Blue Angels a bunch of times, at least three B-52s (one on takeoff from the Seattle area base, one at an airshow, one at an airshow doing a JATO takeoff, my god was that loud!), plenty of hooning from the F-14 (or F-16?) Guard folks out at PDX when I was working outside at Jantzen Beach—for that matter I always hear…

And then take it to a stanced hellaflush show. Just be sure to get a nice waterproof hard-case for your camera beforehand because flying blood and bone fragments (from all the heads asplodey) can be bad for a lens.

I gutted my headlights to mount four bixenon projectors to the frame, fabricating my own brackets and adjustment points from JBWeld and angle aluminum. I don't want to talk about changing bulbs ever again. ._.

You folks know his autobiography is available gratis, right?

Funny you mention it. After the move to Texas, the engine swap, and buying the MR-S, I plan to build a Brunton Super Stalker, so...yes. I figure on needing biker gear—full face helmet, good riding leathers, perhaps a jaunty silk scarf for added entertainment value to those already pointing and laughing.

I was just looking at these while pricing out used XLR-Vs. (C'mon, for the price of a new Camry...) What's the replacement interval? Is there a separate controller for this or is it integrated into the ECU? There's aftermarket in-car-adjustable shocks (Tein) but that's just via little motors that sit on the knobs. Can…

No props for a modern minivan? Good seating position, comfortable, lateral bolstering, plenty of noise/feel isolation, great smooth brakes, great power delivery. Faster. Faster. Faster! Speed bumps at highway speeds and you won't feel much of a thing. Keep taking those corners faster and faster and....

E85 is great if you're set up for it. If you're not, and don't like MTBE in your groundwater, why not just go back to pure gas? Shit, with the way prices are going back up again you might as well at least bend over for something that won't eat your fuel system and suck 10% of mileage away.

Yeah, you're not the only one who's beaten a hood out with a hammer / firewood. Fucking deer. I didn't have the $500 for my deductible or a carbon-fiber replacement (and the $1700 the body shop quoted) and wound up getting a new hood for about $80 a while later. Think like a Cuban gearhead...do what you can with what…

Tied for worst was the Celica Incident and the Medical Payout incident. At one point a last-model Celica and I were doing a bit of traffic threading...me being courteous with signals and space cushions, he making up for his poor planning with violent speed and violent swerves. It came down to a lane merge onto I-5, he…

Now there's a good hole shot.

Nah, that's just America's trendy reversal of VIP style.

You can do an amazing amount of cheap non-limit adjustment with swaybars and tire pressure. Stiffer front (AKA that $30 two-point Ebay special) = more understeer. Stiffer rear = more oversteer. The thicker the bar, the greater its effects. The further toward the front or rear of the car, the greater its effects—to a…

That's a really nice execution. Really, really nice. It's a odd little package, but all the bits are period and correct. This is almost like an alternate-history model, and for less than 10K I am all over it. I could give less than two sh!ts about the rah-rah dick-measuring patriotism—whether it's in the ad or the…

Another good way to avoid road rage (and any awkward Fox-Four calls if you live in a concealed-carry state) is to ride with a little different kind of Tone Lock.

Because petty tribalism is destroying people and resources to no useful end other than chest-beating and dick-measuring. Sure, it's spurred the speed of advances, but now when a sizeable population of the planet can talk directly to one another, it's time to unite and start protecting our bigger tribe...the homeworld.…

Only 170K? And he didn't love Bluey enough to go get some street signs welded into the floorboards? Sorry for your loss, Mr. Ettling, but the patient was still breathing when interred. Hell, with enough dedication, you can even fix rusted-out shock towers—as long as you really, really trust your metalworking crew.

"Good thing I slowed down a few curves ago to let your fat ass in that fat Vic catch up, isn't it?"

Where did all the Mk 4s go? After F&F (and their resulting explosion in price), I've only seen a couple out here in the PNW. They were fairly common in Ohio and Michigan for a while, I have to think they stayed East for some strange reason. That said, the Mk 3s are getting rare as well, while I usually see the Mk 2s…

Because when I think Burnout AND Need for Speed, I remember rubberbanding sufficient to destroy any degree of skill. This is a perfect melding.