The way we report fuel economy needs to be flipped around and expressed as consumption for a set distance, not mileage for a set volume of fuel. Drivers don’t have 100 gallons of fuel and shop to maximize the distance they get to go, instead they have set commuting or traveling needs and should be informed how much…

In the same vein: one morning before the coffee kicked in and got my brain working correctly, I was stuck in traffic behind a vehicle with a “Jesus is my co-pilot” sticker. I drowsily looked at it and re-read it with Spanish (hay-soos) pronunciation, and thought, “Jesus (hay-soos) is lots of peoples’ copilots. He must…

Don’t forget the “in the event of rapture, this car will be unmanned” variant. So you’re religious *and* overconfident, huh?

I think the FEC should mandate that election bumper stickers must be made of inks that are guaranteed to fade away within 24 months.

It was the recent Talladega race. http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/dale-earnhardt…

Go for broke: BMW i8— will it baby? (OK, maybe try the i3 as well.)

I’d be interested in hearing how the RS does as well. We had an ST and the amount of luggage space eaten up by the subwoofer and the larger spare tire (vs. normal Focus) was disappointing. Still held a stroller, though. :)

Cybex Aton has served our two boys well. The quick-release bases are a little fussy to install but nice & secure afterward.

You have everyone’s email addresses, so keep us apprised. I’m confident you’d get Toxoids for pit support at minimum.

Houston, yes, you’ll see us there; COTA, very unlikely. We did 1 car for WRL’s event at COTA already this year, so running there again with ChumpCar is not looking right for timing or budget.

Will we see y’all at ECR? Been a while since we hung out!

The seat & seatback brace are on sliders, and we keep a variety of fireproof pads around for fine adjustments. Of course, you & your family could try the extreme solution of dual controls... http://blog.caranddriver.com/lemons-goodbad…

Quite true, though one could make fenders, hood, & doors more easily than conjuring front & rear crash structure back into existence. Just ask Sasha. :)

Ironically, even though this thing may be legal in Wisconsin, it wouldn’t be legal in LeMons now (though it would have been legal in the early days).

Hey, don’t knock the Puffalumps, they’re serving a grand purpose here. Look at it this way: the doll is a good icebreaker to get her a chance to talk with the teams. She then writes about the conversations, and you get to read it. So who benefits from the doll?

Those have always reminded me of Herman Munster.

...Which makes it all the more annoying to watch BMW whittle away at their manual offerings for the USA. For example, want a 3-series manual sedan? Great! Want that as a wagon? Nope. Want that as the 4-series Gran Coupe with a hatch? Nope.

To your movie list, I would add "Truth in 24."

Tell that to the 1995 Neon we've been racing since 2008. Original budget: $487, plus a $1200 cage.

I haven't watched the Affleck movie— probably too busy re-reading something. :)