When VW sued aircooled shops in the early 00s for having the gall to include the letters VW in their name (this really happened, shops like Strictly VW had to change their ads to just "Strictly" in Hot VWs, etc), i was annoyed. When they trade on their former aircooled glory (new beetle, new transporter concept, and…

oh FFS image fail [achewood.com]

i dig that the format of the "series" requires them to drive the cars on the street. pretty neat considering a lot of "pump gas" cars in the US are trailered. use whatever gas you like, you just have to get there and win with minimal prep time. neat!

you know how slicks are wrinkewalls? so they hook? well, that means they don't turn so good... i'd love to see a roadrace guy try to correct a turn in a drag car, or worse, lift and turn. conversely i'd love to see a drag race guy try and leave hard on 40 series tires. apples to oranges, why can't they both taste…

have you been to a drag race? have you ever tried to make a fast car hook (i haven't, but i know from talikng to people how hard it is). the reason it looks boring is that you only see cars that work on youtube, mainly. an example is my buddy, whose bug went from 13.5 sec 1/4 mi to low 12s based on carb tuning and…

what is cool: a guy here in NC with a drag bug, ex street-strip car called "goin postal" (he's a mailman) made a nice set of posts for a "keep off" chain in his pit area. it consisted of dead cams with timing gears as their base, welded to dead conrods with the chain linked to the rods. tasty.

also the mind boggles at a ghost flamed-and-pinstriped elephant-foot bug. 67 and down or gtfo. actually, you know what, thanks for not sacrificing a 67-and-under bug for this clusterfuck.

all i know is that this is a "thing" with ACVW guys. like, the dudes who actually run their cars on the strip make "stuffed dummy" and lawnchair jokes all the time. even worse in the VW scene is the trunk all plushed out with stuffed animals and Johnny Lightning diecast dioramas. usually accompanied by a mirrored…

i'm familiar with drifting, i was not aware that the drift should begin after the apex like most of the corners in the video. seems like he is just coming in soft and then controlling a slide on exit under power (or, on a straight, if he wicks it and bangs the shift).

you don't need a modern engine, just an aftermarket-enhanced 2 liter type 1 acvw will be fine.

hoseclamps. use them.

i never knew that the Ghia in that movie was a lowlight. What a great car for a stupid movie. lowlight ghias are just beaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuutiful.

who is responsible for the labeling font? looks like a self-adhesive kit they picked up at a crafts store. minus 1000 for that.

is it me or would he be better served by downshifting more going into corners so the motor was already spooled and not "hitting" so hard midway through his corner exit as it comes up on revs/boost (which is why it's skating all over the place)?

god help us when the readers of Donk, Box and Bubble cotton on.

Amphicar? Have you heard of the Schwimmwagen?

cotd? at any rate, i agree.

if you think this is about deterrence, and not punishment, you have your head up your ass. she killed an infant, she deserves murder charges. i "feel like i'm taking crazy pills" here and wish gawker had not linked me to this story (with these commenters). I also believe i remember a day (far before i stopped reading…

this, THIS, is a jalopnik thread i can get behind. no hating on truckers, actual tech info about bench racing. kudos, sir.

fwiw i think open carry is dumber than sin so i agree with them on that, but with you about cars, mostly.