I’m still partial to the Trophy Rat

“Suboptimal for fitment fit” is code for UGLY. After seeing that hardtop on a mx-5 cup car in person, it is the most awkward thing you could put on top of a miata. The highest point is at the rear, right before the back glass starts. The whole thing is a solid 6" taller than either the RF top, or the soft top. …

Just make it already

Smooth Line looks like it is developing a top for the 2015+ cars...

looks like wet roads = wet tires.

Bingo...

ABS is not and never was intended to reduce stopping distances. Its purpose is to allow an automated separation of controls for the vast majority of drivers who don’t have track time or training to allow them to instinctively control their car at the limit.

Depends, though - on clean, dry surfaces ABS tends to stop at about the same distance or slightly shorter than a full lockup (depending on how smooth the surface). And on uniformly slippery surfaces, well, you saw the video. But on variable surfaces (think standard pavement with lots of imperfections, or wet with some…

I know. As I was watching the launch, I was thinking “damn, I feel like I’ve been watching SpaceX launch and land successfully every three weeks lately...” Guess it’s a cool thing and means we’re closer to where we should have been years ago... routine launches. Next stop: Mars.

Alternate theory: He was showing off his “summon feature” and did not look at what he was doing, crashed it himself, and is now trying to find some way to blame anyone but himself.The phrase “Hey, bro watch what I can do with my car” may or may not have been involved.