I think you missed the point of the article. Could you buy a Dakar 959 from your Porsche dealer? No. You could however do so for the Bluebird SSS-R.

They may or may not be cars, but the Bowler Wildcat and Nemesis are rally ready right from the factory.

That truck is actually in the background. It's "fun" sized.

I think your terminology might be off a bit as to how the craft is powered. The 16,000 watt AuraGen system is just for lights, electronics, etc. Typical boat electronics bullshit - *not* for propulsion. The 16kW system is only about 20hp.

He did disregard a drive through + 5 second stop. BUT the rules allowed it.

Those LO assets though also have (or should have) the benefit of high speed and the ability to prosecute the fight from 50K altitude and whatever slant range you can get from your PGMs that you're letting loose. I think I recall that SDB could see a 60-mile glide from a typical F-22 release, and hit accurately enough…

Tyler, I genuinely like the content of your articles. As a piece of constructive criticism, you could have said this- and most of your articles- in far fewer words. You tend to repeat yourself and lose me (and assuming others) 1/2 to 3/4 of the way through because I'm reading what I read already.

The A-10 is the best at what it is but what it is isn't very nice.

Bottom line, they can say whatever reason they want for retiring it. But the real reason is that the air-frames are ageing ... we have already raided the bone yard for spare titanium components with less hours and now the current fleet is reaching air time and fatigue limits, there are no more spare parts and the…

Why cut it?

The A-10 can get there faster. But the F-16 can do the same, drop ordnance, strafe, etc just like the A-10. And in a warzone like Libya or Iraq, you're going to have multiple assets available in addition to fighters such as UAVs which would most likely already be over the area of operations.

I disagree. The A10 has no chance of survival in contested airspace today. Maybe 10 or 20 years ago but not today. Secondly, in uncontested airspace (Afghanistan) drones can do its job cheaper. The A10 is dead, good riddance.

I understand the many missions an A-10 can perform. But these same missions can be performed with a combination of platforms including UAVs, combat helos, and even light aircraft such as the Super Tucano.

This is a miserable graphic to use to illustrate a point. No one is comparing the F-15C to the A-10 except you. This whole article is not only too long, but ignorant of the realities that smart bombs, UAVs, and other aircraft can perform CAS in a more survivable manner than the A-10.

Lots of people have been commenting on this article being one thing or another, and I think they are missing one of the biggest take away points from this article. Tyler, I personally know three of the guys who are going to be Iraq's first Viper drivers, and they are awesome men, amazing pilots and very dedicated to…

For the foreseeable future, Iraq will be unstable at best. Allowing a country which may shift alliances drastically within the next decade to purchase weapons that would give parity with the United States' more stable allies in the region would be irresponsible at best. It would also be unlawful as anything beyond…

Unless something has changed after Silverstone, the FIA's stream is no longer free. They want 20 euros for the whole season.

I don't mention my skill nor badmouth anyone

06-08 Audi A3s are in her price range, but if you are trying to talk her into a Golf, then an Audi would be a stretch. For the money, a Golf is probably the right choice, but the 2012 to present Focus is pretty tempting. What does she drive now?

The Indy 500 was part of the 1950 F1 season.