Actually, yes. I share garage space at COTA, Indy, etc typically with guys who have cars that are humdrum, like Gerhard Berger's F1 Benetton, ex Unser Indy cars, amongst others. Indy cars are cheapest to run but still pricey. The Benetton has a Judd V10 which costs a huge sum to lease each year. These guys, who spend…

Being able to buy those racers and run them are worlds apart. The P1 will be cheaper and more long lived. But for me, I prefer the looks of the older car.

I also need to add that one of our good friends has the LAST manual transmission equipped CTS-V wagons, and she got it by getting a GM VP to make sure it was built.

I know that it's no trend, but I have friend who has an S54 transplant in a 3 Series wagon, and she loves all fast, powerful wagons. And she's a three time national champion in autocross. So not all women hate wagons...

So it passed Customs? They graded it. Maybe they rescinded it's pass once it got past them.

If you own Fiat shares you get one Ferrari share per Fiat share at the spinoff. I'm not sure if there was a cutoff date you have to own Fiat by. All I know is that my family got their notice about getting Ferrari shares.

Sadly FSP is now the domain of front drive cars, but I think in two years I'll go back to Nationals with my Spitfire tweaked as far as the rules will allow, and I'm pretty sure it can at least trophy.

The 7-8 cars were ahead of their time. Classic in the old way, not at all. But a stiff platform and comfortable all in one. I find after owning 43 Triumphs that my least favorite is the TR6. Looks good, drives pretty well, but nowhere as nimble as a GT6 or Spitfire. For autocross I run in FSP in my Spitfire, and on…

A 6 is a good car, I've had four. But tbh, I preferred my TR7 for the drive from Indianapolis to upstate NY to visit family. Much more comfortable and easier to drive. Just not so much of the brute image. A TR8 coupe is about the best Triumph I ever owned, though my Spitfire is a close second. That car is much faster…

Lower a rubber bumper B and you have the best of both imo. Also, Sabrina Sykes gave name to the Triumph twin cam Le Mans engine of the late 50s also. Due to the twin huge lobes on the front of it.

Actually, a decent TR8 is hard to find under 10k now, and a TR6 at this price is going to be pretty ragged and iffy mechanically.

If it were a 79-81 with a 5 speed, then this is worth it. But the 4 speeds in this one are notorious for failing. The wedges ate actually really comfortable and easy to drive. With a header and a tweak or two they can be pretty quick. But this one is from a factory that had big quality issues. The last three years…

One redeeming quality of the CR-Z is it's a hell of an autocross car. That's all I got.

You really should note his Olympic successes. It's kind of disrespectful considering he feels that's his most noteworthy accomplishment.

A good thing to do is find the local Operation Lifesaver group and go to their next presentation. Trains are deceptively fast and believe it or not, quiet. I love trains as much as cars and am around tem all the time, but there is a safe way to do it. If your car is stuck on the tracks, leave it. Get everyone out,…

I wonder if these guys inspired Cooper's twin engined Mini? Was it Brabham or Cooper who crashed it when the sho u ft linkage threw one engine in reverse?

They were hanged. Pretty tame way to kill them compared to what IS does.

Ah, I was quoting ROW spec, not US cars. Also was from a guy I know in Dubai using their autodrome. So, yes, a US spec car would be lucky to break 13 at the strip.

Man, Stafford Springs has all kinds of wheeled events. Normal racing, LeMons at least once, I've done cycling races there, that place delivers way more fun than its size suggests. That was cool!

A 2003-2009 Jag XJR 4 door sedan weighs 3900 lbs and does a 1/4 mile in 11 secs...