With 20+ guys out there ready to service the car, it would have been REALLY nice if the lollipop guy took a couple of seconds out of his day and stepped out to signal for him. ESPECIALLY when they saw another white crew out at the same time. So pleased to see Filipe on the podium at his home race. Nicest guy out there…

Most insane track day EVER! I'm guessing he doesn't give too many point-bys with that amount of smoke behind him!

Wait till they find his upper decker!

I don't ever remember seeing a wing that low on this car... Is this the Spa setup?

Right, but does it come with all the equipment to put this thing on pre-drive life support? Tire warming system? Computers to monitor telemetry? Something tells me you could run up another quarter-mil in "options."

I rented a V60 diesel wagon in Italy for a couple of weeks. It was fan-fucking-tastic!

The owner wrecked it on purpose when he realized he bought a V6 auto.

Thanks Bernie for listing every team twice. Otherwise, I would have forgotten that each team planned to put two cars on the grid. The list would have been so short, I mean like Bernie short, if you only listed them once.

Great piece, Doug. My neighbor bought a used Range Rover for his daughter. So, I can tell you about an upcoming repair. The system that wakes up the car (via keyfob) when you get close to it is going to start mistaking your neighbors alarm system as the signal to wake up. The battery will drain every night. You'll…

Will, the improvements to the NBCSN broadcasts this year have been fantastic. Any expansions of coverage in the works for next year? And can we please get Steve some new car parts to play with? The tires are getting a little.... err, tired.

Giving birth in a split window VW for the win! My buddy answered an ad and went to look at a 66 split window. The bus was parked in front of a house. He pulls up and notices that all the blinds are drawn but he can hear someone inside. He taps on the window and the husband (presumably) pops open the cig window and…

Good looking out on this one! Love having one of these around! No better way to check if your oil is hot enough for deep frying.

Good looking out on this one! Love having one of these around! No better way to check if your oil is hot enough for…

Hard to not have a smile on your face at the end of that vid.

Quite fun. Especially if you upgrade the FMIC and brake pads. I beat the snot out of mine on two track days this year and it ran like a champ the whole time. I see some springs in my future.

I was in Novice! Although my instructor did say he'd sign me off for solo if I wanted. I declined. I didn't want to miss a lap without his advice and encouragement.

I had planned to talk to him and his instructor. But the M3 driver was gone by the time I got back to the pits. I knew he was in over his head when he borrowed a torque wrench and didn't understand what the clicking noise was. It was the one session I didn't record that day or I would have had a great video to insert…

I had a track day on Monday and in every session I was passing the M3 in my group. I guess he got tired of giving a point by to a car that car that cost less than half of his (Focus ST). By the third session, he wasn't offering a point by. So I painted myself to his bumper for 3/4s of a lap. He was getting blue flags…

Phanfone? Since when did Japan start selling the naming rights to their storms?

The second system, the thermal energy recovery system, captures the thermal energy generated from the engine's exhaust. Hot exhaust from the engine's combustion chamber is normally lost via the exhaust pipes. The thermal energy recovery system, a motor/generator unit, reuses this thermal energy to generate…

That's better than Bobbie Flay's obsession with Ancho Chili Pepper!