Our biotech instrument updates were compared to the Corvette going from “front-engine” (I know) to mid-engine. Way to know your audience, bud. I guess I enjoyed the reference, at least.

NW Rally Association puts this on at Dirtfish as part of their annual “Rallycross Fest”. It costs a fraction of a day a Dirtfish, but you still get tons of wheel time and quite a bit of one on one instruction. Only caveats are that you need your own car, and the event sold out in 7 minutes.

Shopping for Toyota Sequoias:

I feel like I should stop doing that.

I don't think I would. But I'd probably avoid a CVT anyway.

Placed 1st in stock FWD out of 5 drivers, with an 18 second gap ahead of 2nd place.

I’m kind of failing at letting this Neon be a beater.

If I’d have known the current install looked like this:

Otherwise known as downtown Vancouver, BC.

It turns out that /r/prequelmemes is the funniest thing on the internet. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

JDM armrest extension to make the STI more comfy. It’s basically a Cadillac now. Weird that this is the first comfort mod I’ve ever done to a car, I think.

On the phone with my mom today and she starts talking about how much harder taking care of a new baby will be for my brother vs his wife. He only gets 2 weeks parental leave, and she’ll have 3 months.