Slingshot? Compound bow?

Kimi can’t hang around forever, and he’s starting to make uncharacteristic errors in the last few races (and getting extra-cranky on the radio). He’s still better than Giovinazzi, but I can see him staying too much longer.

They don’t have to weigh the same, they just can’t be under the minimum weight (nor can specific components). The smaller teams typically struggle to get down to that minimum weight while the bigger teams get under the weight and can add ballast.

Supra will be racing in the IMSA Challenge series by the look of it. Sticking with the Camry in NASCAR for the moment:

They’ve apparently integrated energy-absorbing foam crash structures into the doors as well. It’s mentioned in an article from the official NASCAR site, so it’s going to present development in a positive light, but it’s likely correct in the facts:

Though if the dummy gets mangled it is unlikely to have performed nominally. It's meant to survive essentially intact.

You can go further if you want.

I was hoping for the G16E-GTS (and a smaller, lighter car overall).

See, there’s another example of Big Government Waste. Why do astronauts need so much sand!?!?!?

A bit like this story from Gizmodo down here in Australia - the author had $25 worth of bitcoin on a hard drive that he threw away - the title of the link gives you a clue as to what happened:

That’s burnout mode.

Exactly - cost reduction is pretty much solely a result of reducing employee numbers. These employees have a vested interest in delaying the introduction of the new cars if it means they can keep their jobs for longer.

Even a smaller 4-stroke can make more power - an Aprilia RXV 450 makes 60hp stock compared to 55 from the CR500 engine.

Der Übermensch, everybody...

That looks pretty decent. The potential issues would be the torsional rigidity (or any rigidity - mating a unibody to a rear frame isn't a trivial engineering exercise), and matching spring rates and damping front and rear. The latter was an issue even for OEMs here in Australia - and getting it wrong can make the…

It’s ugly, yeah. But it’s a monster of a car if it’s tuned right. Plus the proper one (an Autech 260RS) looks better. More ridiculous, but better:

The front is awfully derpy. The Mk7 was a much better-styled car in that regard:

The prognosis isn't good...

Before you get rid of the stretcher, it might be worth looking into whether you can somehow adapt it to hold the bikes - if you can rig up a scissor jack to actuate the lifting function it would be a handy way to load them into the back and it would lift them off the ground for service during a track day. Which is…

I think there’s an opportunity to rig something up with the stretcher - they’re designed to lower and raise so that they can be loaded into the ambulance, and they often have brakes. You could use the stretcher itself as a mobile stand for the bike that you then load in to the back of the van. It looks like this is an…