I saw a Porsche GT3 RS in their Ultra Violet color. It was quite nice. Not at all tacky like I expected.

Exactly. I often take the bus in northern Virginia and it’s all suburban yuppies like me doing the exact same thing I’m doing.

...on the V6.

No story, but he was definitely the reason I am a car person. He used to work on his cars and would get me to watch and help. He died long ago, but I always think of him when I go out to my garage and see my cars.

There might have been smoke on the water.

Possible, but I saw the speed limit sign and ignored it, so...yeah. No excuses, not from me.

In other news, the speeding ticket I received a few weeks ago is the fault of the cops who caught me. I will never grace that road with my exalted presence again. NEVER, I say!!

Black lasers, maybe?

There are actually two levels of LMP1. One level is LMP1-H, H for hybrid. These are the ones that run ICE, electric boost, and KERS. Audi was one, Porsche and Toyota remain. This level is so expensive that pretty much only manufacturers can compete.

I’m a Porsche fan, so I’m not sure whether to star this or not (but I will). I think the prototype class is played out and not really cost-effective for manufacturers who need to develop their street cars, notwithstanding the prestige of prototypes. Maybe if Porsche pulls out, the focus will, as you say, return to a…

Is it quieter than regular street traffic? I would enjoy going to a race and not having to wear earplugs or yell like a maniac at my friends.

As in the movie with Robert De Niro...

Flew when parked.

I agree with you that the study of cults is interesting, and I’ve watched the documentaries on Jonestown, Scientology, etc. But cults themselves are tremendously boring. They have one thing, and they just go on endlessly about that one damn thing.

I always thought the issue was the excessive amount of carbon that happens when sugar oxidizes rapidly in the combustion chamber- hence Jason’s reference to crème brulée - but I admit I don’t know for sure. If it is that, then the injector pintle would clog and seize up, is my guess.

I dunno - as an Indian American, I find that many people just automatically assume I am in IT (or a doctor). Pai accuses people of being racist, but I have a deep and enduring suspicion that he’s using his ethnicity to play the nerd. Nerd? He’s a corporate lawyer - he wouldn’t know one end of an IP address from the…

Makes sense. Thanks.

I honestly do not know about drifting. However, the physics is the same. If you’re in a 6-pt harness with a racing seat, there is no “give” at all in case of a bad accident. This is what causes basilar skull fractures - your head keeps moving while your body stays put. 3-pt belts are designed to “give” a bit to…

Came to say this. Most track day technical inspections will fail this car right at the get-go.

There’s an op-ed in a recent NYT talking about the concept of “kayfabe”. I had never heard of it until then. Look it up in Wikipedia. The op-ed author’s premise is that this explains almost everything about trump and Jones.