I’m a teacher at High School in Texas, last week we had a funeral for one of our football coaches who died from Covid (the principal never said the word Covid). Today, just after Abbott’s announcement the principal announced that there is an administrative meeting next week to reevaluate (reduce/remove) our Covid…

I drove mine stock for a year, with the factory replacement camber bolts you’re limited to about 1 degree of negative camber (which will lead to excessive shoulder wear). My BRZ is STX prepped: coilovers, swaybars, intake, headers, exhaust and tune, a big brake kit, and wheels and tires. I also added an oil cooler…

I’ve driven all of them (I’m an instructor at the local tracks and with multiple clubs). The 86 twins are more poised than the Miatas, Mazda seems to like a bit of body roll to get their cars to lean in but the 86 brethren just grip and go. The NC is a fine car but the BRZ/FRS just do everything better, so as long as…

I’d recommend the FRS/BRZ/GT86, lightweight and cheap like a Miata but as a coupe you have a solid roof and space with the seats folded down for a full set of tires. They’re also getting old enough to be cheap enough to turn into a track vehicle.

That’s always the argument, but I didn’t see any difference moving from a rural town of under 10k to a metropolitan area of about 6 million. My personal needs, ideology, and opinions didn’t change because my zip code did. Other than farm subsidies, what special needs or rural concerns are there that are unique to…

So, my dad drives an S550 that I’ve driven a number of times and I’ve driven a couple Model S’s and even an E63 AMG. The Tesla out accelerates them all, and was as quiet as the big Merc’s. The Mercedes won out on interior quality and appearance; however, there was nothing particularly wrong with the interior of the S…

One of my local tracks doesn’t allow EV’s because they require more serious fire response (mainly they have to be doused longer and that requires much more water and thereby a much larger water tanker).

Another option is to significantly increase the gas tax, this would both cover charging infrastructure investment and incentivize individuals to switch to electric vehicles. It’s been 30 years since the gas tax was raised, but only because people don’t like paying taxes (especially regressive ones like a gas tax).

A 90mph Diesel Electric hybrid really isn’t a terrible alternative.

Sure it’s funny now, but what about when they return to Washington state or take a quick overseas trip to Tbilisi, Georgia to complain about election results?

I qualified from being a teacher with a pre-existing condition, all other teachers are in the next eligible group (just about everything is a pre-existing condition, including being over 65 or overweight, so many teachers actually qualify for the first group).

I received a Covid Vaccine (the Moderna one) last Sunday in Texas. I had a sore arm for 3 days (felt like a very deep bruise) but no other side effects. I had registered the Monday prior at the urging of my Mom who is a nurse. I’m a high school teacher and my district has had in-person classes since the end of August…

I wasn’t aware that there was so much dunking in the WNBA.

So, couple of things: 1) this isn’t meant to be used on the plane but rather at the fuel depot to make the jet fuel.

Trump is now threatening to form his own party. If he did, he could possibly split the Republican vote and all but hand at least the next presidential election to the Democrats (and possibly some midterm elections).

The Japanese version was always thought of as having 6 stars, 5-14 stars are visible by the naked eye, and there are over 1000 confirmed stars in the cluster.

When you catch Covid, you lose your sense of taste.

Indeed. If you want an SUV, there are plenty of Subarus on the lot. Now, complaining about the WRX/STi not offering a hatchback option is perfectly valid (even though the 2010 WRX sedan I had was incredibly practical with its folding rear seats).

The tires go on top of the folded down rear seats, which is accessed through the doors and not the back (with a hatch you could roll/slide them forward but you wouldn’t be able to reach far enough in to get the leverage needed to move and stack the wheels and tires from the back).

The rear seats fold down, I get a full set of tires and track day tools in the back of my 2014 BRZ without any issues.