Ha, that's funny :)

*flushes commenter down the toilet of oblivion since RiotAct666 isn't doing it anymore*

That's a great attitude to have. Matter of fact, why did the first humans leave their caves? They're really supposed to go out there. Or the first organism to develop lungs and legs crawl out of the ocean? They're really not supposed to go out there, either. The inevitability of human advancement takes many forms…

Steel?! With all that weak-ass carbon in it? What kind of pansy are you?! Now, titanium, that's a man's metal. Titanium'll put hair on your chest and a woman on your arm.

Flames and skulls, bruh, what's more metal than that?

Nah, it's the same exact steel they've been using for the lifetime of the car, it's just covered by different paint.

This is so Kerry King I can't even right now. And I can honestly say I never in a million years thought I'd see a MetalSucks credit on a Jalopnik article.

Well lap times didn't decrease by a huge margin because the amount extra fuel is most likely just enough for less than a lap at 10/10ths. I'm not a race engineer so I wouldn't know firsthand, but presumably the riders aren't leaving liters of fuel in their tanks, they run as fast as possible while still leaving just…

I stand corrected, I was under the impression there was pit-to-bike communication (casual fan here).

Well the rider wouldn't just set the fastest lap on the last lap for the hell of it, they'd need a reason to, like fighting for a position. Think of it this way: you'd rather end up with leftover fuel than run out, so why risk it if you don't have to? They conserve fuel up to the finish line in case they get off…

Lap times don't vary because they're most likely conserving fuel on every lap in case they need to make a late push for position. You're right about the Honda's accelerating faster and it does use more fuel to accelerate quickly, but (if the cylinder deactivation claims are true) the Honda riders have more fuel to…

They're not finishing on fumes but they definitely have to conserve fuel, all teams do. This system would allow Honda to push it a bit harder than the other competitors. More fuel=less fuel conservation=more speed.

Have you checked the forums? I've seen used sets trading for around $500.

SVT Focus, built by gearheads, for gearheads. They're not very common but if you look hard enough you can pick one up in decent condition for around $5k and for that you get a 2700lb car with one of the best subcompact chassis ever, a 170hp Cosworth-worked engine (enough to have fun but no where near enough power to…