Well worth watching this docu on the crash, i watched it a few years back, they talk to the drivers, people who were injured & use computer modeling of the crash.

Hawthorn was squarely to blame. His lack of situational awareness caused everything after that-

No, they pulled out of all motor sports until AMG ran cars in the late 1960's. Mercedes factory teams didn't come back until 1985, with an F1 return as a supplier in 1994 and as a constructor in 2010.

You should have seen my face after moving from the US to Germany and searched mobile.de for a beater "gas" Mazda 323... and found none. Moments later I realized "petrol" was also a fuel choice, and my search results jumped to the 5 digit range I was expecting.

Another honorable mention: the raid on the Falkland Islands by the Vulcan bomber XM607-the longest bombing mission ever undertaken at that time. There's a gripping documentary about it:

That was my first thought. Every major series is pushing towards more energy efficient racing, and Le Mans is near the top of that list.

Kelly Johnson is a true American hero. Sadly, his legacy gets more and more lost in the mists of history every day.

How many diesel cars have you actually driven? I find the torque of the diesel to be very satisfiying, and not to mention how nicely it cruises on a long distance journey mate...

I think this would have been a more fair comparison if you had gotten the R8 TDi and were comparing it to an S8. Comparing a sports car to a sedan and then saying that gas beats diesel because the gas sports car was significantly more fun to drive is like saying a John Deere backhoe is a better piece of heavy…

Sure, gas is better in performance applications. Remind me what percentage of Americans care one iota about performance? Because last I checked, the best selling cars in this country were the most boring of beigemobiles, and manual transmissions sell so poorly that most models are dropping them completely. *That*…

you're comparing apples and pineapples and arguing that they're both a type of apple.

Small clean diesels are fantastic for economical driving.

Yes, when you get above six figures, gas is better than diesel.

It's true - pilots would actually complete spy missions knowing they've got missiles in the air to shoot them down, but the plane is so crazy fast they would just finish their scan and then wave bye bye to the missiles - not even using 3/4 throttle. There is no greater batshit crazy than the SR-71.

Didn't see yesterdays post asking about this, but surprised to see no joy for the R.A.F. Black Buck missions to the Falkland Islands. A total of 11 tankers to get 1 Vulcan from Ascension Island to the Falklands in the R.A.F.s longest bombing mission to date and arguably one of the most complex air refuelling missions…

When I become an internet billionaire, I'm going to start a company recreating this airplane as flying yachts for other billionaires.

Stories of these things outrunning missiles launched at them. That is NUTS!!!

Honestly, who cares about the pole? It's a 24 hour race. Think about it.

The Boeing 314 Clipper mentioned in #6 has always been one of my all-time favorites. It's a beautiful machine, a prime example of luxury flying at its finest. Sadly, none of the original 12 survive. There have been, from time to time, plans to recover one or both of the planes that were scuttled in the ocean. …

We talked to Allan McNish soon after getting back from the track, and while they still don't know exactly what happened to the Number 1 car at the Porsche Curves, on thing is for sure: Roughly zero parts of it could be reused after such a massive impact.