chezcliff
chezcliff
chezcliff

There had been six accidents in the same intersection in the last twelve days, so it's a known trouble spot. Why weren't the police already out there in force monitoring the intersection?

Monaco '82. Five lead changes in the last two laps, crashes, and a very surprised Ricardo Patrese is lead to the podium.

You live near a major sports stadium that's next to the major intercity artery and you complain about the noise? You are daft.

If you watch the video, the starter says that according to KOTS rules, if the car crosses the centerline behind another car, it's still a race. Which is about as stupid a thing as I've heard in my life, since EVERY OTHER SANCTIONING BODY DISQUALIFIES YOU THE MOMENT YOU CROSS THE CENTERLINE NO MATTER WHERE THE OTHER

And Piers Courage.

The term "Funny Car" comes from the sixties. Fans saw coupes with the rear wheels pushed forward (for better weight distribution) and they thought they were "funny looking cars." The term stuck, and Funny Car became the name of the class. The NHRA tried to change the name to "Fuel Coupe" in the eighties, but fans and

That's probably what Chevy thought when JGR switched to Toyotas, too.

The co-driver is Gilles' brother, who probably was used to him doing this kind of stuff. Panizzi was an incredible asphalt specialist, who in the right car was unstoppable.

When Kenny From The Block can win a WRC rally-or at least finish on the podium-he can say that.

Dodge has to be feeling a bit lost right now. Penske helped develop their new body style; now they want to move to Ford because the Dodge won't be competitive enough. Says a lot about Dodge . . .

The front end is great; the rest of the car, meh. The Alfa rear end, the huge swoosh on the side do nothing for me. And I hate the way Ferrari thinks we love the steering wheel controls.

What is it about Houston and supercars? First somebody drives a Veyron into a lake, now this?

I can't feel sorry for you. No test drive? Paid a ridiculous premium for it? They took advantage of you-but you helped them do it. Take the $2K, and enjoy the car.