They started doing that back in 2017 when the dip was worse (of course the lower gearing of the 2017+ made the dip a non-issue, but people still complain).

C6 tires cost 3x 86 tires. I’ve been doing 30-35 trackdays a year the last 4 years (I’m an instructor with half a dozen clubs) in my 2014BRZ (ordered a 2022). The same type of tires on a C6 are about three times the cost, so a trackday in my car runs $120-$150 with gas and consumables (gas and tires are close and…

I’m an instructor at both the local tracks (Eagle’s Canyon Raceway and Motorsports Ranch Cresson), I’ve got stories for days.

That’s usually because the light burnt out.

The difference is that this round of automation isn’t focused on one specific sector or type of job. Traditional robots are quickly getting to the sophistication level to be able to do any physical job that is performed by a human and is repetitive.

That’s much higher for the average, a quick google search put long-haul trucking at about $30/hr or $60k annually on average (which is pretty good for a job that doesn’t require a college degree and competitive with the starting salaries for jobs that do).

There is no such thing as a labor shortage. If you cannot attract people to do a specific job it is either due to a lack of available training or insufficient compensation. If the trucking industry is short drivers, they need to pay more (the pay might not be bad for long-haul, but the working conditions and hours…

What the article is say is that the real problem is people. If the last year has taught us anything, people are always the problem. We cannot trust people to do what is right and what will be most beneficial to everyone because they are afraid, selfish, and dumb.

So, if you’re not a victim of a violent attack you’d have to be a perpetrator. Sounds like the ad is saying that this little girl is going to go on a rampage, just look at her expression in that photo.

SN15 ditched the Helium tanks in favor of autogenous pressure (the Methane fuel that boils off replaces the liquid fuel used by the engines so that the closed container doesn’t have a vacuum bubble at the top), Everyday Astronaut talked about it during his live coverage.

So, a while ago I had to send some money via a wire transfer, I was told under to uncertain terms that if I screwed up the transfer the money would be gone and it would be my fault and I’d have to send the money again. The whole process sucked and I was worried about it for the couple of hours it took to get…

They only make shows about the ones they catch and the crimes they solve or at least figure out. 

That’s a good practice in theory; however, the battery isn’t a single object but rather thousands of cells working together, many individual cells can fail and the main battery will continue to work. The 12v batteries don’t have this functionality. The propulsion is really the motors, the main battery is the energy…

It’s the opposite of redundancy since it imposes an additional single source failure mode. If only the main batter could be used (no 12v at all), then if the battery dies the car cannot be used. With the additional 12v system, if either dies then the car cannot be used.

Hopefully the local tracks have safety rules that will allow you to run your vehicle. Even if you’re not building towards a specific ruleset, there are track rules and safety requirements that could keep you from running.

You’d think he could have just used his guns to ensure his safety. I thought, “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” Apparently, all the people afraid of ‘crimes’ should get yachts instead of guns. It might be more difficult to have ‘active boater’ drills at schools than active…

The FA20 drops out of the twins with 4 bolts and a wiring plug, you’d be hard pressed to find a car that’s easier to work on. The only thing that the flat 4 makes more difficult is spark plugs, but even those can be done relatively easily as long as you have either small hands, or the right tools. If you don’t you can…

I’d never fault anyone for getting a GT3, they’re amazing cars (I’ve driven the 996, 997, and 991 GT3 at the track). The sad truth is that nearly no one can outdrive even the most basic of cars. After years of practice and hundreds of days at the track, I can just barely reach the limits of what my BRZ can do (there’s…

I think we’re agreeing to the same points. I have a friend with a 2014 Mustang GT, his car is 1s per mile faster on the track than my 2014 BRZ and we’ve got the same type of modifications, tires, and driver skill levels. The new BRZ should make up nearly all of that difference just based on the hp and torque…

I instruct at the local race tracks, and thanks to Covid, the last year instead of coaching from the passenger seat of students’ cars I’ve been doing lead-follow instruction (where I drive my BRZ and the students drive behind me in their cars).