This is actually what a “road rally” is, it has very little to do with stage rallying. The navigator is meant to not only call turns, but also track pace and tell the driver to make up time or burn it. At checkpoints you want to hit the prescribed time, not beat it. That time is generally set by the organizers at…

Weight. Also, the smaller the car is, the straighter the road is.

Target fixation. Humans tend to go where they look, which is why racing drivers always look ahead to the next apex, and NEVER look at the wreck unfolding in the periphery.

There’s two rally legends in this list. If anyone wants to get rid of their mkII Escort I’ll trade you a Saturn convertible or whatever Jalopnik thinks is cool. I’ll give you two Saturns if you have the Yenko Citation.

That’s terrifying. I expect to be able to place the tires somewhere specific without thinking about the steering input. I wish automakers would stop processing inputs.

Yeah I was generous with the prices. The only M engine I’ve ever tried to buy was an S14, and the cheapest I found was $15k. And it was a donor, needed to be stripped to the crank. I decided to just tune the M10 I had.

If you haven’t driven one, how do you know they’re absolute shit? I helped restore a Europa, and it was like working on a race car. I don’t think refinement was one of the goals. The gearbox was shit, but it’s Renault. Just saying that Tesla could take advantage of the panel beating talent in their backyard, they…

Believe it or not, you couldn’t build the 1600ti for what it sold for. It’s not a track toy, Korman is more of an early Singer/Alfaholics outfit. 1600ti is one of the rarest 02 models to start with, there isn’t another on BAT to compare. The S38 will cost you 15k now if you’re lucky, then you have to pay for the…

When did “hand-built” become a pejorative? The cars at Pebble Beach are hand built, I’m sure Tesla can afford the same panel beaters. Hand fitting panels is how you get perfection, if you spend the money and time.

Before the 90s, you controlled your own traction. I go to events where there isn’t a single car on track using driver’s aids, and we all manage. For a long time, traction in racing was tire limited, and likewise race-derived sports cars and homologation specials communicated before they bit you. At this point, I’m…

I got to ride both of them, they had loaners at dealers near the factory. I immediately got on that list too... the SM would have been an incredible city bike.

You could still buy a used Alta for a song, they were only 12k brand new. I haven’t ridden the KTM, but Zero isn’t in the same league that Alta was. By the time the batteries start to go hopefully there would be more “crate” components available for a retrofit. It was basically a hot rod project anyways.

Ok fine, but you’ll have to park it behind the cafe

Put away the scarecrow bud, I never said that. Key word “collector” cars. Key word “cool” stuff. If you can find a Piguet pocket watch for $20 I’ll buy it from you for $40 and sell it for $150,000. Nobody remembers those from their childhood, and they’ll be collectible forever. Desirable things that drop out of…

I assumed by low profile you were referring to the image you posted. Unless the scale is playing tricks on me, no way those wheels survive a stage with those tires on em...

Does it matter? The damn thing will weigh 7000 pounds. Avoid corners at all costs.

It’s the next best thing if you can’t find a pre-65 coupe!

I’ve never seen low profile gravel tires, at least in racing compounds. Flex = traction on rough surfaces.

I read somewhere that the Giulia Super was the sweet spot of the 105s for a b-road non-racing car. Never had the pleasure of driving one myself.

Even if some of the prices seem outrageous, you’ve gotta come to terms with the possibility that this is the new normal in collector cars. If there’s a project car you’ve always wanted to buy, you waited 5 years too long. The end of ICE is in view and that makes the scarcity even more palpable. The cool stuff (and the…