Holy crap, I totally forgot about that episode.

Man, between the Red Bull Air Races, and the Reno Air Races, there's some sweet air racing action that I must check out. One day.

That's crazy, though given the headline I was expecting an actual Dakar truck, which would have been crazy, too. This is what Dakar calls a car.

No pickup truck section? I had to select "camino-ized" for my '46 Dodge 1/2 ton.

Yes, the infamous "fesh fesh" (sometimes "fech fech"). On one of the Dakar official videos posted to YouTube, they showed folks getting stuck in it, with some close-up shots. It looks absolutely terrible.

Ah, yes. The DunBee. Seriously, that's what he calls it.

Only 1 drone? That's surprising, seeing as how inexpensive they're getting, and how little space they take up.

A true Jalopnik hero.

Yep, Portland has one, too. Seattle as well, I believe. But they're tours, rather than taxi services, which is what set these ones in Russia apart.

I really really wanted an ARO. Was so bummed when those plans fell through.

I demand a road test.

Right there with ya; I think I'm pushing 7 or 8 years of commenting. Still in the grey.

Oh yeah, 325ix. Great machine. I always loved when Satch Carlson would show up to a TSD in Bad Dog (seen here in 2010). It's been beat and abused, but almost always managed to finish usually near the top of the leaderboard.

V.I.N.CENT: smartest of all the robots.

It is a good time. The reason I suggest folks renting the first time is so you get the assistance of an experienced crew to help (the folks you are renting from), as well as get an idea if you want FWD, RWD or AWD. Also, it helps so you get some tips on what works and what doesn't work for setting up your car; i.e.…

Don't discount the switch in seats, but definitely give her a shot as codriver. One piece of advice: tell her not to worry about what the car is doing. That's the thing that always trips up first-timers, especially those who aren't invested in the process (think fun-run ride alongs). They get to looking out the…

Wait, does that mean this song is really about a VW Golf?

Geez, Hollywood. Thanks for making it so I don't need to watch your movie.

I do that anyway. "Watch this video—" OKAY

The only thing I can figure is it has to do with how little damage it takes to render the trailing arm dangerous. They talk about a "rear or side-rear impact crash," but I'd bet even smaller impacts will cause issues.