Yeah, it really seemed like something that you wouldn't get used to. Trying to use the controls was just very unnatural and non-intuitive. I'm sure to some extent you would be able to adapt, but I think it still would be incredibly frustrating trying to use touch controls on a daily basis in a car.

I'm not so much anti touch screen. I just don't think that should be the primary UI in a vehicle. Really you shouldn't have to take your eyes off the road to do something like change the vent location or manually tune the radio. I'm fine with the touch screen being able to control things like the radio or nav. …

Its not limited to old people. MFT as done in the Edge and others that have no physical buttons completely sucks and is one of the main reasons that my S.O. chose an Escape. During our test drives we found the "touch" buttons finicky at best and dangerously distracting at worst. They are completely non-intuitive to…

Well seeing as how its Constitutionally mandated that all budget items originate in the House, it can be argued that the whole TARP fiasco is a huge overreach on the part of the Executive branch. Sounds like Ryan was actually trying to do his job by overseeing how the money was spent as opposed to giving the…

Energy Department money comes out of the budget and is therefore subjected to Congressional oversight. The TARP money was a special "emergency" fund that was completely administered by the executive branch and was not subject to any Congressional oversight.

Energy Department money comes out of the budget and is therefore subjected to Congressional oversight. The TARP money was a special "emergency" fund that was completely administered by the executive branch and was not subject to any Congressional oversight.

Foot to the floor seems to work pretty good here.

I also had this one back in the day that I thought was pretty cool too.

Ford RS200. Pic is not mine, but I've got this and its in good shape too.

That makes sense. So most likely the trucks were actually fairly close, but since there wasn't any immediate danger to anybody no sense sending the trucks in to a risky situation.

I realize this was an unmanned test and I'm assuming it was performed in a remote, safe location, but why did it take so long for the fire trucks to get there? Seems like for a rocket test fire you would have fire equipment standing by.

I have nothing but the utmost respect for guys like Mr. Stoschek and James Glickenhaus who not only have these priceless one-offs commissioned and built, but then take them out and race them. Seriously awesome to see this in action.

SCA mission silhouettes

Pretty sure the extra vertical stabilizers were permanent as the SCA was basically only used for transporting the shuttle. It appears that it did ferry the Phantom Ray a couple times.

Is there something wrong with me? I ask because what jumped out at me in the picture is the fact that the car appears to be a 2.5RS with a 6 swapped in there.

Sorry, man the Triton V10 was part of the Ford Modular Engine program. It was a 90* V10 that shared the bore and stroke with the 5.4L V8. It used a split pin crank and balance shaft to help with some of the issues of not being a 72* vee angle.

A Lambo looking car with an American V8 rumble you say? I'll just leave this here for you.

I'll see your Japanese vending machine and raise you a Chinese one. According to Wikipedia this is in Shenyang China.

Congrats on the racing license Lindsey. Now go drive fast!

I've got to go with the old Marlboro livery. Because I'm sure Gulf has been spoken for already. Though I assume this has been too as I didn't bother reading through the old posts.