This. The cheapest to insure car (by far) I’ve ever own was my corvette.

Lap time around Harris Hill, with and without a racecar in tow.

1G at an apex ain’t slowing significantly. Funny enough, the yellow flag rules were updated this year for this very reason. If you’re committed to a line at all you haven’t slowed significantly, regardless of how ill advised the tow trucks actions were.

Sure. There was a lot of stupid to go around on this one. I’ve never driven or corner worked an SCCA club race that didn’t go double yellow when a wrecker or fire vehicle came on track, so that definitely feels like a questionable call on a stewards part. The guy driving the wrecker sure wanted the apex and certainly s…

Sure, and we’ve learned that the San Francisco region does own their own wrecker, but that’s probably more the exception than the rule. I used to be on SCCA board member for my region. The club races we hosted were contracted emergency services in the form of the very cheapest local company we could find for the…

Maybe at a really big track for a really big race like runoffs, but usually it is just the cheapest local company the hosting SCCA region could find for the weekend. That is also why a lot us try to make sure the tow hooks are very obvious and easy to spot on our cars. After you stuff the car into the tires or get…

Its worth mentioning that at many SCCA club races the tow truck is often just a truck from a local towing company that was contracted for the weekend. One shouldn’t assume the ambulance or wrecker drivers to have a whole lot of knowledge or situational awareness of what’s happening on the track.

I saw the car is still there when I was out running errands. I live about about a mile away from where it is parked now. Let me know if you need any help.

Hey, I’m in Las Cruces. Did you get the car going, or at least find your way to a near by brewery to commiserate?

Indeed. I got a kick out of him primarily using someone else’s tools and garage set up. As someone who has professionally turned wrenches in my past, helping a friend or family member with something at their place was always interesting to see what they had to work with and guess what I of my stuff I would need to…

They actually seated 7. There were only two seat belts in the middle row of ours. The middle row was a narrower seat to allow access to the 3rd row with out having to fold or slide a seat out of the way.

My family had an MPV growing up that was bought new in 1991. My parent’s actually specifically bought it because is was RWD. For us it was the family truckster and tow vehicle, as they came with a 4500lbs tow rating and a load-leveling rear suspension in 2wd form (or 4 wheel load leveling that raised the van depending…

I’m quite sure I’m not good enough for it to matter, but I always take the full bag with me anyway. My take on golf is that it is a pleasant place where you’re not only allowed, but encouraged, to drive around a vehicle with a beer in your hand and whack things with sticks. Anywhere else you get in trouble of going…

2 woods, 4 irons and putter in a golf bag? I’ve got 4 wedges alone in my bag. There’s also the issue of a modern driver being at a foot longer than any wood ever was from whenever they made this standard.

You’ve got to be ready to go to a priority call at any time, and the electrical load on a modern police unit prevents using them for any real time without the alternator charging. Emergency lights (at times), camera systems, radar systems, multiple radios (usually a VHF system and trunked digital UHF system), a…

Even his tools are rusty!

You might be surprised on corvette insurance. I daily drove a C4 LT1/6 speed for a year. It was cheaper to insure, through State Farm, than any other car I’ve ever owned. Actually, it was both cheaper to insure and got better highway fuel mileage than the Legend coupe, miata or E39 before it. The aspect of your…

Many years ago my racecar had a minimum weight 180lbs heavier than it runs now. With the 100lb limit on ballast, I raced with the radio and front speakers (among other things) still in the car to make weight. One day during qualifying on a track with a 1/2 mile long front straight (and a car as slow as a spec miata),…

I’ve got a schutzhund trained German Shepherd Dog myself, and I’ve previously worked with military working dogs. I’ve been the guy in a bite suit directing some aggression at a trained dog and then getting taken down. In real life, they don’t go from a full on pursuit and take down of a target to instantly releasing…

Yes, yes we are. When pickup truck has a twin-turbocharged V6, an aluminum body and active aero, things are very good indeed.