it doesn’t actually exist though. it _may_ if it succeeds on this flight (still probably 50/50 that it even gets off the ground in any of the 3 available launch windows)

all farming destroys the native ecosystem, that is the nature of farming. desert ecosystems are no less fragile, and in fact often a lot more.

this class was (originally) supposed to be production based, so things like the Valkyrie and AMG One and Ferrari Expense Account would be the cars on track.

what _may_ be a prolific class.  lets see in 3 years.  generally all these classes start off with a lot of teams planning to race and end up after a very few years with 2-3 teams.

they should just ban anything but electric golf carts within city limits.

Back injuries are purely due to Merc's setup choices.  As soon as the FIA announced the sensor and mandatory setup changes due to sensor readings, miraculously Merc's porpoising problems disappeared.  But they still lobbied for the floor rule changes because it would hurt other teams and help them.

so, how is this material more sustainable than traditional rubber? it’s not like they cut down rubber trees, they tap them just like you tap a maple.

most desert plants take a very long time to grow and are quite vulnerable if you mess with them.

Merc was allowed to run it to the end of the year, and it was not banned on a “safety” backdoor. all the teams, including Merc, agreed to ban it on cost reasons for the next season.

your brain is moot.

there is absolutely no safety justification for the regulation changes to raise the floor edges and diffuser throats.   that is purely the “mercedes is sucking under the current rules, and we work for them” change.

the only thing they needed to do for porpoising was the sensor and the authority to direct the teams to…

I sincerely hope this succeeds, but there is no possible justification for the continuation of this program once Starship gets operational. $4B+ per launch on top of the $26B spent on development of something that was supposed to be the “cheap, legacy based” solution, for MTO mass capabilities roughly the same as…

Anything with a Fart Can.

combining the best features of Fiat (Fix It Again, Tony) and Dodge (Dude, Only Dumbasses Get ‘Em)

what is the over under on first trip back to the dealer because it is falling apart?

so, they did away with any production requirement for these, hence they are just Group C/LMP1/Daytona Prototypes but with slightly tweaked rules?

you can actually submit a comment directly at the link in the article.

besides the ever shrinking seat pitch (the airline term for the distance each row is allotted) which used to be 36-38" back in the day and now is often 28-30", many airlines have chosen to put power and computing bricks for the in flight entertainment systems in the area under the seat where your feet or carry on are…

but what kind of rocks are in the heads of all the drivers that makes it “geologically” diverse?

sure, but what has that got to do with electric only, 20mph or slower golf carts??

those gators are a lot more like a gas powered side by side, can go 40 and have gas engines with bad emissions.

the buggy whip makers union would like a word.

they are banking on nostalgia for a car that, as a car, sucked ass.

it was slow, handled poorly, was not particularly attractive compared to contemporary cars of the same general form and was badly made. read the reviews at the time. its chassis was technically interesting structurally but otherwise the car was crap.

if…

I would like to see all inner cities designated “electric golf cart, scooter & bicycle only” zones. the largest thing allowed ought to be about the same as the flatbed ones they use to haul football players off the field.

20 mph max speed, pedestrian deaths would plummet. traffic congestion would plummet. no horns, no…