And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Back in 1984 I got in the Rick Mears winning car at the Indianapolis 500 Museum, and set our 5 year old son on my lap for a picture. Sliding down into that ride was like putting on a decent fitting work boot. Getting back out was an issue.
Who needs a passage driving 3000 miles in 24 hours at LeMans?
ReplyDeleteLotus 11. "Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."
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Race/advanced maneuvering cockpits should be tight fitting, whether car, boat, or aircraft.
ReplyDeleteHence, compact blokes like Lewis, Fernando, and Massa are easy to fit in the car. Big blokes like Schumacher, Coultard and Ricciardo are less so.
ReplyDeleteBack in 1984 I got in the Rick Mears winning car at the Indianapolis 500 Museum, and set our 5 year old son on my lap for a picture. Sliding down into that ride was like putting on a decent fitting work boot. Getting back out was an issue.
ReplyDeleteShould be satin quilt lined.
ReplyDeleteThat way, they don't have to pry you out for the funeral.
And there's no cup holder.