Regardless Diesel is going to go away, not just in the US, but Europe and eventually the world. It’s chief selling point was a little better mileage than gasoline, and low end torque. However it is inherently dirty especially compared to alternatives. The Trucking industry is moving toward natural gas since it is…

Never been inspected before going on track in Germany. That said, unlike the US, Germany has very strict inspection on all licensed vehicles. When Michelin stopped producing the model of tire my Yamaha came with originally, I could not switch to the new equivalent tire from Michelin, as that was not on the list of…

To bad it was in a year when the racing has been, surprisingly good, But, the Monaco grad prix, was so very boring. Thank god for Button, at least attempting a pass on track... to bad for Wehrlein it was not successful.

The good news... for Canada, Honda will have upgrades that will add 10 more HP... no news on reliability, but McLaren has some improved aero packages coming to them in Canada as well... but again, no news on reliability. I suspect there is an APB out for the entire reliability dept at Honda, last word was they are in…

And the ecomentalists brag about how ratcheting up the emission regulations improves innovation... yup... they are being innovative.

He drove for Marrussia in F1. As much as I love F1, being in the right car at the right time makes all the difference. IndyCars are more about the Driver, so you have a better chance to stand out. And Oval racing, driver skill is important, but being smart about where you want to be at what point in the race is far…

Yes it is sad that people feel the need to post such stupid comments, but lets not kid ourselves about racism in Japan. Japan is far more racist than the US. I can’t count the number of times I’ve walked into a business in Japan and been told, “ NOOO Gaijin.” Or the alternative, sorry, we are closed, when obviously it…

Automatic transmission, in a Chevy Cruze. Actually it’s so Crappy it pretty much put a nail in the coffin for me and GM. Thankfully it was a rental car.

Italy tends to take fatalities extremely seriously. Look at the court cases over Ayrton Senna’s death. And you have to say that Ayrton understood the risks, and took them on knowingly. And I am not talking civil law suites for money, it was criminal case brought by the government. I am sure there will be at least an…

I got a graphing calculator in the late 80's when they first came out. Was not allowed to use it on most my algebra or trig tests. during class it was fine, but not on tests... but my German teacher was fine with me using it during tests. She never even questioned it.

Very much so... but in the middle of Washington State, there are a couple of counties that are notorious speed traps.

Have you ever seen the crap that passes NY inspection.

That started back in the late 80's or early 90's I think. A Priest wrote a sermon, advising people to be good Christians in all of their life. The gist of it was that to many people are good Christians when people are looking, but get behind the wheel of a car and they are rude and mean. He suggested that if they…

Probably different in different states. Last time I took a traffic safety class the cop teaching it said it was technically illegal, but it is not something they will stop you for, you have to be involved in a crash for them to cite you. The explanation was that ideally they want it only to be used for turning into…

I’ve done 170 on my own bike, I’d the to do it on the back of a bike. Unless you can get down behind the windscreen, the air practically rips your head off. Your boss is a cruel man.

Generally I disagree with so much of the advice given to first timers, but in this case I would agree. First, my advice on a first bike; buy something that will not bother you if you drop it and scratch it. If your financing it’s probably going to bother you that you scratched it. Every motorcyclist I know, has some…

On one of my first rides after I started riding, I cam up on a bunch of cars stopped in the road. They where stopped to look at a Black Bear that was going window to window like a pan handler. Probably asking for picnic baskets. (which I did not have on my CBR600) My first thought was my Motorcycle safety class in…

Speaking for myself, Wheeler Dealer OUGHT to be the bottom of that spectrum, it really is not what I would call brilliant. It’s just so much better than almost anything else out there it ends of being the bar by which other shows are measured by default.

About 8 years ago, I was heading into town, mostly to find some place cool, but also out of boredom at home. As I drove past a turn off that headed into the woods, I got a spur of the moment impulse to go exploring. Several hours later I was turning off a heavily rutted dirt track that had a number of 4wheelers, onto…

Who ever came up with the title to this article is doing this kid, and Stanford, and everyone that does not read the article a real disservice. I may not agree with this kids politics, or much of the politics on this web site, but it is completely clear this kid got into Stanford because of the long list of things he…