Never ever liked the palm coated gloves, if I need a liquid-resistant glove it's gonna be all around, I can't stand diesel and gasoline soaking through the back. 90% of the time, I just use my padded Mechanix M-Pact fingerless gloves, they've saved my hands from a bench vise falling on them (long story), keep me from cutting my palms up, and leave my fingers to be dextrous (I know from experience you do NOT want a bolt falling into the supercharger on an A-26 Invader). If I really want to keep grease/oil off my hands I grab some heavy duty disposable gloves. I own some leather palm/synthetic back unpadded Mechanix full fingered gloves but I almost never use them. ... View more

Man, I remember the Vector W8 as being my all time favorite car since as long as I can remember! too bad his 300 MPH supercar concept didn't reach fruition before he died, I hope someone finishes it. But wow, really tenacious guy! Kept going with that entrepeneurial spirit his whole life! ... View more

Wow good luck to ya Kyle! Crazy enough I'm in a similar situation: I'm poised to get into kart racing at the local club, just gotta get a tired old race kart to be fast enough first! Here's to all us racing newbies! ... View more

Amen, y'all! It wouldn't be a problem if they would go to the middle of nowhere to do it! (and if they were actually smart, which they're NOT) Multiple times we've been passed by those same kind of nuts on the freeway, going at least 120, weaving in and out of traffic in their annoying little Hondas or whatnot that they think are SO COOL because they hired someone to put on an aftermarket exhaust! Of course these are the same kind of people that have hubcap spikes sticking out about 1-2 feet from the car! I'm not kidding! I saw that on the freeway once, and we called the cops on him! But besides the rampant high HP low IQ problem, I think the movies aren't helping. I only saw a little bit of the Fast & Furious 1, and it's not helpful. It just encourages and glamorizes what isn't really street racing but idiots going too fast.   My solution is to go kart racing to let out my leadfoot impulses! ... View more

My New Year's Resolution? Start kart racing at the local club ASAP after fixing up the race kart my friends are gifting me for Christmas! I can't get awards yet until I run an official LO206 (which is like $600 for a kart engine), but I don't care! I'm gonna race because I want to race, and not for any other reason! ... View more

Not gonna lie, I love that Camaro, but sadly the leather interior and dark colors is not a good thing for Texas summers. So I would actually take the BMW. Good solid German engineering, lots of suspension and rolling gear upgrades that sound like they'd make it handle like a dream and be very safe, so I could definitely daily the Beemer. Can I have the Camaro as well?? PLEAAASE?? ... View more

My dad and I have had an idea to take a W123 Mercedes 240D diesel, tear out the back seats, and cram in a 100+ HP 2 stroke snowmobile engine! Mid engined, too! Perhaps even keeping the diesel inline 4 and driveline for dual engines, the diesel for low speed, and the 2 stroke for fun and the freeway! ... View more

Gotta LOVE the politicians meddling in everything they shouldn't! They can't just ASK, encourage, and incentivise people to buys EVs, no they have to MANDATE it. Typical. They just love making more and more laws to take away our freedom! Another thing to think about: With EVs, sure, they make no emissions. While driving. Teslas need their battery packs replaced every 6-8 years or so. Where do you think they all go when they're used? How do you think they are made? Do you think they're made with water and other harmless materials? NOPE! According to electrek.co, a Model S battery pack is 70% Lithium, 20% lead acid, and 10% other materials. And guess what? Lithium and lead are BOTH toxic! And I'm not even going to start on the motors themselves! Wise up world, this isn't the way to stop greenhouse emissions! It's just a way for people to make themselves rich off other people's ignorance! Plus, ya know, it gives the government more excuses to make more laws. Maybe instead we should all be driving Japanese Kei cars or mopeds? Not a 7 seat SUV for one person which will sit idling in a parking lot for an hour? Or big pickups only used like a sedan? Don't get me wrong, I believe we need to watch our emissions, but I don't think this is the way to do it, if it is even the crisis the media makes it to be. Who knows if the climate is just going through a natural cycle? We only have a few hundred years of weather records out of several thousand to judge weather trends on Earth! Moderators- Sorry if this one was too political, I really wanted to vent, and I can't stand people only hearing one side of the story. ... View more

I'm actually 14 myself, and some of the best advice I can offer is to just dive into mechanical projects. Depending on what you're willing to spend, fixing an old go kart can teach you a LOT about cars, while also giving you something fun to drive. I started with almost no mechanical experience and now I'm swapping out and custom modifying cams, shaving heads, putting on aftermarket carburetors, and even swapping out connecting rods! Another great piece of advice other people have offered is to find someone who will teach you. Car clubs and online forums are fantastic resources for this. And one more thing: READ! Read all the manuals you can about what you want to do! Youtube videos are also good to get you "fired up" and going, plus there are a TON of Youtube tutorials. Good luck, and welcome to the hobby! ... View more

Haha, this is partly why I love go karts: smaller parts! ... View more