No Super-Mega Big Gulp? They ain’t no ‘Muricans; Them’s foreigners!

Have some humility, would you? You used the completely wrong case to make your already obvious point, it’s been gently explained why, yet you adhere to your entitled self-righteousness. That makes your original point kinda worthless.

I think so too. The ability to pick up and go on a Friday after work or on a moment’s notice makes tracking a lot more fun. And the sedan archetype sure helps with cooler, camping gear, etc.

Right, that works for you. For those of us who live in little beach houses on tiny oh-my-god expensive lots, and who must park their daily in urban parking lots, a big truck, trailer and storage is a bigger headache and a deal-breaker.

No, it all depends on the car. If it’s carbureted with race cams, sure, it’ll suck in traffic. But otherwise EFI (and a cushion + earplugs) makes it doable for many series of cars, vintage and modern alike.

Nope. Track days aren’t racing (those who forget receive black flags). Paganis were never built to race or meet any racing standard. Your mom’s minivan “could” be raced but that doesn’t make it a race car.

But some people here actually race in actual race cars (not Sweden’s mom’s disused wagon)

Yeah, there’s a knowitall in this thread who would have you believe that!

Exactly. A little creativity and a few workarounds make driving to the track a cinch (and the savings is enormous). I fit two tires and a cooler in the passenger side, a duffel behind the cage, and two tires and a chair on a cheap trunk rack. The rest, including spares, fits in the trunk. I only lack shade, which I…

I bring my tools and obvious spares. AAA and fellow racers are rather helpful in getting home, as is Uber, car rental, etc. It beats the cost and hassle of a tow vehicle, trailer and storing said vehicle and trailer.

It’s about the joy of driving your race car to the track, and there are plenty of other threads for you to troll.

Built to meet the various safety and homologation standards of a recognized race sanctioning body.

Exactly. Perfect example.

They’d have shot him dead the moment he pulled over, justified it with some BS “he was reaching/he charged me” crap, then wait for their “medal of valor” to arrive.

Okay, so your mom’s minivan is a “race car.” We get it.

This is why series like Miata Challenge are so great. Leave your air conditioning in the car, maybe pull a cheap trailer for track rubber, drive to the race, then drive home.

Not a race car.

It’s not. Never was. It’s pure marketing incompetence.

The problem isn’t HIV, it’s that he’s had it for years and was hiding it from his sex partners, even paying $10 million+ to keep it quiet. Most of Fiat’s buyers are women so this and the fact he hires prostitutes by the dozen makes him an astonishingly poor brand ambassador. It's the product of gross incompetence.

Spent a lifetime in that business: Fiat is by far the worst auto marketer in the industry. Their judgement and advertising choices are deeply flawed, with Sheen being a perfect example. Anyone able to read a Q score knows he tarnishes rather than lifts brands. What were they thinking?!