At this point, you’re a complete fool if you believe a word that man says.

 Outside of Saudi Arabia, rich Saudis do things that would make Caligula blush. 

I don’t think a slight whiff of hypocrisy is a problem for them if it means even more money.

No, but they like money and oil so that helps.

Pretty decent write up. Emphasis needs to be added that the charter agreement that 13 of the 15 teams signed not only include language waiving their right to sue for anti-trust, but also the fact that NASCAR would also own the likeness rights to the teams for the durations of the charters.

And I don’t get the appeal of stuff like F1. Seems boring.

Not sure how you can watch the Freedom 500, which at it’s core is just oval racing with very loose rules, and not understand why NASCAR is the biggest motorsport in the US.

Will the Saudis want to get involved in a sport who’s roots are in fighting prohibition?

Hindsight tells me I should have sold everything I owned and lived in a tent. Worked 80-90hrs a week and buy on of these brand new.

Since when does a police department actually pay for a “community engagement” vehicle? Around me they’re all either cars seized from drug dealers or free surplus MRAPs.

Congress: “Every pair of pants must be outfitted with an AM radio!  Didja know cellphones don’t work during zombie hurricanes?”

I’m of the firm belief that AM radio is important and to be preserved. Not everyone has a cell phone, not everyone has access to reliable charging and reliable income to pay the monthly bill, but everyone needs access to information on severe weather or other disasters. Plus, as union-hardrolls pointed out, AM radio…

AM bands typically are longer wavelengths, which don’t fit into tiny cell phone antennas. To make it more compact a large chunk of ferrite can help, but it doesn’t do it all. The radio reception for tiny receivers use the headphone as the antenna, but that’s not necessarily the right length to be properly tuned.

It wouldn't be possible to fit it into a cell phone because of the necessary antenna.

I used to have a cell phone that had an FM radio tuner in it, but it only worked if you plugged in a pair of headphones, because it used the headphones wire as the antenna. Phones don't come with headphones jacks anymore, though.

Boom, you’re spot on. AM radio is how conservative and religious organizations get the word out to their audiences. What would they do without it?! No more 700 WLW to tell them how to think? My father would be lost without his AM radio.

Technologically, AM radio is probably the cheapest, most robust way to reach the most people quickly.

Agreed. The fact that nearly nobody has an AM radio anywhere but in their car and that it might be the last lifeline in the event of something tragic - it seems like a reasonable expectation that all cars would continue to have it.

First of all, I always take cost estimates like those with a large grain of salt. “3.8 billion dollars between now and 2030" parceled out over an estimated 85 million cars sold between 2025 and 2030 (17 million per year) is about $45 per car. Not the end of the world. Also not the use of the word “could,” not “would.”…

I’m of the belief that it should stay for public safety stations and weather notifications.