Too bad you're writing about cars instead of ornithology. Otherwise, your column could be called Chris Harris Roughing Feathers.

I wanted to post exactly this clip. But you beat me to it. Well done sir!

This was the world's first commercial jetliner. It should have been a success, but structural issues related to the rectangular windows caused three crashes. The Comet had to be redesigned, giving up ground to planes like the Boeing 707.

Nice Mazda, nice, but you could have done better to get Sandie to one of those Hagerty Insurance events. Just get her exempt for not being a teen anymore.

Well done sir! I just read that in the game narrator's voice.

On the other hand, naturally aspirated flat sixes feel and sound amazing and have loads of character. I'd be sad to see them go.

Wash this through Google Translate: http://www.rijkspolitieporsche.nl/avd-en-porsche…

Ah, yes, just like the Vibram Five Fingers settlement, you have to have bought them in the USA.

What's the problem with twin turbocharged V8 Ferraris? I fail to see the problem, really.

Well, knowing how unpredictable your suggested hardware can be, I would do the following:

I never wanted to imply it was a fool-proof always-valid mechanism. It will only in the worst case scenario. Which is when you need it most. Which is better than no check.

If you allow for 0, and your total is 2, you can't be sure if all three scores are added. 2+0+0? 1+1+forgot to add?

It's all relative. Quiet isn't the same as silent. Apaches are quiet compared to other attack helicopters.

In a "Now get off my lawn"-kind of way I would like to see the early nineties cars. Back then the cars still looked clean and uncluttered. With only modest aero the cars had more mechanical grip and, as result, could draft-overtake.

Blood toxicology didn't just reveal presence of THC (or what compounds it breaks down in) but also the amount/concentration in his blood. That's why they state that it was "enough to impair his judgement".

Bloody hell!

Because aluminum and carbon fiber have a significantly lower bulk and density (around 2,700kg/m3 for aluminum and around 1,200 kg/m3 for carbon, compared with 7,800kg/m3 for steel), carbon-based composite materials have been used for the suspension springs, tailgate, rear bench, side panels, roof, roof cross-members,…

But learning how to drive stick isn't actually easy on the car. I have a friend who, while learning to drive stick, burned out the clutch of another friend's then-new Audi TT. It's a valid concern.

Steel has a higher density than aluminium, but it's also stronger. Boron steel (that's the Ultra High Strength steel mostly) has roughly the same density as mild steel, but is stronger still. So you need less of the stuff to attain a given strength in a structural member.

Drifting is nice and pretty and artful, but you don't see it in many top-tier racing series because it can also be kinda slow. Unless you're in a gargantuan beast of an Australian V8 Supercar, and it's raining. Because then it's like Michelangelo placed his blessing upon speed itself.