well, 2 anyway...one is just a bike.

Counterpoint: 700 horsepower is too many anyway.

The timing of this is perfect. Last night my 10 year old enlightened me on his theory that every pit stop for Lightning McQueen was the equivalent of hand and foot transplant surgery, and he must be a tough guy.

Yes, you just described a wastegate, which is the name of the thing you are describing.

Wastegate. So, if the turbo starts overboosting, the wastegate opens, forcing exhaust to bypass the turbo.

HEADLINE should have been:

Having spent at one point in my life, no exaggeration, 40+ hours on the phone being jerked around by a local court system attempting to figure out what happened to a fine that I had paid, after they told me I had to show up in court (2 states away) because they had no record of me paying it... I salute this man.

Seriously. Where are the droves of journalists and internet commentariate that are up in arms about power output of the Miata? Here’s the Jalopnik timeline for the 86.

NO!