Dude, there’s my car.

Rusty, listen to your mother!

this is the only thing that comes to mind for this story.

Endurance racing is endurance. The race is surviving.

Damn, David, I’m not one to gush, but this is the kind of content that keeps me coming back. It’s not just a report of “Here’s something that happened” but rather it’s a dive into why it happened, complete with sweet sweet math to back it up!

The poor litter feller probably kept up for the first mile or so...

Shhh... He didn’t understand a thing from the article and he thought that the Jeep was towing, not being towed.

Comprehensive insurance probably will though, subject to your deductible. I would assume that anyone with a brand-new $60K Jeep and an RV probably has decent insurance.

I mean...I might be interested. What’s a Hellcat crate motor, Michael? Ten dollars?

“Why do we need to subject modern cars and racers to such a beating?” Well, there already exists a race series that runs on perfectly smooth tracks and its generally boring as hell until the rain comes. See F1.

With the 12 Hours happening again this weekend, teams have been working on their compromised setups to get their cars to function properly at this unique track. Teams have developed workarounds for the bumpiness of the Sebring surface over the years. Cars need extra ride height to avoid bottoming out, but not so much…

Every track has its own character. The teams either adapt to it or they stop running there. The problem, if it is in fact a problem, is therefore self correcting.

Bradley, hot take is hoooootttt.

Isn’t the challenge the point? Should nobody race in the rain, either? Adaptability of the drivers is what separates the good or the one-trick ponies from the great. And not just the drivers, but which team can come up with the best compromise package for the conditions without shaking apart and then something very dif…

While im not against a repave, i think the arguement for it to be easier on cars is wrong.

Classics can have separate circuits, but most often they are simple front/rear separation. Not diagonal like modern cars.

You serious Clark?

But, a v10 sports car affects the manufacterer’s CAFE satandards as a Car, even though it is less likely to be used as an everyday car than a truck. It is subject to the Gas Guzzler tax. It can’t be fully written off as a business expense. The issue isn’t that trucks exist, it’s that they are treated specially despite…

Pickup trucks are being used as everyday transportation so they should meet the exact same standards for fuel efficiency as other passenger vehicles. The government has created incentives for this arms race by having easier regulations for “light trucks”. Fix the incentives and maybe things will come back into balance.

The pressure doesn’t need to be put on the sticker price directly. As mentioned, there are relaxed standards for truck emissions that could be tightened. While this could cause some trucks to go up in price, it should also help bring into play a more efficient (more areo, lower ride, better emissions) truck that could…