So, no mention of the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona or 1970 Plymouth Superbird (the Dodge was the first to break 200mph for NASCAR), Bill Elliot’s 1987 Coors Ford Thunderbird (which set the all time speed record of 212.809mph during qualifying at Talladega), or Buddy Baker’s 1978 Gray Ghost (still the record holder for…
94 to 96 Impala SS or 2015+ Charger Hellcat is the only objective correct answer for any big bank job. Both have big trunks, rwd manueverability big V8s to effortlessly haul 4 occupants and their extremely valuable “cargo” to the dropoff the next state over.
It’s minor, but the Indy NXT Race time on Sunday is incorrect. Read more
Calder Park Thunderdome! Here in Melbourne Australia. 1.8km (1.119mi) quad oval that was a shrunken copy of Charlotte.
They could also combine it with the national circuit.
Now it’s pretty run down, stands are missing chairs and overgrown, part of the oval is used for drifting.
Illiana Speedway in Crown Point, Indiana. A half mile oval used for all sorts of motorsport events including stock cars and more... I practically grew up there and to see it just rot away in disuse is heartbreaking Read more
Riverside - Featured prominently in The Love Bug which I watched relentlessly as a kid. I wish one of the major video game makers would resurrect it for the digital word, but alas I feel that is a longshot.
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Pour one out for Nazareth Speedway (PA), closest home track to the Andretti’s and one of the few in the Northeast. I had the privilege to be an SCCA worker (gates and infield) for the very last race there (IRL before the merger). Was great to see Michael and Mario leaving after the event. I’m not sure I’m sad as it… Read more
Fun fact: I went to Pitt. Read more
There are worse roads, but the one that makes me the most furious is I-376/US30/22, aka Fort Pitt tunnel and bridge.
So you’ve never been to Pittsburgh, because it’s Pittsburgh, but you’re heading there because a sportsball team is playing someone black-and-yellow and you’re trying to impress your bang-buddy. You even… Read more
Yes, as many of you have pointed out: The headline initially said “$2 a day” when it should have said “$2 an hour.” That was my mistake, and I’ve fixed it. Thank you to the comment section for alerting us to this error! Read more
“expects the newer planes will reduce its carbon emissions by 25 percent per seat.” Read more
While that line of reasoning is true, it was realized after the fact. None of this was considered by AASHO in 1930s, ‘40s or ‘50s. Read more
He was convicted of driving without a license in 2015 so probably 2004. Read more
Supersonic booms are a function of mass and velocity. By gowing slower in a lighter airliner the hope is for the boom to be less intense. IF the energy in the overpressure is low enough then the boom should not be as bothersome to people on the ground as the Concorde's boom was. Read more