haven’t read this book (it’s on my shopping list) but from what i had read previously, there were effectively two schools of thought on the elevation of dick seaman and his tenure at MB. the most obvious one was from alfred neubauers autobiography, where he essentially lays out that he had noticed seaman racing ERAs…

Another good one is James Garner’s “The Racing Scene” from 1969. I worked for Jim that year as a member of his desert racing team. Garner was just a regular guy even though he wasn’t around the shop often.

Did you invent teleportation? I’m pretty sure you have to drive through Swedish cities and fly into Swedish airports to get to the Swedish forests.

For me, I’d have to say going to watch a rally race in person. I had to work the night before, I got to my friends house at 3am to drive 3hrs to be there for the opening stage and get a good spot. I’ve always loved rally racing and the chance to see it live was a chance I wasn’t going to miss. We get there and it was…

Because snow tires on dry pavement are really loud?

Too afraid to give anyone ideas.  If we’re all quiet, maybe the prices won’t go up.

Southern guy with roots dating back there to the 1700's and with ancestors who fought for the confederacy. Time for the fucking flag to go. Nobody in my family flew it or displayed it. Growing up it was always the most racist pieces of shit who had those things. The people displaying them now have absolutely zero clue…

What I actually meant was, Congrats Rory! Very much looking forward seeing the direction you take the site. ;)

Welcome. My advice to you is to keep me writing freelance racing stories and car reviews. That way the site won’t suck. IMHO

I talked to Rory on the phone for an hour two weeks ago. I told him about all of you. He knows your SSN, mother’s maiden name, town you were born in, your SO’s favorite ice cream. Do not fuck with him.

Hoping for STPR, if my wallet will allow it

Colin McRae and Nicky Grist

I’ve also learned the hard way that soldering is not a good solution in high-vibration automotive applications (read: race cars). The problem is not the solder joint itself - that holds just fine. It’s that it creates a stress point in the wire where the solder stopped wicking up the wire, which is where it breaks.…

That’s one of the ugliest splices I’ve ever seen. Might as well just use some crimping connectors if you wanna half-ass it. Here’s the right way to splice:

I don’t think soldering is the right way to do things in automotive modifications and repair. I make wiring repairs to vehicles every day and modify my own cars and my friends stuff outside of work and I literally have never soldered any connections on a car. I only use quality (not the plastic covered autozone ones)…

It’s a Nissan Hardbody with extra seats and a permanent camper shell. It’ll run forever and if you can bang two rocks together you can fix it. Solid choice

That toaster has been setting top 5 stage times at national championship events, just sayin.

Guys…

I’m sorry, but you’re full of it. Full disclosure: I own a F355 and am an independent exotic mechanic with decades of experience.