Karts have no seat belts - primarily because they have no roll hoops, and if the thing rolls over, the last place you want to be is strapped in underneath it.

Every racing vehicle with a roll hoop that I’ve ever seen has seat belts. I’d be very surprised if this car has no seat belt.

Not “anything”. Rules do vary by state (there is no “US Drivers License”, they’re all issued at the state level), but because interstate highways are governed by the US DOT, all the states basically follow their rules. This makes any discussion extra confusing, since there’s almost always one state with an exception…

Same here - 2008 Chevy Express. Much of the basic design hasn’t changed since the 70's, and everything else is just pulled out of the Silverado parts bin.

I actually just checked the recall site before posting this, and the only things on there relate to some (likely dealer-installed) aftermarket wheelchair lift…

Wikipedia puts them at 81.5" wide. That’s wide, but it’s more like but it’s more inline with a half ton pickup (typically ~80" today), and still far short of a DRW pickup (typically ~95" today). Vehicles that are made to the “legal limit” (RV’s, Semi’s, etc) are built to be 102" wide (+ mirrors).

Exactly - the first prototypes actually made (for wind tunnel testing) would've already had thousands of hours in CFD work to look for any possible advantages

This must be a southern thing? I’m from Syracuse, NY, and while I’ve seen plenty of cars abandoned in severe whiteout conditions (the type of stuff where you can get lost in a parking lot) - I’ve never, ever, seen a car abandoned IN THE ROAD. Why? Because odds are one of the following will take care of it in short…

I think the suggestion there was to maximize the time that would run off the clock before fouling.

Don’t forget, Syracuse had a foul to give at the end. If they had called that foul at center court, Duke would’ve had to inbound the ball from around center court with < 1s on the clock.

Isn't that the case where the Patriot middle system failed because it hadn't been rebooted in a while, and the system clock was off from drift

The passenger side has significantly less ice. He should be able to get the rear passenger door open with minimal work. From there it’s just a matter of making sure the exhaust is clear and letting the engine warm it up. Once it gets warm enough, the ice should come off fairly easily (just be careful not to push too…

Boost pressures are currently unlimited - ICE power is really only limited by fuel efficiency.

While you’re right - around here they certainly wouldn’t be doing it very long. It’s almost a guaranteed ticket, and it would get much to expensive too quickly.

It must not be the law everywhere, but here in NY that will get you a pretty hefty fine (~$200 or more)

I’ve also seen battery trays rust out if the drains are left clogged with leaves long enough, especially if you’ve ever had a leaky battery.

It looks like a ride height sensor, or possibly a yaw angle sensor.

Bring a long a spare DME relay as well

^ That one isn’t a hillclimb car though, it’s an FSAE car (UM if I remember right)

Had this happen to one of the torsion bar tube end cap bolts on my 944 when we were replacing the rear torsion bars. Removing that piece of metal would’ve made pulling the engine look easy (steps involved would include pulling the engine, transmission, torque tube, etc) - but luckily we were able to get it just using…

4000hp is enough to get a typical sedan* up to 450mph, given enough room to make aero drag the only mitigating factor.