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Finally a chance to catch these things mating in the wild and the photographer has to get such a crappy picture.

Normally the thought of golf balls aimed at cars makes me cringe, but this is pretty cool. I wonder how many dents were put in the car on failed attempts.

Thanks, I always have to have these things explained to me.

Ah, the simple joys of sheer fabric and a girl who can't figure out how pants work.

Who is that guy recoiling in horror at the Corolla?

That's pretty much how I looked the time I met a "Brony" in real life.

Thanks, makes sense now.

Thanks for the replies. Is this of any technical use to the crew or done for spectators? I'm assuming the team already knows their standings without the aid of lights.

I looked up the definition and got even more confused. I'm going to file it under pointlessly specific sub-genres that don't need to be defined.

Can anyone explain the vertical series of three lights on the door panel/rear quarter? Sometimes one, two, or three are lit up and sometimes they are all off. Is this for quick driver identification?

I don't know if I should be ashamed of this, but I have no idea what dubstep is or what that word even means. From reactions here I'm assuming I should be glad my work computer doesn't have speakers?

Yeah, the license tests were brilliant and absolutely infuriating on my gold medal attempts. I have such great memories of this game and still play GT5 every day.

Not true, just look what this guy hauls around on the back of his.

I think you just hit number one there. Relatively poor fuel economy with no usable space. Almost any economy car out there is better than this.

I know what you mean, my girlfriend's old '08 Corolla was the same way, but the Prius is far worse. It feels like a video game steering wheel with no feedback, like there's nothing mechanical at all.

Agreed. When my sister bought her new 2010 model I couldn't believe it still had the old 4 speed auto from way back.

It is terrible when you consider driving dynamics. I test drove one just for a laugh and it has the worst steering feel of any modern car. It truly doesn't feel connected to anything.

I have to admit, when I first saw this car I thought it was dumb. It wasn't beautiful to look at and the performance benefits weren't immediately obvious. In time I learned more details and saw why something like this deserves a spot in racing. It was an unconventional attempt in a major event to use fewer resources.

So this means the fashion police do exist and are actually doing their job? Thank you, good sirs, for forming the thin blue line between us and these sickening crimes against good taste.

it would probably look pretty sweet when the actual flames come out.