"Being effective" is not the same as "looking great".

I know, I read the reviews too. And I did mention the engineering that went into it too. But cars with similar power-to-weight in AWD or RWD configuration would wipe the floor with the RS 500.

Ford Focus RS 500. (And its non-"500" version too.)

Burning it isn't the problem. Storing it is.

Why it didn't work: Nowadays you just turn a key and off you go. To get a steam-powered car up and running you had to go outside, in the cold, in the rain, while you hated yourself for buying a steam-powered car, fuss with the lighter trying to start up the boiler, forgetting that you hadn't put water in it yet,…

To get significant radiation exposure basically requires having DU enter your body - at which point you have real trouble with heavy metal poisoning.

Let me balance this a bit...

Racing is all about being the best, because you are not afraid to take a chance – even if that means you might lose a tire.

Someone put waypoints onto Google Map, to lay out the track in Principality of Monaco. So, here: Google Maps shortURL

That reminds me of this CART race, 1997, Portland International Raceway. 3-Wide, without the benefit of an oval for drafting/staging.

Well, what could go wrong? No direct contact between burger and exhaust gasses, it's only heat transfer, so if you mount this exhaust in a proper place, then you're good.

Yep, same thing happened over here, years ago. In this case it was a car of the Prancing Horse which, completely road legal, could not cross a couple of agressive speed bumps. The owner sued, and the bumps were found to be out-of-spec.

So... here's a bit of a puzzler.

Neutral: How Do You Feel About Auto Braking? More unnecessary, government-mandated technology? Useful? Anyone have a car with it currently active?

During those 3 days of your return trip, the website says there are Incentives. That looks like some sort of sponsor events, or track rented by a 3rd party. They do guided tours of the facility as well.

(sorry, off-topic reply)

Bill wrote "It's worth it just to see the various motorsport engines sitting on display. "

You need to do Monaco back to Amsterdam?

Here's some more food for thought:

Ahhh, thank you so much (please detect the sarcasm!) for dragging my remark (about the side panel section having a kit-bashing feel) completely out of context.