The pro rider was an Aussie, so he runs his brakes 'moto-style' or reverse what is typical in US and EU (right brake front). Word is the guy meant to grab rear brake but got front instead. And there ya go, over the bars..

I can't laugh when I watch the GIF. I cringe a bit, and I'm pretty sure my back hurts, too...

He broke two vertebrae, his tibia, one rib, and suffered a pneumothorax and a concussion. He's looking at a 6-8 month recovery.

How many times do you have to tell people to wear a fucking helmet???

There is a discussion about this posted in the replies here already you may dig.

Machine Guns =/= Traditional Small Arms. No one was using a shotgun, THE gun for shooting flying objects (birds?).

"I hear the British are people with bad teeth, have an elitist syndrome, and do nothing but drink tea all day long until it's time to switch to warm beer."

In my travels I've found Brits to be very ethnocentric. It's something I've seen corroborated in surveys. Furthermore, Europeans I've worked and interacted with are far more likely to say racially and culturally insensitive than any Americans.

I love Top Gear, its an entertaining show. But I have the sinking suspicion that he is a bit racist, or maybe all British people are; I honestly have no idea, I've never been there. It could all be for ratings though...

Re: Airplane Boarding.

Comfort is a relative term. My friend had one and I couldn't sit up straight in the back seat. Had to always cock my head.

When did "coupe" become a shape? Here I was thinking it's a layout.

"A coupe is... whatever we want it to be." -Automakers

That suddenly makes the back end look good

It really is, wow. And this is coming from someone who's no fan of the Panamera.

Ahem, just chop the middle 2' off the Panamera and what's left is shockingly gorgeous.

I'm honestly shocked that this isn't already being fast tracked as a federal mandate like those backup cameras. Lord knows that I need a backup camera in an ND Miata.

"Hmm. Tits."