He actually tried it at home
December 23, 2020 7:17 PM Subscribe
A montage of Travis Pastrana taking a Subaru STI on a joyride through his hometown. Please drive safely these holidays.
It's very small, if you blink you'll miss it, but there's an endorsement from a coffee company run by racist assholes. I'm aware of it, I'm determined not to let them spoil this for me. I totally understand if you feel otherwise. Fuck those guys.
posted by adept256 at 7:26 PM on December 23, 2020 [31 favorites]
posted by adept256 at 7:26 PM on December 23, 2020 [31 favorites]
resolution on the PS5 is sick
posted by gwint at 7:28 PM on December 23, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by gwint at 7:28 PM on December 23, 2020 [3 favorites]
Can I sue Subaru now for the "street racing" in Portland?
posted by Pembquist at 7:33 PM on December 23, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by Pembquist at 7:33 PM on December 23, 2020 [3 favorites]
I grew up in MD, relatively near Annapolis, and some of those aerials of him flying down the back-roads about 3/4 through made me homesick like whoa.
posted by Alterscape at 7:54 PM on December 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Alterscape at 7:54 PM on December 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
Car's got a lot of pickup
posted by flabdablet at 7:56 PM on December 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by flabdablet at 7:56 PM on December 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
Brought to you by white supremacist coffee!!
posted by SkinnerSan at 7:58 PM on December 23, 2020 [6 favorites]
posted by SkinnerSan at 7:58 PM on December 23, 2020 [6 favorites]
Huh, so Hoonigan has paired up with by Black Rifle Coffee? INTERESTING. They're such nice people.
Man, fuck that.
posted by introp at 8:02 PM on December 23, 2020 [7 favorites]
Man, fuck that.
posted by introp at 8:02 PM on December 23, 2020 [7 favorites]
I'd be so pissed if someone did this in my town. We have enough people racing down the side streets as it is -- and the cops don't do anything about it, as far as I can tell.
But on the other hand, my problematic faves include "Top Gear" and the "Fast and the Furious" movies. So I guess I'm 100% NIMBY when it comes to such things.
posted by The corpse in the library at 8:11 PM on December 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
But on the other hand, my problematic faves include "Top Gear" and the "Fast and the Furious" movies. So I guess I'm 100% NIMBY when it comes to such things.
posted by The corpse in the library at 8:11 PM on December 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
An elaborate game of Chick & Ruth's
(I posit that a Maryland based Hoonigan should be referred to as a Hon-(hawn?)igan)).
posted by bartleby at 8:35 PM on December 23, 2020 [3 favorites]
(I posit that a Maryland based Hoonigan should be referred to as a Hon-(hawn?)igan)).
posted by bartleby at 8:35 PM on December 23, 2020 [3 favorites]
Few people understand the psychology of dealing with a highway traffic cop. Your normal speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the side. This is wrong. It arouses contempt in the cop-heart.
posted by Godspeed.You!Black.Emperor.Penguin at 8:56 PM on December 23, 2020 [7 favorites]
posted by Godspeed.You!Black.Emperor.Penguin at 8:56 PM on December 23, 2020 [7 favorites]
Is the handle with the red button a one-side only brake?
Some insane skills on display.
posted by Windopaene at 9:53 PM on December 23, 2020
Some insane skills on display.
posted by Windopaene at 9:53 PM on December 23, 2020
It's very small, if you blink you'll miss it, but there's an endorsement from a coffee company run by racist assholes. I'm aware of it, I'm determined not to let them spoil this for me. I totally understand if you feel otherwise. Fuck those guys.
I spotted 3, one at the beginning, one on the tshirt of some racist in a coffee shop, and one shot of a sticker on the quarter panel at the end. Good job Subaru, you've encouraged me to never buy one of your racist-adjacent cars.
posted by axiom at 10:05 PM on December 23, 2020 [8 favorites]
I spotted 3, one at the beginning, one on the tshirt of some racist in a coffee shop, and one shot of a sticker on the quarter panel at the end. Good job Subaru, you've encouraged me to never buy one of your racist-adjacent cars.
posted by axiom at 10:05 PM on December 23, 2020 [8 favorites]
So I guess that this is an official video and they likely had to get permits and make sure no bystanders were around to get hurt but I still don't know why something like this has to exist. There are enough assholes in cars as is and things like this will just give them inspiration.
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 10:15 PM on December 23, 2020 [5 favorites]
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 10:15 PM on December 23, 2020 [5 favorites]
I for one enjoyed the circus car movie
posted by stinkfoot at 10:25 PM on December 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by stinkfoot at 10:25 PM on December 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
Is the handle with the red button a one-side only brake?
It's a hydraulic hand brake that acts on the rear wheels only.
posted by Brockles at 10:36 PM on December 23, 2020 [9 favorites]
It's a hydraulic hand brake that acts on the rear wheels only.
posted by Brockles at 10:36 PM on December 23, 2020 [9 favorites]
Damn, seeing the comments about the racist coffee company really sucks. I wonder if there's a way to get subaru to put pressure on them to stop that? Because it's a pretty incredible video. I think cars should essentially not exist, but damn, I have to admit that master drivers are truly next level.
But fuck racists.
posted by wooh at 11:24 PM on December 23, 2020 [5 favorites]
But fuck racists.
posted by wooh at 11:24 PM on December 23, 2020 [5 favorites]
Damn, seeing the comments about the racist coffee company really sucks. I wonder if there's a way to get subaru to put pressure on them to stop that?
