Brazilian here. First of all, fuck Nelson Piquet. He is a fascist dick. Even if he had referred to Hamilton as “that awesome fella”, you bet that he would be trying to be a dick. He is the Brazilian equivalent of a MAGA. Seriously, fuck that guy and the car he rode it in.

The official iceboat speed record remains the one set on Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin, way back in 1938. It was (hold your breath) 143 miles an hour.

Anything in the range of Knipex “pliers-wrench.” This video explains why: THE JAWS STAY PARALLEL. I repeat: the jaws stay parallel.

Once you see the clouds part and you use Knipex you will never go back to adjustables.

None of those do what the Ritmo does.

That’s actually the opposite of what the Fiat is doing. That’s flipping up - which is the HOLY SHIT WORST POSSIBLE WAY TO HANDLE THAT OPENING (former grocery store bag boy who had the great misfortune of having to load a PT Cruiser convertible and still is haunted by it) - while the Fiat is going down with an…

Once again:  ARTICLES LIKE THIS ARE WHY I VISIT THIS SITE.

Oh, I’m firing up my keyboard all right. But not to lambast you or anyone else about being enthusiastic about a Prius, but rather to take to task anyone that dares try to do that.

I’m not sure if this is a new, or state, or company specific. I never left anyone on the side of the road. We even had extra cab trucks to respond to minivan full of people. I always carried extra bottle of water for “passengers” and even a small bag full of cheap plush toys for the smaller kids.

This was a lot of fun to read. Your Thompsonian title was no lip service; this is pure Gonzo motorsport journalism. You successfully covered the story by becoming the story.

Well-done Victoria! Awesome writing, awesome driving! Thanks for the first-hand write-up and glad you got to experience driving with/behind Carey and my wife Laura.

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However, the jump after the finish on Die Cast Racing does count, so there’s that.

I have a question I need answered - Why when I click on my notifications on Kinja does it NOT bring my comment and replies to the top anymore, its just a needle in a haystack now.?  .....Autos can be ok in heavier cars.

I did not know this! Thank you for the info. The only time ive driven a Lada was late 80s Amsterdam and it was just a complete hunk of junk. I can still remember trying to turn that thing w/o any power steering to navigate some of the small streets there and it was rough. 

If you watch closely, she actually clips the lowest powerline. Good thing she wasn’t driving a Camry, which obviously would have been grounded.

True. A typical example is that the Brits still use parts of the imperial system, which should have been retired over a century ago.

All of this because he lives in a country where the cost of healthcare would kill him otherwise. This is all great and warm and fuzzy, but let’s not forget that this would not be necessary in a country with a working healthcare system for its citizens. 

HA! I understood that reference :)

So, if anyone is interested, the way they can do the trick AWD system splits is combination common and clever. Its the exact same PTU/RDU single clutch configuration on demand awd system as pretty much anything Toyota these days, including a real rear diff instead of a twin clutch RDU. In most of these systems your…