You’re not wrong, but my only issue with that view is that the fans care not at all about that. There’s a serious disconnect between the way the organizers and teams see motorsport, and the way drivers and fans do. And given who gets who paid I don’t think you can really say one side is correct.

This. There is no subtelty or finesse. In the late 90’s german performance cars could only be distinguished by connoisseurs.

Alpeen makes cars. Alpine makes stereos.

Jalops: “You know if they brought this over they would sell a million of them!”

Alpeen is how it’s always been pronounced. C’est un mot francais.

Alpeen is the correct (french) pronounciation.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

If I’m honest, I only want a Porsche with big round headlights, personally.

I would go the other way with this entirely. What would a modern Porsche look like with the more vertical style headlights of air cooled era? 

Great article but I’m not sure I’d call the idlers “grassroot” racing... It’s one of the most expensive amateur racing series there is... All that while racing on the most expensive and prestigious tracks in Japan. The Car Guys are part of it and considering their garage, it tells a lot about the financial means of…

Anytime you’ve got a 2CV going wheel to wheel with Porsche’s and Lambos, you're doing something right. 

I’m actually glad people do shit like this, just because it would make my day if I drove by it.

Arrivederci everyone. Thank you for the comments, COTDs and everything else. It’s been a blast posting as the man himself

The joke is that France is an African team. Yes, they’ve been saying that since France’s first match.

...that’s exactly what a European nazi would say. Trying to apply American standards for racism to other cultures doesn’t work. In the US, the slave trade stole the heritage of the slaves, so acknowledging their hyphenated heritage belatedly is ethical. In Europe, the nazis are saying that even third or fourth…

I don’t think that’s Fred1917's point.

Noah and others must understand they are wrong trying to apply the American logic on other countries. To suggest the players are not first and foremost French (as how they view themeselves) is giving the reason to the Le Pens of Europe. Frenchmen won the cup for the Republic of France.

Noah and others must understand they are wrong trying to apply the American logic on other countries. To suggest the players are not first and foremost French (as how they view themeselves) is giving the reason to the Le Pens of Europe. Frenchmen won the cup for the Republic of France.

The real crime here is that The Daily Show is recycling a joke that’s been repeated ad nauseam in Facebook comments after World Cup games for the past month.