I mean it’s two separate sponsors of the same people, right? In theory a bigger sponsor could probably tell a sponsee to tell a smaller sponsor to fuck off. I don’t have any particular examples in mind of that happening though. I definitely wouldn’t assume Subaru has any idea about this, and even if they’re the bigger company that doesn’t necessarily mean they are the bigger sponsor, either.
posted by atoxyl at 12:09 AM on December 24, 2020
I mean it’s two separate sponsors of the same people, right? In theory a bigger sponsor could probably tell a sponsee to tell a smaller sponsor to fuck off. I don’t have any particular examples in mind of that happening though. I definitely wouldn’t assume Subaru has any idea about this, and even if they’re the bigger company that doesn’t necessarily mean they are the bigger sponsor, either.
posted by atoxyl at 12:09 AM on December 24, 2020
I looked up Black Rifle Coffee. They've seriously alienated their customer base by not supporting Kyle Rittenhouse.
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 12:10 AM on December 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 12:10 AM on December 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
Huh. I just found that same article. Didn’t realize they had backed down from the Rittenhouse endorsement.
posted by atoxyl at 12:15 AM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by atoxyl at 12:15 AM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
atoxl, just to disambiguate, it looks like Black Rifle Coffee never endorsed Kyle Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse endorsed Black Rifle Coffee.
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 2:01 AM on December 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 2:01 AM on December 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
I was watching this with my partner and she wondered what it would be like to be married to such a risk-taker when he gets a call from his wife. Turns out she's a professional skateboarder! They must have EXCELLENT health insurance.
posted by thedaniel at 2:17 AM on December 24, 2020 [5 favorites]
posted by thedaniel at 2:17 AM on December 24, 2020 [5 favorites]
Hoonigan has paired up with by Black Rifle Coffee
By linking to their website you just boosted their google ranking, maybe don't do that?
posted by Lanark at 3:04 AM on December 24, 2020
By linking to their website you just boosted their google ranking, maybe don't do that?
posted by Lanark at 3:04 AM on December 24, 2020
I'm sorry, this was my fault. I only noticed it after I posted it, then I said I'd rather ignore it so I could enjoy it. It was very easy, that's my privilege. I intoned that I'd rather not talk about it. We're going to have to.
A car festooned with glossy swastikas would have a very short half-life. This is more insidious than that. It's a very brief signal, only understood by those keen to it. A dog whistle. Something Kyle would have understood.
Kyle's an impressionable kid that picked up the signal, a signal repeated by his media, his phone, his own parents. His own mother drove him to the protest. He's going to pay a heavy price. The signal-bearers, they're not going to pay.
There's a podcast I listen to, Daily Zietgiest. They ran an ad for this coffee company during one of their recent episodes. One of the hosts, Miles Gray, an American with Japanese and African heritage, was fucking furious about it. Well, both hosts were furious, but Miles has better standing in this case. It was the publisher IHeartRadio that chose the advertisement.
I admire Miles, after that grotesque video this year, he dropped the morning zoo radio comedian act. Instead he spent 45 minutes daily explaining systemic racism and white supremacy. He took me to school, and then his publishers did this to him. Fuck it all.
As for boycotting Subaru, you also need to know about every manufacturer involved in NASCAR. I could tell you some things about Henry Ford. VW, BMW, Audi, Mercedes, you already know. That Tesla guy was raised in South Africa.
Racism, it's something we can never escape from. I think it's a redundant part of us, like an appendix that poisons us from the inside, makes us not see straight, like a bad trip. We may never defeat it, yet we must never stop fighting it.
posted by adept256 at 3:14 AM on December 24, 2020 [13 favorites]
A car festooned with glossy swastikas would have a very short half-life. This is more insidious than that. It's a very brief signal, only understood by those keen to it. A dog whistle. Something Kyle would have understood.
Kyle's an impressionable kid that picked up the signal, a signal repeated by his media, his phone, his own parents. His own mother drove him to the protest. He's going to pay a heavy price. The signal-bearers, they're not going to pay.
There's a podcast I listen to, Daily Zietgiest. They ran an ad for this coffee company during one of their recent episodes. One of the hosts, Miles Gray, an American with Japanese and African heritage, was fucking furious about it. Well, both hosts were furious, but Miles has better standing in this case. It was the publisher IHeartRadio that chose the advertisement.
I admire Miles, after that grotesque video this year, he dropped the morning zoo radio comedian act. Instead he spent 45 minutes daily explaining systemic racism and white supremacy. He took me to school, and then his publishers did this to him. Fuck it all.
As for boycotting Subaru, you also need to know about every manufacturer involved in NASCAR. I could tell you some things about Henry Ford. VW, BMW, Audi, Mercedes, you already know. That Tesla guy was raised in South Africa.
Racism, it's something we can never escape from. I think it's a redundant part of us, like an appendix that poisons us from the inside, makes us not see straight, like a bad trip. We may never defeat it, yet we must never stop fighting it.
posted by adept256 at 3:14 AM on December 24, 2020 [13 favorites]
My quarantine videos involve a lot less production value, but hey - at least the streets were clear.
posted by Nanukthedog at 3:32 AM on December 24, 2020
posted by Nanukthedog at 3:32 AM on December 24, 2020
The part on the dock when the rear passenger side wheel goes over the edge and basically the car smith grinds the edge - yeah that gave me heartburn.
But I got a bit tense when my Subaru Outback with winter tires lost grip for a second or two longer than I was comfortable with today on some icy backroads of Wyoming. I’d like to think I stayed as cool as this guy - but yeah I’m sure I had quite the facial expression...
posted by inflatablekiwi at 4:03 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
But I got a bit tense when my Subaru Outback with winter tires lost grip for a second or two longer than I was comfortable with today on some icy backroads of Wyoming. I’d like to think I stayed as cool as this guy - but yeah I’m sure I had quite the facial expression...
posted by inflatablekiwi at 4:03 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
I wonder how many takes all of that took. It obviously wasn't all one. There were already skid marks in many of the scenes before any car entered the frame.
posted by emelenjr at 4:50 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by emelenjr at 4:50 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
The intense concentration on his face throughout was really something. To be expected, of course, though there were some moments where the look on his face seemed to jump from "concentration" to " oh shiiiiiiii..."
