Oh yeah. For sure. Fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

When you are applying a 'design esthetic' that is by definition the opposite of 'form follows function.' Form follows function means that the engineer designed the thing for function, and what it looks like is because of what it does. See the picture of the Britten elsewhere in this thread. That bike was designed for…

How about the most extreme autosport? Nothing with rollcages will ever be as extreme as the IOM TT.

Yes, of course, reliability, a defined and measurable property, is a myth. So is thermodynamics. SMH.

This is just about the furthest from 'form follows function' as could possibly be. The shapes of each component seem to be highly styled w/o regard to the required function. Consider the shape of the front girder blades - curved for style, not strength. Likewise the front fender supports - pretty swoopy, but not…

I think that you are falsely conflating reliability and preservation. No one would call Ferrari's highly reliable, but they have high preservation because of rareness and desirability. Even after wear out failures start on a Ferrari (early on) they get the work to keep them going, because they retain value due to name…

Now they just have to delete the suck.

Looks like it might have been a helicopter submarine after all: Reuters Fri 0230 - Swedish military calls off hunt for suspected submarine.

Maybe, but power windows, power door locks, power mirrors, power seats w/ heat and 27 way adjustment, AC, satnav w/bluetooth and blahblahblah, and the all that nvh damping to make the silence of the tombs so deep we have to pipe in engine noise, - none of that helps make anything but bloaters. People think they're…

Because 2300 pounds is not a light car. 1700 pounds is. Every single new car on the road is a bloater. That's what you can't get hardly anymore in any body style - a light car. What's left? Caterhams, Ariels, and that's about it. Once upon a time you could get a hatchback that weighed less than a ton, and they were…

Thanks - the who owns what gets a bit hard to follow with these guys.

Thanx - the who owns what game is hard to follow sometimes.

Any idea what this will do to the Caterham Moto2 team?

The Clash will always be a thing, and that thing will always be The Only Band That Matters. This Lotus will also always be a thing and that thing is Crack Pipe. Nice at half the price.

I bet that handles like a drunken duck with a broken leg. Also, if you are the type of ass that thinks rolling coal is cool, or some sort of eff you to the environment, do something performance oriented and ride a 2 stroke bike - at least they smell good.

Reading comprehension failure: "The Scat Pack name dates back to 1968 when Dodge used started using it on cars like the Dart and Super Bee. At the time, Scat Enterprises — a 51-year-old maker of crankshafts and performance parts — sent a cease-and-desist letter ordering Dodge to stop using the name, claiming they…

Once upon a time my Mom owned one of these labeled as a Montero. I borrowed it to go with some friends on a ski trip, and nearly wrecked it because the gas and brake pedals (slushbox for Mom, of course) were so close together that I had to be very careful not to get both together. I wound up tipping it into neutral…

Thanks, and you are right - unless you're a prodigy, you have to learn 'slow thing fast' before you can 'fast thing fast,' and even most prodigies start that way.

And there you have it- proof that money can't buy brains.