@YankBoffin: "SCOOTY PUFF JUNIOR SUUUUuuuuuucks!"

I'm looking at number 8 and I can't see anything that tells me it's not a '63 Corvette. Maybe the front tells a different story?

@Desu-San-Desu: Spiked heels, a weave and lager? All things a mini driver might have on him.

Now you tell me! I LITERALLY just put the last dollar in my wallet into a vending machine.

My dad's love for Corvettes gave both myself and my brother an unxeplainable affinity for them. Sure, you can tell me they don't look like supercars. You can tell me the interior sucks. You can even tell me that they're for balding men going through mid-life crises. It won't stop me from wanting one.

@dealchicago: I like OK2DNF. It'd make me feel better about my time with the SCCA.

@wheatieboy: No, this was a crash in Russia. You're thinking of Rush in Crashia.

@Germanautoaddiction: I couldn't think of a good analogy, but I think you hit it right on the head. Mini obviously intends to come out of this as the plucky underdog who tilts at Porche's windmills, but I don't think that's how it's going to go down.

@maximum_sarge: That one didn't go deep, it went high.

@mechimike: I own an STI - with the rear wing, despite my better judgement - becaue I love the hell out of rally. Sure, I get some peace-signs thrown at me from spiky-haired bros every now and then, but I minimize that by keeping my car caked in dirt from some off-roading adventure.

@solomonrex: You're thinking of Rainbow Road.

Go look up a "noah's ark" - two of every meat that Burger King has to offer. Here's the first person who tried to eat one:

Wow, that looks a lot like my track toy, but with more wheels.

Loved the article, lots of good stuff to think about in there, but there's also some cultural inertia you'd have to overcome in many places. I mean, Mexico has narrow roads and no abundance of signs, yet it's terrifying to drive there.

@Vorsprung: Love that movie.

@87CapriceEstate: the name on the bottom of the screen makes me think they're probably all family members, which makes that reaction pretty understandable. I can only imagine what my family's response would be if they saw me almost highside at the track.

Uh... my limited exposure to SCCA events tells me that go-karts always destroy everyone there. Maybe this one does it by more, but I'd think your schadenfreude would hit diminishing returns pretty quickly.

@Whitetrashsteve: Agreed. The C8's exterior is more to my taste:

@nosirrahg: Hey, Impalas are known for their masterful leaps too!

@subsammy: You'd basically be donating it to the chief perp at that point (assuming it survives the race).