Makes me remember how much I miss watching rallying on tv. I'm not at all into the stadium gymkhana crap, but stage rallying through forests and countrysides was always so much fun to watch.
posted by Thorzdad at 5:19 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
Makes me remember how much I miss watching rallying on tv. I'm not at all into the stadium gymkhana crap, but stage rallying through forests and countrysides was always so much fun to watch.
posted by Thorzdad at 5:19 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
Carry stress in the jaw. It's a real thing people do, even in their sleep they'll grind their teeth together if they have bad dreams. I can tell you from my own experience in a simulation, a game called DIRT 4. It's a rally game, I've completed all of the championships with many of the cars, including a couple of Subarus. I enjoy it very much, yet I play with a rictus grimace, as the navigator yells LEFT RIGHT HARD RIGHT, and the mysterious HARD LEFT TIGHTENS OPENS.
I innately put my tongue between my teeth, and chew down on it. I'm left with a tongue like grizzled jerky. That's just from playing the computer game version of this. Doing these stunts IRL? I expect my testicles would fully retract into my abdomen.
posted by adept256 at 5:55 AM on December 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
I innately put my tongue between my teeth, and chew down on it. I'm left with a tongue like grizzled jerky. That's just from playing the computer game version of this. Doing these stunts IRL? I expect my testicles would fully retract into my abdomen.
posted by adept256 at 5:55 AM on December 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
I'm left with a tongue like grizzled jerky.
Dirt Rally 2.0 has been one of my favorite games this year. I only just got a force-feedback racing wheel in the last week and it's a whole different experience... my times have gotten much worse as I learn the right way to simultaneously armwrestle and play Dance Dance Revolution on the pedals. It's a hundred times more exciting/scary, so I get the tongue-chewing thing.
(I have to completely relearn how to drive Group B cars. They're ridiculous.)
posted by Foosnark at 6:21 AM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
Dirt Rally 2.0 has been one of my favorite games this year. I only just got a force-feedback racing wheel in the last week and it's a whole different experience... my times have gotten much worse as I learn the right way to simultaneously armwrestle and play Dance Dance Revolution on the pedals. It's a hundred times more exciting/scary, so I get the tongue-chewing thing.
(I have to completely relearn how to drive Group B cars. They're ridiculous.)
posted by Foosnark at 6:21 AM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
Ken Block is better.
posted by wpgr at 6:29 AM on December 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by wpgr at 6:29 AM on December 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
I lived and worked there for five years -- at one point he zips past a house where I rented a room -- and for me it was like, he could have run me over there, and there, and there...
also, several years ago I took the base WRI STX for a test drive and the pickup even in that model was unreal. Mrs. Blank was in the passenger seat and the sales guy in the back when I accidentally rocketed up a highway on-ramp.
after that Mrs. Blank insisted on a Mazda instead. :(
posted by martin q blank at 7:02 AM on December 24, 2020
also, several years ago I took the base WRI STX for a test drive and the pickup even in that model was unreal. Mrs. Blank was in the passenger seat and the sales guy in the back when I accidentally rocketed up a highway on-ramp.
after that Mrs. Blank insisted on a Mazda instead. :(
posted by martin q blank at 7:02 AM on December 24, 2020
My son drives a WRI STX. Just sent him this video. I loved the video. Travis is really talented. Been following him (and his antics) for years.
posted by AugustWest at 7:29 AM on December 24, 2020
posted by AugustWest at 7:29 AM on December 24, 2020
I can't tell you how much I hate this. I'm sure it inspires every asshat driver in my town to spin even more donuts in intersections. I feel the same way about this as I would about a video of someone going through town and making amazing trick shots with a machine gun. Can we keep this crap on the track, please.
Worst moment: At 1:44. People in my area died when someone with fewer skills didn't quite make that turn. But I'm sure this video will encourage drivers and spectators to try again.
posted by cccorlew at 7:54 AM on December 24, 2020 [9 favorites]
Worst moment: At 1:44. People in my area died when someone with fewer skills didn't quite make that turn. But I'm sure this video will encourage drivers and spectators to try again.
posted by cccorlew at 7:54 AM on December 24, 2020 [9 favorites]
The coffee sponsorship is disappointing.
For the video, on the one hand his driving skills are straight-up extraordinary. On the other hand, I don't think the people with the loud fart can cars in my neighborhood need any extra encouragement. They don't have a fraction of his skills, but they still try to emulate things and fairly frequently it ends in disaster.
posted by Dip Flash at 8:07 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
For the video, on the one hand his driving skills are straight-up extraordinary. On the other hand, I don't think the people with the loud fart can cars in my neighborhood need any extra encouragement. They don't have a fraction of his skills, but they still try to emulate things and fairly frequently it ends in disaster.
posted by Dip Flash at 8:07 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
I expect my testicles would fully retract into my abdomen.
That's known as the "full turtle".
posted by notsnot at 8:14 AM on December 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
That's known as the "full turtle".
posted by notsnot at 8:14 AM on December 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
Holy crap, I wonder if the bit where he falls off the dock was planned. Especially considering the skid marks show they took at least three takes that is a lot of confidence in unstable engineering.
LOL at the guy in the coffee shop.
It's amazing that a) they can manage 50 lbs of boost without the engine blowing apart and b) 50 lbs of boost isn't even tripling the horsepower of the car c) they can manage to do anything useful with 862hp besides shred tires.
Good job Subaru, you've encouraged me to never buy one of your racist-adjacent cars.
This isn't a defense of Subaru per se but you aren't going to be able to find a mass market car that isn't somewhere sponsored by both the manufacturer and a racist adjacent business. Car companies routinely sponsor, motorsports way down into the bush leagues of motorsport and some/many of those cars are going to be driven/sponsored by racists/homophobes/and other flavours of bigot. Many American motorsports are incredibly white, confederate flags are everywhere. Even today there is exactly one black driver at the top level of NASCAR and you can count on one hand the number of black drivers at the level in NASCAR's entire history. That allows for not much examination for racial issues of sponsorship.
