It needs like 9 more. Followed by an article about how Kristen & Torch didn’t realise they were both bidding on the same 1974 Lada Niva

This ‘test’ was just 2mph below the record for a wheel-driven vehicle:

My takeaway from this is we all need to drink more wine and eat more cheese.

Right? These teams already bend what we know about materials, design, logistics and rule breaking. You can bet they already have 5 or 6 scenarios lined up to beat this.

Looks to be the same width as the current Halo. Drivers say they don’t even see it because their eyes are focused on the next corner

“Stay in your lane”

Less suits, more FIFOs

They may not be spinning wrenches but they are very much across the setup. The best drivers can tell you what part of the car is not working very quickly and you can’t do that unless you know that car inside & out.

Lightweight frame with batteries and motor in the back. This thing must be so hard to handle. Sneeze at it the wrong way and you’re going backwards into the trees like its an old 911.

What makes this even more shocking (get it?) is this Gold Coast race is notorious for various shenanigans going on on those balconies during the race. There’s one corner that almost always has topless ‘waitresses’ hired for parties.

There’s a similar theory going around that the whole thing is a test for Michael who is actually human and is being assessed for his entry into the Good Place.

His one episode character as the Big Bad Wolf on Legion was fantastic, the rap battle at the end was the best.

He’s also chasing a lot of other records, most wins, most pole positions, etc.

Step 1) Clone 11 Maldonados, 10 Grosjeans and put in Andreas de Cesaris just for shits and giggles.

Turbine whine and a soft top. Pass.

Hang on, isn’t McLaren smashing it this year in Formula 1.5?

If I was travelling with a <2yo kid from Sydney to NYC I would pick this flight in a heartbeat.

Side note, I did not realise how much I missed Fancy Kristen in my life.

Outside of the fact that on a warm day it may actually fuse with a 6 month old’s skin it kinda makes sense. Easily wash off the litres of vomit and kilos of crumbs that seem to appear every bloody day.