I think you’re Russian to a conclusion...

How the hell is Sebring Nation not on this list? I’m leaving.

Chicks dig guys without kidneys!

... followed by a rapid decent!

I heel and toe up the driveway! The grocery store? That’s an adventure!

It’s harder for idiots to be distracted by phones, makeup, and cheeseburgers when they have to row their own. I have both autos and sticks in my fleet and I definitely find myself dicking around with the radio and paying less attention in general when I only have two pedals and nothing to do with my right hand.

Maybe we should call it an Acura Legend engine with twice as many camshafts and a bunch more mad tyte VEETAKs?

My mixed commute get’s me 24.5 to 25.0 which is exactly what I averaged with my 2008 Civic Si that this C5 replaced. It gets freakishly good fuel economy, rides exactly as well as my Honduh, holds 2 golf bags (or 5 rifle bags), and has been reliable as the sunrise for year I’ve owned it. Insurance is cheaper than my…

Any idea what you average on a track day? I drop from ~30 to ~7 mpg! Should I call this my “stop-and-go” fuel economy?

Agreed. My stock C5 does about the same. Small frontal area and tallllll gears sure do wonderful things for fuel burn!

Poor fuel economy? Disagree.

Antanov did build Coanda aircraft:

Nice! Yeah, I’d guess this was like 4 feet long if it wasn’t augured into his front yard. 500 lb maybe? 1000? I’m not too informed on free-fall munitions!

Yeah, I can’t say a Boffers wouldn’t make me a little nervous too!

Ford 999, first raced in The Year of Our Lord 1902:

Obviously the answer is “the second car ever made”.

There’s a guy with a practice bomb in his yard down the road. Nose in the ground, maybe 3 feet of it sticking out. Makes me chuckle every time I see it! And it’s just hanging out in the middle of the yard, no purpose other than to look like a bomb. Great stuff!

The failure was partially due to ground resonance (you’ll want to YouTube that one), and partially due to a control system mechanical failure.

Yeah, we tested destroyed a Cheyenne in 40x80 too. And if we’re talking about compounds, I feel the Bell 533 deserves honorable mention for it’s trip to 275 knots in the 1960s.

We tested several stopped rotor concepts in the NASA 40x80 wind tunnel in the 1970s and were never satisfied with it. The rotor blades had to be super stiff (read: heavy) to survive without the centrifugal loads. Helicopter blades depend on centrifugal force to remain stiff and avoid flapping to the point of breaking.…