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I can’t speak for all owners but for me the answer is “as much as possible”. I have a 2016 Turbo S I ordered in October 2015 and picked up January 26th 2016. It had 14 miles on it and as of today, October 23, 2016, it has 11,650. I bought a 2016 McLaren 650s this week and picked it up yesterday. It had 66.3 miles on it. It has 334.5 miles as I write this. I jokingly told my McLaren salesman I was buying the 650 to cut the mileage I was putting on the Porsche in half. Actually, that is not far from the truth. I’d drive it all the time except high mileage does affect resale price. It’s hard to sell a $220,000 or a $325,000 used auto on your own so a dealer is more often the preferred buyer. And they like low mileage cars.Here are some more pics of the car:Update 10/31/16 -I have been driving the McLaren frequently to get it past the 625 mile break in period where you have to not do certain things. Here is the list from the manual:For the first 625 miles (1,000 km):• drive at varying road and engine speeds• do not drive faster than the maximum speed limit of the road, or 150 mph (240 kph)• do not use your vehicle on a race track;• avoid heavy loads on the engine (driving at full throttle)• avoid driving at engine speeds less than 2,000 rpm• avoid running at constant speed and load for long periods• avoid using kickdown• do not downshift for additional engine braking• avoid stopping the engine within 2minutes of high speed and high load running• avoid idling the engine for more than 10 minutesAs of last night I am now past that and I can do this type of stuff:One of the main reasons I bought this car.11/1/16 Here is why I drove my car tonight. Manual says:It’s hard to see that while you’re at full throttle. So, put a camera on the rear deck and filmed a launch. You see the initial wing position at its deployed or ‘aero’ state. As car stays straight for a period the wing drops as it states above. Then it flies up to act as an airbrake for stopping. Another really cool feature that improves stopping distances by 60′ under max speed conditions. In this case speed is 96mph when the brakes go on.November 9, 2016Here is another reason I decided to drive my car last night -Update November 28, 2016I figured out how to get yellow and blue flame on normal acceleration. Just prime it a bit and you’re good to go for quite a long time.Update 12/4/2016I even drive this car in the rain. My son came home from college around 1 am so we went out and shot some flames.March 6, 2017Another factor of Supercars that influences the frequency of my driving them is Launch Control. The Turbo S and 650s both have a special function for this. Essentially it is used for a racing start and puts the car into a mode where it will use all the electronics and mechanical features of the car to get it to its fastest speed within the constraints of physics. This is where the measurements for 0–60 mph come from.The Turbo S and 650s both boast a 0–60 time of 2.9s. The Mclaren has 641 HP and 500 ft lbs of torque. The Turbo S has 560 HP with 516 ft lbs torque but with a boost of 553 ft lbs at 2200 to 4000 RPM. That basically is lots of acceleration as soon as the car takes off.I drive them almost daily to do this. The two cars feel totally different doing the launch. The torque on the Turbo makes the car launch like a bullet. You just feel instantly going fast with a gradual increase of speed over time. The first few milliseconds generates groans and laughter from anyone in the car. It’s intense enough to make your eyes feel like they are sinking back into your skull. I use it to clear my mind after a stressful day.Here are a couple videos of launching the Turbo S. In the first one there are 2 launches. You can see the effect of cold tires as the car hesitates on the first launch. The second launch shows no hesitation as tires were much warmer at that point.Here’s a view from inside. Also shows two launches. Note the shock makes the camera move out of position.I’ve hit 1.5Gs in the Turbo but don’t have video of that.The McLaren with the lower torque but higher HP feels like a rocket ship launch - a slow build on initial start and then acceleration to blinding speed. It just keeps going faster and faster which takes a lot of mental strength to keep the pedal depressed. Most people start yelling as it is picking up speed.I don’t have any videos yet from inside but here is a view from the outside. Note how it seems slower than the Turbo but