“... hit a set of spike strips going 115 MPH, subsequently barreled off of the road and into a drainage ditch, launched the truck into the air and landed on a car parked at a restaurant” 

Hey, I tried the back of a 911 convertible, it wouldn’t baby ;-)

Ouch. I hope her Sinn’s Fein.

The only issue I have with this and it would have been true if I had been able to keep my Abarth, is that you cannot mount a child seat backwards in the car. Beyond that being a major concern, the car has not faired well to say the least when it comes to crash safety either.

This article is the kind of numerically challenged WTF stuff that infuriates me about some of Tavarish’s “you can have an X for the price of three used Q-tips” pieces.

So, you take a SMG car that (according to you) is around $4K to $5K less than a comparable manual, spend at least $3K in parts and labor to modify it to match the manual model. Add in all the time and personal energy you put into this project, even without you doing the labor. Add the stress of now driving around in a…

That’s the Zumwalt’s sister ship, the U.S.S. Beldar.

This is why series like Miata Challenge are so great. Leave your air conditioning in the car, maybe pull a cheap trailer for track rubber, drive to the race, then drive home.

But if you live in places that aren’t America,

Give them a wide berth. Try to breathe deeply. Resist the urge to be vindictive. You can’t change patterned behavior from where you’re sitting. I mean, not legally at least.

I could get behind thelongroof.jalopnik.com.

Therapy.

I think this is an important step for the future of the series. The European single seater ladder is extremely wobbly and Indy Lights is now an extremely appealing solution for young talent like Max Chilton, and more downforce or development in the main series isn't going to scare drivers away.

After each throw, they discussed ball air pressure with their crew chiefs.

Oh, please don't do that. By that logic, two stools on top of each other as a ladder is a good idea.

Big thanks to Michael Irving for trying to complete each phrase as they're being said like he's solving goddamn Wheel of Fortune.

"Oh, you doin you Stu Scott here, heh heh."

I liked this comment without even reading his wall of text. I'm going to trust your opinion.

The Knowledge is just a jaw-dropping, unfathomable achievement.

Gosh, it's almost like they're playing in the world series or something!