This is ridiculous. That's it: I'm retiring to a country house in Cheshropshire-Huntington-on-Chapmanwick. I'm going to drive my Elan, drink a lot of Taddy Porter, and sit in one of my outbuildings making DFV-esque WHOPPETY-VROOM noises while watching current F1 with the sound off and my contacts/glasses somewhere… Read more
@Crash Bandihoon: Vladimir Putin is my co-, er, driver: See? I don't make this crap up. Read more
@TheSecondSpitter: Beatings. His hair is shorter now. This suggests violence. Read more
@snap_understeer_ftw: SuFTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read more
Interesting re: current developments (and the alcohol stuff is spooky), though the core point regarding nuke transport isn't exactly news. That kind of thing has been going on for years, at least since the beginnings of the Cold War. Scary stuff, though the safety record is pretty impressive. Read more
@Crash Bandihoon: Vladimir Putin is my co-, er, driver: Aw, thanks. I will. Read more
@Crash Bandihoon: Vladimir Putin is my co-, er, driver: Why does everyone do that every time I post a comment? Read more
@contest005: Right, but it's watchable, entertaining, and cohesive, despite the absence of Captain Slow. TGUSA... ain't. Read more
@Squirrel-bait: Has anyone who says this—the "first-season TGUK" bit—actually gone back and watched the 2002 season of British Top Gear? It's not bad at all. It's good. It's compelling. And, frankly, it makes the American show look kind of dingy and boring. Can we stop using that as a reference point? Read more
@Snabb-SAAB: This is one hundred thousand kinds of excellent. Jesus. Read more
@RadioFlyerPartDeux: @theoneshot001,The artist formerly known as 440/4 speed, would like a 426 instead.: @87CapriceEstate Back to the Future: Read more
@Snabb-SAAB: Oh, dude, right ON. What's wrong with me that I want to fly in a full-size, prop-driven airliner? Read more