They’re not required, with the reason being given to bus drivers around here being that it would just take too long for the driver to unbuckle all the students should an evacuation be necessary.

It’s the same basic philosophy as when seat belts were first introduced - the theory that you’re safer to be thrown from the…

I was looking out my office window at a rail yard the other day, and noticed all the “solo” engines driving around. It made me wonder what the actual performance of such an engine would be. Sure they’re heavy, but they also have a lot of horsepower - they’re basically the epitome of an engine with wheels.

Turns out,…

Dealers don’t always make sense. There’s a local dealer here with a 2015 Evo X “Final Edition” still sitting in the showroom with a +$10k “market adjustment” surcharge listed on it.

That’s a car that was built nearly 5 years ago, using a 12 year old design, with an original MSRP of $38k, asking $48k to sell. You can…

It looks like something that could be done via a “bodykit” on a 918.  I use the term “bodykit” loosely, since it’s a lot more than bolting on new body panels, but 95% of the chassis can probably remain the same.

It all depends on where/when you do Uber. Pay rates per hour and per mile can certainly vary.

I only do Uber during high-demand times, which means less downtime between rides (unpaid time), shorter drives to my pickups (the unpaid part of the trip), and higher rates per minute+mile for the actual drives.

Net result,…

I’ve been known to drive Uber in a Focus RS. It’s definitely just a side hustle for me though, so I’m far from the point where buying a car just for the purpose of Uber makes any sense.

A 6 hour drive is nothing for a Grand Prix.

The trouble with Watkins Glen is that Montreal would really be seen as a competing event. I live reasonably close to Watkins Glen, and everyone around here just considers Montreal a “local” event.

A “northeast US GP” should really be placed south of NY, perhaps in the Philly/Baltimore/DC area.  That’s still “local” for…

In the Porsche 944 it’s not even a screwed down panel.  There’s a ~6" rubber “plug” under the carpet you can pull out to access the fuel tank.

It’s the 1000th event where points were awarded towards the World Drivers Championship

It’s amazing how many people have echoed this same comment.  For a man who no doubt had millions of things to do on a race weekend, he somehow made EVERY person he interacted with feel that he both had time for them, and that he valued them.

Frankly it’s amazing they can even navigate that corner at all. Given their short stature, it’s hard to visualize how big current F1 cars are. Let me put it this way: The Mercedes F1 car is both wider and longer than an extended wheelbase 2019 S-Class Mercedes-Maybach.

Already happens to some extent. Alonso ran into a problem in qualifying in Spa a year or two ago where he did Pouhon flat (typically it requires a slight lift). The car’s power unit was set to automatically switch modes every corner, and because he didn’t lift in Pouhon, the car didn’t “see” the corner. This led to…

Touche - it’s what happens when it takes me 20 minutes to write a paragraph due to regular interruptions/distractions.  Sentances within a paragraph tend to become disjointed.

Most drivers will adjust brake bias several times a lap. The ideal brake bias will differ based on the speed of entry, the speed of turn-in, and the roughness of the track. It will also literally change based on the wind, as a switch from a headwind to a tailwind can significantly impact downforce).

Steering angle…

The competition from the Ford end is providing 350hp from a 2.3L. I won’t say Subaru’s loosing all their sales to Ford, but I can confirm at least one lost sale. I bought a 2006 STI, and loved it. This time around I couldn’t justify spending new car pricing on ‘just’ and EJ257, so I went with the Focus RS.

All the…

I’m not sure I buy the marketing - but I’ll also admit I haven’t studied it well enough to know one way or the other. But my understanding so far is that they’re designed to be stiff in the way they need to be (tension), but still allow compliance in the way they don’t need to be stiff (torsion).

While the painting is no doubt a tedious job, it’s nothing compared to the carbon layup / assembly. I’m not sure how Mercedes lays up their wings, that’s going to be a very closely guarded secret, but I know enough to make a good guess.

I don’t know... if you could actually get a 180-month 0% interest loan... would it really be that bad a decision? Especially if buying an F-150, as it could reasonably last you those 15 years.

If the alternative is buying a $20,000 car every 5 years, you’re spending more (after interest), and that truck may still have…

It really wouldn’t be any harder to distinguish “smiley face” from “frowny face” than it is “O” and “0" or “1" and “I”.

Ironically, the harder part would be having law enforcement accurately report the plate number when issuing tickets, especially with hand-written tickets.  This issue already exists in states where…