Good point

He had that Ted Knight ability to play a serious buffoon. I don’t know if I’m describing it well, but he totally was in the Hartman/Sudekis (and even Ferrel to some degree) mold.

Bummer after 8 years it doesn’t seem like he got much of a goodbye unfortunately.  

Yup - just general production efficiency (automotive or otherwise...in a perfect world you make one product, one way, 24/7 to maximize output).  Canada getting extra colors drives me bonkers.  I remember it was like that years ago for the Mazda5 too.  You could get higher trims with a stick there, but only base trim…

Agree - it’s an absolutely excellent show.

I think basically all about quick production. They basically want to be able to slip in one batch of 6MTs every 20 runs of “regular” Civics. So this one oddball run they want to get in and get out as quickly and painlessly as possible. And I would imagine they want to pick the quickest/highest volume paint colors to…

grammar aside, they did this with Accords too starting with prior generation.  so it’s nothing new (i.e., limiting color choice when picking a 6MT)

Yup - 9/9 day would have been so perfect.  But instead we got football.  bummer.

The one talking about John Fogarty is great and it just kills Letterman.

“that’s a ripe old age for a crocodile hunter!”

Right?! He knew the answer!

It’s gotta be.  I’ve read enough of Elizabeth’s work to know she knows better.

Exactly. Even in CART’s 90s heyday, it was a stepdown or alternate. And I say that as somebody who considers 90s CART the best racing of all time.

If absolutely nothing else, paychecks dictate this.  Unless you were a top CART talent (e.g., Andretti, Unser, Rahal, Vasser, Tracy), you were making less than even the…

Not full-blown car theme, but I still have an invitation and paper plate from my Knight Rider birthday when I was 6 yrs old. My mom made a cake that looked kind of like our Toyota Van.

As a dad, we got a cake designed like the Cleveland GP track at Burke Lakefront. I put some 1:64 ChampCars on it for my son’s 2nd birthd…

In theory, test drivers next year could be super useful...more so than the last few years.  So having him get familiar and help develop the new spec car during 22 with an eye towards a 23 seat would make sense.  I have got to think Alonso is gonna leave at end of 22....it would be crazy for him to continue, but I…

I didn’t know that about Yuki’s Red Bull tie. That does make things a bit more interesting. I think he’s going to need at least a few finishes well into the Top 10 to keep that seat for 2023 (and fewer DNF/crashes). Easier said that done of course, but cracking the Top 10 isn’t going to impress much...he’s gonna have…

I honestly figured he’d be out for 2022 since Honda will be as well.  But maybe he got protected for that extra year.

yah exactly. I’m guessing he’s not super thrilled paying a veteran driver from outside the family. I think going into next year with the new spec, having a veteran driver will really pay dividends. But I could definitely see in 2023 or beyond, even if Perez is doing well, they won’t want to pay him and instead go for…

RB is keeping their option on him, so there’s a small window I suppose...but not likely.
Scenario: Perez is dropped in 2023; either he remains somewhat inconsistent or they decide he’s too pricey. Gasly goes to Renault to replace retiring Alonso and then Albon maybe is left to RB?

I wonder if Max still has the clause…

It’ll be interesting in 1-2 years if we see Perez, Albon, and Gasly all up for Max’s teammate.  

Ohio!