stefschrader
Stef Schrader
stefschrader
Moderator, OppositeLock. Former Staff Writer, Jalopnik. 1984 "Porschelump" 944 race car, 1971 Volkswagen 411 race car, 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS.

I was about to just link the Gas Station TV piece again, but you did it for me.
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Seriously. Those of us who play on track would find this garbage to be super distracting, and that’s not even getting into the perils posed by changes to different roadways that a system might not detect. I don’t want to find out what the speed-limiter version of “my GPS thinks this new road is a cow pasture” is.
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I was thinking Vegas sounded lame with no support races and overpriced...well, everything, but then they go out and do something COMPLETELY BRILLIANT.
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Hear, hear. Don’t let that frickin’ herb know a moment’s peace for what he’s done (and is doing) to this site network.
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Thanks for keeping it alive, Silas. Splinter’s staff deserved so much better, too.
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Big “Y U RUNE KLASSIK” energy to this slideshow, yeesh.
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Alternately, domination awaits if you decide to do the Lemons Rally in the Allante.
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Heh, I have the legality planks from a ‘13? Williams? sitting in the dining room. F1 plank > shiplap.
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Austin has protected view corridors for the state capitol building, too. I didn’t even realize it was a thing until a friend mentioned it, but I guess so. He was annoyed that we might ditch it, but I was like, why? It’s a neat historic building architecturally, but it’s already lost in the sea of taller buildings and Read more

I’m still no fan of a segregated series—I’d have much rather seen that funding go towards putting women in the main feeder series. That said, I had to admit that the F1 Academy races were a lot of fun to watch. I’m glad to see them having a positive impact among fans, too.
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I can’t beat this suggestion. I really, really hate that blob Taurus.
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Counterpoint: Beep beep honk honk truck yeah whooooo Read more

That’s another thing that’s soured me on Buc-ee’s a bit: they’re a tad aggressive on defending the idea of a gas station with an animal mascot. I’m honestly surprised Wally’s hasn’t caught their legal department’s attention yet.
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I mean, to be fair, I go out of the way to check out all the regional stuff we don’t get when I’m out-of-state, too. I can’t blame ya. If you’re a tourist, go do tourist things.
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