then just goes ballistic.Update April 22, 2017I took my McLaren out on Friday to see how fast I could reach 100 Mph. It took 6 seconds every time. Here’s a video of one try:Saturday I went out to film some more flames. My son loves to see that. Here’s what that looked like:Here’s the car after we drove back:And tomorrow morning I’ll see this and be at it again…I picked up the McLaren October 22, 2016 and it has 4,943 miles on it as of today. The Turbo S was picked up January 26, 2016 and it has 13,724.May 15, 2017Here is another example of how I plan to drive my cars more often in the near future. Saturday, I was invited to join a club north of me that is basically a country club with a race trace instead of a golf course. It’s a ~2 mile track with about 100′ of elevation changes and 16 turns. I spent the day there and 3+ hours driving on the track. Here is a video of me driving the McLaren early in the day learning the turns. I had a camera on the side and on the back deck. All the windows were open so it was noisy.up to 5800 miles on the 650s as of today.June 26, 2017 UpdateI joined that club and will be driving my 2 cars there a lot. Saturday, my son and I took my Turbo S there. Here’s part of the view. In the end the hood camera gave up from the speed and pointed skyward.July 10, 2017 Update -Now that I joined a track club, I am driving both cars at high speeds several times a week. Here is the same track in the 650S . This view shows what I see, my daughter and me, and the rear view of the wing. The wing is pretty cool in that it’s a spoiler and an air brake. Also note it’ll lay flat when I need less drag accelerating.Update 6/28/2019 - Someone asked for pictures of the 911:

China's satellites would detect the 3 main carrier strike groups, each consisting of 3 Nimitz class carriers. They would know they would be coming at least a week in advance. To deploy this number of ships to a single theatre of operations would require 200–250 to be assigned including replenishment (supply) and escorts. Translated, almost every combat surface ship the U.S. Navy has would be activated.China would do nothing. The U.S. would never deploy such a show of Force unless war was imminent. Political stability would have be severely questioned if such an order was directed at the U.S. Secretary of Defense and the Navy. But I digress from your question…The LHA, LHC, LHD carriers are only required for ground assualts (invasion). You're implying that the US Navy would be tasked to land on the beaches of all three artificial islands the PLA has based on them. Two Nimitz carrier groups would support the Marine Air Ground Task Force, (MAGTF) which consists of three Marine Expeditionary Force Groups, each consisting of 5+ LHA's, LHC's etc, (ie, San Antonio class) and their air support units in each group.The composition of all 11 Nimitz / Ford class carriers (11 in total) with the 12th being brought up back to operational service would require almost every SSN submarine the Navy has to defend each group, and almost certainly drain the Atlantic fleets of most of their destroyers.What would happen next is to make sure nothing happens.If invasion of the artificial islands is the goal it would be a bloodbath for both sides. The result would probably be a draw with the USN losing at least half of its carriers and LHA's from multiple air to sea missiles, ground to sea missiles and submarine torpedoes.The submarines would probably inflict most of damage; all they have to do is sit and wait for the American fleet to enter the South China Sea basin. A Wolfpack of 100 PLAN Submarines simply waits; they do not move, patrol or ping away; they just have to sit there on station as a giant picket. This is shallow water with limited maneuvering room and the combined 400+ ships would be operating in a very confined space. If someone is going to fire first it will be from a submarine.Given the combat radius of the US Carriers and knowing this could occur, the Navy has two options. Attempt air operations from outside the South China Sea in deeper water and more maneuverable from the east or attempt to run the picket with its own submarines flushing out the PLAN; given the shadow depth of the basin, neither side has a significant advantage.The threat of a ground and air based missile attack is difficult to solve unless these batteries are destroyed first. That means a massive conventional missile strike on the islands and mainland China. I sincerely doubt this would be contemplated as it would