Can we keep this crap on the track, please.
Do you feel the same way about the Monaco, Singapore, Melbourne, Montreal and Sochi Formula 1 courses?
posted by Mitheral at 8:14 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
LOL at the guy in the coffee shop.
It's amazing that a) they can manage 50 lbs of boost without the engine blowing apart and b) 50 lbs of boost isn't even tripling the horsepower of the car c) they can manage to do anything useful with 862hp besides shred tires.
Good job Subaru, you've encouraged me to never buy one of your racist-adjacent cars.
This isn't a defense of Subaru per se but you aren't going to be able to find a mass market car that isn't somewhere sponsored by both the manufacturer and a racist adjacent business. Car companies routinely sponsor, motorsports way down into the bush leagues of motorsport and some/many of those cars are going to be driven/sponsored by racists/homophobes/and other flavours of bigot. Many American motorsports are incredibly white, confederate flags are everywhere. Even today there is exactly one black driver at the top level of NASCAR and you can count on one hand the number of black drivers at the level in NASCAR's entire history. That allows for not much examination for racial issues of sponsorship.
Can we keep this crap on the track, please.
Do you feel the same way about the Monaco, Singapore, Melbourne, Montreal and Sochi Formula 1 courses?
posted by Mitheral at 8:14 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
Separate note: anyone know what the neon asterisk on the cropduster wingtip is for?
posted by notsnot at 8:14 AM on December 24, 2020
posted by notsnot at 8:14 AM on December 24, 2020
Separate note: anyone know what the neon asterisk on the cropduster wingtip is for?
It represents the clenched anus.
posted by adept256 at 8:20 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
It represents the clenched anus.
posted by adept256 at 8:20 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
1:44 gave me serious pause too.
Also I recently read this article about how pollution from car tires is killing salmon. That's a big issue in my neck of the woods, and this video is a great reminder of it because you can visibly see the tires shedding pollution basically throughout. Not that it adds up to much in comparison with what's put out by normal driving overall - but it's a useful reminder of the phenomenon.
It is genuinely an incredible display of skill. It's hard to separate from our world in which cars are at the heart of so much death and pollution and societal problems. I am not in the target audience for this video.
posted by vibratory manner of working at 8:21 AM on December 24, 2020 [5 favorites]
Also I recently read this article about how pollution from car tires is killing salmon. That's a big issue in my neck of the woods, and this video is a great reminder of it because you can visibly see the tires shedding pollution basically throughout. Not that it adds up to much in comparison with what's put out by normal driving overall - but it's a useful reminder of the phenomenon.
It is genuinely an incredible display of skill. It's hard to separate from our world in which cars are at the heart of so much death and pollution and societal problems. I am not in the target audience for this video.
posted by vibratory manner of working at 8:21 AM on December 24, 2020 [5 favorites]
Well, Hamilton is the GOAT of formula one now. He proudly supports BLM and is joined by his rivals in that cause. It's enough to make Pence walk out, and I support that too.
posted by adept256 at 8:32 AM on December 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by adept256 at 8:32 AM on December 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
I've been subscribed to Hoonigan for awhile, but not only have I not watched one of their videos for ages (I honestly don't get their fascination with burnouts) I've been a bit uncomfortable with a series they've done building a "donk", which seems awfully adjacent to cultural insensitivity/appropriation. Racist money into their pockets was the final straw--unsubscribed.
On the video, I too find the skills fascinating but the use of public roads awful. There are a few roads, like the one to the top of Pike's Peak, or the Isle of Man TT course, where motorsports, on closed roads, are a thing--but even if closed, using regular roads for videos like this just encourages assholes to end up killing themselves or others.
posted by maxwelton at 8:40 AM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
On the video, I too find the skills fascinating but the use of public roads awful. There are a few roads, like the one to the top of Pike's Peak, or the Isle of Man TT course, where motorsports, on closed roads, are a thing--but even if closed, using regular roads for videos like this just encourages assholes to end up killing themselves or others.
posted by maxwelton at 8:40 AM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
Well, I clicked on the racist coffee website, and after seeing their "SS Coffee" I was up all night. They may claim it's about silencers or whatever gun bullshit they are all about, but uh, it isn't just that.
That's not even a dogwhistle. That's right out there.
I have an old Subaru Impreza - not a WRX, just a base model. A really drunk guy tried to get me to sell it to him as I was getting into it on the street one day. I LOVE that car, it has been very good to me. I don't care about the brand, I own no merch, I don't even think about my generic elderly vehicle as a Subaru most of the time. It's just "car."
But fuck them if they want to be associated with SS COFFEE. I can't imagine current Subarus could be possibly as well-made as my old one anyway.
posted by 41swans at 8:59 AM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
That's not even a dogwhistle. That's right out there.
I have an old Subaru Impreza - not a WRX, just a base model. A really drunk guy tried to get me to sell it to him as I was getting into it on the street one day. I LOVE that car, it has been very good to me. I don't care about the brand, I own no merch, I don't even think about my generic elderly vehicle as a Subaru most of the time. It's just "car."
But fuck them if they want to be associated with SS COFFEE. I can't imagine current Subarus could be possibly as well-made as my old one anyway.
posted by 41swans at 8:59 AM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
Is it just me, or does "STI" seem a little on-the-nose as a name for this vehicle?
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 9:00 AM on December 24, 2020
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 9:00 AM on December 24, 2020
Separate note: anyone know what the neon asterisk on the cropduster wingtip is for?
Aerobatic plane, not cropduster -- it looks like some sort of Extra.
It's for gauging your pitch angle (nose up/down). All the whatsy-doodles they're doing screw up the gyros in their normal instruments, but they can still look out the window and compare the sticky-uppy-guy to the horizon. It helps prevent pranging your kite right in the hows-your-father.
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 9:06 AM on December 24, 2020 [6 favorites]
Aerobatic plane, not cropduster -- it looks like some sort of Extra.
