The hero we needed.

A few years ago at the California State Fair CalTrans brought their 18-wheeler driving simulator for all to try. Even in that artificial environment you realize the massiveness and challenges of driving one. I gained a new appreciation for big rig drivers.

Related question: What percentage of Harley riders actually ride their bikes more than a few miles a year? I ask because I would say 10% of the Harley riders I know do about 10,000 miles a year, while the other 90% might break 1,000 in the first year or two and then it’s annual triple digits from there on out. I…

Alanis & Mom for hosts on new car enthusiast show!!

Specifically The Smoking Tire podcast. Matt Farah interviews various people in the car world each week. Couldn’t recommend enough.

Podcasts. You need podcasts.

Does that mean he’s not coming on then?

I honestly, would love a review from Steph on this one.

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“The entire Eastern seaboard?”

Pinkham might be gone, but his law prevails!

Manifold destiny is importanter.

He was riding conservatively for someone who takes any gap, no matter how small or unlikely. He was still riding the bike to within an inch of his life, but it didn’t seem to translate into as much forward progress as usual.

I tried to stay out of that up top, but my inner tin-foil-hat would be curious to see all of Márquez’s laps to see if there was a really, really obvious chance to get by that went untaken. Dude was right up Lorenzo’s tailpipe. I do think Márquez was riding unusually conservatively, at the very least. Honda was saying…

Seriously, this. I know mine smells like cherry blossoms and unicorn farts, but...that's my stink. Not someone else's. Makes a HUUUUUUUGE difference.

So here's another vote against "don't bring your own helmet." THE GERMS. THE GERMSSSSSSSS.

Absolutely agree. I bring my own helmet because I dont want lice and/or any other communicable malady that helmet/balaclava may harbor. My plain black bell helmet will hardly elicit any comment from anyone.

Same here. In addition to only having my sweat and funk in it, my helmet is lighter and more comfortable the the cheap ones at every kart track I've been to.

Gotta go against you on that "don't bring your own helmet" thing. Don't know where you're at, Alex, but there's no way in hell I'm sharing a helmet with the general Los Angeles public, especially after I spent good money on my own. I say bring your own helmet and don't talk shit.