open the door to Global Thermonuclear War.A missile attack on the artificial islands would still be high risk and invite an all out counter strike.So let's assume the goal is to simply patrol and blockade the islands using ships and air cover. Doing so exposes all three main strike groups to a constant threat of reprisal if something goes wrong, even if the carriers remain to the east while USN Frigates, Destroyers and Cruisers put themselves right smack dab in the middle of the Shipping lanes in the South China Sea. The Arleigh Burke Destroyers are a formidable platform, but there are not enough of them to create a blockade and escort the carriers and maintain a credible defensive operating patrol capability without exposing themselves to immediate destruction. The Cuban missile crisis blockade worked because the Russian Navy did not have enough warships to run the USN pickets, and was too far away from home to sustain naval operations.That brings us back to a US supplied cruise missile attack on the islands. This could be accomplished in large numbers from allied hosted locations including South Korea and their own bases at Wake Island and Northern Australia. Their primary role would be to wipe out all island defense installations and ships that are docked. It would be impossible to sustain. Soon as the Marine Amphibious Groups attempted to enter the South China Sea, the PLAN would launch a counter missile strike. Hundreds of them per hour, all of them launched from the mainland.Back to the idea that it simply will patrol the shipping lanes, going all in, with all 11 carriers in a show of Force, can be accomplished. No shots fired, just a friendly cruise. China would simply let it occur, not lifting a finger; if the U.S. wants to play chicken, the first salvo fired won't be from a Chinese ordered attack.What's the U.S. going to do once there on station, go up and down the South China Sea hundreds of times for months? It would cost $2 - 3 billion a month to keep the entire carrier Force at sea. That's just too pay the bill to keep the ships running. It doesn't include the elevated wear and tear cost such an operation incurs. (Aircraft corrosion increases, catapult parts, and other machinery will require extensive overhaul that will shorten the time between major refits, increasing costs further.)The USN can't stop any military flagged ship of any other nation from using the sea; it would accomplish nothing except expose over 150,000 Sailors and Marines to the possibility that a mistake could happen.If the unthinkable occurs, prepare for casualty statistics not seen since Vietnam.The good news is that this scenario would never happen in real life. The Navy never deploys all 11 at the same time in one sector and has never had more than 7 operating in a single combat zone simultaneously since 1975.China is not stupid; it would never halt, close or board International flagged vessels using shipping lanes. You're not going to see 11 carriers or all its Marine Expeditionary Groups deployed to the South China Sea simultaneously.Ever.Now, you might see 5 or 6 Arleigh Burke Destroyers escorting tankers and container ships in a friendly support role. These ships might even be temporarily reregistered as US vessels. So, China isn't about to step over that line. But it won't allow the artificial islands to be invaded either.This is all about oil and gas. China thinks it can bully its way into the region and claim territorial rights. It might work. But the road ahead is still far from assured that this strategy will be successful: undersea pipelines have never been built this far from the mainland of any nation and the entire region is susceptible to earthquakes and tsunamis. China's gamble may not pay off in the long run.The U.S. knows all this. It's not new. In fact, it's rather old. The U.S. Naval Warfare Plans group simulates (as do the other branches) hundreds of different scenarios every year; it understands the risks involved for most scenarios. From a minor skirmish to all out assault, the consequences are understood.Strategic planning and analysis are continuously updated and reviewed at the highest levels inside the military and the government.The level of expertise and knowledge the U.S. military instills in its Senior Officers is unparalleled anywhere else in the world. This is particularly true of the U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations, a role that has the responsibility to ensure the Navy can carry out its mission within its current structure and capabilities. The position of CNO has played a pivotal role inside the US Navy for the last 35 years; in fact, it can be argued that any reflection of the Navy's ability to carry out its mission can be attributed to the current and previous CNOs.It's a testament to the stability and level-headed management the U.S. Navy has enjoyed.