So is owning a momentum car and looking ahead at least a block or two down the road for dangerous situations.

Or having more money than God.

Still gotta love that Martini & Rossi livery though.

I was literally thinking the same thing.

Smugness is antithetical to most of the Miata/FRS/BRZ owners I know. Now  Corvette/BMW/Porsche owners are a different story. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Well, I disagree with them. My 280z and Supra had less horsepower/lb than my BRZ, and I enjoyed them as well, just as anybody did with a Sprite, MGB, TR-3, etc.

And that said light car will be much easier on tires, brakes, etc.

The 2 series models downstream of M240 sure. But I am not so sure that people buy this car for AWD. Could be wrong though.

I was thinking a four wheel version of the race, but this is cool, and I had no idea it had already been applied to motorcycle racing.

Pretty sure that’s Liane Engeman in the picture with Donna and Janet, not Suzy Dietrich. Liane was Janet Guthries regular endurance racing partner, and those three raced at Sebring together in a Matra in 67, an AMC Javelin in 68, and the Healey you referred to in 69.

Hancock is very close to Pennsylvania, and about an hour away from Scranton. With a population of about three thousand, it isn’t huge, but it certainly isn’t in the middle of nowhere. What people don’t seem to understand is that suburbanization of rural areas greatly increases the chances of encountering many wild…

Great pictures, especially the one with Mike Hawthorne and Alberto Ascari at Pau. You might want to add Circuit de Cadours to your list; sadly the site of Raymond Sommers fatal crash:

How bout Isle of Man TT?

I initially thought this was far fetched as well, until I realized Russia actually shares an 11 mile border with North Korea, and is actually competing with China for control and influence over NK.

You forgot a couple:

Most performance car manufacturers do a good job of matching the right tire and wheel combinations for the best overall performance/handling characteristics. Unless your racing, focusing solely on which setup produces the lowest lap time is taking an incomplete approach.

I am currently running 235/45/17's on my BRZ. They are a little taller than stock, and certainly heavier, but they stick a lot better, and still feel lively at the same time. Who cares about losing a little speed if you aren’t racing anyways?

It could have been in a wood pile next to his driveway. Snakes can show up nearly anywhere, especially in suburban areas.

Or a few more grand and buy a Cayman S.

It certainly is a bigger car, but an extra two hundred pounds is nothing. And the AWD version of the BMW might weigh even more. And if you are really concerned about weight you could buy a Cayman.