It's more like a jet fighter with wheels. Massive G forces, very powerful engines, the cockpit is almost indestructable, requires years of training and physical and mental preparation to not crash...

But can the car go over a speed bump? If not, it can't go of the board.

It's rare because it was hard to find BEFORE the video was uploaded to YouTube.

Yep.

You mean tube-frame racecars powered by V8s, with very similar body shapes and stickers to represent manufacturers? I think we've got DTM for that. As for oval racing, the only ovals in Europe I can think of are Rockingham and EuroSpeedway Lausitz. The other "ovals" are the early 20th century ones (Brooklands, Monza,…

Simple: safety regulations making the structure around the driver (roof, doors, A/B pillars) almost indestructible. Since Dale Earnhardt's death in 2001, there have been only 4 deaths in stock car racing: 2 in the Whelen Modified Tour and two in the Mexican Desafío Corona/NASCAR Toyota Series.

I don't think so: Renault supplies engines to a couple F1 teams, including RedBull. Nissan, through it's alliance with Renault, is able to advertise the Renault RS27 engine as an Infiniti. I don't think they would spend another big bunch of money to start a team that would probably be a moving chicane.

No. Stop right there. I don't want another endless "GT is better" "No, Forza is better!" "Fuck you, GT rules" debate.

Be fair: if you were crossing the street and noticed that one of the cars was a P1 you would turn your head like an possesed little girl and drool.

Only he can do the Layla riff with such grace.

*groan*

Just because it's an "old" design doesn't mean it has old technology or engineering, and that's what makes it so fast. It has 21st century tyres, 21st century engine, 21st century suspension, it's made with 21st cenutry materials...

Is that Gatebil on Ice?

For a moment I was thinking "erm, who's Mini Cooper? And haven't you forgot to put a car name?"

So, it's your "please let me go fast again DAMNIT!" face.

Not unless you post a photo of one in black with tan leather...

Well, since evolution is based on "survival of the fittest" and "adapting to the enviroment", I think it's an evolution. I mean, turbocharging, 4WD, electronic assists...they helped the 911 survive (AKA sell at dealers and win at races).

"In the early days of the McLaren sports cars Bruce was testing and as he drove out of the pits he noticed the fuel filler access door was flapping up and down as he drove. The current aerodynamic thinking was that it should have been pressed more firmly in place as the speed of the car increased. Instead, it bounced…

I don't think that's cheating, that's just "filling the gaps". He found a loophole, knew that a competitor was using it and protested.

Okay, it's not a rally car. How about "rally-inspired" or "rally-bodied"?