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FatBabyDriver
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02-07-2020
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25-05-2022
02:08 PM
5 Likes
Beautiful. The best car story I've read in a long time. If Never Stop Driving gets a 2nd edition, this belongs in it.
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08-04-2022
03:32 PM
1 Like
I would absolutely enter that in a time trial.
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07-04-2022
07:16 AM
6 Likes
Bravo! This was a great series of stories, I really enjoyed it. Made me miss my motocross days.
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23-03-2022
04:42 PM
3 Likes
Amazing for so many reasons, not the least of which is that my '78 928 couldn't make it from Houston to San Antonio without breaking down.
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23-03-2022
01:43 PM
2 Likes
Excellent Larry Niven reference.
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17-03-2022
03:15 PM
2 Likes
+1 for Necronomicon. Genuine LOL several times. Looking forward to the next one! The SN95 has really grown on me in my rapidly advancing middle age.
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02-03-2022
07:53 PM
4 Likes
Kind of reminds me of a mid 80s Honda Sabre and that is no bad thing.
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25-02-2022
04:45 PM
1 Like
Thanks for the care package! We will give it a good home.
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25-02-2022
08:53 AM
I loved the feel and sound of the engine in my G35 as well. I had a G37 service loaner once, and it was thoroughly unpleasant by comparison. Maybe most of the charm was lost when they upsized the engine.
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25-02-2022
07:57 AM
2 Likes
The Chernobyl reference is timely.
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18-02-2022
03:22 PM
10 Likes
A powerful story, extremely well told.
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15-02-2022
02:33 PM
2 Likes
Shame the best looking Si in a long time has such an uninspiring engine. It was the engine that made all the other shortcomings tolerable in my 9th gen.
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14-02-2022
02:24 PM
6 Likes
The ambiance of the Family Dollar and check cashing joint in the background is just perfect. It needs a forever home Sajeev!
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15-12-2021
12:50 PM
3 Likes
Poignant. I feel the same way about the motorcycle dealership I spent the 90s in.
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08-12-2021
04:34 PM
1 Like
This is on my bucket list.
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09-11-2021
05:21 PM
4 Likes
Great story that I really needed to hear. I just switched from a GTI to an M235 and I'm slower everywhere and wondering what the hell is wrong with me. Congrats Danger Girl!
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21-10-2021
02:32 PM
It really is called (observed) trials https://americanmotorcyclist.com/observed-trials/
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05-10-2021
06:02 PM
2 Likes
"A hard-fought and clean battle" is truly one of the best feelings in the world. In the previous century I was a mostly competent regional motocross racer; the two-wheeled equivalent of a club racer I suppose. I led and won a few races from start to finish, but the ones I enjoyed the most and still remember are the ones where I had the kind of battle you describe. Even if it was for last place. Congrats on the loss!
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29-09-2021
04:37 PM
3 Likes
Did he take his foot off the brakes? I watched it frame by frame and his rear wheels were locked up from the start of the skid until I couldn't see them clearly anymore the instant before contact.
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27-07-2021
04:52 PM
1 Like
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27-07-2021
04:51 PM
Fun fact: they had a mission rule that they couldn't drive the rover any further than the astronauts could walk back without running out of air. So they had to quickly get to their furthest destination and work their way back.
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09-07-2021
03:46 PM
1 Like
Congratulations! So waaay back in the 90s I was at a regional motocross race south of Houston, and Trampas Parker showed up. He was a factory sponsored rider for KTM (I think) at the time, and we were shocked to see him at our humble dirt lot. He entered the local expert class and when the gate dropped...he just sat there. And waited. And waited, until the pack was approaching the end of their first lap. He timed his start so that he took the track just ahead of them, a full lap down. Over the next 9 laps he methodically reeled them in, passing for the win on the last lap. I learned that day the difference between a local and national pro is an order of magnitude.
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17-06-2021
08:39 PM
1 Like
Beautiful. Sadly I just parted ways with my '19 GTI because of ghosts in the machine that kept illuminating the EPC light and cutting power at the most inopportune times on the racetrack. Even after multiple frustrating returns to the dealer with no resolution or even an idea of what could be causing it, the parting was bittersweet.
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17-06-2021
08:07 PM
5 Likes
My '19 GTI was an absolute riot. I kept the entire field at a time trials race behind me last month because it was raining. The next heat it was dry and I got a sunburn on my left arm pointing all the pony cars by. I sold it to Vroom on Monday and all I got was an M235i and a check for three grand. We live in interesting times.. Sad to see the interior changes, I loved the analog gauges and real buttons and knobs.
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07-06-2021
11:27 AM
4 Likes
Thanks for writing this; this is the kind of stuff I obsess over when working on the car. Most of the time I'm just inspecting the brakes and suspension before and after track days. For extra safety I put the wheels under the frame rails as soon as they are off the car.
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21-05-2021
10:41 AM
2 Likes
What a nail biter! Are you sure the solid top on the new spark plug doesn't unscrew to reveal a threaded top? Back when I was selling them in a Yamaha dealer's parts department most of them did.
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05-05-2021
04:12 PM
2 Likes
Loving this series. That generation is peak GM truck in my opinion, simple enough for a DIY'er to keep them running basically forever.
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12-04-2021
02:57 PM
2 Likes
I'll take one of each, please. Jack - can you fit in the coupe with a helmet on? I absolutely cannot, and I'm only 5'11.
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06-04-2021
05:48 PM
7 Likes
As the former owner of both a 82 CB900F Super Sport and a 78 Porsche 928 (at the same time in the late 90s, no less)...I am at the center of this Venn diagram. If I was in the market for a street bike the CB1100 would be in my garage by nightfall.
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01-04-2021
11:26 AM
1 Like
Getting an interview with Steve McQueen must be a real Catch-22.
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24-03-2021
12:18 PM
1 Like
Heartbeat City by The Cars is the first one I thought of.
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25-02-2021
03:33 PM
2 Likes
This series is some of the most original and entertaining writing in the biz.
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25-02-2021
03:31 PM
13 Likes
Enjoyed the story. Hope we get to read part 2 some time.
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23-02-2021
12:59 PM
2 Likes
I see a lot of the Flex in that 1972 sketch.
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04-02-2021
12:50 PM
2 Likes
Last night I helped my stepson prep his V6 Mustang for his first autocross this weekend. I'm doing my part!
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22-01-2021
06:03 PM
3 Likes
I can smell the stale varnish in the crusty float bowls through my monitor. I spent more time than I'd like to remember rebuilding motorcycle carburetors from the 80s. Wishing you the best of luck.
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04-01-2021
05:33 PM
2 Likes
As a vintage XR owner, you should know that RFVC stands for Really Fine Valve Cover 😉 Best of luck to you!
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02-07-2020
11:50 AM
Is that a second gen Accord in the garage?
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