I can argue with it. Retiring to the DC area (3 of the top 4) would be a terrible idea. Insane traffic, high costs, and no other retired people that want to move at a leisurely pace. If you don’t already live there, there’s no way you’re going to afford a house. Alexandria? Arlington? You’re talking at least 750k to…

yeah, 4 of the top 8 are DC suburbs. They would be TERRIBLE places to retire. Cost of living is very high, traffic is insane. Does a 75 yr old person want to deal with traffic, fighting for a parking spot, and waiting 30 minutes for a table? No, they want to stroll into applebees and get seated immediately.

Yeah, but what do you know about car dealerships? :)

What is the average life of a Direzza tire, about 2 days? (I’ve put the hurt on these at the track many many many times)

Too bad Viper the TV show isn’t on netflix! It was ahead of it’s time... Drones!

#1 AND #2!!!

Funny that you mention hot v8 camEro’s... I was driving a 300Z that got hit by the sorry for party racing Camaro at NHMS a few years ago. They put their front tire where my passenger mirror was supposed to be when they missed the message about braking for a turn.
I really appreciate that you and the rest of the team…

haha. yes, only in nascar. Could nascar survive without wrecks? I mean, they straight up changed the rules this year in a way that encourages big wrecks. On TV, crashes are cool. In reality, not so much.
Safety has come a long way. My crapcan racecar is MUCH safer than most pro-built race cars from 25 years ago. I can…

I agree with you about HPDE’s. My previous experience was autocross a long time ago. I jumped into Lemons, and I did ok. Later, I went back and did some HPDE’s, and they are are a great way to learn how to handle a track and car control.

Good. I haven’t raced in lemons in 2-3 years. I’m glad to hear they are reviewing their policy on what going off track means.

Yes, but she also said it was acting funny for a bit and then was OK. I’m not trying to say she fucked up or that I wouldn’t have done the same thing. I know she didn’t fuck up, Stef knows her shit and I have HUGE respect for her. It hurts to read this article and I’m really really glad she wrote it so that we can all…

We did when we got flagged for putting our car that stalled in the grass instead of limping it along at 15mph on the track. We re-started it and went back out. Got flagged, explained it, and were told to ‘fix’ the car so it wouldn’t stall again. It was a driver issue, not the car, so we wrapped tape around something…

I’m glad you’re starting to get better. Love your writing.

Did you keep the car on the track because you knew you’d get flagged by the Judges for pulling off and driving the car in the grass?


I really like 24HoursOfLemons. It’s what got me into racing. Sadly, it’s accidents like this and the Miata accident a few months…

you do need some air gap to breath. The other problem with most helmets is that if you close the visor, it will instantly fog when you breathe. This is a risk if there’s debris or a fire, which is why some helmets have forced air. You can close up the helmet better and allow the driver to breathe.

Right?! No windshield? These things crash all the time and throw parts like a crushed lego car. I’ve been in races where engine parts and deer have smashed windshields. The idea of racing something with out a windshield is insane.

Sure, i just hope at this level, for a car that is just a roll cage (all those body panels are just for show), there would be some real CAD engineering here.

ha. that’s awesome. Hopefully that person in the civic realized what just happened to him.

without a doubt, the people building these things are smarter than I am about roll cage design. Hopefully, everyone will take another look at how their cage is designed after this accident. Also, helmet design. Maybe the future SA2020 standards should include better face protection

Stadium Super Trucks Driver Lost His Jaw In Massive ROLL CAGE FAILURE.

The problem is that the fuel system is pressurized, so even if you put the fire out, gas just keeps coming (even after the kill switch is flipped and the fuel pumps stop). I saw a car burst a fuel line under the hood. Even the in-car fire extinguisher system couldn’t put it out. The fire went out, and then lit back up…