If they're that colorful (and plentiful) he may want to see a doctor...

According to the Pilot, the problem wasn't with the engine, but rather his operation of it. He didn't add Carburetor heat in an instance where the weather permitted ice to form in the throat, which resulted in a loss of power.

A check of the engine prior to takeoff (called a run-up) is standard procedure, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the pilot in this video performed one. Also, it's possible that if the power loss was due to water contamination in the fuel (the ground looks wet in the video), the water may not have reached the…

I'm not a pilot, but I have taken a few lessons. All I was taught to do with the engine in the pre-flight check was to check the oil, make sure the chain driving the prop isn't broken, and generally make sure nothing looks horribly wrong.

the Datsun Go is not a McLaren F1.

OTOH, maybe this guy was just setting up a public autocross and was genuinely confused when the enthusiastic BRZ driver sped off angrily.

If the guy truly had a gun, the driver wouldn't have had a chance. That lethargic BRZ acceleration would've been like shooting a stationary target.

Cancelling brown is a school boy error. Canning the green is a full blown tragedy

Don't drink and drive. It's safer to taxi.

Thank you for proving my point. :)

They are attempting to keep their tires up to temperature.

My guess is that they found it, made some kind of back-channel deal with the Russians to keep it out of the public eye, and now it's mysteriously "gone away."

No way! F1 is about precision, handling, carry-through speed, and driver skill. The complete opposite of Lamborghinis. What we need is a new type of race where manufactures race their insane concepts against each other. Like Hotwheels! I wanna see this:

I think that by the time these suckas actually get to fire shots in anger, I will have learned more about this airframe than I have about the English language.

Of course. That's why we didn't even put any picture from the video up top. This is a situation where it is news, but there is no reason why someone should see it if they don't want to. We understand a lot of people don't want it published, but it is already out there elsewhere. Some people want to see and understand…

Nope. That's aftermath. Math comes next, and it ain't gonna be pretty.

My wife would like to start a support group with Dave's long suffering girlfriend.

OK, let me see if I have this whole C-27 debacle right.

Sure, black's never out of style, whether you're going out for groceries or annexing the Sudeatenland. The first actual run of Beetles was in this blue-grey color — that'd be an interesting one, too.