It's for gauging your pitch angle (nose up/down). All the whatsy-doodles they're doing screw up the gyros in their normal instruments, but they can still look out the window and compare the sticky-uppy-guy to the horizon. It helps prevent pranging your kite right in the hows-your-father.
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 9:06 AM on December 24, 2020 [6 favorites]
'they had a cape?'
'sure, garfield and odie'
'what?'
'y'know, a cape, a towel'
'a towel?'
'yeah a towel, a cape, with garfield on it. And odie'
'they jumped off the roof with a towel'
'...'
'it was bad. it didn't work on tv'
This is a conversation I remember verbatim from 1984. I remember it perfectly because she said 'it didn't work on tv'. She was explaining how her brother broke both of his legs.
I've perhaps commented too much. Good night and happy holidays metafilter.
posted by adept256 at 9:08 AM on December 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
'sure, garfield and odie'
'what?'
'y'know, a cape, a towel'
'a towel?'
'yeah a towel, a cape, with garfield on it. And odie'
'they jumped off the roof with a towel'
'...'
'it was bad. it didn't work on tv'
This is a conversation I remember verbatim from 1984. I remember it perfectly because she said 'it didn't work on tv'. She was explaining how her brother broke both of his legs.
I've perhaps commented too much. Good night and happy holidays metafilter.
posted by adept256 at 9:08 AM on December 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
(sorry, it's probably an Edge 540)
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 9:10 AM on December 24, 2020
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 9:10 AM on December 24, 2020
It's for gauging your pitch angle (nose up/down). All the whatsy-doodles they're doing screw up the gyros in their normal instruments, but they can still look out the window and compare the sticky-uppy-guy to the horizon. It helps prevent pranging your kite right in the hows-your-father.
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 12:06 PM on December 24
This answer was both delightful and highly educational.
posted by ZaphodB at 10:11 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 12:06 PM on December 24
This answer was both delightful and highly educational.
posted by ZaphodB at 10:11 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
I don't follow Travis Pastrana that closely but know him from Nitro TV and he always seemed like a decent bloke to me. Not too full of himself, graceful to others, funny and relaxed. Reading this stuff about this particular coffee brand shocked me a little, thinking: "maybe he didn't know personally and some other company involved with this video brought that sponsor with them?".
I just googled "Travis Pastrana coffee" and from the results it seems he's personally sponsored by them so fuck that guy. What an asshole.
posted by Kosmob0t at 10:25 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
I just googled "Travis Pastrana coffee" and from the results it seems he's personally sponsored by them so fuck that guy. What an asshole.
posted by Kosmob0t at 10:25 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
All the whatsy-doodles they're doing screw up the gyros in their normal instruments, but they can still look out the window and compare the sticky-uppy-guy to the horizon. It helps prevent pranging your kite right in the hows-your-father.
Sorry, Old Man- I seem to be having a bit of trouble with your banter.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 11:46 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
Sorry, Old Man- I seem to be having a bit of trouble with your banter.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 11:46 AM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
Eject, Buckaroo! Eject!
posted by springo at 11:52 AM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by springo at 11:52 AM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
Is it just me, or does "STI" seem a little on-the-nose as a name for this vehicle?
“Subaru Technica international”
posted by notyou at 12:04 PM on December 24, 2020
“Subaru Technica international”
posted by notyou at 12:04 PM on December 24, 2020
Sorry, Old Man- I seem to be having a bit of trouble with your banter.
Hairy blighter!, he said pointing like in the Sutherland Body Snatchers. Bally Jerry!
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 12:14 PM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
Hairy blighter!, he said pointing like in the Sutherland Body Snatchers. Bally Jerry!
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 12:14 PM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
Having grown up near Annapolis, they got it about right - when you visit, you tool around downtown for a bit and then immediately leave.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 1:01 PM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by robocop is bleeding at 1:01 PM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
I mean, OK, robocop is bleeding, but I'm really going to miss Ram's Head when we move in a few weeks.
posted by wintermind at 1:13 PM on December 24, 2020
posted by wintermind at 1:13 PM on December 24, 2020
Hairy blighter!, he said pointing like in the Sutherland Body Snatchers. Bally Jerry!
What, and I say this with emphasis, the fuck language is that.
posted by Brockles at 1:14 PM on December 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
What, and I say this with emphasis, the fuck language is that.
posted by Brockles at 1:14 PM on December 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
Cabbage Crates coming over the Briney?..."
posted by Windopaene at 1:31 PM on December 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by Windopaene at 1:31 PM on December 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
Subaru WRX/STI drivers get a lot of speeding tickets.
The headline link at the link is sort of over blown. The study only looked at what percentage of drivers of a particular model had at least one speeding ticket when shopping for insurance. And while the WRX is a standout (20%) all the car percentages in the top ten are over 14% and the average is 10.54% for all cars. IE: the WRX driver is only twice as likely to have a speeding ticket verses the average and that is only 10% of drivers. I honestly expected the base percentage to be much higher. And I bet at least a 2-4% points for all the cars (with the possible exception of the 3/4 ton Dodge) is the result of police profiling. IE: drivers in fast looking cars get pulled over more often than the same driver in a slower looking car. A possibility even the researchers postulated.
It not surprising to me that the heavy speeder percentage doesn't diverge much from the base average. Even the weediest Camry or Accord has more power, better handling, and better brakes than 90+% of sport/muscle cars 30 years ago. They blow 50 year old muscle cars and even things like Ferraris and Lamborghinis of that vintage out of the water. You can easily get into trouble in anything sold today and the vast majority of speeding tickets are for mundane 20 overs on high speed roads.
posted by Mitheral at 1:42 PM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
The headline link at the link is sort of over blown. The study only looked at what percentage of drivers of a particular model had at least one speeding ticket when shopping for insurance. And while the WRX is a standout (20%) all the car percentages in the top ten are over 14% and the average is 10.54% for all cars. IE: the WRX driver is only twice as likely to have a speeding ticket verses the average and that is only 10% of drivers. I honestly expected the base percentage to be much higher. And I bet at least a 2-4% points for all the cars (with the possible exception of the 3/4 ton Dodge) is the result of police profiling. IE: drivers in fast looking cars get pulled over more often than the same driver in a slower looking car. A possibility even the researchers postulated.
