How do you know Mary Barra was lying? I think you need to check your facts before you make accusations. I will just say that I'm done with this thread because you obviously cannot get my point and are constantly adding in additional arguments not relevant to my point.

When Detroit screws up, it also makes the media. Yes, they may be good at hiding it at times, but when it comes to light, no one turns a blind eye. Maybe you don't recall the Dateline rigging of Silverados to explode on side impact for dramatic effect in their story. I'm tired of people claiming unfair treatment of…

I just wish that Mr. Musk did this without the quibbling to the media about unfair treatment. My Dad taught me that life is unfair and you don't bitch about it, you just do it. In the end, it is you that can sleep at night and feel good about what you've accomplished. I'm sorry, Mr. Musk, that you feel Detroit is…

Wait a minute...so there was a BMW in the group, and he wasn't the one being the prick? I'm so stunned that an internet gross over-generalization has turned out to be false. I just hope I never find out that everyone DOESN'T use the internet only for porn...

Yeah, wow. So I guess now it's fair game for any of us make wild record claims, eh? If that's the case, then I'm selling a special edition of the '76 Pinto in celebration of breaking the record at 295 mph in mine that one time when no one was looking. For $1.5 mil, the special edition offers fast food grease stains…

So no Senna doodle in America, huh? Bad form, Google. Maybe this is why you don't allow -1's on your Google+ page...

But I'm tired of having to go to Canada to get anything good.

Ahh, the sound (or lack thereof) of increased efficiency.

Years ago, after driving (my) 350Z and (a friend's) Caymen S at a track event, I found the Caymen was a far better driving experience despite the Z being a smidge quicker. It changed my view of Porsches being 2x expensive for nothing; engineering 'magic' is apparently expensive. Is it worth 2x? Well, depends on what…

Andrew, the auto boys have been working on aero for a long time already and are members of SAE. They are bound by the designers (who are trying to make cars appealing to their customers) and the demands of the customers (roomy, comfortable). About a decade ago, a friend of mine at GM spent months tacking on lumps of…

I agree with you. The FIA has been trying to tackle this problem for a while now because the reliance upon clean air makes for boring racing. What people love to see is that bonsai dart to the inside just before the chicane for the pass. That just can't happen if you have to stay 4 car lengths back to keep your wings…

Sorry, Travis, I just can't bring myself to like it. The shots from the B-pillars forward get me excited, but then it loses me in the back. It looks like a whippet that's scared and has its tail tucked between its legs. If Porsche was going to wave the middle finger at their core customer base, they should've just…

It looks like there's another lift under the car. I think these are secondary so the car doesn't wobble much.

I support you. I don't see how this is going to end up becoming like any other privately owned race track. This is clearly a case where the 'ring fanatics need to be involved and be able to control the fate of this historic landmark. If these investors were a bunch of die-hard racers, I would say privatization is a…

This seems, to me, to be the most logical answer based on our current laws. I don't know if it's all states, but in WI if you take your horse-drawn carriage to the pub, get blotto, then hop in your carriage and pass out while the horse takes you home, you get a DUI. According to the law, you are responsible for…

So is that how the world ends? Someone stuffs a Bully Dog in their ultra-large container ship, begins rolling coal which then blocks out the sun and kills us all? lol.

When I was a kid, I absolutely loved flying with my dad in his Cessna 172. I had always hoped that someday I would be able to share a similar experience with my kids. But Cessna/Textron seems to have abandoned that business for the reasons you mentioned. I'm almost certain now that my kids will never get to experience…

Unfortunately, the feds require photographic proof that said vehicle has been destroyed. Stripping them down doesn't count. I'm fuzzy on the specifics, but my understanding is that the shell has to be structurally dismembered (non-repairable) to be considered destroyed.

Why didn't Akerson, Whitacre or Wagoner jump on it? It's due to an interesting irony that exists in our upper society; despite having mountains of cash, they simply can't afford the sh!ts to give.

They just had the second meeting at the Daytona 24. Word has it they are shooting for a stand-alone event in 2016, then launch of a new series in 2017 (as mwoodski mentioned). I'm hoping they can maybe pull ahead an exhibition event in 2015. I'll be trying to patiently wait!