Its one of those times where the real risks of doing something like this are evident. The people like Warner know and accept these risks but no one really expects to be the statistic. Its both inspirational and heartbreaking that people are still out there pushing boundaries and that we lost one more in that…

Rest in Peace. That picture. That's the smile of a man doing something he truly loved. If we could only all be so lucky.

F1 has always been the super rich's plaything. Now more so than ever.

Boy I wish my Dad would buy me an F1 team so I could drive!

They definitely were and the shackles/ladders were prone to make the rear more loose.

Nope. Still alive and charging extra for this feature:

Plastic body cladding. Blech.

Hyundai Accent.

Stance culture will take a while to go away because it's based upon real racing tenets - 3-piece light wheels with usually a hypermesh pattern, step-lip setups, a bit of negative camber for the rear wheels, lowered/tightened suspension, and so on. If you keep the ride height pretty stock, then a "stanced" look is…

Takes some technique; you have to approach any driveway/parking lot at about a 45 degree angle to avoid smashing your bumper/lip. For potholes, I swerve a lot. For ruts and big things, I just slow down. If it's really bad, like major construction, I just take it slow; sorry if you're behind me. But for the most…

We call this a Florida sun burn, or Chrysler clear cout.

My car came stock like this (IS300). I actually like it. Also yellow's supposed to cut through fog better or something (selective light, lots of science stuff).

They could probably build one to meet US crash regulations, if they thought it'd sell. I mean, the Dacia Sandero has a four star Euro NCap rating, and it kicked off this whole trend. The issue is, while European regulations are no less stringent than their US equivalents, they do test for different things, and grade…

The "roll call." Because you aren't sponsored and you don't have any of this crap on your car in the first place.

I'm not sure this one is over. The Fiat 500 and Mini are alive and well. The Challenger is extremely retro, the Mustang and Camaro could be argued as well.

Automatic seat belts.

I wish aftermarket portholes would go away...

This one seems to be going away. Though I was thoroughly disappointed when I saw a brand new truck sporting these recently.

Not enough profit margin for the system here, maybe. I think a cheapo basic car would work too, especially in this race to the bottom new ideal.