It was 90% Ward's fault. He was trying to be a badass and paid for it. Don't pick a fight with a guy in an 800 HP car. The 10% comes from Stewart not trying hard enough to avoid him. There's no reason he should stay out for the season; this IS how he makes a living, after all.

And use the blood for lubrication!

By the way, the only reason those $5 peaches look so good is because they put bags on every single one of them to keep them from being exposed to the sun, which reduces blemishes.

No, I haven't tried much of Yamagata anything. FWIW, the peaches would have been better if they had been left to ripen for a few days.

I think it's more in the central and coastal regions (nakadori and hamadori). I haven't seen that many peach farms in Aizu, although I'm sure they exist. Aizu is more about rice.

Fukushima gets dozens of feet of snow every year and it lasts for nearly half the year.

To be honest, I live in Fukushima and the peaches have got *nothing* on Florida peaches. They're just big, hard, and bland, even if you pick them off the tree yourself. But the Japanese apparently think that is what peaches are supposed to taste like. But what do you expect from a country that thinks prime peach…

So pedantic. Much rage.

If you can afford to use displacement and aggressive tuning to make 560 HP without resorting to forced induction, you should do it. Period. Turbos are for making more power, not for downsizing a supercar's engine.

A clean, fuel-efficient rotary will require VERY significant improvement in metallurgy and materials technology. i.e., rotor housing coatings that eliminates the need for oil metering pumps (injected lubrication), apex/side/corner seals that allow much tighter clearances and maintain higher compression levels. Having…

Except he admitted to intentionally not avoiding the contact, so, no, it wasn't just a racing incident.

FWIW, bigger is not better. It makes you a bigger target, and it makes you less aerodynamic, meaning you have to carry more fuel, which in turn means you can carry less weapons. Russian planes like the Flanker are so big because their engines were (at the time of their design) total shit compared to American engines,…

I have owned every GT since GT3 and played all of them heavily except for GT2, so I think I have the right to bitch about the fact that they didn't bother with cockpits until GT5 (!!!!) and still don't have anything resembling a consequence for bad driving or cheating. The simulator itself is great and buying cars is…

And it will still have the maddening little idiosyncrasies that make a great simulator into a terrible racing game.

Just imagine a six-foot wide wall of lead a half a mile from where you're shooting. The whole point is to be able to guarantee at least one hit on something that's moving while you're moving.

This is the motoring equivalent of shooting speedballs straight into your dick. Notice how hard the bike is trying to through him off when he opens the throttle...and I thought 600s were fast.

The best part of being incredibly rich is you have to ability to never be forced to interact with anyone you want to avoid. Baller. If it had been the other way around he could have just written a check and walked away.

These are all super dumb comparisons, especially the Alfa, which is a car where less means more, or the Z28 which, is designed for overall track prowess instead of straightline speed. If you're going to make that comparison, look at how how many used Miatas, motorcycles, shifter karts, tires, safety gear, racing…

Wait, these things have 700+ HP? On the dirt? That's insane. I always assumed they were just a smidge above migets (which have 300-400 HP!? Who knew...).

I went to the touge last week for the first time in like two years (I had only gone once). There was a five-car accident (with one car being some guys just trying to get over the touge) because one drifter spun out and a car coming down the mountain hit him/was hit by him (depending on who you ask). I missed getting…