Thats another flood yard. There is another one in Sealy, TX, just west of Katy. All are sad sights to drive through... but think of the racecar harvest that is upon us!!

I’d be wary of taking a sawzall to that car... you might find wires where you didn’t think there’d be any...

This is what i thought of when i saw the headlights

OMG!!! Colors!!!! Other manufacturers take note: There are colors that are not just shades of grey!!

The Volvo Bertone’s were the same way. The welds underneath the vinyl look like a highschool shop welding project. The vinyl just covered up the lack of finish work

I mean... my “HUD” on my old Ducati Monster consisted of white paint pens on the black tank for directions. It worked well. Other directions were helped along by this thing called a “map” that lived under the seat. It was made of paper. The rest of the “HUD” was called “moving my eyes” and “looking for hazards” while…

extra shifts shouldn’t cause any issues. As noted above, the only catch would be a non-lockup issue, which most modern transmissions wouldn’t allow to happen.

ahh - re-read. For clarity’s sake - the “Lurch” is the letting the clutch out part, and doesn’t cause wear on the syncros - only the clutch/driveline

Nope. Not bad. Your transmission is electronically controlled, so all you’re telling the TCU to do is activate a different set of clutches to engage range 3 instead of range 6. Once engaged, you’re simply using engine braking to slow down.

once its in gear, you’re not working on syncros. Better tip - Blip the throttle going into the lower gear - that spins your engine at a closer speed to the applicable syncros, allowing you to slide the transmission into the next gear nicely, instead of relying on your syncros to spin things up. Then just be quick and…

They lost me at “lets put a screen on the inside of your motorcycle helmet”

The warm up/cool down hot tubs was approaching this color last night during the mens doubles. Whatever is growing appeared to be around by then, and blooming in the warm water of the hot tub

In the whitewater kayaking world, a “Booty Beer” is required to appease the whitewater gods after a swim - that is, popping out of your kayak, instead of rolling back up. Not sure how this applies here, but drinking from shoes happens in other sports cultures too!

Denim Dan Approves!

I’m bummed i missed this. Too bad Texas weather threw a curve ball for travelling on Thursday. 3 cancelled flights, and 24 hours from when I first went to the airport, i finally got to Pittsburgh... Then drove a borrowed truck 4 more hours to get there at 11:00 on Friday night.

IIRC, the pilots actually have to keep on the brakes while doing this. If the tires roll, they quit skimming, and suck the tires (and plane) down.

This is why the WRC is truly “not relevant” as mentioned in the last WRC related post. The cars we see racing have exactly ZERO relation to road cars. Homologation rules need to come back for these cars to matter to consumers (and fans!), but instead, the new proposals for 2017 is taking a step further from production…

Coming from a former small engined Ducati (Monster 620i), does it lack in similar ways, i.e., designed for a 130lb Italian kid, not a 190lb ‘Merican?

Ugh. First I’ve really seen of the interior. Most importantly: Crooked Seat. This car was on the drawing board until that. I spend a lot of time in my car, and ergo’s are important. In my ‘11 STi, the seat was offset from the steering wheel (go check one, they’re just like that). It was probably more to do with the…

Relevant email from SAE today...