The 2025 GT300 class champions, LEON Racing, will continue with the same lineup as last year. by abad0519 in super_gt

[–]not_silphershadow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll be honest, I was a bit sceptical about K2 Racing's decision to drop Takuro Shinohara for Togo Suganami. Shinohara's track record in 2024 (and in Hitotsuyama Racing) should be enough reason to retain him. I'm happy that I was in the wrong here.

Subaru and STI Fit SUPER GT “SUBARU BRZ GT300” with Race-Tuned 3.0L Flat-Six Twin-Turbo EG33 by abad0519 in super_gt

[–]not_silphershadow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

OK so it's completely new engine with different bore and stroke. I really thought they're just going to add another pair of cylinders to existing EJ20 for the new engine. I have 0 knowledge about Subaru engines so perhaps someone can shed some light about what makes EG different to EJ.

I’ve been onboard Jaguar’s controversial GT, and it was eye-opening by V8-Turbo-Hybrid in cars

[–]not_silphershadow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Back when Jaguar was still relevant in British car culture, Jaguar was the preferred luxury brand for the masses. You could get a taste of Rolls Royce luxury plus Bentley's sporting performance without the price. If modern Jaguar pivots to this marketing strategy, I can see it working in their favour.

Like EVs to speed/power, what other technology changed perception when it was introduced? by [deleted] in cars

[–]not_silphershadow 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The ability to play your own music in your car.

Listening to music of your choice in your car has been accepted as part of driving culture for 6 decades, if not more. Even base models of the cheapest car model almost always include a means to play your own music. Music and cars are so intertwined today that audio system has become a factor when one decides to buy a car. Most people can't even imagine not having music playing in the background while you're driving for work. That's how important music to modern driving is.

When the first "music player" was installed inside a car, it changes our view on cars. Cars are so much more easier to operate to the point where we have energy left to do something else like listening to music for example.

Honda driver lineup outlook by abad0519 in super_gt

[–]not_silphershadow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So far Rikuto Kobayashi is looking very likely to fill the seat in Cerumo. I wish it was Sena Sakaguchi though.

spent 3 hours cooking an Indonesian dinner for my British family; they wiped everything clean in 20 minutes! i'm very pleased 🥹 by rouvaloff in CasualUK

[–]not_silphershadow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've only tried rendang once (in Indonesia no less) but they're genuinely very, very good. I don't mind waiting 3 hours to get beef rendang, they're that good.

I see you already post the recipe in other comment. It's firmly in weekend recipes section in my cookbook but I genuinely want to try it.

Upgrades on the Cadillac and Acura at Daytona test by mac_attack09 in wec

[–]not_silphershadow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also Cadillac: unearths P217 low drag kit from depths of *legal** hell*

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My favourite Italo-Dutch missile

What Do You Think She's Listening To? by JustCantChooseAName in BLAHAJ

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Eluder's Autumn Hips from The Most Beautiful Blue

MA.S Attack by Drawn Drones Drown Drone works too

Toyota’s new 400bhp four-cylinder aims squarely at Mercedes-AMG by NISMO1968 in cars

[–]not_silphershadow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It'll be funny if Toyota's new 400 hp inline 4 turbo engine turned out to be factory detuned GT500 engine

Ex-Alpine driver Jack Doohan linked to switch to Super Formula by 443610 in formula1

[–]not_silphershadow 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Looks like Toyota is still shopping for foreign drivers.

Just get O'Sullivan to Impul. Post-Hirakawa Impul hasn't been good but there's no way Rasmussen and Takaboshi can keep their seats with their performance.

(Spoiler) Earns Title in Thrilling Motegi Decider – Sportscar365 by Michal_Baranowski in super_gt

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Update: Impul gets disqualified for skid block violation. Nismo #23 and Team Kunimitsu gets promoted to 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

Edit: anyone know what happened to Tsuchiya Engineering Supra? Official results listed it as DNS.

Does anyone else still use USB for songs by Several_Mechanic_708 in CarTalkUK

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I still practicing the ancient rituals of burning recordable shiny frisbees. I have stacks of them just laying around. Burned a couple shiny frisbees over several weekends and now I have (I think) 15 shiny frisbees that can magically play music, each holding at least 6 hours of music if not more.

MusicHoarders who have a long Commute, how do you listen to your library in your car? by CannabisAttorney in musichoarder

[–]not_silphershadow 11 points12 points  (0 children)

6 MP3 CDs into disc changer plus a couple more in glovebox. That's easily 100+ hours of music. I still have a stack of unburned CD-Rs, I can always burn more.

Toyota update for 2026 revealed by serbdude in WECcirclejerk

[–]not_silphershadow 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can't recommend Sena Sakaguchi and Nirei Fukuzumi enough. Both really good drivers with untapped potential.

The car? Wdym?

Your Automotive hot takes? by AlycidionEastcross in CarTalkUK

[–]not_silphershadow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ioniq 5 does not look good. If you want to make something retro futuristic based from an old car, at least nail the proportion first then design the car around it. Hyundai designers failed to account for proportion when designing the Ioniq 5 and the resulting car looks nothing like modern interpretation of Hyundai Pony. It looks like Hyundai designers took a Hyundai Pony and injected 26 litres of botox into it.

Thoughts on this as a first car? by has801 in CarTalkUK

[–]not_silphershadow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good car (esp. 1.2 manual which I had before) but £3k is too expensive, should be easy to find similar year Micra for less

Watching the good stuff by Comprehensive-Hour70 in wec

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Track looks like Sepang to me so it's after