To be fair, I’m not sure that many people can fit a laptop between their belly and the steering wheel...

It’s hard to accept anything less than just Dennis Leary saying:

It’s quite milquetoast 

Except he is still a victim. No, not with the noose (alleged or otherwise) directly, but with the response. All this needed from anyone was “Oh, it’s not a hate crime. This is good news!”

Instead, a massive response was basically “HA SEE WE TOLD YOU IT WASN’T RACIST THAT BLACK DRIVER WAS LYING NOW TELL THAT BLACK…

I didn’t find Eric’s tone negative at all. He seems very supportive of what this judge is attempting.

if i see so much as a paralegal; hell, even a goddamn intern, i am turning this car around!

Yeah, southerner here, totally agree. NASCAR has been a bastion of racism forever.

The Confederate battle flag pre-dates the introduction of the modern automobile by 21 years and NASCAR itself by approximately 80 years. What purpose does it serve at any modern sporting event?

Ironic, given that Wallace was just trying to drive a race car and some jackass decided to not stick to sports by putting a noose in his garage.

I fully expect that the executives at NASCAR knew this type of reaction would happen. This is exactly the reason they waited so long to make this change, and all the more reason they should be commended for their decision.

I’m not on Facebook currently, but I’ll bet my paycheck that half of the comments on the Facebook post of this article are either “go back to covering car news” or accusing Jalopnik of “race-baiting”. Because simply acknowledging racism is racist, apparently.

Do Jeep people actually bother dropping the windshield? That seems like a reeeally niche need that exists mostly due to tradition and less due to usefulness. And the JL still has full a-pillars and “roll cage” in place with the windshield lowered, so what do you really gain beyond novelty?

I think the rear steering controller sits in that white pickup truck. His nose was right under the thing every time it got hairy.

Bagpipes used to be used the same way.

Dude I’m trying not to think about it. That shit is activating portions of my brain that’re definitely better left dormant. Also possibly melting my spine. Is it too early to start drinking?

I know, right?

Come and see Richmond. You’ll be thankful you’re that far east.

i especially like the quivering panning shots of distant, out of focus scenery. that’s nostalgia you can smell

Ford has stumbled into some profitable territory here. If it’s equipped with the 2.7 EcoBoost and/or the 5.0 coyote Ford is going to have a very good run.

So a Land Rover Discovery??? I thought Ford and Land Rover parted ways?