I know how cheesy it sounds to say racing gave my life purpose and direction, but honestly it’s pretty accurate. For a long while I was feeling pretty adrift and unmotivated and my head wasn’t in the best place. I’ve loved cars and racing at least since I could formulate words. One day I got it in my head that I could…

Yea, that’s why Hurley Haywood was in the closet until last year.

It’s... not hard... but awkward, to be a bi amateur racer as well. It’s easy enough to pass as straight, but once those gay slurs come out(and they often do).... ack. Do I say something to stand up or say something and possibly fuck up access to a tool or pair of tires that lets you have another run?  

And I’m sure your mom gets the freshest fries when she comes to eat at the Burger King you co-manage.

“How is it an indicator of poor decision making?”

A good job? I don’t know if your employment would be considered a good job. Based on what I know, it sounds like a pretty terrible place to work.

that’s rich coming from a proudly bootlicking enforcer of petit bourgeoisie respectability politics.

Ah yes, the thread where a bunch of presumptuous fuckos shit on tattooed folks.

Don’t trust the Bitch in Apt 23 was amazing. Title hurt it, should have just been “Apt 23"

IndyCar is being broadcast on ABC, not NBC

All the hot takes about why this is bad are dumb:

She said in the wake of the movement, the optics of having women stand around a race circuit to appease the male gaze is questionable at best. Literally not a soul alive thinks they’re being forced to do it. Cripes.

Translation: “wah, women don’t like me and my troglodyte opinions, wah why do you have to keep pointing out how trash I am, wah wah wah”

Spot on.

like wild predictions about mid-engined corvettes, the commentariat never fails to deliver.

Good writing as usual, but I can’t help to think the comments on this post alone (let alone any post that is about gender disparity in the automotive industry) should be added to the list.

Bah, you types just can’t handle potentially losing to a girl... admit it, Bucko.

Yeah, it is pretty weird actually. I’ve never once felt like I was “losing”...something because a woman also enjoyed it. The more people enjoy something, more money goes into it, and keeps it alive that much longer - especially important in the advent of electric/autonomous cars.

Forget the article. This comment section alone depicts the sad state of affairs for women who like cars, and the bullshit they have to put up with.

And like clockwork, the troglodytes of Jalopnik have made an asshole the most-starred commenter on this post.