It not surprising to me that the heavy speeder percentage doesn't diverge much from the base average. Even the weediest Camry or Accord has more power, better handling, and better brakes than 90+% of sport/muscle cars 30 years ago. They blow 50 year old muscle cars and even things like Ferraris and Lamborghinis of that vintage out of the water. You can easily get into trouble in anything sold today and the vast majority of speeding tickets are for mundane 20 overs on high speed roads.
posted by Mitheral at 1:42 PM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
“Subaru Technica international”
Oh, I see.
Was Hi-Performance Vehicle already taken by Mitsubishi?
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 1:47 PM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
Oh, I see.
Was Hi-Performance Vehicle already taken by Mitsubishi?
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 1:47 PM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
You'd really like the go-fast versions of Toyotas -- "GR" for Gazoo Racing.
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 2:19 PM on December 24, 2020
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 2:19 PM on December 24, 2020
The WRX is really the only car of its kind anymore: street-legal factory-warrantied road-going 4-door turbocharged rally cars. There used to be the Mitsibushi Lancer Evolution but that's dead, the last ones being made in 2016. AFAIK there is no other mass-produced ICE-powered vehicle that compares as far as bang-for-the-buck. I always liked the Mitsubishi Evos a bit more than the Subarus, but they're both pretty astounding.
My favorite comparison showing off this motoring segment is the classic Top Gear clip of the Evo VIII vs the Lamborghini Murciélago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ees2aZcDUn8 [CW: Jeremy Clarkson]
posted by glonous keming at 2:47 PM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
My favorite comparison showing off this motoring segment is the classic Top Gear clip of the Evo VIII vs the Lamborghini Murciélago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ees2aZcDUn8 [CW: Jeremy Clarkson]
posted by glonous keming at 2:47 PM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
For those who prefer their extreme wheels thrills to be of the two wheeled, human (or gravity) powered variety: Valparaiso Downhill POV
posted by bartleby at 3:04 PM on December 24, 2020
posted by bartleby at 3:04 PM on December 24, 2020
We had the Saab version of the WRX wagon: a “Saabaru”. (GM owned a stake in both companies and determined a Saab-badged WRX would be just the thing to attract younger, citified buyers to the brand. The experiment lasted two years.)
It was a great car, fun to drive and practical, and since it was basically a WRX, there was an extensive after market for go faster parts and supplies. Usually took some convincing to get Subaru dealers or shops to work on it—“But it’s a Saab, sir.”—but that was the only real negative.
posted by notyou at 3:06 PM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
It was a great car, fun to drive and practical, and since it was basically a WRX, there was an extensive after market for go faster parts and supplies. Usually took some convincing to get Subaru dealers or shops to work on it—“But it’s a Saab, sir.”—but that was the only real negative.
posted by notyou at 3:06 PM on December 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
notyou, that's fascinating. Never heard of that one.
posted by glonous keming at 5:10 PM on December 24, 2020
posted by glonous keming at 5:10 PM on December 24, 2020
Yeah, sick skills, but mostly smoking tires with a vibe of fueling the assholes. That's a big no for me, dog.
posted by blue shadows at 10:02 PM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by blue shadows at 10:02 PM on December 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
I think the street version of this car (and similar) should be illegal. It's overpowered and it attracts shitheads. I've literally never seen one in the wild being driven safely.
But at the same time, this shit is cool and this driver's skill is astonishing.
Why does the motor sound like it's pulsing under heavy throttle?
posted by klanawa at 11:20 PM on December 24, 2020
But at the same time, this shit is cool and this driver's skill is astonishing.
Why does the motor sound like it's pulsing under heavy throttle?
posted by klanawa at 11:20 PM on December 24, 2020
I've poked around a bit online, and I can't see what's racist about Black Rifle Coffee. What am I missing?
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 2:52 AM on December 25, 2020
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 2:52 AM on December 25, 2020
“ Why does the motor sound like it's pulsing under heavy throttle?”
Probably hitting the rev limiter
posted by thedaniel at 4:02 AM on December 25, 2020 [1 favorite]
Probably hitting the rev limiter
posted by thedaniel at 4:02 AM on December 25, 2020 [1 favorite]
I've poked around a bit online, and I can't see what's racist about Black Rifle Coffee. What am I missing?
It was liked by MAGA types because of their pro-veteran, pro-cop stance. And then there was a podcast that showed a photo of Kyle Rittenhouse (who shot protestors at a BLM protest) wearing a t-shirt with their logo on it, captioned "Kyle Rittenhouse drinks the best coffee in America."
And then the coffee company said they do not endorse Kyle Rittenhouse and that they find the very idea of it abhorrent, pissing off their MAGA fans who now accuse them of being "politically correct."
So, they are not directly and overtly racist. But they are pro-cop in a time when that's not a very good look, and they have this goofy tacticool thing going on, which to me says that they are intended to appeal to the kind of people who often do tend to be actively and overtly racist.
Nowhere in their statement did they say anything that could be construed as anti-racist though.
Somehow trying to paint Subaru as racist is about three connections too many to make sense though.
posted by Foosnark at 5:02 AM on December 25, 2020 [5 favorites]
It was liked by MAGA types because of their pro-veteran, pro-cop stance. And then there was a podcast that showed a photo of Kyle Rittenhouse (who shot protestors at a BLM protest) wearing a t-shirt with their logo on it, captioned "Kyle Rittenhouse drinks the best coffee in America."
And then the coffee company said they do not endorse Kyle Rittenhouse and that they find the very idea of it abhorrent, pissing off their MAGA fans who now accuse them of being "politically correct."
