Ahh, hispter marketing at its best. Honestly, just put one of your DTM guys in the car and have him flog it at the 'Ring and then drive his lady to dinner at the end of the track day. That's what most owners of that car envision themselves doing.

I've seen plenty of body shops simply replace an entire truck bed instead of trying to replace a 5 foot long fender. Take a look behind a lot of body shops and you see a few damaged truck beds.

I was crew chief for a drag boat racing team for 4 years in the Southern Drag Boat Racing series. We put in and pulled out for every pass. You get pretty good at it when you do it 10 or so times on a weekend. It was always a matter of pride among us who drove the tow rigs to get in one motion. And its not always easy…

The FRS/BRZ suffers because it is simply over priced. I would love to own one but I can literally get a fun and more practical car for considerably less money even if it isn't RWD.

Few things in life are more entertaining in life than spectating at a boat ramp.

I don't think its truly fair to make a broad statement that Americans do not like a villain with any character depth. Movies, no matter the content, are created to make money for the creator and investors. So the characters are often boiled down to make things simple, white hats vs black hats. This is good enough for…

Most stunt type aircraft are about 300-375hp, such as the Extra aerobatic planes used in the Red Bull Air Races. Balance of weight versus power output.

They do serve purpose beyond feeding insect eaters. They spread disease that ostensibly helps keep other organisms under control, particularly humans. We are pretty good at defeating the wide spread of malaria in most 2nd and 1st world countries. But the reason we get so many mosquitoes is we tend to decimate the…

In psychology terms its referred to as Penis Envy. Obviously not everyone who owns an exotic car or huge truck is compensating for penis size. But for a large cross section of humanity its all part of human courtship ritual, just like male peacocks in their tail feather display. Their obvious display of superiority…

Imperator!

I have not seen any of the films shot in the higher frame rates. But one question I have: Do you need to see the extra detail to make the experience more enjoyable? I do not necessarily need to see every wrinkle and nose hair on an actor. If movies start to really show us the true ages of our favorite movie stars…

There are more of us looking for a simple, lightweight and affordable fun car to own and drive than the automakers will ever admit to. Without GPS and Nav that no one really ever uses (unless you are a traveling salesman or a complete moron who cannot find your way home from work everyday), and giant touchscreens in…

Even as large as these behemoths are, the interior is quite small because of the armor involved in protecting the crew, the engine and the magazine. Also, the combat lifespan of a MBT is predictably short on the battlefield when opposing forces are equal in technology and capability. Light attack helicopters, ground…

All the time spent modelling the CB500, the money spent in materials, and you still don't have a motorcycle and probably spent more than a decent CB500 is worth. Well done.

Ferrari circumvented engine testing rules last year for the F1 season by slipping the driveline into one of their test mule road cars. This may be more of the same but for TUSC/WEC engines.

Correct Andy. I also think a huge part of the reliability issues Gordon suffers is that Gordon has no mechanical sympathy. He just hammers the hell out of it until he breaks it, not driving 9/10s when he needs to. The first thing a driver must do is bring it home.

I think there is a break between reading and comprehension here. The EPA ratings for the Ford F150 at 26mpg are for the regular cab 2 wheel drive F150, not the four door 4 wheel drive F150 model. The larger and much heavier version will not attain the same fuel mileage as the lighter version. Common sense?

They also do a lot of training flights and landing/takeoff qualifications here at Tulsa International. About every 6 months we will see them flying along with the F16s of the 138th Tactical Sqaudron based here and using their field.

Correct. That's why they continue to build and price $50k+ SUVs and large trucks because those margins make up the narrower margins in the economy class market. The margin for lesser priced goods are always less than higher priced goods. I guarantee you there is not an additional $20k worth of parts and product in the…

That was a problem within GM. Their plants, their designs, their entire process was failing them and they refused to do he necessary things to keep up with Ford and the imports. Same thing with Chrysler. Now they have done the necessary changes to modernize their processes and they are back in the green. That really…