Race cars are hot, like REALLY hot. The brakes have cooling ducts that keep them from catching fire or failing when the car is moving, but the cars are not designed to remain stopped while running. The brakes are made of carbon and reach about 1000 degrees Celsius.

But if I tell a dealer I have my own financing pre-approved, I know what my trade in is worth and am willing to sell it private party if they cannot meet my number, and that I want to know the best price they can give me on the car I just test drove - Why will they continue to work the four square like a chimp that…

Please point out which portion of the post was sexist.

I’ve had a few Chevy Malibu rental cars with this feature here in the states, and it’s been fine. I don’t have any particular issue with it, and I’ve even found that if you release the brake ever so slightly when the light for the cross traffic turns yellow, the car will restart and you’ll be ready to take off without…

I currently daily a 2013 Optima SX (Turbo). It’s been a great car and has about 90k miles on it. We are planning to replace it in the next 1-2 years, and this car has been added to our serious consideration list.

If you only watch the GIF< it looks like he just steers directly into him.

I’ll take the Challenger I already have. :)

Wow, I did not realize that’s what they changed to. When I first saw the parade, I was surprised, in a good way.

I was driving a ‘95 Mustang in Lucky Dog (which is kind of like Chumpcar) and we were running West Course only. The Miatas did well on that layout, we were about the same lap times, but that’s not normally the case on any of the horsepower tracks. I lived in NorCal for 11 years until I moved in 2015 and never tracked…

Nice, I attended the races in 2012 and 2014, so I have seen you car! In 2014 I was actually decked out in Williams gear on race day, but with Bottas’ number on the hat. I’m still glad I didn’t attend in 2015, that rain was quite the sight.

Taking context from some of your other posts, is that 3W at Thunderhill West? I raced there last October and I think I hit that berm exactly once, it was not comfortable.

That’s going to vary state to state. But most states have a Basic Rule type law, which states that you cannot exceed a speed that is safe for the surrounding conditions. Now that could be interpreted to mean that at times, it’s perfectly safe to be driving OVER the posted limit.

I lived in the East Bay for 12 years, thankfully am in Idaho now and agree with the survey on this point. The drivers here really are courteous and normally attentive.

I will go before another car comes to a complete stop. But if they are coming in hot and it’s no obvious to me that they see the sign and are planning to make a stop, I wait. Basically, if they are at a speed that I could clear them if they maintain that speed, I will go.

Test course in GT4. So between two of you, we got there. :)

But which gasket? The Headifold to block, Headifold to intake, or Headifold to Exhaust?

My weekend toy, but the daily is Gray, with some badass black wheels.

You’ve basically described a LeMons/Chump Car. LOL

Our daily driver for 8 years was an E46 BMW 325i. When we got to 200k miles, decided I was done with the increasing maintenance cost and a bit worried about mechanical issues with the motor or transmission. So decided to go take some test drives. We drove a Kia Optima Turbo, Hyundai Sonata Turbo, and wanted to also…

For road racing, it’s said the best wheel position is one where your wrists rest directly on the wheel when your arms are fully extended. Oval racers prefer the steering wheel to be closer, they only turn one direction and the leverage and fine tuning control is preferred.