Very interesting to see them using shipping containers for targets instead of just hitting the ship hull broadside. Target ship lives to sail again. Nicely done.

I would imagine the reality is far different than the dream. You know before owning the Hellcat it was this dreamy far away land of limitless power and torque and the ability to appear heroic in the eyes of children and infinitely virile to women everywhere by merely sitting in The Hellcat wrapped in Ol' Glory like…

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You guys need to visit an IHBA or SDBA Drag Boat race sometime. We raced a 1978 Hondo Flat that relied on a 468ci Chevy with a 10-71 Mooneyham blower making about 1300hp on alcohol. Best pass was at Lake Catherine in Malvern, Arkansas, 7.015 at 137mph from a standing start in 1000 feet. And this is in a middle of the…

Ahhh. Those great memories of John Cleland and racing in the red mist! These were always enjoyable races along with the old DTM as well.

Its funny that this question gets asked. I have been to England and have had friends from England come here on vacation. I always wanted to travel the tiny country lanes in the midlands of England in a small displacement sporty car where it works perfectly and you can have huge fun at 45mph. They come over here and…

I am curious to know how many who have read this got the "chasing the elusive whippoorwill" reference. Especially among those younger.

Suggestion to the gentleman, go to work in the private industry, it pays better. Pretty simple solution.

They all look similar to this without bodywork except the driveline is mounted behind the big bubble.

The reason these holes exist is that marketing and short term profits are what drive the automakers. Not car design, not creativity, not the car nerds (like us) that work in the bowels of the company. These companies are run by people who do not drive cars. They ride in limousines to work. Look at companies like Dell.…

I don't understand why anyone would spend the premium money on these over any loaded hatch on the market. The Buick version is the one I find incomprehensible. Lets pay a lot more for a subcompact with tall tires (31k+ loaded) than a decent mid-sized Japanese sedan. Does anyone at GM hear the echoes of the Chevette…

It does beg the question... AWD adds cost and complexity to the platform, but adds the ability to put the power down in a similar manner as the Subaru. Is that the competition? Stick with FWD and its a wicked handful of an econo-based sleeper. Will an AWD version compete directly performance wise with the Mustang?…

When you mention these key words... Mt. Panorama, V8 engines, Australia... that is everything good about racing and folks with a hot rodder's heart and soul. Sometimes simplicity is the best thing in the world.

We've been passing around the images, articles and videos at out engineering offices here at work. Some of us have raced in one form or another and the rest are simply huge fans. We all shake our heads at it, nut are also eager to see Ben Bowlby's insane magic too. I applaud Nissan for the gamble (although I think the…

Loved the commercial, the new GTR-LM NISMO reveal, but that Maxima looks like a puffed up turd.

There's two reasons why they fail to offer a manual shift option. #1: Dealers won't order them. #2 Dealers won't order manuals because they already have several manual Camaros and Corvettes they cannot move off the lot without making a dealer trade, meaning making less money.

Steering with the throttle, playing catch with the steering wheel. looked like fun and I bet that car is a riot with traction.

Sorry, but its simply not worth the name "Rover" unless its the Marlin Perkins era Mutual of Omaha Rover form my childhood. Like tractor tagged for the street, they are crude and loud and slow but virtually unstoppable.

Just some amateur aerodynamics musings. If this car is based on the design of the ZEOD, and they simply (over simplification for sure) widened the front to accommodate a more rectangular platform, a low downforce rear wing would probably be needed to overcome the additional downforce created by the wider front cross…

There is always a chance of catastrophic energy release with any stored energy device. Many times failures occur for avoidable reasons too. Li-Ion and Li-Poly batteries require the correct input voltage and amperage for charging, not just with whatever charger is lying about. Chargers for NiMH and NiCad batteries have…