Great article. I traveled around the world and lived at Airbnbs in over 25 countries and all but a couple states in the US. Only had one major problem (not including Detroit) and Airbnb resolved it immediately.

Guy is just doing what the 944 was made to do.

Just did my good deed for the day.

Laguna Seca lesson 212:

Honda still hasn’t figured out that at least half their design (and probably most of their marketing) employees are working for competitors who just scored another hilarious win.

And this is why you should always carry a dozen Krispy Kremes in your trunk. Cop pops his hood, you pop your trunk. Problem solved.

Must everything in the world move towards a state of pussification? It’s MotoGP, not a fucking spelling bee.

“You can zig, but you can’t zag.”

Coming in with a price and a timeline is about the most respectful thing a customer can do. I’d know...I’m in sales.

Best tools for negotiating a deal on a car:

Put the steering wheel up higher and you have close to the same gyno-setup as a Harley.

“Balance of performance” is motorsports Communism. Allow safety mods and tire/brake pad changes, then set classes based on true cost-to-acquire and let a checkered flag and the invisible hand of Capitalism do the rest.

Awarding contracts to the lowest bidder will always cost more.

Adjust your side mirrors so you can’t see any of the back of your car in them. This will give you a range of sight that will extend miles back. No more anxiety.

I’ve put my FJ through hell (Death Valley at least 10 times, alone) and it’s never failed me. Never been stuck, nothing has ever broken. For sand, you’ll want larger/wider tires than stock and extraction equipment: a shovel and a pair of Maxtrax, which tie down nicely on the FJ’s stock roof rack.

“We unintentionally discovered the RS does exactly what our head marketing asset (Ken Block) does in our viral videos.”

My dad’s a TV repairman. He’s got this awesome set of tools. I can fix it.

We’ll see how hilarious Musk’s pettiness is when he unleashes Terminators into the world to destroy all of his enemies. Like all super-villains, Mr. Musk hides clues to his intentions in plain site. Like this one at SpaceX:

Lateral grip is independent of both weight and contact area? Cool. I woke up into another dimension this morning.