On this episode, Jim recounts his experience driving Chevrolets at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He got asked to slow down and then told how the steering wheel works.
We're sad to hear about Skip Barber Racing School's woes: Skip Barber Bankruptcy
http://www.thedrive.com/news/10526/skip-barber-racing-files-for-bankruptcy-owes-lime-rock-park-1-2-million
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Let's design a low-cost zero-death racing series. Help us think this one through, gang.
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Also: We tried something a little different this week on the YouTube. Watch the Subaru Forester Meditation video and let us know what you think.
Crying kid at Formula 1 when Kimi crashed out.
https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/6b3kp6/formula_1_can_be_an_upsetting_sport/
Ended up meeting Kimi: https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/6b3ukm/from_crying_because_of_his_hero_to_meeting_his/?utm_content=title&utm_medium=browse&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=formula1
One millionth Porsche 911
http://jalopnik.com/the-one-millionth-porsche-911-is-exceedingly-lovely-1795121703
“It’s a 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera S, painted in Irish Green and designed to mirror some details from the very first 911 from 1963. And when it rolled off the assembly line in Zuffenhausen today, it became the one-millionth Porsche 911.”
Glad to be back with you yet again, friends. If you haven't checked out our latest video you can find that on our YouTubes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC26Dc_CAzT_xCjpZncFui4A/videos
This weekend in Barcelona we’ll see new F1 design rules:
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/fia-reveals-plan-for-bigger-driver-numbers-and-names-898408/
Rolling Coal banned in Colorado
http://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/9930/colorado-bans-rolling-coal-hallelujah
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This week we get into some Death Metal. Someone on the podcasting team discovers they might maybe like metal after all. Hmmmm...
Plus we get into some Engineering, driving best practices, and car industry family trees.
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How to drive a manual transmission explained using Death Metal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__vmUH9dZd4
Mazda profits down over 50%
http://jalopnik.com/gm-profit-soars-while-mazda-takes-a-severe-beating-1794738390
Who owns who in cars:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2009/06/car-brands-who-owns-what/index.htm
Oregon Censored, Fined Man $500 For Criticizing Red-Light Cameras Without An Engineering License
https://www.forbes.com/sites/instituteforjustice/2017/04/28/do-you-need-a-license-in-engineering-to-criticize-red-light-cameras-oregon-says-yes/#3d1ebf8d32ee