Hammond, Indiana is the one near Chicago. Hammond, Illinois is downstate near Decatur.

Not worth nearly as much as Jon Voight’s ass in an ‘89 LeBaron

Animated Series

He needs to sell cars like his cousin sold brake pads. Goddamn Rolls-Royce of brake pads. Brings a tear to my eye just thinking about them.

effort that was providing Venturi its engines motors

“Assembled in Brampton.”

Obviously the Fountain Jump finish is going to happen for the winner.

Great to see all the engine manufacturers in the top 5 also. Red Bull and Ferrari engines have been dominant, but Mercedes and Renault kept pace this time, and I hope this means we get a lot more action like this for the rest of the season and beyond.

Now I can see why Ray Gosselin up and left and joined Ilmor/Team Chevy

My take is that the race is 70 laps, and Power’s team did the fastest 70 laps. It’s not a 71 lap race. Power and Penske played it perfectly (and he also had ~45 seconds of PTP on tap whereas Rossi had blown it out by the end of the race)

Pretty sure none of the necessary components in the vehicle to enable the SAE Level 3 autonomy have the necessary safety rating to allow for any of this.

There’s another one in Denver.

It was a rundown former Lucent building before it. Navistar picked it up on the cheap and moved in from down the street in Warrenville and moved all engineering from Melrose Park, IL and Fort Wayne, IN.

Even Monaco, the excess of excesses, is very welcoming and not overtly classist. I was able to walk the track and see the haulers, and had they not sold out, the GA tickets were like ~$100? This was 2011, so it may have since inflated significantly, but nothing was overly expensive aside from lodging (Monaco and Nice…

All valid points on that Continental. But my god is it majestic.

Yeah, safety regs now frown upon the driver’s legs being part of the crumple zone.

Unless this is just part of El Plan.

No. Purchasing’s bonus is generally tied to BOM cost, not warranty due to their decisions. New parts for different variants increases overall price, and then the buyer won’t be able to take a sweet vacation to Cabo.

A lot of the “loss” is wooden nickels between Central Transport and the bridge because the Moro(u)ns own both. They only lose the tolls they take from other carriers.