en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/536770 Comments by Ryan_RyTrapp0 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2010/01/28/avoidable-contact-30-prius-is-very-ipad-prius-is-real-luxury-hs250h-is-more-like-a-sears-tele-games-youll-buy-anything/#IDComment54308552 Your absolutely correct Jack! And apparently I'm one of the least cool people in the world! I work out, eat red meat, use Opera over FireFox, own a $499 Toshiba laptop that is more than twice as powerful than the iPad, use Windows 7 by choice, use a crappy MS Zune(I got it for free) which I'll be replacing with a Creative Zen X-Fi2, drink brewed sweet tea over herbal green tea, drive a crappy S10 that will be replaced with a used 2002+ Jaguar XJR(hopefully within the next 3 years), and I don't have any plans to change. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:09:04 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2010/01/28/avoidable-contact-30-prius-is-very-ipad-prius-is-real-luxury-hs250h-is-more-like-a-sears-tele-games-youll-buy-anything/#IDComment54308552 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/12/01/2011-audi-a8-revealed-at-design-miami-2009/#IDComment45615114 I really really want to like it, but it just looks so mismatched. I like the headlights, just not on the A8; I like the fenders, just not on the A8; I like the grille, just not on the A8. It's like everything is slightly off. Even if they nailed it in standard Audi styling fashion, I'm not sure that it would look as good as the stately 7 Series or the swooping S-Class. The fact that they seemingly dropped the ball with this confused design, though, just hurts it more. @Byrone: Too conservatively styled? Maybe in the automotive world as a whole, but this is a very risky, cutting edge design for Audi! lol Thu, 3 Dec 2009 00:15:07 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/12/01/2011-audi-a8-revealed-at-design-miami-2009/#IDComment45615114 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/11/12/video-bugatti-veyron-goes-off-road-near-galveston-tx-right-into-saltwater-pond/#IDComment43004035 What, you don't believe him? Those pelicans can be real assholes man! I mean, never mind that he's driving an AWD, 16 cylinder, quad turbo, 1000HP, 250MPH car... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:56:20 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/11/12/video-bugatti-veyron-goes-off-road-near-galveston-tx-right-into-saltwater-pond/#IDComment43004035 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/11/05/racer-boy-pro-solo-%e2%80%93-drag-racing-with-corners/#IDComment42180166 Quite the article, as usual, Rob! Now THIS is the poor mans racing that I've been looking for! Autocross can only be so fun, what with running one car at a time. Now all we need is Pro Solo RallyCross, then we'll be talking!!! Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:47:41 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/11/05/racer-boy-pro-solo-%e2%80%93-drag-racing-with-corners/#IDComment42180166 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/11/03/sema-2009-general-motors-gallery-camaro-extravaganza/#IDComment42179993 UGH. SO SICK of the new Camaro. Thanks for ruining it, GM, by flaunting your concept car around for like 5 years. I couldn't own a new Camaro, no matter how good it may be, simply because I couldn't look at it sitting in my driveway every day. Now the '10 Mustang on the other hand looks very fresh, slender, and athletic. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:44:54 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/11/03/sema-2009-general-motors-gallery-camaro-extravaganza/#IDComment42179993 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/11/05/in-the-ssl-garage-2010-volkswagen-gti/#IDComment42179855 Send it on over to Jack and have him drive it down to Newark, so that I can give a very valuable outsiders opinion! It'll bring in lots of site hits, just trust me on this :-Þ Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:42:14 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/11/05/in-the-ssl-garage-2010-volkswagen-gti/#IDComment42179855 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/09/17/racer-boy-24-hours-of-lemons-or-endurace-racing-for-the-financially-and-mentally-challenged/#IDComment34957759 You know, it just so happens that I should be getting a new vehicle within the next couple weeks(Jeep Cherokee to long arm, 35, and wheel the crap out of!), so I might just have to scrape some cash together to hit up some LeMons in my(hopefully) freshly replaced vehicle! Granted, it IS a Geo TRAHKAH, but their can't possibly be a cooler vehicle to run in LeMons either! Get some lo-pro tires, maybe hack 3 or so coils out of the springs, and hope for the best!!! I will do this before I die!!! Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:06:10 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/09/17/racer-boy-24-hours-of-lemons-or-endurace-racing-for-the-financially-and-mentally-challenged/#IDComment34957759 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/08/17/a-tale-of-two-race-cars/#IDComment32001795 Loved it!!! Great writing, epic amounts of drama that ALMS could never posess, and, best of all, it's about cars! Each time Jack has mentioned something about the Neon in his articles, I was always waiting for that little bit more of depth in the story, and now I'm finally getting it! Can't wait for more! Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:52:52 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/08/17/a-tale-of-two-race-cars/#IDComment32001795 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/08/11/racer-boy-slot-car-racing-or-how-to-race-door-to-door-without-worrying-about-your-doors/#IDComment30568622 Alright, I'm calling it, this doesn't count!!! If there isn't a potential* to lay some strips of tire on the ground(or atleast dig some ditches in the dirt), then I'm claiming it doesn't count. *I know, your Grandma's 1.8l Cadillac Cimarron can't really spin the tires, but you should be driving a vehicle that can in the first place. Thus, potential. That being said, I may just have to get into some slot car racing... Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:02:53 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/08/11/racer-boy-slot-car-racing-or-how-to-race-door-to-door-without-worrying-about-your-doors/#IDComment30568622 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/07/10/random-internet-picture-of-the-day/#IDComment26946165 Needs more 440 6-pack under the hood! Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:35:18 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/07/10/random-internet-picture-of-the-day/#IDComment26946165 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/07/09/racer-boy-time-attack-or-how-to-race-on-a-real-track-without-totaling-your-car/#IDComment26871246 Oh yea, this TOTALLY sounds like the type of racing for me!!! Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:17:58 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/07/09/racer-boy-time-attack-or-how-to-race-on-a-real-track-without-totaling-your-car/#IDComment26871246 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/07/08/switzer-p800-gt2-enter-the-dragon/#IDComment26605026 Hell of a write up, and HELL of a car!!! Reading the numbers you mentioned near the start, I was thinking "hmm, seems to be a little exagerated". Then I rememered the numbers of a stock GT2: numbers like 0-60 in 3.3, the 1/4 in 11.3@127MPH, 0-100 in 7.3, all from a comparatively pansy ass 530HP! Simply put, an amazing car in stock form, and evidentally an extraordinarily amazing car in Switzer form!!! Major props to Tym and the rest of the Switzer crew for not only putting together a monster, but putting together a monster that can be lived with on a daily basis without trying to puke fluids or threaten the occupants lives! Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:27:30 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/07/08/switzer-p800-gt2-enter-the-dragon/#IDComment26605026 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/06/29/ford-svt-raptor-born-in-baja-premiere/#IDComment25917195 Yes! I believe that it's a bit mroe than the last gen lightning. Some of the guys "in the know"(the dude that runs 'raptoroffroad.com', he revealed that the shelby would be making 500HP about 6 months before the concept mad its show appearance) were asking about the tow rating, and the ford people said it would definatly be enough to haul a ford GT on a trailor(rich bastards). Basically, this truck is being groomed to be the 'jack of all trades' for work and play! Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:26:38 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/06/29/ford-svt-raptor-born-in-baja-premiere/#IDComment25917195 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/06/29/ford-svt-raptor-born-in-baja-premiere/#IDComment25893030 You bastard!!! I am pumped for this film, especially if it's anywhere near as good as Two Roads to Baja or Dust to Glory! I certainly won't be able to afford one of these when they come out, but I can't wait none the less! Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:09:38 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/06/29/ford-svt-raptor-born-in-baja-premiere/#IDComment25893030 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/06/18/a-visit-to-the-texas-armoring-corporation/#IDComment24885814 So awesome! So freakin' awesome!!! I want to own that fully armored Escalade just to say that I own a fully armored Escalade!!! Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:19:11 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/06/18/a-visit-to-the-texas-armoring-corporation/#IDComment24885814 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/06/05/speed-read-challenger-is-challenging/#IDComment24879169 Tip: Do not look at original Challenger + new Challenger pics side by side or you won't be able to look at the new one again. The coolest thing about the original Challenger was how low and wide it was, but for some ungodly reason, the designer of the new Challenger decided to take the classic car and narrow and raise it. And i don't see how anyone in their right mind would take any model Challenger over the Mustang or new Camaro. I'm really not a fan of the new 'maro, but it's just better than the Challenger in every single way, besides looks(damn thing is hideous!!!). Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:44:31 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/06/05/speed-read-challenger-is-challenging/#IDComment24879169 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/05/26/racer-boy-autocrossing-101-or-how-to-kill-cones/#IDComment22361501 Nice article! I can't wait for more of these, just to compare the merits of the different types of racing. I'm sure bracket racing will be about the same as autocross in most of the ratings(unless you drive a manual, definite clutch wear), but i can't see anything else beating these two in the cost category. Tue, 26 May 2009 23:25:22 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/05/26/racer-boy-autocrossing-101-or-how-to-kill-cones/#IDComment22361501 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/05/18/race-update-may-16-17-2009-we-win-one-and-lose-one-and-rent-a-battery-from-an-upside-down-porsche/#IDComment21809758 Awesome stuff, love hearing the racing stories! I really need to scrape some coin together, buy the most track worthy POS i can find, and get up to Mid Ohio! Tue, 19 May 2009 10:08:48 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/05/18/race-update-may-16-17-2009-we-win-one-and-lose-one-and-rent-a-battery-from-an-upside-down-porsche/#IDComment21809758 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/05/16/speedsportlife-jalopnik-visit-texas-armoring-corporation-teaser/#IDComment21691561 Such a tease! Moar!!! Sun, 17 May 2009 08:28:07 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/05/16/speedsportlife-jalopnik-visit-texas-armoring-corporation-teaser/#IDComment21691561 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/05/12/we-now-return-to-our-regularly-scheduled-programming/#IDComment21428178 Oh, wow, you have been forgiven for the lack of updates!!! Thu, 14 May 2009 06:25:14 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/05/12/we-now-return-to-our-regularly-scheduled-programming/#IDComment21428178