7 & 8 don't apply if you use the proper truck. I take my '46 Dodge out, and power inverters don't know what to do with the 6v positive ground system. Likewise, jumpstarting can be done with 12v, but it's much easier to crank start it if needs be — which is rare. Now, if only mine had come with the original crank…

Only back then, it was called an Axis.

Incidentally...

I'll send your info over to brother Mark. I'm not active in the scene at the moment, but he definitely is.

With endurance racing, any car on track has a good chance of exploding, or at least having a catastrophic mechanical failure. 9 hours of racing is a lot to ask of a car, even one properly prepped.

I have a '90 Camry sitting in the driveway, waiting for something like this...but I, too, am on the West coast.

You actually get more pissed (at yourself, anyway) if you messed up. With a mechanical issue, you at least have something to blame.

I thought you were being a smart alec until I Googled it. Turns out, that's a thing, and perfectly explains the behavior we see here.

Ironically, this Amelia Earhart (side note: is she not real?) is actually doing this to raise funds for a cause, where as the Amelia Earhart of the 30s (excuse me, the *real* Amelia Earhart) did it to collect a record and as a bit of a publicity stunt.

I don't think there are any time restrictions, although if she took 4 years to do it, it might not quite qualify. It's not like she said she was going to circumnavigate the glove in X number of days.

Indeed, and I'd expect them to be missing when/if the car is recovered.

I started learning how to drive at 12, not too far from this girl. Plus, she comes from a family of gearheads, and she bought it herself.

I call that "trial running" (even if they were going slowly), which is still quite a bit of fun.

Things are definitely more fun with friends, but I bet if you go there on a weekend, you'll make some new friends.

I'm always curious when events like this shut down. The cite monetary concerns as the issue, which makes me wonder: have they always had trouble meeting costs, or is this a new thing?

Those NX2000's are pretty sweet, though hard to find. They didn't sell in as big of numbers as the SE-R. Apparently, all of the ones sold in the USA had sunroofs, but in Canada it was an option. So, if you don't want a sunroof car, go to Canada. Same story with the Acura RSX-S — all the USA cars had sunroofs.

Yep, ran a '92 SE-R for a few years. Factory LSD, 140hp NA SR20DE motor, and lightweight. Such a great car.

I had one of the "Crash Kings of Rallying" videos (#4 I think), which was good. Also the BRC (British Rally Championship) from 1998. Don't think I still have them, though...

My brother had a similar experience back in '99 or 2000, sort of. He blew the clutch on his 323 GTX, and got a flat tow off the stage from another competitor. What he didn't realize is that the competitor wasn't interested in losing any time due to having to tow this little 323 off the stage, and he took off at…

Others have answered your question, but I'll add in that there's an element of distance involved, too. If you film someone from 100 feet, you're fine. If you walk up to someone and stick a camera in their face, you're going to need them to sign a release.