I promise the relative speed between his head and the rock was

Dear journalists everywhere,

Do you know which cars were affected? Did it extend past the '01 model year? Was it all '01s?

If you seek a convertible with a back seat and end up with an E46 M3, you did it right. If you decide you want an E46 M3 and end up with the convertible instead of the coupe, you did it wrong. The convertibles aren't as good dynamically as coupes. Period. But they're convertibles, and convertibles are fun. All of…

I'll take your word for it. So it's stayed more or less equally as inexpensive, and they seem to have kept it as small and light as practical considering safety equipment requirements. Good work Mazda. I always want at least a special edition with very basic functions and most features removed to make it as cheap and…

Except not as inexpensive, small, or light. Fun is subjective. More features and gadgets don't equal fun for me. (Maybe adjusted for inflation the price hasn't risen, I'm not sure)

Vipers are clearly worth more than $500. That People's Curse is a bitch.

The Chrysler pentastar is even wrong. It's a square.

Funny. That is RedBull's M.O. I was talking to one of their reps about The Red Bulletin (RedBull's magazine) a couple years ago after I was in it for some LeMons racing antics. We got to talking about sponsorship of various motorsports teams etc. He pointed out that they got out of the business of sponsoring teams,…

No sir. Red Bull's livery is elegant, classy, and beautiful.

Agreed. 20 years from now the current RedBull livery will be among the classics. Possibly and hopefully still on the track. Wait, nevermind. Energy drinks will surely go the way of tobacco.

Yup, that's how I understand it all as well. The ONLY point I'm here to make is that, as an enthusiast, and follower of car culture, it doesn't fundamentally bother me if someone other than a member of the Yates family uses the name "Cannonball" when relating to a cross country race so long as they do it honorably.

In that case, I stand corrected. The Yates' do apparently have exclusive rights to it. As Mr. Python pointed out his argument was one of morals not legality. On that issue I still disagree. I realize I don't speak for all gearheads. I recognize that Brock Yates has done more to make it part of our culture than anyone…

We're talking the same language, we just disagree. I say since the Cannonball name goes back farther than Yates and the trophy dashes of the '70s, if someone were to properly honor Mr. Baker's name, I'm ok with it.

I disagree. Not supporting this particular venture, but Canonball comes from Canonball Baker. I don't think the Yates' have exclusive claim to it.

I'm pretty sure that's Colonel Wilson in a wig

Yes, it is pedantic Thursday.

Miami

As mentioned in the article several times, this is a "car" by Dakar standards. Not a "truck"

Either way, adding noise makers to quiet cars is stupid. What's next? Federally mandated minimum noise levels?