Show me a 550+ hp/l engine that isn't peaky. I would love to see the dyno graph in rpms as opposed to wheel speed:

It's surprisingly easy when you are trying to drift a heavy car with skinnies up front. They are designed to turn corners slowly. The driver's job is to lift when there is too much tire spin.

In the view from the chase car, it's easy to see what happened. Rear tires are spinning, it starts to get out of shape and he doesn't lift until way too late. You can see the black mark from the left front tire where it left the ground, touched and then disappeared again. It's probably flat all right, but as a…

Ouch, you dodged a bullet in that Conquest. I had a black one for a while and was lucky enough to never get if off the pavement.

A race car and two street cars. The race car deal was a Mother's Day disaster in 1989 when I discovered that the shift cable was slightly mis-adjusted and pushing it into neutral in the traps resulted in engaging reverse for just a moment. At 145+ in a 91" wheelbase car, a moment is all it takes (that thing was the…

Just curious, do you know what caused the flat tires? It's not like there are roofing nails falling off work trucks.

You know, there is a life lesson hidden away in there. I have lived by "Never take a car (or bike) to the track that you can't afford to push off a cliff". In that same vein, if you have to spend your life savings to get a supercar, it might not be a sound financial decision in the first place...regardless of it's…

Ugh, that story from Pittsburgh is all too close. That family is close friends with close friends of ours and my kids played with those kids (my oldest and the surviving kid even share a first name). I think the only thing that has kept the mother together is that one kid survived...barely. The guy that was…

Ha, he sleep-drives better than some of the awake drivers on my commute this morning.

While I do agree that there are more daily driven SUVs and fullsize pickups on the road than are really necessary, if you saw my wife (Tahoe) and I (Sierra crew cab) leaving the house every morning headed for our professional jobs, you would surely say we fit into the exact demographic you are hating on so much.

That's about what I could count. I am guessing the actual number of damaged vehicles is 50-60% bigger than that number.

Those cars would all be better off if it were. Just think about it. Not hard to get everyone around to help with the free cleanup. All you would need to do is provide straws and some kind of non-marking squeegee devices to all the bystanders. They would be sure to extract the precious powder from every nook and…

"As an EMT"

It sure looks like he purposely jumped far enough in that it would have only run over his legs and possibly hips. Smells more like insurance scam than suicide. There are far more reliable and less painful ways to die then getting your legs crushed.

Exhibit A: G8

Ah, the always lovely GN. There is a 'blown' joke in here somewhere, but I can't seem to find it. Her top was shredded by the hairdryer?

I am no great fan of the various versions of Escalade, either, but at some level feel like it enables other good things (like well designed GMT-900 trucks, which I do drive). The profit on those things has to be among the highest in the company and they are purchased in droves by folks who only attribute value to…

It always feels good to repay a loan early. Good on them. I love this company more every day.

Profound. I am one of said Jalops.

Reading comprehension FTW: