Anyone who finds the play call bizarre, or needs a conspiracy theory to explain it, simply does not know Pete Carroll. This is his bag, baby. This is the guy who passed for a touchdown with 6 seconds remaining in the first half, when the conventional wisdom is to kick the field goal every time. This is the guy who…

How about they come back to Laguna Seca? Some of us on the west coast would like to them. And Seca is a real race track, with elevations, not a flat cement aisle. Yea, I know Infineon, but it's nearly 5 hours away.

I briefly mentioned why I think it's AWD in the post above. Clearly it will have a bigger sticker than the Focus ST, so AWD will help justify that, and make it a more legit competitor to the hot hatches and sport sedans in the $30,000 range. Also, it shares a platform with the MKC and Escape, both of which have AWD…

Where will they start? With a TRD Camry, of course. Because nothing screams "performance" and "excitement" and "sex" like a souped-up Camry. Also, because NASCAR. From the story:

Q. Would a dish sponge be more fun if we added power and bold new graphics?

The picture is obligatory.

It really does have amazing diversity in its early retirements.

Or having it's transmission for a mid-race snack.

How do I know that Toyota is out of touch with the performance base... because of this quote.

In 1968 Smokey Yunick made a Camaro for Trans Am that was physically smaller and lighter than a stock Camaro, and attempted to sneak it past the inspectors.

The Chapperal 2J was one of the big reasons there was a ban on movable aerodynamic devices in the first place... the gamble was the attempt at circumventing the rules, not the aerodynamics.

Dakar 911s.

Do I even have to tell the story? We all know millions were spent, Ford risked it all against the racing ban in Detroit at the time and Nadar's Unsafe at Any Speed, finally Ferrari was the unbeatable juggernaut at Le Mans. This car was a huge gamble. Luckily it was a huge success.

The Tyrell P34

Chaparral 2J.

Brabham BT46B Fan Car