Wow! What a weekend. I spent it hanging out with Todd and his wife in St. Louis for the Phil Wicks North American MINI Challenge. This being my first trip, really, to the midwest, I have to sa– what? You don’t want to hear about that? Ok, what about Randy racing Todd’s car? Randy, during …
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Road rage an illness?
Some researchers are saying just that: “People think it’s bad behavior and that you just need an attitude adjustment, but what they don’t know … is that there’s a biology and cognitive science to this,” said Dr. Emil Coccaro, chairman of psychiatry at the University of Chicago’s medical school. I mean, I get mad and …
what a week!
Ever have one of those weeks? You know, the kind where this: <img src="http://static.flickr.com/65/158491389_c87352c1b0.jpg?v=0" width=500"/> Is your best friend? Home away from home? Breakfast, lunch and dinner table? Yea, it was one of those weeks. My trusty companion and I spent 20+ hours together this week. We’re pretty close. Pushed up past the 122K miles …
Ethanol? At Indy?
Yep yep. Check it out: This year, the IRL takes a baby step, mixing in 10 percent ethanol into the traditional, carbon-based methanol, which burns much the same as ethanol but is made from a nonrenewable source. Next year, these open-wheel cars will run on 100 percent ethanol. From this article. 100% next year? Now …
I wonder if this works
How seriously disappointing that GM would actually think to do something like this: DETROIT (AP): Aiming to capitalize on U.S. consumer angst about the high cost of gasoline, General Motors Corp. on Tuesday said it would cap pump prices at $1.99 (euro1.55) for customers in California and Florida who buy certain vehicles by July 5. …