Its not a welcoming experience. I hit a 90 pound doe in the middle of nowhere SE Oklahoma on the turnpike, $5500 damage to the front of my Ford Ranger. A softball sized hole in my windshield directly in front of my face as well. Thankfully she did not come on into the cab with me, but she damn sure tried.

Why compete on a level playing field when you always buy some politicians?

I was referring to parking a full sized truck. That’s not a garage, its a small room with a big door.

The problem comes from the fact that they continue to build a truck too close to the same size as the “full” size truck. When you break down the cost to build, it’s virtually the same as the material usage is maybe 10% less, the labor and tooling costs remain the same. Couple that with the curb weight and engine…

Not same, engineering is the practical application of science. Please use the term practical in its loosest sense.

I didn’t have too much trouble working on mine, the worst was I had to replace the driver side A-arm as the clevis pin in the suspension upright was worn out and had ruined the pivot point. It was pretty much rusted in place. The usual stuff was pretty simple: running the valves, syncing the carbs, replaced a fuel…

It could very well be. The MG outsold the Sprites by a pretty wide margin.

My second car was a 1965 Austin Healey Sprite, basically a re-badged MG from the same year. Mine came with all metal bumpers, metal hardware for the interior and the close ratio 4 speed coupled to the 1098cc 4 cylinder. Absolutely tiny car for someone 6' tall, I had the option of sitting up high and looking over the…

This is typical of NASCAR’s current leadership. They didn’t even have rules to assure a seat belt system was properly installed until after Earnhardt Sr’s death despite the safety manufacturer’s clamoring for that rule for years. The teams have already shown they are unwilling to take responsibility for their own risk…

Obviously the list is subjective, I will say I have had plenty of bags over the first 10 years I have been a photographer, but the last 8 years I have used a Think Tank Speed Racer exclusively. Best bag in the business hands down. Heavy stitching with vulcanized seams and commercial grade YZZ zippers, integrated rain…

How the world is changing, now the Brits are turning in the the dreaded Yanks. Being all offended by anything and everything they don’t agree with.

Oklahoma Sheriff’s Departments are switching to the trucks as a matter of course for county rural and dirt roads. I’ve also seen pickups and SUVs used by the Texas Highway Pastrol

Knock a zero off the end, might be worth that.

Same as you, I love to get the Mamiyas out and shoot film too. Mine in this case are Mamiya 645 Pro TL and a cool old 1967 Super 23 Rangefinder. It requires more planning, better attention to craft and helps my digital work simply be better.

Another factor you are seeing in his car and most race cars is a very stiff chassis longitudinally and diagonally. Typical road cars flex and bend over the road irregularities to help absorb the shock and harshness of bumps and to keep from cracking the unibody structure and glass in the car. The effect of this is…

I call bullshit on 65%, its more like 95%.

I live in Tulsa and we have had a few we felt in eastern Oklahoma as most are centered near Guthrie approximately 100 miles to the west of us. There has been some damage to property but mostly due to buildings dating back to early statehood (100-110 yrs old) or buildings not built to typical earthquake resistant…

I can only imagine the massive grin on the face of the driver of the #3 machine as he spins the rear tires the entire length of the straight lap after lap.

Little trailers are far more a bitch to back than a big box race rig like that.

I think many car folks forget there is a difference between fast and quick. An Indy car is fast, where a Pro Stock drag car is quick. A hypercar can be fast (top speed) and quick (acceleration) but a specialized car can outperform them in one aspect of it.