brightly painted curb and there is no hope for you.

I never thought you could have a truly redneck sport with 4 wheeled vehicles that don’t have any engines, but I was so, sooo wrong.

“Good design is as little design as possible” - Dieter Rams

The fact that electric cars’ future depends on this tax credit proves that there simply isn’t a market for them in the first place.

If they can’t succeed in the market without a tax credit, then they aren’t ready to compete. No one has yet to convince me that these vehicles are any better for the environment that ICE vehicles. It doesn’t use carbon for power, but battery production and rare earth metal mining aren’t environmentally friendly by any…

Trying to get some enjoyment from an electric cars race, is like trying to masturbate over the nude ethnic pictures of the Encyclopedia Britannica. 

I mean, 90+% of my driving is a hellish commute through one of the most congested cities in the country. I would not only welcome self driving cars with open arms, I’d relish the chance to be free of the worst assholes I have to deal with on a regular basis.

“A heady mix of B.O.,bad decisions...and a simmering burst of potpourri, guaranteed to stimulate the senses”?

Congratulations, Mr. Mergio Sarchionne, on COTD! I would like to gift you with an Alpha Romeo 147 which this lovely lady will deliver with Motor Tread’s approval.

As an architect, I’ve never been impressed with designs that make you say, “Oh Wow!”. I prefer things the make you say, “Of course”.