Those “ plain old yellow and black plates” are actually the exception in the European Union, especially after that whole Brexit thing. Most plates are white with black lettering.

The Nissan plant is about 25 miles from downtown (the company’s U.S. headquarters is about 15 miles south, in Franklin). Perhaps more relevantly to IndyCar, General Motors has a plant — formerly Saturn — about 35 miles away, in Spring Hill. Also, most of the course will likely be visible from tire supplier Bridgestone… Read more

Not just the little guys. Nissan is making face shields at its US plants in Tennessee and Mississippi. And Volkswagen and a supplier are making masks and gowns in Mexico. Read more

Slap some solar panels on the roof and you’re in business! Read more

Tank slapper was already trademarked by Randy Mamola.

Those figures seem at odds with what GM reported in the 3rd Quarter: a 7.2% increase in Cadillac sales compared with the same year-ago period and 2.2% year to date. What gives? Read more

Fanboost is dumb. The attack mode would be more interesting if it gave the chasing cars more of an advantage (there’s been a little bit of an increase in power this year, but it’s still not enough).  Read more

Wish they’d race on, you know, race tracks. The jersey barrier road courses make it hard for a TV viewer to keep up with where they are on a lap. And the lack of runoff areas just means all that bodywork falls to pieces when someone goes into the wall, causing a boring full-course caution. Read more

No, it’s the crash I was talking about in my comment, the one where he broke he collarbone and then returned to race two days later.  Read more

This is the guy who broke his collarbone in Thursday practice in Assen in 2013, flew to Spain later that day to have a titanium plate and eight screws inserted, and then returned to Holland to race on Saturday. He finished fifth.

Riding in the rain may not be much fun, but it certainly isn’t “death in an instant.” Read more

You’ll probably take it for service soon? Read more

Aren’t all CEOs really armchair CEOs? Read more

Not exactly Mods vs. Rockers, is it?

I ride a Ducati. So maybe I’m biased.  Read more

Yes. And? Read more

Nope, took it at the Petersen in Los Angeles a couple years back. Read more

Semantics! Read more

Also, this.

Make something like this again, Harley!