If you haven’t tuned it, yeah, the PDs should have another 10 hp and 22 ft lbs of torque or so... at least the 1.9s do. The 2.0 in the Passat is a different story, though also in a heavier car and only came with an automatic trans.

Damn, I’m starting to feel old. I remember touring Pratt & Miller months before they were going to race the first C6.R, which was still GT1 class back then... 7L, 600 hp monsters. Must have been late 2004, early 2005? They had SPEED (Channel) World Challenge Cadillac CTS-Vs and Rolex Grand Am series G6 GXPs there…

Sounds about right. Even when I first started paying closer attention, back then the two top teams were McLaren (Mercedes-backed and half owned by ze Germans at the time) and Ferrari not only in terms of on track results but also spending.

An early to mid 2000s F1 car with the insane-o V10 powering it and lots of downforce would be high on the list for the sheer nutso all around performance and noise.

The mills they’re currently making for their road cars are leftover Nissan designs they’ve sort of re-engineered for their purposes. heh

Weird. They didn’t have the prettiest end with Mercedes. Merc used to own 49% of McLaren, collaborated on the SLR. The original F1 had to be canned because it was BMW powered and if Mercedes was to have McLaren as their “factory” team in F1 in the 90s, the BMW-powered production/sports racer had to go.

I dont remember if the F duct was 2010 or 11 when most everyone had developed a form of it, but it was really bizarre to watch Monza that year with cars having large wings as opposed to the normally much smaller, less aggressively angled wings we’re used to seeing on high speed tracks like Monza. But it was effective!…

Here’s the problem with that dataset: refueling wasn’t the only change made in 2009 that greatly affected passing.

I agree on the smaller wings and refueling. And the smaller wings with less elements is what the new developing rules will have in them.

Er, isn’t that what they do now? Q1 has everyone in it, they then knock out whoever is slower than 15th place. Then Q2 will knock out everyone below 10th, Q3 is setting positions 1-10.

What’s a dealer (which are usually independent businesses, I might add) saleshack have to do with being COO of a brand for a huge region?

Well, his comments didn’t mention anything about the aero. I wasn’t aware the regs were also attempting to make the cars heavier, but I doubt it will be that much heavier. IndyCar/CART has run heavier-than-F1 cars for quite some time and they put on great shows. I believe they’re also required to have thicker driver…

Well, his comments didn’t mention anything about the aero. I wasn’t aware the regs were also attempting to make the cars heavier, but I doubt it will be that much heavier. IndyCar/CART has run heavier-than-F1 cars for quite some time and they put on great shows. I believe they’re also required to have thicker driver…

I hope she does get it. One of the most bad ass humans to have ever lived, man or woman. Sounded like she completed two runs that should count according to how speed record rules are structured. Lick the stamp and send it.

Though upon closer inspection, the location of the battery cable makes it look like it’s installed in a Mk5 chassis, but it doesn’t have the tall valve cover with integrated vacuum reservoir the U.S. Mk5 PD had (BRM code). Might be some odd euro engine we didn’t get here, then.

Still, it appears to be an 8V PD engine…

I’m gonna be that know-it-all asshole about something completely inconsequential to the content of the article:

And a roll hoop that doesn’t even go above his head... eesh. Back when it was thought to be safe to NOT wear seat belts either, as being ejected from the car in a wreck was safer than being trapped in the inevitable fireball that would almost certainly ensue...

I can’t but help eyeball the Maserati V12 behind the man in that photo... 60s F1 cars were just so cool, almost artful looking engines bolted to the back of the car, fully exposed.

He has somewhat reduced his role at RBR in recent years, but I don’t think he’ll fully leave. The only reason RBR is as competitive as it is is thanks to his chassis and aero designs. He’s still the lead idea man behind the RB’s design.

I’m glad he got the opportunity to come back and give it a shot. Definitely a great story about bouncing back from severe injury by sheer determination.