Starliner Woes, An Awesome Back Yard Go-Kart Track Under Threat And A Continent-Size Game Of Tag In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Starliner Woes, An Awesome Back Yard Go-Kart Track Under Threat And A Continent-Size Game Of Tag In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Image: Skippy Peanut Butter Peanut butter is my happy place. Pretty much every carb-based foodstuff and non-citrus fruit can be improved by a squirt of goober peas nut butter. Everyone knows it’s a loose sweet and creamy treat, and I often enjoy pouring a refreshing glass of Jif Reduced Fat and slurping it into my … Read more

Bloody Skulls, Funny Warships And Stranded Astronauts In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

Bloody Skulls, Funny Warships And Stranded Astronauts In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

Man, airlines have gotten so strict these days. You aren’t allowed to physically threaten and intimidate a crew member. You aren’t allowed to do any sex stuff. You aren’t allowed to complain about the food. And now, apparently, you aren’t allowed to fly if your head is bleeding. In fact, as one man recently found … Read more

'Raw-Dogging' Flights, TSA Toiletries And Giant Fire Trucks In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

'Raw-Dogging' Flights, TSA Toiletries And Giant Fire Trucks In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

If you haven’t heard about raw-dogging a flight, consider yourself lucky. Unfortunately for you, that’s exactly what this post is about, so either turn back now or buckle up. Basically, instead of listening to music, reading a book or watching a movie on a flight, some flyers are choosing to skip all that in favor … Read more

Recaro Automotive And Fanatec Go Belly Up In This Week's News Roundup

Recaro Automotive And Fanatec Go Belly Up In This Week's News Roundup

I have broken my fair share of windshields. I’ve cracked them in the process of removing them from cars, I’ve cracked them tripping and falling, and I’ve even cracked them from inside by moving a seat forward with too much gusto. But I’ve never walked up the face of a five-foot pane of glass believing … Read more

Snow In July, Hurricane Outages And The CrowdStrike Outage In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Snow In July, Hurricane Outages And The CrowdStrike Outage In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Photo: Justin Sullivan / Staff (Getty Images) Hurricane Beryl caused some significant power outages in Houston, and with temperatures in the 90s, it’s a dangerous, miserable situation all around. It’s bad enough that many utility workers came in from out of state to assist with the attempts to restore power across the city. Instead of … Read more

Crooked HOAs, Supreme Court Justices And Politicians In This Week's News Roundup

Crooked HOAs, Supreme Court Justices And Politicians In This Week's News Roundup

Home Owners Associations suck but one Florida HOA is particularly bad, as it is still enforcing a rule to keep pickup trucks out of driveways despite a state law protecting truck owners from such HOA overreach. – Lawrence Hodge Read More Read more… Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic … Read more

Guantanamo Bay Drive Thru, Unconditioned Subway Platforms And Reversing Bikes In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

Guantanamo Bay Drive Thru, Unconditioned Subway Platforms And Reversing Bikes In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

There are few places on Earth warmer and less comfortable than a New York City subway platform on a hot summer day. The combination of heat, humidity and basement dankness come together to form a really nightmarish concoction. It’s enough to make the average person wonder why there can’t be a better way. Why isn’t… … Read more

Car Dealers And Supreme Court Justices Behaving Badly In This Week's News Roundup

Car Dealers And Supreme Court Justices Behaving Badly In This Week's News Roundup

Trucks have replaced sedans and wagons as the everyday driver from thirty years ago, that’s just a fact. Remember when your friend’s mom in high school had a wagon with seats in “the way back” that folded out of the floor? What’s old is new again. Ram filed a patent for a third row of … Read more

Weekend News Roundup June 29, 2024

Weekend News Roundup June 29, 2024

A new Tesla Cybertruck owner experienced a seemingly new issue: an unresponsive throttle. He took to Twitter to voice his concerns about the defect and the automaker’s lack of action earlier this month. Now, I should be clear, this fault is unrelated to the slippery pedal pad that would wedge itself in the footwell… Read … Read more

Starlink Satellites, Stranding Starliner And Slamming Southwest Flight In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Starlink Satellites, Stranding Starliner And Slamming Southwest Flight In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Photo: Red Huber (Getty Images) A new study from the University of Southern California published last week found that SpaceX’s Starlink satellites could be depleting the Earth’s ozone layer. Researchers estimated the potential damage caused by the internet service’s satellites burning up in the atmosphere and releasing aluminum oxides. With its growing artificial constellation, SpaceX … Read more