GatoRat commented on Video Proof Of The 2009 Corvette ZR1s 7:26.4 Nurburgring Lap

"Ring in the state?"

GatoRat commented on Video Proof Of The 2009 Corvette ZR1s 7:26.4 Nurburgring Lap

"And when is BMW going to let Heidfeld or Kubica really go for it?"

GatoRat commented on Polling Confirms Americans Will Not Drive 55, Also They Don't Understand Energy Policy

"ANWAR drilling site sits on crap land sources: One source [www.anwr.org]"

GatoRat commented on Polling Confirms Americans Will Not Drive 55, Also They Don't Understand Energy Policy

"what's the downside of alternate energy? Wind is inconsistent and requires a lot more land than many people account for. Ethanol drives up the cost of food and uses good arable land."

GatoRat commented on Polling Confirms Americans Will Not Drive 55, Also They Don't Understand Energy Policy

"One problem with "most economists" projects is that they are looking at only a single well or a cluster of wells."

GatoRat commented on What Should The National Speed Limit Be?

"Incidentally, anyone proposing a 55 mph national speed limit should be forced to drive I-80 in Nevada or Wyoming, I-10 just about everywhere, I-15 from St."

GatoRat commented on What Should The National Speed Limit Be?

"My 1999 Honda Civic gets better gas mileage at 70 mph than at 55 mph."

GatoRat commented on The Future Is Back: Jalopnik Drives The DeLorean DMC-12

"At college in the early 1980s, I'd pass one on the way to one of my classes."

GatoRat commented on And So It Begins: Sex Traded For $100 Gas Card

"Come on states, if you want revenue, legalize prostitution and tax it."

GatoRat commented on NHRA Shortens Track After Fatal Crash, No Longer 1/4-Mile

"Why not just reduce the track to 100 feet?"

GatoRat commented on Dario Franchitti Loses NASCAR Ride, Contemplates Return To Real Racing

"To clarify, Chip Ganassi is going from three cars down to two due to a dearth of sponsors."

GatoRat commented on Seven Reasons The Segway Still Sucks

"Can't even read the words without thinking of the Weird Al video White and Nerdy."

GatoRat commented on Pit Row Crash Knocks Raikkonen, Hamilton Out Of Canadian Grand Prix

"Concerning the announcers; I agree that the banter can get silly, but face, not a whole lot is going on most the time."

GatoRat commented on 1987 Porsche 944S

"In 1985, I briefly worked for a guy that had a 944."

GatoRat commented on Are Hybrids Bunk?

"I average 38 MPG in my 99 Civic (95% of my miles are highway commuter miles.) If Honda made the Civic two feet shorter, 500 pounds lighter and changed the engine to a 1.3L, how much of a mileage boost would that be?"

GatoRat commented on 1979 Honda Civic

"Make it red, and that's the first car I personally bought (my brother and I together previously owned a horrible FIAT.) I loved that car and still do, in spite of the weird dash."

GatoRat commented on Max Mosley Threatens FIA Will Go To Crap If He's Ousted, Officially Channeling Nixon

"I too am puzzled how F1 could get worse, but Bernie is a real turd, so I'm sure he'd find a way."

GatoRat commented on 2008 Smart ForTwo IIHS Crash Test Results In, Little Tyke Did "Good"

"I too am baffled by the low gas mileage with these cars."