I love this shit, excellent write-up. It’s why I love the Koenigseggs so much - they may not be the prettiest, but damn if the engineering details aren’t  fun to explore.

David, coming from a mechanical engineering dropout with dreams of designing these sort of cars, you are a national treasure.

I didn’t understand the article any better than anything my Statics and Dynamics professor who gave me a 35% my second year which caused me to walk out in the middle of class and never come…

I love to see people from out of state get all butthurt how in Oregon there’s no self serve gas.

How do you get out? Climb out through the passenger side?

But I’m just running in for 1 item. Surely I’m more important than everyone else at the convenience store buying 2 or more items.

How do you get out of your car?

Except for some reason... They get back in their car when they are done filling. And just sit there, for what seems like 20 minutes. Fiddling around, texting, whatever, before putting the fucker in gear and moving. Like the woman I was behind at costco this weekend, who got in her car as I was pulling up, and then…

Yowza, who hurt you with a lease?

I never understood who was buying all these Wranglers at 35-45k.  I really like them, but tough to imagine spending that kind of coin on one.

It’s a Jeep thing.  I wouldn’t understand. 

Was onboard until... outback?

maybe it’s because Pep Boys ran outta angry eyes...

I was a good HS player and probably never saw pitching faster than the mid-80s. I can’t fathom what trying to hit something going 98 must be like.  I got in a 90mph cage one time and after getting my timing down after about 15 pitches finally made contact, and that’s with the ball being the same speed in the same…

At least 10 years ago, some chesty dummy I know was telling a group of us how he could probably rush for a first down in the NFL if given 4 shots at it. A mutual friend who plays semi-pro football offered the idiot a chance at his team’s practice. The idiot even had his then-girlfriend videotape it.

Ridiculously un-athletic (compared to everyone else on the field) QBs pick up first downs routinely, and (rarely) punters/kickers have managed to as well, and their success rate in attempting them is not that bad. Further, being able to squirt through the line and falling forward for a few feet is possible if your…

To me, it’s insane. 11.3 QT was the stuff of legends not that long ago. 20 years ago, cars that ran under 13 were pretty much unstreetable.

This is absolutely devastating. Jesse has been one of my heros and inspirations for as long as I’ve been into cars. Hell, her children’s book was the first thing I bought when I found out I was having a kid. Meeting her was a bucket list item for me and I’m heartbroken that I’ll never get to do that.

I can’t believe it...

I’ve known Jessi since grade school. She was equal parts daring and enjoyable to be around, and we’ll miss her light in this world.

Why do people still spread the lie that urbanites can have electric vehicles. There is no place to charge your stupid electric car or 550 pound motorcycle if you live in the city. Suburbanites are who are buying electric vehicles outside of fleets.