Overheating the brakes was much more of a concern when most cars had at least drum brakes at the back if not drums all around. Drums are more prone to overheating and fade, because the drums expand a bit as they get hot, and tend to take longer to cool back down. The heat can also affect other brake system components,…

The stop sign thing is a joke - dozens of people have told me that but only when they’re actually blowing a stop, not as actual advice.

Or a band name.

I would donate to the Kickstarter for this.

Hill was driving for Ferrari that year - his last with the team.

You can briefly spot Jim Clark in a Lotus early on - he passes the camera car. His helmet (dark blue with a white brim) is easy to spot.

I think the people who watch it do so purely out of habit. I know my folks still watch and my mother complains about it not being as good.

Come to think of it, she used to watch Last Man Standing and complain about both the right leaning commentary (when it suddenly popped up) and how unfunny it was.

Where I live (Chicago suburbs) that’s almost exclusively who drives Unlimiteds.

Not true! Sometimes you have to park on the grass at the kids soccer game!

That’s offensive to both asses (the animal and the body part) and holes of all kinds.

Counterpoint: it’s acceptable when you’re actually talking about technical stuff where this info matters. But nine times out of ten, when I encounter someone who speaks in engine, chassis, and option codes, they’re doing so not to be specific, but to show off that they can be. It’s particularly annoying when someone…

built on the bones of a 1927 Ford, but it doesn’t look like very much of that original car is still intact

I can buy a regular GT for less, mod it for more power with the savings, and slide into the curb at a Cars & Coffee just as efficiently.

Cant’ edit, I guess. Anyway, the above is Chris Banning’s legendary “King of the Hill” 911. The car and it’s story is really interesting - I stumbled across this thread over at Pelican Parts and have been obsessed with the old street racing scene there ever since.

I like it, but there can be only one:

My father drilled that into my head when I was learning to drive - turn all the accessories off. When I finally asked him why he does this he said “Because whenever someone else drives my car I get in and the radio’s blaring and the fan’s turned up all the way blasting me in the face with hot/cold air. I don’t want…

My understanding is that if you don’t rev match it is a bit harder on the clutch and trans, especially if you let the clutch out slowly enough to slip it.

I’ve met a lot of guys with low mileage Miatas - they seem to attract that kind of buyer. I met a guy last summer who had a really nice ‘91 he’d bought new, and he was super proud of the fact that it had only just turned over 30,000 miles (“mostly country miles too!” he bragged). I didn’t say it out loud but it seemed…

I agree that the needed more power (I have an NC now and think this), but your second paragraph is a bad attempt at being clever. Increasing regulations (safety, emissions, etc.), as well as consumer demands for more sophisticated comforts, have made the majority of cars heavier than cars were 28 years ago. Look at…

I discovered that there were certain shoes I could drive in and some that I could only if I was planning on just going down the street to the store. My NC is the same way - I can barely drive it in work boots.

That line was in the mix had I bothered to continue!