The Buran was actually independently developed. The necessity of a gliding re-entry was what determined the shape for the payload and mass requirements. The Delta-wing shape is common for supersonic flight and the useful payload carried in the ‘trunk’ was to be equal to that of the STS estimated requirements. The…

This reminds me of USSR’s Buran (copycat of NASA’s Shuttle) that traveled around on the back of a modified commercial jetliner (sound familiar?). The whole thing recked of espionage.

This is like the military hardware version of when I’m shopping online for something, like a Dremel bit set, and I go on eBay only to find someone in China who will sell me a Drumel bit set for 1/5 the cost of the real thing, but it takes 5 weeks to get to me and when it shows up it’s wrapped in packaging and oil that…

Your kidding right? Using a standard disc? No my friend, they have the new technology for these cars. Behold!

Can’t they just mail out the software update so owners can upgrade the cars themselves?

Most likely everything funnels down to the lowest tank and is pumped from there. That would give them more capacity with a bonus that the center of gravity gets better/lower as the race goes on and the elevated fuel is depleted first.

“Kids, I want you to know right now that college is overrated.”

something something manual.

Track Designers: We don’t want the drivers to cut the corners, so we added some pretty large speed bumps that should prevent them from cutting

Any photo taken without a polarizer should be disqualified from these wallpaper posts. We want to see the car, not a reflection of the sky.

The Bronco III never got the love it deserved.

I would be potential buyer, though I am scared off by “It’s only $160 to replace”, then why not do it? If you are charging 7 grand for the car, spend under 200 hundred to get a functional AC and can maybe get more.

Counterpoint. So pretty.

Must’ve been a pretty big track you tested it on, considering the size these things are compared to normal cars.

It’s just you. And everybody else. 

Is it just me or does the side profile look like a Mustang?

To work ~58 minutes - 1:10

I do 52 miles each way in the Detroit metro, if you can consider where I live to still be part of the metro! Luckily for me (not much luck, I totally knew it when I picked the position), I currently put about 80% of those commute’s miles onto work vehicles in various stages of prototype and production and often get…

I voted before seeing the Cats were removed, and now cannot change my vote. :(

Hot Wheel.