I’m not. At least not like talented like the guys that compete regularly in ROC which are from F1, WRC, NASCAR, INDY CAR, etc. But thats the point of this contest. They’re letting the internet give an underdog a chance to compete with their heroes they normally only see on tv. I think its a bit insane, but also… Read more

Global Rallycross is far from an FIA sanctioned - remember when the FIA tried to ban FIA drivers from competing in GRC? Scott speed won the parking lot version of rallycross that we have here in the US called GRC or Global Rallycross. Except GRC only races in the United States. Mattias Ekström won the FIA sanctioned… Read more

I love this article. It sums up why corporate america has such a hard time reaching real car people. And with all this talk about it being real, did they actually take a road trip? It looked more like they shipped the car to a location or three, and took some pictures. Read more

Truck nuts are awesome, but you need to get a receiver lock so your friends can’t take them off their truck after you tag them! Read more

Technically the chassis was free and then we put roughly $30k worth of parts onto it. The full details are here: http://billcaswell.kinja.com/diy-baja-how-we-built-the-baja-pig-1787944116 Read more

Me too! just been busy doing other things with cars! But this project is my favorite by far! Hopefully I learn enough to talk a manufacturer into letting me build a current production model for Baja one year. Like a 911 C4! Read more

HA! those are from Pikes Peak 2010, 2011, 2012! Read more

OH I’ve been tearing this thing down and rebuilding it for some time now. Its an enormous amount of work to rip a car like this apart and rebuild it. And keep in mind that I have an MBA not a fabrication degree. I read everything I can and learn quickly but I still work too slowing when building stuff from scratch.… Read more

yeah, I probably should have hidden it. Its been a running joke around here. There’s a lot of weird stuff in the back of my photos over the years. Funny how many people miss it! Read more

Yeah but did you have to walk 10 miles through just to get to the shop where you have 3 days to build a racecar? Yeah me neither. Read more

Why even watch anymore? The race results are so different that you need to wait till later to find out who won? The ending was awesome, but it didn’t actually end that way... Read more

That’s what I thought the drivers would look like! I only ever really see them in LA around beverly hills and west hollywood and they drivers are definitely not who you would expect. But then again thats generally the case with a lot of expensive cars in the area so I never thought twice about it until this video and… Read more

Does anyone cool drive a BMW i8? Every time I see someone exit one of those they look like this guy. Are BMW I8's the vehicle of choice for low life drug dealers that wish they could be on Miami Vice? Read more

I bet that kid really liked their job. Oh well. There’s always fiat. Read more

Air cooled Porches are nice to look at but here’s the real problem. An air cooled 911 “is just faster than a brand new Toyota Avalon” In all my years of going to racetracks I was only passed once by an air cooled Porsche and it had a massive turbo on it and shot fire at every upshift. That car was fast. It’s funny how… Read more

Top Gear will continue to be mediocre with this format. I love Harris and enjoyed watching Joey, but there is no way for some writers in a backroom to produce a script about cars that will be read by three actors and sound authentic. They tried writing Top Gear USA and making Tanner read it. It was mediocre. They… Read more

That car at the end? Thats why BMW was involved. So they could make the 2dr supra into a 4dr hatch. That is the Supra GT. Read more

Yeah not at all. That would scare the hell out of me if that were my job! But I do want to see some armored up, A-team like, mad max semi trucks! Read more

Ok this sucks, but Wow! I kind of want to go drive trucks in Europe! Its like the first Mad Max! Guys coming at you in the road with clubs and makeshift roadblocks. Time to armor up the semi trucks and get after it! Read more

It felt more like a RWD drive car than other AWD’s I’ve driven. At the limit on the track, the car had mild oversteer requiring a bit of opposite lock to stay the course. Super fun to drive. Could use more tire for really fast laps. Here’s the video I made from the Valencia launch that shows some the dynamics.