I drive an MR2 with X bars like that, but also drive with another team in a ‘95 Mustang. He has the NASCAR style bars. They are safer, but sure are a pain for getting in and out of the car. Of course, I’m over 6'2", so that’s part of my problem.

As far as I understand, Pratt and Miller developed it, they also use it in the Corvette race cars. It’s been credited with saving drivers from a lot of injury over the years.

He said in the forums it was Larch mountain. That’s east of Troutdale off of I-84. Basically between Troutdale and Corbett. I don’t live in Portland now, but I grew up there.

Wow, that depends on a lot of factors.

Right. There’s no wholistic view of the market, it gets anlyzed a segment at a time.

Solid point. I have done a whole bunch of wheel to wheel racing in real life. around 30 events and 120 race hours.

Horrible crash, I hope the driver is able to fully recover.

I don’t understand how this was not deemed to be passing under yellow. It happened during both hairpin pileup incidents, and I was baffled as to why they just let it happen. They probably should have red flagged to be able to clean it up, rather than the justice of luck taking over.

This comment is ignorant, naive, or trollbait.

When you set a car up for the track, you anticipate that collisions may happen, so externally operated hood pins are the norm. If you run the car into a tire wall or a competitor, you can still get the hood open without requiring the use of a porta power.

I live in the US, but spent 3 weeks in the UK this past summer. Had a rental car and put about 1,000 miles on it. I knew about the lines on the road denoting speed cameras from watching Top Gear, and the drivers take exactly the action described by the show. Hit their brakes to slow down to exactly the speed limit in…

Cool stuff. In the past generation of cars, having to change the flasher solenoid was still a thing. It would burn out and you would know it, since nothing was making any noise at all. Funny thing is you could still signal manually, by moving the signal stick in the direction you were planning to go, repeatedly.

I have to tell you that OEM batteries do not last like they used to, and not nearly as long as aftermarket batteries.

But if you are putting miles on snow tires in lieu of summer tires, isn’t that decision relatively cost neutral?

And if you don’t win COTD for that, I am deleting my burner and leaving for good. haha

That was EXACTLY what I thought when I saw it. LOL

Great car on the wagon, Tom. You were the one who listened to the guy’s needs! Not sure how kids and gear were going to be all that manageable in the Benz.  

I read the article, so I realize the concept is autonomous.

I get all that.

If that’s the case, then why do they need a donor 964 in order to complete the “transformation”?