This is a piece of conventional wisdom that I've seen argued by a number of people...probably from people smarter than I am. However, I have never agreed with this. If you're ever been in a car that is rolling over or crashing, the forces involved are so extreme, that there is no getting out of the way of a collapsing…

Sounds like he knew what he was doing and he made a mistake. You've never made a mistake before?

I'd still rather have a cage, seats, and harness in a car that I track often for several reasons. The seats and harness are a no-brainer.

Funny the certainty of all of the replies below. The real answer is that you need to check with your insurance carrier. Back in the day, it used to be that some insurance carriers would cover events that were considered educational and non-competitive. These days, fewer and fewer standard policies cover track events.…

You are correct, I would try to throttle-steer any car in that situation. I track an old 911, and any competent 911 driver would also lift mid-corner to tuck the nose in to induce a yaw correction (and believe me, I'm no pro-rally driver). The difference is that in an old 911, snapping off the throttle will result in…

Oh, this is the worst-looking hat I ever saw. What, when you buy a hat like this I bet you get a free bowl of soup, huh?

Came here to post this - left happy.

Only one cookie. Angry Cookie.

The first aircooled 911 I drove was a '71T. I've driven a '72, an '89 and an '87 Turbo. I have an '88 that I track and drive on the street fairly often. I'm pretty sure that there are a few others that I've missed, but you get the idea.

Actually, Porsche 911's are pretty easy to drive. However, any rally-prepped car at full tilt on a rally stage will be very difficult to drive. It doesn't matter if it's a 911 or AWD Polo - mere mortals need not apply.

Agreed. What a douchebag Portland guy is. He creates or exacerbates half of those situations.

Baby clothes.

Is there some sort of strange phenomena that occurs when an individual begins recording on a dashcam? I had previously associated this with dashcams in Russia, but it appears to extend beyond dashcams in former Soviet Republics.

Will there be anything else?

You may want to consider sharpening your reading comprehension.

The tall grass doesn't work as a frame of reference because of its distance to the BMW. Another frame of reference that I used for the BMW was the variation in paint on the fogline, where the paint is doubled-up. Even if the BMW was moving very slowly, it would be fairly obvious, given it's distance to any part of…

I initially thought the same thing as you - I've reviewed this several times, and the BMW's wheels are definitely stationary. Watch the slow-motion carefully and you will see the same thing.

I'm gonna go out on a limb, and suggest that you use Truck Nutz made out of a material other than the lightweight-yet-strong faux carbon fiber.

I dunno, Doug. I was with you on the Ferrari. Owning a Ferrari between major services is an idea that I'd toyed with (and your writing has successfully dissuaded me from ever considering it again). However, the Hummer is kind of the ultimate FUV, isn't it? I'm not suggesting that you're a douchebag, but the Hummer…

The fact that a Veyron could be used as a DD is part of what makes the Veyron amazing to me. It's not particularly difficult to build a 1000+ HP motor. Small racing shops all around the world have been doing it for decades. However, building one that is civil to drive that comes with a warranty. This is what is…