Not insignificant at all - the old ones seem like they would be hard enough to move around, never mind these new ones. And that weight for the SUV wheel/tire is insane!

I’m not sure, no - you're most likely right that they're still predominantly magnesium, though the alloy itself may be chosen with a greater focus on durability now, given that they're a control part. I had a look around but couldn't find any information from BBS about the wheels themselves (even finding a picture…

Fair point - the old ones were magnesium-aluminium alloy, and it's quite possible the new ones are too (though as a control part they may be focusing more on durability than lightness now, which would come with a greater proportion of aluminium in the alloy).

The fronts are apparently about 3kg heavier than the old 13s, the rears about 4kg heavier.

The bit you can see is the aero cover (which is, as you say, CFRP). The wheels themselves look like this:

“did we need an advocacy organization for Athletes trying to be neutral?”

Always a reliable indicator. Him, Voldemort, Skeletor, Al Capone...

“Lookin’ gooood...”

A classic - and not too much of a hooligan bike, so there shouldn’t be too much temptation to lift the front wheel off the road (the first time my dad rode my brother's Triumph STR, he did just that without intending to, because it had a bit more power than the bikes he used to ride).

You’re most welcome - I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

You’ll be pleased to note then that nowhere in my comment did I suggest that was the case. The owner of LeftHandUtes has implied that others have undertaken conversions in that manner though, given that he notes the quality of his conversions in comparison to “chop and weld jobs”.

When you’re on the road, two wheels on the ground at all times sounds eminently sensible.

That is quite concerning for the residents there. Seems like their government should be going all in on mitigation and adaptation strategies, but I'm guessing that's not the top priority...

Wild is right! I love the technology of F1, and I don’t ride myself, but high-level motorcycle racing is the best kind of racing there is in my opinion - the synergy between rider and machine and the almost superhuman abilities they display are above anything on four wheels.

The irony is that this car is far less monstrous (and far, far safer) than the “legally converted” ones which involved sawing the whole fucking car in half. I certainly know which one I’d prefer to be driving in a crash, and it’s the one assembled by a robot in Elizabeth, not by a bloke with a MIG in Somewheresville,…

Oh they’ll be fine. After all Miami is...

Short answer, yes.

Have you considered staging a coup?

$277?

The camaraderie I understand, but having all the drivers in a gated compound insulated from the surrounding poverty and (back at the time of its existence) apartheid is a bit tone-deaf... albeit not exactly out of character for the traveling circus.