So, they are not directly and overtly racist. But they are pro-cop in a time when that's not a very good look, and they have this goofy tacticool thing going on, which to me says that they are intended to appeal to the kind of people who often do tend to be actively and overtly racist.
Nowhere in their statement did they say anything that could be construed as anti-racist though.
Somehow trying to paint Subaru as racist is about three connections too many to make sense though.
posted by Foosnark at 5:02 AM on December 25, 2020 [5 favorites]
Black Rifle Coffee does not have a relationship with Kyle Rittenhouse. And they don't like Starbucks' plans to hire 10,000 refugees (and they tweeted a meme that photoshopped Starbucks cups onto ISIS members). They identify as "conservative, pro-military, pro-law enforcement, and pro-2nd Amendment American citizens," sell merch that says 'Make Coffee Great Again,' partner with the Glenn-Beck-linked Blaze TV, sponsor Sean Hannity's show, and endorsed Trump in 2016. Oh, and they sell coffee branded 'SS.'
This is one of those things where people may reasonably disagree, but if you're endorsing and amplifying racists, and directing money to racists, at some point you stop being racism-adjacent and start just being racist.
posted by box at 5:21 AM on December 25, 2020 [8 favorites]
This is one of those things where people may reasonably disagree, but if you're endorsing and amplifying racists, and directing money to racists, at some point you stop being racism-adjacent and start just being racist.
posted by box at 5:21 AM on December 25, 2020 [8 favorites]
In the interest of fairness, I will say that I'm not sure the people at the top of BRCC want to be racist (I would not say the same about the people running their social media). I don't think they travel in the kinds of circles where someone would explain to them why 'Blue Lives Matter' is problematic, or even the kinds of circles where someone uses the word 'problematic.' Two of the principals are Jewish, and one of them donated money to a Democratic candidate (then again, that candidate was Tulsi Gabbard). Here's how the founder ended an interview with a mostly-sympathetic gun-enthusiast site:
posted by box at 6:15 AM on December 25, 2020 [2 favorites]
People from both sides of the political spectrum have abandoned efforts to come to legitimate solutions, based on facts, that will help our country. They seem to be more consumed with proving that they are right rather than solving the actual problem. And we have some serious issues that need to be addressed in this country.On the other other hand, they do that thing where they say something terrible and then claim they were joking... a lot.
posted by box at 6:15 AM on December 25, 2020 [2 favorites]
Why does the motor sound like it's pulsing under heavy throttle?
In this under the hood video they talk about having a rev limiter they can set manually to ensure the car is at the right speed for jumps and maneuvers.
Also I'm not sure that Subaru has anything to do with this as a sponsor. The car was built by Vermont SportsCar. The STI used as a base, for what is an almost entirely custom build, could as likely be motivated by it's cache as an enthusiast's car as by any sponsorship dollars.
posted by subtle_squid at 7:43 AM on December 25, 2020 [1 favorite]
In this under the hood video they talk about having a rev limiter they can set manually to ensure the car is at the right speed for jumps and maneuvers.
Also I'm not sure that Subaru has anything to do with this as a sponsor. The car was built by Vermont SportsCar. The STI used as a base, for what is an almost entirely custom build, could as likely be motivated by it's cache as an enthusiast's car as by any sponsorship dollars.
posted by subtle_squid at 7:43 AM on December 25, 2020 [1 favorite]
If you want more Gymkhana content may I suggest Climbkhana Two.
Of course if you just want to burn some rubber you can't do better than the instant torque of electric rallycross
posted by subtle_squid at 7:56 AM on December 25, 2020 [1 favorite]
Of course if you just want to burn some rubber you can't do better than the instant torque of electric rallycross
posted by subtle_squid at 7:56 AM on December 25, 2020 [1 favorite]
There is absolutely a Subaru manufacturer involvement (probably just money, though). They likely would not be allowed to advertise the car brand so prominently otherwise and (more to the point) definitely wouldn't have if there wasn't financial incentive to do so. They'd have put something else on there.
posted by Brockles at 8:54 AM on December 25, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Brockles at 8:54 AM on December 25, 2020 [1 favorite]
For no good reason other than that I haven't heard of many of them, I started looking into the other sponsors. Steel-It is a Maryland company that manufactures things to protect metal, and seems pretty bland and corporate. Yokohama is a large Japanese tire company, and ditto. Hoonigan builds (well, commissions) some really wild cars, makes a lot of videos, and is just generally a drive-like-an-idiot lifestyle brand. Omaze is a website that sells rare things to raise money for charities, including on one hand the Eastern Congo Initiative, a Ben Affleck joint dedicated to community development in East Africa, and on the other the Warrior Built Foundation, which teaches combat veterans to build custom vehicles and takes them to motocross races. Pit Viper sells sunglasses and goggles and such, and have promotional calendars featuring 'Babes,' 'Hunks,' and 'Pups.' Some racial diversity in their models, so I'll give them a point for that. Red Bull is also somehow connected to this thing, and Pastrana has sponsors of his own (Kuhl (outdoorsy clothes), Can-Am (recreational vehicles including those goofy three-wheel motorcycles), etc.) that don't seem to be connected with this video beyond being embroidered on his clothes. That's about as deep as I felt like diving into this fairly inconsequential subject.
Other than the assault rifle coffee bros, the other sponsors seem to be in neutral/okay territory. Some of them probably give money to people I don't like, and they collectively own a larger number of flat-brim hats and mirrored sunglasses (and a smaller number of mufflers) than I might prefer, but none of them have built misogyny, xenophobia, etc. into their brands.
