I initially thought “Good for them” when they sort of fired Briles. But the more I think about it the madder I get. This wasn’t just an “athletics” issue. There were assaults ignored that didn’t invololve athletes. One victim wrote in her blog about meeting with Ken Starr who told her there was nothing he could do to…

I bet this has either a small turbo or twin scroll so that the torque is all in at 1500rpm. Finally a Jeep tune that will matter. The V6 is fine. I have one in my 2015 Wrangler 4 door. It never, ever, does better than 15.5mpg. And I drive pretty slowly. It has the trailer towing package which adds a 3.73 rear end…

I get the Ridgeline, really I do. I probably don’t need more truck than that very often. The problem is I don’t care what other people think about my truck, but I do care what I think about it. I have a 2016 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel 4wd and occasionally wish it were smaller. Just for parking though. It cost a bit more than…

Any thoughts on pricing, interior quality and infotainment?

I thought many times about buying an RX8 a few times. Then I would read about the rotary’s seal issues and come to my senses. I did come close but after the test drive I decided that the lack of torque was a problem for me. I wish that Mazda had kept the RX8 with something like the turbo four from the Mazdaspeed 3.

The idea that a single platform can “do it all” is how we got to the current F-35 boondoggle. There is no CAS aircraft in the world that can survive long without a degree of air superiority in place. The threats that the A-10 was designed to suppress and withstand are the ones that we are currently involved against.…

I would love to have a mid-sized truck. If it got the fuel economy of my Ram 1500 EcoDiesel. I get about 31mpg on my commute. To be fair the Chevy/GMC twins can do that but they weren’t available in diesel in December when I bought mine. I did inquire about ordering through a local dealer but they were not…

Great take on the 4C. I think I still want one. I am an old guy (62) that daily drove a Ducati Superbike for quite a while 4 or 5 years ago. It’s all about perspective. Compared to the Duc the 4C is luxurious because it has climate control and it’s almost impossible to fall off.

Bernie is older than dirt. I’m an old guy and I know that we tend to get more conservative and reactionary. And old rich guys seem to stick together.

Very interesting. I have fairly significant chronic pain after 5 spinal surgeries. I have been taking small daily doses of opioids daily for 8 years. It has no benefit at all and the side effects are unfortunate. I am in the process of weening myself off of them. Easier said than done. I live in Texas and have a…

Maybe they do it at COTA on the F1 weekend. Then I could see it live. Since the state of Texas (at the behest of governor Greg Abbott) has partially backed out of their financial commitment to COTA they could use a premier sponsor like Toyota.

I love watching this race. I've probably only seen it on TV 5 or 6 times over the years. It's almost like demolition derby on a road course. But nobody gets hurt. There are some good drivers at times. I started watching it again after missing a lot of years after hearing Adam Carolla talk about it on his podcast many…

Tyler just keep doing what you do. I followed you from your previous site to FA and I suspect that trend will continue. Always great work along with true insight. Keep it up!

I think it actually makes sense. You could use one of these to provide “cover” for an amphibious assault without having to task a destroyer or cruiser to escort. I assume they use helicopters for ASW so they could be the hub of a naval operation.

I believe that if he stays on the bike that Marquez will win. Jorge has a shot if he gets a good start. He is a great front runner but no so good coming through traffic. I was really hoping for the Ducs to look a bit faster but no such luck. I was surprised by the legion of The Doctor’s fans. I don’t remember them…

Great! Hopefully we’ll see you over there.

I’d love to see it but right now it looks like all Marquez.

Where are you at COTA? We’re in the turn 15 grandstand which is a great spot. You can see most of the straight through turn 16. May sit here for F1 this year.

Nice job Sean. Maybe we’ll see there this weekend.

If he actually was to ride a bike on the street what would it be? Oh, and does he still have his 46 posters?