Have you seen any modern engines? The turbo downpipe on a FiST contains the cat.

You’re right. Totally invalidated. AMS wasted their time. Their GTR is too slow. Fuck, it would probably run it in 7 seconds dead with the mirrors on! Totally irrelevant at that point. I like my drag cars to have mirrors. Sad!

I understand, but thinking that the GTR could (maybe) be driven on the street. Prostock? Never.

The AWD is selectable. It does RWD burnouts and that’s all. It uses all 4 to do the run.

This is how drag racing has been referred to since the dawn of time. “Runs sixes” means it runs something slower than 5.999 but faster than 7.000.

Yes, it’s almost seven seconds, but it’s in the six-second range, and I’d like to see you do better.

How is it awkward to be vindicated like that?

Still the car’s fault though for not entering the lane safely. The law isn’t “do whatever and everyone else has to do their best to avoid you”.

How can a single actor in a multiple actor event be 100% at fault....but also “everyone screwed up”?

Except the driver who posted the video says that if they hadn’t slowed down to allow the motorcycle to split, they would have been the one to hit the car. If there’s a speed differential, the onus to change lanes safely into the faster lane is on the person entering it.

Yesh. I think the car taking the video would have stopped in time. He would have been pissed about it, because he got cut off, but he would have stopped in time.

Having lived in California, I have seen both good and bad examples of lane splitting. This was an extremely bad one, and the motorcyclist was substantially at fault here.

Yes. I’ve noticed all those hockey and baseball players in jail for fighting. Good point.

Just like other sports car racing, there are balance of power adjustments adding weight and restricting power to bring a level of equality to the field.

Loving this for the simple fact that...well where else can I watch an Altima Coupe face off against a couple Porsches?

Gita, thank you for this--and particularly for taking the time to collect opinions from the broader fanbase.

I personally find what Jontron had to say during the “debate” (if such it can be called with a straight face) absolutely repugnant, on both a (personal) moral level, and as someone who is reasonably well-versed…

I empathize with the spirit of the article but some small voice in my head parroted the title back as, “someone, somewhere on the internet said something” and I cringed. There is never any shortage of people looking to be outraged about something... and this is pretty low hanging fruit.

I know I am gonna catch flack for this but seriously, why not check out a Jeep Liberty as well? They can be had for pretty cheap as well, even the second generation is very reasonable. They catch a lot of bashing and some of it is warranted: there is more hard plastic inside then a Lego factory but is it that much…

Meh, I’d argue that there is more evidence that we’re fucked by people who feel the need to insult others who just happen to be enjoying themselves

Not to mention that Shea Holbrook has been fielding cars for herself and others for years, and when she isn’t driving in PWC she moonlights driving a jet dragster.