totally agree. I live in NY, where front plates are required, and I haven't run one for a few years now. it does help that there are tons of cars in NY from PA and FL, which incidentally don't require front plates. it's a ridiculous law, if it's to make cars easier to identify by police, why is it that some states…

so Jaguar and Land Rover are Indian, Bentley and Rolls Royce are German, Lamborghini is German, etc.

DTM also uses tube frames now as of this season. also forgot to include Japan's Super GT into the discussion, it's essentially NASCAR with Japanese cars on road courses. that goes for the GT500 and GT300 classes as well. RWD mid engine V6 Prius? RWD V8 Nissan GTR?

if he stayed in open wheelers I think he would have been good enough to compete for championships in Indy Car now. he had a great run in the final days of Champ Car. can't fault him for going to the big bucks of NASCAR though.

yeah I'm not a NASCAR fan really but I'm getting a little tired of people ridiculing the series because the cars have nothing to do with the real cars. have these guys looked at DTM, V8 Supercars, and some of the other popular series around the world? a RWD Audi A5? these series are just like NASCAR with shells over…

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Mazda6 NASCAR car you say? they actually put Mazda stickers on these generic shells down in Mexico's NASCAR series

I've actually been in that same situation too. I don't drink at all, and one time was singled out at some breathalyzer checkpoint and was asked to blow into one. I consented and of course I blew a negative. being that I don't drink, any harm in blowing into one? maybe it would ring a high BAC if I had some cough syrup…

being 90% as fast is a humongous difference. have you watched a 100m sprint? the guy that finishes last in the race is like .5 second behind the guy that's first. he's off by just 96%-99% or so and is already way behind

kind of off topic, but I've read on more than one occasion that you should under no circumstances consent to a search of your car. nothing good can ever come from it, and only something bad can happen. well let's just say you are confronted with that situation and you refuse, won't they just impound the car or…

I seriously think using NASCAR as a marketing tool for automakers really doesn't work anymore. win on Sunday sell on Monday has long been dead. though it would have been awesome to see the redesigned 2013 car on the track racing with the Astons/Fusions and Chevy (Caprice) SS's.

I had dome a ton of research before getting the GoPro 2, and I went with it because of its high quality lens and night quality. I did consider the BlackVue, especially because of its GPS ability, parking mode, loop recording, etc, but I was kind of hesitant to spend some $200 on a Korean camera that seems to only be…

same here, I just got a GoPro 2 myself. although I'm not sure why they didn't include an option to timestamp your videos in the event you need to use it as evidence. I found a way to add it afterwards with a simple video editor but I'm not sure of the legal implications of adding a timestamp manually.

I'm a huge fan of the Drive Clean series on the Drive Channel. It really gives a glimpse into what goes into a professionally-done detail. and to see how much care this guy gives is great to see

maybe it's just me but I really don't think Clarkson actually hates America. it seems to me it's just part of his shtick. I mean American cars are better now than they've ever been as far as quality and design, and yet he still doesn't have a good thing to say about them. whereas he actually seemed to like American…

now this is a proper shooting brake/2-door wagon

ok, but for those of us that live in an actual major city (like NY or Chicago or LA), not some third-world town like Indianapolis, our commutes tend to consist of bumper to bumper traffic for a few hours

"Take golf, for example. How often do you play a round and start off pretty well when you are just swinging and having fun."

nice Charger there, I like that color. I've got an 06 Charger R/T and I couldn't agree with you more. Insurance on it is actually not bad considering it's got a 5.7l V8 and very good performance considering the size and weight. people keep bringing up that a Charger is two doors, but I think this is one of the most…