Makes it a lot easier to take the doors off.

Mercedes G-wagen. Originally designed as a brutish 4x4 for the roughest conditions, now it’s an expensive luxo-cruiser for soccer moms. Still very capable but 90% of them ever see anything more rugged than gravel.

Chaparral 2J. Instead of being ON the car, the aero was IN it.

A.K.A. the Most Broken Transit Authority, amirite?

They’re stock wheels that have been painted. They originally were white.

What gear to wear. The proper gear can mean the difference between serious injury and minor to none.

Shit breaking. No matter how much you check and maintain and double check, shit is going to break. And it’s going to be at the worst possible time. Welcome to racing!

The Dodge Dart with the 1.4 turbo engine. Surprisingly raspy and burbly... which makes sense as it’s a very similar setup to the Fiat 500 Abarth. Still didn’t expect it though.

Pyongyang, North Korea. Designed for millions of cars, but practically nobody has one...

The Kangbashi New Area (often referred to as just Ordos, though it’s technically a part of Ordos) in China.

The Subaru Impreza Casa Blanca.

The Evangelion Orochi. A Neon Genesis Evangelion-themed Mitsuoka Orochi... and was only available for order at 7-Eleven. Seriously.

GC8 Subaru Impreza.

Traction/stability control. Some people complain about it “ruining their fun.” But it prevents countless accidents, and I’m sure keeping cars on the road in non-wrecked condition is something we can all agree on.

ITS PERFECT IF YOU HAVE BAD KNEES OR SHORT LEGS.

Sleeves optional.

Darda cars. They’re a ton of fun and it’s really cool to watch them go around the track. However since they’re powered by wind-up motors, they’ve only got enough steam to go so far... meaning you can’t design your tracks too aggressively.

When you think about it, our delivery method to the ISS is pretty bizarre. Pack it in a container set on top of a stack of highly explosive chemicals, light the thing on fire, launch it off the planet, and hope it doesn’t blow up. And for the most part it works really, really well. Yay science!

That’s why I always pay with gold doubloons.

unless they simply can’t get a credit card