I wonder if I am too far gone? I have lost 2 1/2 inches of height over the past 27 years [due to back surgery and aging] and I seem to be growing exponentially sideways. Basically, I am becoming a Spongebob. How do you accentuate a square?

I don't know why, but the children's nursery rhyme "Here we go loopty-loo" comes to mind.

There was talk a year or so ago about getting Tony and Danica into a ride for Indy. While Danice would easily slide into the cockpit, 'ol Tony would better be served by an XXXL wide chassis and to hell with the aerodynamics. Too many fat burgers and Oreos have made Tony the Pillsbury Dough Boy of NASCAR. Still, I love…

It is amazing when you think for a minute that the B52 came out in 1952 [the year I was born] and may continue on to 2040, almost a 90 year life span. The Wright brothers first flew in 1903 and by 1993, we had gone to the moon and there was a B2 Stealth Bomber. The venerable B52 will have gone through many generations…

Windchill, not ambient temperature. I live in a state next door to you and temps will actually be above zero but the wind chill will be a killer.

Another good insight on Dubai. I appreciate it!

Thanks for the insight. I had no idea. Definitely not a place to go to under any circumstances.

Oh, I am aware of that. I thought that maybe I would assuage the greenies on the forum.

And may no-one ever have to smell it in person.

Good for him. I have to say, and you can call me old fashioned, I actually like the 1970 Challenger 440 six pack more than the Hellcat. Both are sublimely beautiful, making me green with jealousy.

Hey, here is an idea: Rather than manufacturers spending millions and millions of dollars on race car and drivers spending thousands and thousands on the ladder system, how about just racing virtually? No damage to cars, no injuries to the drivers and people good at video gaming can work up to F1 or WEC. Sarcasm…

You got that right. Rather than being pro-active and paying attention, they are distracted and lack any evasive maneuvering skills. Worse, they will plow into you rather than use the brake pedal judiciously or swerve to go around. This is the reason vehicles are so heavy and so expensive these days. Government safety…

What? Who said I was going to buy a used roadster and then upgrade. I simply said that it would be a fun vehicle for boring commutes. Perfect slice and dice vehicle and done environmentally friendly at that. Reading comprehension my friend, reading comprehension.

Why did I come away from this story feeling like Dubai is the armpit of the earth? Even with said 918, nothing could mitigate how awful the place is, at least the way Chris described it.

Growing up, they were called shadetree mechanics. Today, they are shadetree electricians! Kudos to this guy!

Slamming on brakes? Is anyone that dense these days? Seriously, I gave you solid reasons the car is safe beyond just plowing into another vehicle and yet you intentionally have ignored them. I get it that you don't like the car. That is fine. But, facts are facts...

I love that comment: "The more money than talent crowd". So much truth in that. Now Travis, what do you do with people like me who have neither money or talent? I sometimes think Walter Mitty was written with me in mind.

Wrong. They have massive, no make it MASSIVE brakes to help ztop it. And, the Hellcats actually do extremely well on road courses, which sounds counter-intuitive when you have that much mass, but they are safe either avoiding an accident or worse, getting into one.

Nyet. This is the PERFECT vehicle to do what you said: Blow people off the line at a traffic light. I am SO sick and tired of people either trying to race me or worse, leap ahead and then cut me off. With a Hellcat, I, yes I, control the road...

Wag... Good one!