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We got some good photos of this with @rorycarroll.bsky.social’s interview of Debbie and Matt Hay. www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/...

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The Drag Scene: Inside the World of Pro Street Cars

These cars demonstrate a builder’s ability to realize the freakiest notebook sketches in metal.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 8h

I’ve been off Bluesky all week due to the proceedings of Road & Track Performance Car of the Year, which is four very long, very fun days. To mark my return to staring at my phone for hours per day, guess which of these three cars I get to drive away from the test?

A silver Mitsubishi Outlander Sport that alleges to be a 2026 but is indistinguishable from a car built in 2012 next to a green Aston Martin Valhalla and a red Corvette Grand Sport.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I’m at the Bahrain GP. I’m in Malaysia I’m at the combination Gulf Air Bahrain GP in Malaysia.

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TakuroSpirit @takurospirit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

No one even uses looptid as a word anymore.

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Andy @carbrochureaddict.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Alpine marque was founded in 1955, with its A110 Berlinette arriving in 1963. The design was nearing the end of its life by the time of this 1976 Dutch brochure on the Berlinette 1300 and 1600SX. Renault took control of Alpine in 1973, hence its name also now appeared in marketing. #carbluesky

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The microwave burned a bunch of popcorn, melted two keyboards, and turned someone’s wallet into a charred lump. We need more money to ensure microwaves are safe to use for any purpose whatsoever and won’t create more damage.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The corporate office wants us to integrate microwaves into our current workflows so we all have those warm bean blanket things on our laps but no actual change in our work other than being very cozy.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Gas prices in my town in southeast Michigan.

A Citgo gas sign reading $4.99 a gallon for regular, $6.49 for premium, and $6.99 for diesel.

An Amoco gas station sign showing regular gas for $5.09 a gallon and diesel for $6.99.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Guys we should be shifting to a microwave-based economy. Don’t let the haters tell you it’s only for cooking food, some of which it does poorly. It’s going to change the world and if you don’t have microwave skills you’re going to get left behind. We need all the money for more microwave factories.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Saw the gold car yesterday in metro Detroit. The wheels look cartoonishly large. The front track is wider than the rear, a-la first-gen Honda Insight. This one had a rectangular wheel/yoke and driver, center screen showing both sides and rear view.

The Tesla Cybercab. But this one wasn’t a cab so does that make it a Cybercar? And who wants to buy a two-seat car like this? History has shown there’s very little interest in this configuration.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

BREAKING: Ruckus will not be opening for Ed Sheeran.

Ruckus from the movie Elizabethtown, also known as a a thinly disguised My Morning Jacket.

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Hollywood Steve Huey @hollywoodsteve.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines yacht rock as..." we are officially official

Screenshot of Merriam-Webster Instagram post reading: "Yacht rock (noun): SOFT ROCK, especially: a style of soft rock music originating in the 1970s and 1980s." Footer: "New words & definitions 2026." Instagram caption from Merriam-Webster account: "New words just dropped"

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I genuinely like this and am generally pro-PHEV but am also entertained that it goes the same distance as my i3 with almost twice the battery capacity.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

the point of freeing yourself from the prison of ego is not getting there you’re not gonna do that. never gonna happen. the point is cultivating a practice of routinely asking “wait, I am too into my own shit here?” in every aspect of your dealings at least once or twice a day. anyhow good morning

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Supcat @ Laperopter Corporation @supcat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Someone just liked this post outta nowhere so I thought I should repost it

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The number one rule at Ferrari is that you do not air the laundry in public. Prost, Alonso, and Vettel ran afoul of this even if their grievances were valid. Hamilton is making the same mistake.

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Godspeed You! Bluesky Emperor @andrewpaul.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

AHHHHHHHHH *inhale* AHHHHHHHHH

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Me every time Leclerc is out.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It sounds the more complicated the pattern is, the more the shirt is worth.

That’s how they value the shirt. The more the lines crisscross and the patterns overlap.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

What’s it gonna take to get a Stroker Ace reboot?

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In honor of me running into Sung Kang in an airport lounge and finally meeting in person, here’s the R&T story we did last year on how building a family in the car world kept him sane and how Drifter is a love letter that to that community. www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/...

