That’s awesome that you guys got proper recognition. Getting stopped safely takes precedence over getting stopped pretty.

Yeah, I just wanted to share the vid so those who wanted to see could see. Carbon brakes are really impressive. They also fail in really impressive ways. Little, tiny bits I see all you get.

Here is a relevant video that shows how aircraft are tested for this. Some related notes, wheels have fuse plugs that are designed to melt at high temps to prevent the tire from bursting. Still things happen so that is why you stay away from the wheels in that situation until the cool. Part of certification is the…

A sad end for a name plate that has been around since 1973. The old ones are pretty awesome in that early 70s Japanese sort of way.

Drove around southern Iceland in 2005. Spent a good amount of time on gravel roads. The minivan shown above was our ride. Good times. Amazing place to see.

My Evo purse along with a belt. It is about time I change it.

THey have always been able to attract big names and the racing is fun to watch. Alan Prost is a regular there. Yvan Muller, the touring car driver, has won there a bunch as well. The racing kind of has a stadium super truck race feel, but with more ice and less jumps. Good times.  

Be gone with your real world film production logic.

I am disturbed by the Empire’s inconsistent approach to fall hazard mitigation. Sure, the catwalk for the control panel for the dish had rails, but what about Vader’s castle. One misstep, or an ill timed force choke, and someone is going into the lava.

Disney Dish Podcast is interesting if you want to understand the history of the company and its attractions. Most of it I still not Mouse approved content either.

Midweek Motorsports from Radio Le Mans

Nissan would insist on driving the Audis backwards though.

Stef’s response, “But the team is already in a box?”

Condolences to Annie Glenn. Her and John were married in 1947. That is love and dedication.

Don’t forget about shows about toys. He needs to keep making those.

I hope not.

Yeah, I saw that. I have been fascinated by Titanic since I was a kid, so I followed the twitter stream. I would agree that fact you were watching a slowly unfolding catastrophe made it creepy.

This is an interesting method of bringing a monumental historical event to life in a way that is understandable to people in today’s world. It brings home the elapse of time during the event and makes it a bit more human.

Would they put in temp grandstands or just not bother with fans?