So, that was a bunch of Ford Racing marketing, not an actual video of the record lap.

I know the Pats cut Ballard, but he can't be worse off then Myers. I don't see anything about Boss being retired, and according to his Wikipedia page, it's his brother, Terry, who retired from professional soccer due to concussions.

I'm still wondering why they didn't pick up Kevin Boss or Jake Ballard. Are they still hurt? I know they're both FAs. Bennett ended up being a great asset for the Giants last year, and I assume he wanted too much to stick around, but Boss and Ballard were awesome when they were with the Giants.

So, here's the thing about Eli, and the Giants offense since he came onboard - they play best when they can use Play Action. You can't use Play Action without an awesome running game. Without a good offensive line, you can't have a good running game, despite what Brandon Jacobs did last night. Eli Manning can't be…

That was Talladega, not Daytona. Reading the whole comment is important!

Knew the math couldn't be right for that item. It's $484/mile if you only amortize the total costs of the program over one year of operation. There's zero chance that a continuously operating space station, with a lower lifetime cost than the Space Shuttle, could cost more per mile than the Shuttle, which was not in…

The Rolex race runs partially on the oval, and partially on the infield road course. Because of that, the cars will never have the ability to reach and sustain that type of speed for an entire lap.

The old record was set by Bill Elliott in a NASCAR Ford Thunderbird.

That is far more ridiculous than the simple jughandles in NJ. I'm...Jesus, that's insane.

I've heard of exactly ZERO Duratec engines that died prematurely, and I know a TON of people both in the Taurus and Contour games, that have put hundreds of thousands of miles on them. They didn't spin cam bearings, they didn't blow head gaskets, and they didn't throw rods. I'd like to see your sources on that being…

I have a Mustang GT with a manual, and I don't always use it, I just park the car in gear. That said, if I'm on a hill, I turn the wheel towards the side of the road I'm parked on, and engage the parking brake, so that if something should fail, the car will roll backwards into the curb and hopefully stop.

Shit for drivetrains? The Essex was unbeatable for torque, and minus a head gasket issue, was absolutely bulletproof. The Vulcan was slow, but bulletproof. The Duratec was actually a really fun engine; fast revving, decent power and torque, and when kept in the meat of its power curve, was fun for a road course. …

No, it doesn't, as the Corolla and Camry continue to show up.

Since when does 130 - 109 = 8?

Each of those engines had between 100 and 109 lb/ft of torque. The HSC 2.5L had 130, and was a very, very low volume engine. The bulk of the first two generations were the Vulcan, with 140 HP and 160 lb/ft, or the Essex, with 140 HP and 215 lb/ft.

I did not, just spent a lot of time at www.taurusclub.com when I had my two previous rides. Now that I've got a RWD, V8, manual coupe, I tend only to stop by when I'm really bored at work.

Agreed. That was actually one of the first things I did on both my Sable and my SES Sport. The other issue was that people would neglect the transmission for 100k+ miles, then take it to the corner maintenance shop and be sold a flush job, which they would use a power flush system. This would break up the old…

All the cars that were Japanese, and were comparable in terms of quality, were little econoboxes with underpowered engines and manual transmissions. While the Taurus was certainly not a luxury vehicle, it did have extra baubles, and its size required a higher cost than, say, an Accord, which was a smaller vehicle.

In what way? They handled well, were reasonably quick, looked much better than the competition, and, with the exception of the AX4S from the Gen III and IV, were rock solid cars, mechanically-speaking.

In what way? They handled well, were reasonably quick, looked much better than the competition, and, with the exception of the AX4S from the Gen III and IV, were rock solid cars, mechanically-speaking.