PLENTY of us remember him. He’s in almost all of the photos of the first moon landing, mainly because Neil was taking the photos.

He also has remained pretty active in space and technology. I met hem when he headed the President’s Select Committee on the Aerospace Industry. He’s also a huge proponent of sending men to…

Does actual racing count? One weekend in particular sucked for me, but I did race, so it was still a great weekend!

Saturday morning went well and I qualified 4th for the day’s first race. Everything was normal and I finished in — 6th out of 7. I always suck, so this is normal.

Race #2 is an inverted start, based on…

I owned one of these. Owned.

Its tiny, for sure. Which means all the electronics are buried down inside the socket where there’s zero airflow to cool it. And pumping out 2+ amps to charge your iAppliance means its going to get hot (and using both to charge two tablets will probably get it hot enough to actually use it…

I owned one of these. Owned.

Its tiny, for sure. Which means all the electronics are buried down inside the socket…

I love my ‘95 Ranger. I inherited it when I married my wife, who bought it new while we were in college (on my recommendation.) It’s easily been the most reliable vehicle of out fleet. At 350,ooo miles, we’ve replaced:

- fuel pump
- EGR sensor
- EVAP solenoid
- U-joints
- Shocks (twice)
- Catalytic converter
- Clutch (at…

Um — yes it does. Senna was killed by a suspension piece penetrating the visor of his helmet. A canopy would have prevented the crash debris from hitting him.

As for Bianchi, it’s tough to say, but a well built canopy would have reduced the force of the impact, perhaps to survivable levels.

From a safety standpoint, a…

It was a bullshit move by a punk driver.

Then again, NASCAR has as much to do with racing as the WWE has to do with actual wrestling.

I actually feel a little sorry for Alex that he finds it necessary to drive in a NASCAR event.

Find another friend. This one’s a pseudo-scientific nutball.

If you’re a gear head, an open-track event should be high on the list. They’re cheap (most are free to watch,) parking is easy, and you can get right up and personal with the drivers.

And if you ask really nicely, you may even get a ride from an instructor.

In Texas, the left-lane law doesn’t mention the speed of the offending driver, If he is not passing someone, he is in violation.

Yeah, they kinda did:

I have a mobile detailing shop com by my office once a month to wax cars. A full wash, detail inside and out, and wax is under $100.

This is a great shot. Clearly the instructor is looking down far the track. I have no idea what Ballaban is looking at, but I suspect it’s Impending Doom.

You want cheap, clean energy? Thorium.

I’d call it the “Chlamydia.” Because I want one about as much as I want the other.

I for one would be perfectly fine with a nuclear powered car, provided it uses the correct nuclear technology, and that is NOT the pressurized water reactor currently in use and who’s design has not changed a bit since the 1950’s. I’d prefer a thorium reactor instead, which is 100% benign in the event of a failure.

I wouldn’t have put up with any of that crap. Unless Jags are as rare as hen’s teeth (around here, they aren’t,) I would have walked at the first sign of insult and saved myself the aggravation and lawsuits.)

Not made by Shelby, but improved by them, replacing the 260 with a 289 and getting rid of the Coletti gearbox that broke of you looked at it the wrong way.

This is interesting, because the original Ford GT was designed by Lola in England and was based heavily on the MK6. So this Ford GT was inspired by a Ford of England car that was actually designed by an English motorsports company.

You guys said it yourself: http://jalopnik.com/5976102/the-am…

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“Clarkson, Hammond and May, Cocking About.” CHMCA has a certain ring to it.