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'Fast & Furious' Star Sung Kang's Roots in the Tuning Community Run Deep

The actor who plays Han's uncommon authenticity is grounded in deep real-world relationships.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dan’s drive (like everyone else at this event) was limited to just 25 mph. But there’s still some interesting first-person impressions including his obsession with the vent adjustment.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It seems possible that if Canadians are disinclined to buy American cars (and why wouldn’t they be), the Chinese manufacturers could really stand to gain.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

a good rule of thumb for stuff that is actually the future is, it doesn’t jerk off in your face every five minutes about how much it’s the future and how sorry you’ll be if you don’t get on board

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Équipe Radar Love @midnightdorifto.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

out: restomods, hypercars, restomodded hypercars in: functional toolroom replicas of concepts that debuted at the Tokyo Auto Salon 1985-1999

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We must ritually sacrifice more fighter jets to the briney deep if want to fix the situation on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Only when Neptune has his own squadron of F/A-18s will he let the sailors rest.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I am not at Monterey Car Week but I did see a Delorean at Costco on Sunday.

A Delorean. In good condition! I honestly don’t remember the thing about what the model name actually is and how it’s probably not a DMC-12 but I’m not going to look that up right now.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

When people submit a story over the word count I don’t send it back if it’s 10% over because that’s always an easy trim.

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Yacht Rock @yachtrockpodcast.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

A yacht rock song for all of you trying to save a couple bucks keeping your AC off. youtu.be/bBlRuGFT7Ew?...

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Kool And The Gang - Too Hot

YouTube video by Lukas Funk

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Who is going to step up and buy the Toyota Sera that is for sale in my neighborhood? DM me for the owner’s number or to ask me to go knock on the door like a sicko.

Front view of a Toyota Sera. It’s been sitting for a bit. This thing has the awesome dihedral doors that extend to the glass roof. But it also runs on common Toyota parts.

Rear view of a Toyota Sera. The tailpipe finisher is damaged. If you look close in the rear hatch you will see the “casual mode” speakers.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My favorite part of fixing cars is when I’m like “looks like some asshole didn’t tighten down this inner tie rod enough,” when that asshole was clearly me.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Look, I love Alpine but I’m pretty sure this was always going to be niche play whether it wants to be or not. The exclusivity of Alfa Romeos and Maseratis is not really a positive, you know? www.roadandtrack.com/news/a733345...

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Alpine Wants to Be More Like Ferrari Than Porsche in Sales As It Plans Expansion into Canada, U.S.A.

The next A110 is coming to America, but Alpine isn’t planning on going with a volume-focused SUV push.

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abby (sports) @stabbyabby.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Fred’s M5

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how cars in general are unaffordable. New cars are nuts, of course, but so are used cars if anything goes wrong. I’m fortunate to be able to own several cars and have the time, budget, and space to work on them myself. Still…

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I’m at the Bahrain GP. I’m in Malaysia I’m at the combination Gulf Air Bahrain GP in Malaysia.

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Tom Mullaney @tommullaney.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I have not seen anything from LLMs, image generators, NotebookLM, or any generative AI that justify the suffering their data centers cause. And this story isn't even Boxtown. youtu.be/9wDr2dec474?...

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Neighbors say noise from Michigan data center is 24/7 and upending their lives

YouTube video by WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7

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Bozi Tatarevic @bozitatarevic.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Thinking about the Toyota 222D.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I did the test numbers on this at C/D and the carbon ceramic brakes ($30k!) were incredible. I did extra stops just to see if they’d hold up. Don’t remember how many but it was more than 10 and all within like 5 feet of each other, zero fade in a 6000-pound car (a rare heavyweight at the time).

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I think a healthy Mick will have some solid performances next season. He’s shown a lot of progress so far.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I dunno, I feel like Argentina still has a chance to come back in this one.

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Aubrey Van Gelded @neonpherepapha.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I know the popular conception is, "oh, faggy trans women only know suck dick and paint nails and cry" but the most ferociously talented mechanics and technicians I know are trans women. It is inadvisable to lie to us about technology. And trebly so if it's something we're passionate about. Fools.

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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A reminder that cities used to have terrible air quality like we have today on a regular basis and the current administration continues to actively dismantle the protections and regulations that cleaned that up.

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