Big regulatory issue on that one. Gas pedal and shifter can be drive by wire, and generally are, but brake and steering are required by law to be mechanically actuated, or have a fully mechanical failsafe.
"Matt Damooon"
I'm telling you what this kind of thing needs is to ditch the batteries and power all the cars with a giant tesla coil on the infield. Then they will be faster AND louder than current race cars. With the added bonus of freaking lighting powering the cars! They could even use Ride the Lighting or For Whom the Bell…
To clarify! The guy is carrying a dead Wild hog while shirtless. That's a reference to the french comic "Asterix & Obelix". Obelix is this incredibly strong, but very "simple" Gallic Barbar that loves eating Wildhog for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
That's me with my mum next to Victor XL231 "Lusty Lindy" at the Yorkshire Air Museum about 4 years ago. Good for a size comparison IMO.
Who knew all the biking purists couldn't take a joke?
I approve this new tag.
There's only two types of things in the Arctic, ice and food, and a $2B nuclear attack submarine surely isn't ice...
Bearlopnik?
No-one wants their unsprung mass to be 2/3rds of the mass universe.
I'm weird! "They still make those?" kind of weird!
Publicity stunt? I'm going with publicity stunt. Seems to be working too.
Crack Pipe
"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."
J-Lo Pink?
What's the concept called? The OpenUp!?
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