*cough* I'll just leave this here... http://www.legendsofmotorsports.com/

He is somewhat right, it has a fairly flat torque curve. Problem is the AMOUNT of torque is pretty unimpressive. It is flat... it doesn't make much from beginning to end.

I tip my hat to you, sir. Clearly you have excellent taste in weird cars.

Not just any Quattro - the Audi SPORT Quattro. The ridiculous appreciation in value would have been icing on the cake.

Smacks of the shady used car deal where the seller meets you in the rain, with the engine already running and warmed up, and accompanies you on the drive - if he allows a test drive at all. It's just too damn suspicious to let it slide.

250 GT, 275 GTB, McLaren F1 GTR, Maserati 250F,Tyrrells, Lolas, Porsches...

One a semi related note, doing burnouts on a bike looks easy but has the potential for being very messy and expensive. Problem is if you suddenly hook up the rear, the bike will buck and toss you like a bronco - a mini, stationary highside. Usually happens when someone tries to do a donut, or a rolling burnout.

Wait, where are all the Corvette guys claiming they get 30 plus on the highway?

Generally my spot repairs become highly involved, unforseen multi-hour jobs that can span several days... You start working on one problem and discover (or create) another, then you need part XYZ that nobody stocks locally, and suddenly that 30 minute job becomes a 3 day opus. So I tend to avoid doing them on the road…

Twin Zeniths? Oh god no. Had the same in the family's 250C. They were impossible to keep in tune. We were considering a Weber conversion before it got sold.

I don't normally like a convertible, but when I do, it's a triple-black V8 Vantage. Hamunahamunahooooaaaaaaahhhh...

I work right around the corner from the Ritz and came upon this scene on my way to work. I've never seen a Veyron in person before, and to come across five was mind blowing. I love Montreal during the GP.

Really, when did this become a dick waving competition? I just like a nice sounding machine. Which would you prefer - a burbling V8, a howling V12, or a whirring Camry 4?

I have medium-level pipes on my Ducati. Not as quiet as a homologated race pipe, but not as loud as a typical race-only pipe (and nowhere near straight pipe harley volume). I have them simply because I cannot stand the muffled sewing-machine putter of a stock Ducati. I keep my revs down around town and in the 'burbs.…

For 5k I'll protect you from the protestors. My method is simple. Every night after the events, I hole you up in a fancy bar in downtown and we drink until you black out. Then I get you a cab ride back to your hotel. Repeat until you fly home.

1950$ to flog a V12 piece of Britiron until it inevitably dies? Yes please. As long as you don't see it as a "restoration" or "cheap beater" but instead view it as a "fun-while-it-lasts-slice-of-bygone-luxury-that-I-can-sell-for-scrap-once-it-blows-up".

Bargain! For comparison the Montreal GP is about 260$ for the cheapest grandstand (three days) while the hot seats are over 500$. General admin (no seat) for race day ONLY is 93$. [www.circuitgillesvilleneuve.ca]

I may have cried a little.

Finally, it's back in the works. Also known as HCCI (homogenous charge compression ignition). It fell into obscurity about the time hybrids became all the rage, which was a damn shame because this shows FAR more promise and is much simpler in the long run, and can be implemented into any future engine design. It also…

You don't have to lanesplit to get into these situations. Best advice I ever got? "Ride like EVERYONE is out to kill you". If I follow that mantra I survive. If I forget it, and assume the driver near me will behave with common sense, that is when I get into close calls.