I can't and won't defend the private resort or other "private" perks that the higher-ups in the UAW have reserved for themselves. And that kind of stuff pisses me off as much as it does you, albeit for different reasons, I'm sure. Unions have done a lot of good for labor in this country, and given the current…

That's kind of like saying, "Fuck the government contractors," because a few bad ones have robbed the taxpayers blind.

Yes, although it's rumored that Hakkinen may be jumping ship to the Craftsman Truck series where he will join old rival (and former teammate at Rahal Letterman Racing) Jacques Villeneuve, pictured above during a shakedown run for the Perky Jerky team.

Personally, I wish Mika Hakkinen (Alonso's teammate from the old Footwork team) would come out of retirement. Here's Mika at the 1988 Calgary GP, when he was driving for Ligier.

Don't forget about the Force India! (Notice that the driver, Fernando Alonso, was able to deploy the DRS, even though he is not within 1 second of the car in front of him. Fecking cheater!)

No, clearly it's an R34. Check out the duals, yo.

It's a fucking show dog with fucking papers.

It's even waving its flipper...

You beat me to it, but this is the clear winner.

In Michigan, the initial registration fee is calculated using the base price of the vehicle (before options and destination) and pro-rated depending on how many months it is until the owner's next birthday. After that, the plate is renewed annually, though the annual cost goes down slightly each year for the first…

NP sez I. I've always subscribed to the theory that when I buy something stupid, it should be cheap enough that I wouldn't really care if I had to write it off tomorrow. This definitely qualifies on both counts—cheap and stupid.

In 2-1/2 minutes, Feynman has unintentionally (but succinctly) explained why the concept behind the "Camber Tire" [jalopnik.com] is unsound. However, if you wanted to mount your Camber Tires inside-out and drive down railroad tracks, you could do so without the benefit of a differential. Huzzah!

Ah, yes—the "Concrete Coffin". There are two speeds on 696 (west of I-75, anyway)—traffic jam and flat-out. Personally, I haven't seen too many exotics on 696, but I've seen plenty of clapped-out Continentals and Park Avenues bouncing down the road at close-to-triple-digit speeds.

Thanks! I haven't been able to post any YouTube vids lately...

Any time people shoot machinery or appliances out of frustration, I think of this song. There was actually a local guy who shot his lawnmower not too long ago. It gave me a pretty good chuckle.

A Child And His Camaro (with apologies to Jello Biafra):

Damn you, Nibbles.

Many of the most deserving videos have already been nominated (Senna's lap at Monaco, Walter Rohrl's feet, Vatanen at Pike's Peak), but I don't believe I've seen anyone mention the epic last-lap duel at the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix between Felipe Massa and Robert Kubica in the rain. For 6th place. The fact that…

The first time I saw that movie, I *knew* it was going to be good based on that opening sequence. Perfect choice of vehicle and perfect musical accompaniment—if it doesn't get your blood pumping, you must be dead. The rest of the movie did not disappoint, either.

Yes. Somebody at my kids' school drives one of these (not the particular model pictured, but GM's version of it) and sometimes picks up/drops off his or her kids in it. I use the gender-neutral "his or her" because I don't think I can actually see the driver way up there. Either way, he or she is a complete asshole…