These were fairly popular about 10-15 years ago. Fortunately, I haven’t seen them in a while.

I stumbled on a vintage rally in the Austrian alps while taking a day off on a business trip last year. I had never heard of it, but they had everything. Bugatti(s) from the 20s, countless rare Porsches, American muscle, British classics, old winning rally cars- hundreds of cars, all of them there to be driven hard…

That was the "other" Stef announcing.

Hey, that's me staged right behind you!

Fuel injector cleaner isn't too important with all the detergents in the fuel nowadays, but the intake system cleaner is awesome for cleaning the idle air control, throttle plate and valves. If you have a direct injected car, the valves get very dirty since they are not being constantly washed with fuel and are…

Great work Stef, but you missed one Porsche. http://mazdarati.kinja.com/my-awesome-kid…

I went through my photos but couldn't pick you out. Instead, here's a picture of my kid in the following Porsche parade. http://mazdarati.kinja.com/my-awesome-kid…

I was watching from T1. Man, that R8 was flying (I had no idea it was McNish—makes sense now). I was impressed that the first 4-5 cars were mostly keeping up, but the rest of the pack was a good half lap behind.

Any retractable hardtop options?

The pay driver issue has me a bit conflicted. On one side, the money allows teams like Marussia to exist, and that is good for the sport. I would be really annoyed only watching the billion dollar powerhouses. On the other hand, it doesn't always allow the best drivers to compete in the pinnacle of motorsport.

I had a buddy who drove a faded International Scout. The producers of Born on the Fourth of July (I think) borrowed it for a week of filming in exchange for a shiny new paint job. I figured it would be a typical Maaco paint job, but it turned out to be one of the nicest paint jobs I had seen. He got a great deal.

Even better to use one of these. They work wonders for cutting the tail off sub-flush so you will never have those nasty sharp edges.

It was Ricardo Rosset. He was full of sweet moves like this one.

Right. 4 doors. Cargo space. Affordable. Fast. Fun to drive. Economical. Only an idiot would buy one.

Oh I get it. They don't cost enough and people who buy them aren't rich. You're right. pretty lame.

Have you ever rebuilt or tuned a carburetor?

Sure, but ideally a fuse doing the same thing would have already blown.

True. But if the battery is spread out on the track it is no longer a battery. No voltage whatsoever until it is reunited. The scenario is a corner-case, but should be monitored an planned for regardless.

Exactly. No earth ground like terrestrial AC power.

In the chemical solution, theoretically, you wouldn't just throw away the energy. Just occupy the molecules with something more interesting for a while. I think it is an interesting concept. But you are right. Fire and explosions are bad, but if they are designed to explode safely, no more voltage.