BRCC is trying to get a lot bigger, very quickly--they have a co-CEO (not one of the founders) who's also a PepsiCo and Taco Bell board member, and they're trying to sell franchises (both links to their site)--so I'll be interested to see if they can walk back the worst parts of the public persona while maintaining both the fanbase and the brand identity. That sounds like a tough line to walk, but the guy who brokered the deal to sell bottled Frappucinos at retail stores (see: co-CEO) thinks they can do it.
posted by box at 9:26 AM on December 25, 2020 [3 favorites]
Other than the assault rifle coffee bros, the other sponsors seem to be in neutral/okay territory. Some of them probably give money to people I don't like, and they collectively own a larger number of flat-brim hats and mirrored sunglasses (and a smaller number of mufflers) than I might prefer, but none of them have built misogyny, xenophobia, etc. into their brands.
BRCC is trying to get a lot bigger, very quickly--they have a co-CEO (not one of the founders) who's also a PepsiCo and Taco Bell board member, and they're trying to sell franchises (both links to their site)--so I'll be interested to see if they can walk back the worst parts of the public persona while maintaining both the fanbase and the brand identity. That sounds like a tough line to walk, but the guy who brokered the deal to sell bottled Frappucinos at retail stores (see: co-CEO) thinks they can do it.
posted by box at 9:26 AM on December 25, 2020 [3 favorites]
Probably hitting the rev limiter
Oh, duh. Of course.
posted by klanawa at 12:31 PM on December 25, 2020
Oh, duh. Of course.
posted by klanawa at 12:31 PM on December 25, 2020
Holy crap, I wonder if the bit where he falls off the dock was planned. Especially considering the skid marks show they took at least three takes that is a lot of confidence in unstable engineering.
The wheels off the dock edge thing is a callback to a couple of Block's earlier Gymkhana moments (there are probably more but these were the easiest to remember):
Early on, in the second edition, Block swoops near a curbed dock edge.
In 9, he drops a single wheel over the edge of dock.
And while not directly related, Block did drop a wheel on Pikes Peak for the Climbkhana video.
Two wheels off was the sort of upping the danger Hoonigan wanted out of Pastrana.
posted by asterisk at 9:33 PM on December 25, 2020
The wheels off the dock edge thing is a callback to a couple of Block's earlier Gymkhana moments (there are probably more but these were the easiest to remember):
Early on, in the second edition, Block swoops near a curbed dock edge.
In 9, he drops a single wheel over the edge of dock.
And while not directly related, Block did drop a wheel on Pikes Peak for the Climbkhana video.
Two wheels off was the sort of upping the danger Hoonigan wanted out of Pastrana.
posted by asterisk at 9:33 PM on December 25, 2020
Also for those who prefer their extreme wheels thrills to be of the two wheeled, human (or gravity) powered variety: Raw Run || 70 mph in Switzerland
posted by flabdablet at 5:56 AM on December 27, 2020
posted by flabdablet at 5:56 AM on December 27, 2020
As for boycotting Subaru, you also need to know about every manufacturer involved in NASCAR. I could tell you some things about Henry Ford. VW, BMW, Audi, Mercedes, you already know. That Tesla guy was raised in South Africa.
Racism, it's something we can never escape from. I think it's a redundant part of us, like an appendix that poisons us from the inside, makes us not see straight, like a bad trip. We may never defeat it, yet we must never stop fighting it.
I never called for a boycott of Subaru so much as called them out for being the biggest name on a slate of sponsors who seemingly had no problem with BRCC also being a sponsor; at best they were unaware and at worst I guess fine with it. Either way, sure, other companies also have their issues and pretty soon we're going to run into there-is-no-ethical-consumption-in-late-stage-capitaism, but I don't see the harm of naming-and-shaming Subaru in this specific instance. As you say, fighting and not surrendering is the better response despite the odds, inasmuch as a comment on this blue website can be construed as fighting (read: not much).
posted by axiom at 11:48 AM on December 28, 2020 [1 favorite]
Racism, it's something we can never escape from. I think it's a redundant part of us, like an appendix that poisons us from the inside, makes us not see straight, like a bad trip. We may never defeat it, yet we must never stop fighting it.
I never called for a boycott of Subaru so much as called them out for being the biggest name on a slate of sponsors who seemingly had no problem with BRCC also being a sponsor; at best they were unaware and at worst I guess fine with it. Either way, sure, other companies also have their issues and pretty soon we're going to run into there-is-no-ethical-consumption-in-late-stage-capitaism, but I don't see the harm of naming-and-shaming Subaru in this specific instance. As you say, fighting and not surrendering is the better response despite the odds, inasmuch as a comment on this blue website can be construed as fighting (read: not much).
posted by axiom at 11:48 AM on December 28, 2020 [1 favorite]
Ah yes the WRX STI. When I was a kid growing up in South Carolina cars were VERY IMPORTANT to a subset of my friends at the time. We were also pretty much southern xenophobes as well- mustangs and camaros and thunderbirds were “acceptable”. So when one friend showed up to the humid, beer drenched mall parking lot back in 2003 in one of these, it occasioned no small amount of hubbub. It was decided that acceptance would be determined on whether the STI could come close to keeping up with another friend’s mustang cobra. No one even bet on it beating the cobra, mind you, just keeping up.
Some minds were blown that day. Also I will never forget the sound of the whine and the blowoff valve of one of those things.
posted by lazaruslong at 1:35 PM on December 28, 2020 [2 favorites]
Some minds were blown that day. Also I will never forget the sound of the whine and the blowoff valve of one of those things.
posted by lazaruslong at 1:35 PM on December 28, 2020 [2 favorites]
mustangs and camaros and thunderbirds were “acceptable”.
Ah, so 'acceptable' is southern for 'over rated, disappointing and totally not fast'? Makes sense.
posted by Brockles at 5:21 PM on December 28, 2020 [1 favorite]
Ah, so 'acceptable' is southern for 'over rated, disappointing and totally not fast'? Makes sense.
posted by Brockles at 5:21 PM on December 28, 2020 [1 favorite]
Unsurprisingly, gun-themed coffee co mentioned above (not linking) is the gear of choice for at least one terrorist identified by name as being part of the attempted coup this week.
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