I think a number of places can probably equal Michigan on the Rust and cold factor. I came from MT to NY with my 95 Dodge Ram. In Mt they use gravel and a chemical de-icer at intersections. My truck had a little minor surface rust. When I got to NY I constantly got comments on how well I maintained my truck and asked…

First corner in ANY race is often difficult any experienced driver knows to be ready for anything. The first corner at CoTA is a blind corner you cannot see the apex until you are already into the corner. It’s impossible to know what Lewis’s intention was, but going wide like that in that corner is common. It happened…

Thing is Nico recovered the lead so regardless of what happened in the first corner he lost the race when he went off track and Hamilton was able to pass him.

A friend of mine worked at the Red Cross blood bank, he got called in one night as one of the Hospitals needed some blood that the red cross did not have in their stocks locally. We left to go to the blood bank to wait for a state trooper to bring the blood in from another town. the town was about 2.5hrs away if you…

Well considering that many cars these days produce cleaner air at the tail pipe than the air in many major cities I would have to say that the majority of air pollution these days likely does not come from most your new cars. In fact I remember in the 80’s a guy invented a device to test emissions of cars driving past…

Which is why I pretty much new as soon as I saw the adds the movie would likely suck. The origin story was already done by J.M. Barry, so why go and re-invent the wheel. Just tell that story, and probably enlighten all the people not aware of this story. Granted it probably would have been hard to do in a way that…

I don’t think it is so much that they want to make the car drive like an idiot human. However humans have learned what to expect from other humans and how to react to them. However an autonomous car may not know to do things in a way that we humans understand. As a result a human crashes into an autonomous car because…

Yeah for all the talk on here a while back about making motorcycle journalism that does not suck... lanesplitter seem to be doing a very good job of... sucking. Just what I want.. yet another journalist getting on their bully pulpit to tell me what I can and cannot handle, and what I should or should not ride. If I…

Yeah I can’t ever really recall not pumping my gas in NJ. The couple times I had someone say something I responded in German... they just walk away.

As long as Obama is President it does not matter what anyone else suggest for a policy. Had Obama funded and supported Rebels during the Arab spring revolts we might not be in this mess. Had Obama taken some kind of action, even if just a few well placed air strikes or his favored drone attacks when Assad challenged…

I would not use before inflation, I would plan on an average of 7% inflation over your lifetime, and figure you need to equal that to maintain your savings or beat it to earn money. Also realize there is not just one number for inflation. If you calculate it with 1990 method we are currently just under 4% inflation.…

One thing to keep in mind is Buffet has averaged, if I remember correctly, about 12%. A lot of people think it is impossible to do better than this, which is completely false. Warren Buffet has even said he invest Billions of Dollars, it restricts how he can invest. He has said if he had less money to invest the…

It really depends who is asking and if I have an idea as to why, or what their angle is. I generally do not feel comfortable talking specifics, but I am more inclined to talk in generalities, if I think I know why they are asking and it is probably harmless. I’m probably more inclined to reveal more to someone in a…

Knock on wood I have not had really any really bad track day experiences. The worst I had was going to Hochenheimring after they redesigned it, taking out the forest section. There was a limit of vehicles allowed out on track at any one time (as I recall it was 35 but not certain) but for motorcycles they seemed to be…

Strangely enough you can often get a better price if you finance. After you own the car just pay off the loan with the cash you have. It can help your credit and in some cases you may actually get a lower price. Also paying cash is a red flag to dealers that you may be a buyer for an export company, so the dealer may…

Yes you can change them, but I have not had any luck finding what sizes I need. The first Helmet I bought the guy told me it should fit overly tight and after wearing it, it would conform to my face. Never did after many hours watching TV wearing a helmet and many hours riding with it I trimmed the pads to fit but…

Time to get back in touch with the guys at the dealership I got my R6 at in Germany... have them send me some body panels. Sadly I suspect it is more than colors we are missing out on.

The thing is the team order made zero sense. In most cases it has to do with helping the second driver in the championship standing. Since neither driver is in championship contention that does not make sense. The other reason is if the driver behind is likely to be able to get past traffic ahead an thus get points…

The thing is it really maters who you are. A photographer can be replaced easily enough, a team not so much, and team like Ferrari they can get away with a lot more than others.

Well since most theft is from the TSA employee's... yeah this changes nothing.