No more gated shifters from Ferrari? I weep for humanity.

*AHEM*

Not sure how I missed out submitting a photo for this, but here one of my favorite car pictures that I have taken. Old meets new.

Just stopped by to leave this here. I’ll show myself out...

...and this is how fast a 2011 Yaris goes at Bonneville... with a tailwind:

Quote: “Here’s a tip that will take you a long way in life: don’t hit a plane with a van. The plane will nearly always win.”

Yes! Great minds think alike! WIND TURBINE BLADE JOUSTING!!! Look out NASCAR...

“Give the Governor a Harrumph!”

That is a valid point.

It is amazing that out of everything he did wrong, the entire episode is blamed on speeding... at a blistering 57 mph. Now, I agree he shouldn’t have been going 2x the speed limit. Perhaps if he wasn’t going 57 mph he wouldn’t have attempted the “Formula One manoeuvre”, hitting two other cars and a lamppost before…

Haha! The nerdiness continues - I just ordered a copy of the book! Now if ya’ll will excuse me, I have to go to the shop and continue my restoration of a small locomotive from the early 1900s. Guess what type of valve gear it has...

Interesting... that is one book I don’t have in the library. I’ll keep an eye out for a copy. Probably my favorite book on steam locomotive development is John H. White Jr.’s “American Locomotives, An Engineering History, 1830-1880". McShane’s “Classic American Locomotives” is a good reference, too.

And a tip-of-the-hat to you sir, for recognizing that it had Stephenson valve gear as opposed to those Johnny-come-lately valve gears such as Walschaert’s or Baker. You are obviously a gentleman of education and fine taste...

I concur.

BimmerStang?

Yes! We stopped by during a trip in 2014, and ran my wife’s Yaris down to the end and back (111 MPH indicated downwind, if anyone is interested). The guys with the Triumph/Castrol Rocket motorcycle happened to be out there doing test runs. I didn’t get to see it run, but they were gracious and let me gawk at it in the…

Back in my teenage years, I was helping a buddy pull an engine out of a ‘74 Ford 3/4 ton. With the engine out of the truck, we headed inside to get a bite to eat. We both had that oily black grime embedded in our hands that just would not come out no matter how much Lava, Goop or Dawn we used. I still remember looking…

On the other hand, the fact that you have owned 7 Aspires ought to have weight; if nothing else it would be compensation for having owned 7 Aspires. For the record, I’ve had one Aspire and 2 Festivas (both ‘93 models) plus a couple of Mustangs that never, ever ran over anyone... not to mention various other Ford…

Watched it multiple times... and was amazed at the amount of tire smoke it generated while apparently running at a fast idle. Yes, Koenigsegg gets it...