You might have a point with that, but my experience with the stuff (why yes, I did make my own nomex jacket) is it’s a bit too stiff to make good ruffles. And while I’m sure a skull knob would be fun, I tend to be function over form, particularly when it comes to the cars I race with. Gotta be able to grab it easily…

I’m thankful I live in a state where kids only have to be in any kind of seat till they’re 6 cause frankly, it’s not entirely feasible for me. I have a Fiat 500 and a vintage Corvette, not cars known for lots of interior space. My daughter is 18 months and her feet already touch the back of the passenger seat...and…

Yeah, I drive a Fiat 500, that is downright impossible. My kid went front facing in a normal (non carrier kind) seat at like 10 or 11 months.

Actually being in a car nut family, oddly there is currently just a debate about outstanding modern film directors going on.

Leaks are certainly very common! With my tops I just set it most of the way on and slide it the last couple inches towards the bar then clip it in. Honestly though, most of the time they just sit in the garage cause I’m terrified of something happening and having to replace them. The panels never fit the same when…

I feel like he’s a bit pudgy now too, though perhaps it’s the haircut. Odd for one who has recently had a good round of food poisoning

Amazingly enough, my t-tops barely leak at all, just one tiny dribble down the drivers side window

Y’know, I’ve honestly never had that happen before since my shifter doesn’t have angular parts to catch things on. I have grabbed a handful of ruffle as I grab the shifter many times, but it’s not a big issue. And as for racing, the only times I wear long sleeves for that are at the hillclimbs where I’m typically in a…

When you’re a girl, you get used to stretchy and clingy clothes. Wearing baggy things feels really weird

December of 2006, Boulder county, Colorado. I’m at work and it starts to snow. And snow. And dear lord, it is REALLY coming down. Like this is gonna be a problem. So knowing I live like 30 minutes away on a clear day, my boss kindly allows me to bounce early. I jump in my miraculously gassed-up 2000 Chevy Cavalier on…

My go-to attire is yoga tights and a very lightweight t-shirt with the neck cut out from a defunct racing team finished with a pair of ballet flats. Comfortable, all black, and I don’t mind the grossness. Mind you, this outfit probably wouldn’t work for a dude if he chose to have his garage door open.

I’m the owner of 2 80s cars and alas my tape deck count is zero. One car has a modern stereo, the other received a stereoectomy in the name of racecar. Similarly, one already has a converted a/c and the other had all that ripped out to save weight.

As the resident Jalopnik goth chick, I’m gonna say yeah, that’s needed.

I am the owner of a 1982 Corvette and I do not have this problem. Because tinted glass t-tops, suckaz!

Oh I’m betting RR would do exactly that for you if you threw enough money at them

I would be ok with “The Webber”

I’m going to miss the tent moving around, but primarily because I’m a geography nerd. What I really wish they would do is more of the occasional “make James uncomfortable with local car culture” things. I loved his Finnish amateur rallying on TG and it was great in the South African episode when they sent him out to…

Oddly, I actually own 2 cars older than me. My Corvette is 6 years older and my MR2 is 1 year older.

The rules are very simple for both men and women. Spray ONE spritz in the air, then walk through the resulting cloud. This will give you only the hint of scent which is desirable. When you are sitting across the table from your date, they should not be able to smell it. They should only smell your fancyness at…

I took my ‘82 Corvette out last summer. Mind you, this is a 200hp malaise v8 stuck under an extremely long hood. And you get like a bonus foot and a half of car in front of that hood too. It was unbelievably slow. Like I would see a cone pass the nose then have a legitimate waiting period before it made it back to me.…