I agree with this, I think it’s doable but rushing to do it could lead to more deaths. Open wheelers tend to flip more often, it could very well be a step backwards in terms of safety.

Convertables? Miata? Jalopnik..

Kinda presumptuous that fans drive this, nobody watches the lesser open cockpit leagues yet there is no shortage of drivers. Open wheel/cockpit racing isn’t going anywhere whether there are fans in the seats or not.

Actually the most dangerous racing is short track oval, 2 out of every 3 deaths for the past 50 yrs.

“Aggressive cars, wide, big wheels, huge wings, 1,200 horsepower.”

Piss off, you intentionally didn’t get the point I was making to argue. I said explicitly I was ok with letting the drivers make the decision and that I supported it andany safety measures they asked for, now your sinking to an unbelievably low level. Go fuck yourself.

The thing is you don’t have the right to dictate what risks anyone can take, but yammer away if it makes you feel better.

Why are people allowed to race boats? People do race without rollcages every damn day, people race sitting on top of gas tanks, and people race dirt bikes with no seat belt through the air with no protection. People race planes with a damn near 100% fatality rate when they crash. Hell people die in exhibitions for no…

There isn’t a technical reason to have open wheel racing at all. Why not just mandate full cage only racing and ditch shifter carts through to f1? If the drivers are ok with it carry on, imo. It’s up to the people putting it on the line. If they want closed cockpits I’m all for it, or even the option like in top fuel,…

That’s technically illegal and famously cost hunt points when Ferrari lost their shit over him cutting back to the pits claiming he didn’t run the full race distance. Basically f1 has been boneheaded politics for a long time.

There’s some truth to that for sure, if this happened to maldanado we all know where the fingers would point. That said, everybody is painfully aware Pirelli intentionally builds them shit tires, so they along with the FIA deserve some hate. It isn’t what anybody wants, so no surprise they don’t get the benifit of the…

Could be private or research related as well.

Lol such a hipster. Diss an automatic but can’t handle a diss on a miata.

Marketing ploy is kinda pushing it, it was clickbait maybe. I’m pretty sure anybody looking to drop 10 mill+ bothered to check the wiki.

Que trump’s next speech.

What are the differences? The LM only lost 60lbs. The tire width? I can’t think of anything else that was actually different in a legit lm.

I had a 91, one of the cars I’m fondest of. Those sentras were a diamond in the rough. There are definitely cars that are just not worth it as high mileage cars, no doubt about it. Even a good model is a case by case basis.

Right, I mean we all do. To ease the blow I generally replace everything with better stuff. But what’s jalop at all about driving around in leased BMW’s as the alternative, and bitching every time tavarish doesn’t suggest a no issue leasable car? There’s sites for that, those cars are everywhere. I’m willing to…

Yeah I don’t disagree with you for the most part, but you still have the choice, I’m not sure why you took issue with my comment. I mean my cars don’t break, I’m certainly not alone. If you don’t want to bother with it then don’t, or don’t buy an old car. If you can’t judge what’s in need of attention and do research…

Maybe it’s because I was trained as an A&P, but you repair because you fail to maintain. There are certainly defects and accidents, but I think they are a bit rarer than you would imagine.