Comments by "Thump Er the Sweaty Fat Guy" (@SweatyFatGuy) on "Accurate \"Stereotype\" Definitions Are Difficult to Find" video.

  1.  @mikeallan7740  I've often found it most amusing when someone says American muscle cars cannot turn corners or stop, of course if they're talking about a chevy or a Ford, they are usually correct. However Pontiac was already into turning corners and stopping in the mid 1960s, my 1970 GTO drives far better than the 1980 BMW 520 I had when I was stationed in Germany 30 years ago. My 1979 Trans Am with WS6, which is a handling and brake package, was better than any German car I drove over there too. A Camaro or Mustang was a scary ride over 80mph though. The faster I drive my 1970 to 1979 Formulas and Trans Ams, the more stable they are and 140 is no big deal in them. I used a bunch of factory parts on my '65 GTO, swaybars front and rear, disc brakes, a fast ratio steering box, along with a few other parts, and it walked away from a friend's WRX STi on a twisty road. It would be better if I could run taller spindles on the front that change the geometry so the wheels lean inwards rather than outwards in a turn, but the control arms to do that won't fit with headers.
    1
  2. How old are you guys talking? I am 53 and 125kg/275lb bench press is a nice warm up for 15 reps or so. Never used any juice or anything, just heavily over worked in the USAF loading cargo planes in the two largest airlifts in world history. However, I benched 265lbs in high school at 17 years old, when I weighed 170lbs. Corn fed Nebraska farm boys from German families aren't like skinny urban foppish Brits I guess. I'll not be telling you how much I have lifted in the past, you would not believe me, however I can still do more than 400lbs. Never used any enhancement substances, the military frowns up on that stuff... which is an understatement. I am aware that makes me a statistical outlier rather than indicative of a general norm.
    1