What other Indycar race was there to watch instead?

I know it’s only been a few days since my last QOTD post like this, but again I have answer “mine”: a 2004 Dodge Neon SRT-4 I bought new and am still daily driving at 246K+ miles. I try to take care of it. I was a quite bit older than the average SRT-4 driver when I got it, and I’m getting close to 60 now.

The woman added that Thompson sold the card sometime in June of 2024 – presumably after the fuel loop home was fixed on June 1 of the same year.

I live in eastern NC, and Osprey make touch and go landings at the airport near my house, usually once a month or so. Plus I live 2 blocks from a hospital where a helicopter lands/takes off several times a day.  Just read they ungrounded them again, so I can look forward to that starting again soon.

Hey everyone, it’s that guy!

Did someone piss in your cheerios again?

That’s a relief, I had a password reset email this morning but wasn’t trying to reset it. Logged in to see what was up, got in for about 2 minutes and kicked out. I just assumed someone was taking over my account.

I have a friend who’s absolutely terrified of getting trapped in a burning car with a jammed seatbelt. Won’t catch her going anywhere without her trusty all-in-one seatbelt cutter and window breaker. I don’t really get it myself, but it’s far better than not wearing the seatbelt.

I had an 89 Si so I understand...sigh

We must be friends. I’ve also got a minivan and a BMW (amongst 2 other vehicles and 2 motorcycles). But If I had to do the 2-car garage thing, I’d keep my E39 M5 and Honda Odyssey.

As with most people, I prefer my E30s with the tin tops. The convertibles are weirdly uninteresting, just like the Giulia GTC. Nonetheless, I wouldn’t kick this one out of bed, being so insanely rare.

Minor correction: If both are stick, it would be a winning combo.

If the Mazda5 is a stick, this might just be the winning combo

Recently, I got my first ever red light camera ticket. Being used to the usual endless Florida yellow light, and with a right truck on my ass, I went on through, only to have it turn red all but instantly and saw the flash in my rear-view mirror. A couple weeks later, the notice shows up in the mail. $165 to the…

Watching I got the same impression as Elizabeth, maybe dislike is a strong word, but there was definitely a deliberate contrast in personalities between Nyck and Danny, and it felt like the footage was selected to reinforce that.

Yes, two minutes twenty-sixes. 

No.

And me...

It is always interesting to look at it in retrospect. From this vantage point, it almost seems like a series of connected successes. To his credit, many of them were.
But, when you go and do something that means you have to take risks for certain rewards, the fear is there, in that moment. Some people live for that…

I judge old cars by today’s standards and often find today’s cars wanting.