OK, so take it to a track day.  Run it hard for 15 minutes, have 45 minutes to charge it.  Can I do this all day?  If not, I’m not interested.  

This is TERRIBLE!  When I buy some piece of shit vehicle and set some arbitrary deadline by which time it has to be roadworthy, WHERE am I going to drive it to NOW?

1st gear - I’m thinking about tree-fiddy.

SPAHK PLUG?

I’ve been a fan since they first launched, and I saw them in use at F1 races.  But NEVER been crazy enough to buy one.  I believe the reliability is sub par, and the costs to maintain it are substantially ABOVE par.  

What does it look like upside down in a ditch on fire?

Huh, I didn’t see “Tractor Pull” on the event list. Must have been a last second addition.

I used to live in Redmond, and I have a G90.  I used to take it to the local Trader Joe’s, and there was an older woman who drove her flying spur there.  I parked next to her one day, and there were LOTS of similarities between the two cars.  It was pretty obvious where a lot of the cues came from for my car.

That’s a pretty good looking Genesis!  (Is it just me?)

Would you like to know more? If so, allow me to present this awesome video:

What does it look like upside down in a ditch on fire?

Kinda ironic that we’re talking about “Not judging this guy after one race” when he replaced a guy that you could argue got his seat after being judged on one race.

What does it look like upside down in a ditch on fire?

What does it look like upside down in a ditch on fire?

One thing to remember though.  These DD (Direct-Drive) wheels can have A LOT of torque, and as such, just clamping one to your desk is not going to be a good time.  Something like a Playseat Trophy is your best bet.  (Looks over shoulder at Playseat Trophy with Logitech Pro DD wheel and pedals attached).

Shhhh!  You’re supposed to just ignore the Mercedes era, and the Schumacher Ferrari era.

This is DEFINITELY about money, but the prize money dilution aspect is only a small part.  It’s REALLY about sponsors.  If you look at most of the teams, a good chunk of the sponsors are AMERICAN companies.  And the teams don’t want to compete with an AMERICAN based team for AMERICAN based sponsors.  I believe that’s…

Remember, this is a car where the correct tension on the cam belts is determined by the TONE they make when you flick them.

Also, from watching Samcrac’s trials and tribulations on his 2, there’s NFW I would want one.

FWIW, there is now a “manual swap kit” available for these that removes all that BS “F1 pumps”, and…

The eDonkey, or eMule if you will. 

I watched FP1, FP2, quali, and the race online, and I’m 15 minutes from the track. Glad I did. When they first announced that they were coming to PIR, I was a little excited. Not because I’d get to see them (as I knew there was no way I was going to pay for that), but because I knew that there was no way for them to…