==========News Articles: (updates will be posted as news and “tensions” rise)Reuters Sept 2, 2015: Five Chinese ships in Bering Sea as Obama visits AlaskaBBC Magazine, December 14, 2015: Flying close to Beijing's new South China Sea islands - BBC NewsBBC News, Chinese deploys weapons to artificially constructed islands. December 15, 2016: South China Sea: Satellite photos 'show weapons' built on islands - BBC NewsReuters: China, United States cannot afford conflict: Chinese foreign ministerCBS News: U.S., Chinese aircraft in "unsafe" South China Sea encounterReuters: China says U.S. should 'brush up on' South China Sea - Reuters TVReuters: China gets an early win off Trump, but many battles remainAustralia Government Minister of Defence: First Enhanced Air Cooperation activity to commenceIHS Janes Defence News: USAF F-22 Raptors to undertake three-week training in AustraliaU.S. Pacific Command: Exercise Cobra Gold 2017 to Begin February 14, 2017Daniel Galvez: The of the Guard: China’s New LeadershipWorld Bank Trade Statistics - China: China | Trade Summary | 2012 | WITS | DataUnited States Congressional Report on Chinese Military Report (2016) - PDF file published by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. http://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/pubs/2016%20China%20Military%20Power%20Report.pdfGlobal Research, Chinese Aircraft Carrier review, December 22, 2016: http://www.globalresearch.ca/chinese-aircraft-carrier-development-military-analysis/5564124CNBC, Chinese Navy Aircraft Carrier Exercise, December / January 2016/17: China navy confirms carrier conducted drills in South China SeaU.S. Embassy, The Philippines, February 15, 2017: USS Louisville Arrives in Subic Bay | U.S. Embassy in the PhilippinesReuters, February 15, 2017: China warns U.S. against fresh naval patrols in South China SeaU.S. Navy Times article on Chief of Naval Operations February 16, 2017: CNO to sailors: We need to get toughBBC News: China piles pressure on North Korea by banning coal imports - BBC NewsReuters, February 17, 2017: China wraps up exercise with three warships in South China SeaU.S. Pacific Fleet February 19, 2017: Carrier Strike Group 1 conducts South China Sea patrolBBC News, "We urge the US not to take any actions that challenge China's sovereignty and security." February 19, 2017: South China Sea: US carrier group begins 'routine' patrols - BBC NewsCNN February 20, 2017: South China Sea: What's at stakeKiro News 7, February 20, 2017: Against warnings from China, the U.S. Navy sets out for South China SeaReuters, February 21, 2017: ASEAN unsettled by China weapon systems, tension in South China SeaReuters, February 21, 2017, Repeats warning : China opposes U.S. naval patrols in South China SeaReuters, February 22, 2017: Exclusive: China finishing South China Sea buildings that could house missiles - U.S. officialsReuters, February 22, 2017: Philippine minister doubtful of China row resolution 'during our lifetime'Reuters, February 25, 2017: Wary of Trump unpredictability, China ramps up naval abilitiesReuters, February 27, 2017, U.S. plans significant capital spending on defense including new ships for Pacific Theatre: Trump budget plan boosts Pentagon, trims State Dept, EPA: officialsPacific Command, February 27, 2017, USS Bonhomme LHD: USS Bonhomme Richard departs Sasebo for patrolBBC News, February 28, 2017, Singapore feels tension between the U.S. and China: Singapore could face choice between US or China, PM says - BBC NewsReuters, March 1, 2017: Commentary: Is Beijing outflanking the United States in the South China Sea?United States Navy, March 2, 2017 USS Carl Vinson transits Luzon Strait: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Luzon Strait. - YouTubeABS-CBN News, China launches tourist cruises to the South China Sea, March 3, 2017: http://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/03/03/17/china-launches-new-cruise-ship-tour-in-south-china-seaBBC News, March 4, 2017: China to increase military spending by 7% in 2017 - BBC NewsReuters, March 8, 2017, Japan worries about North Korea. Pushes for First Strike capability. Could impact Chinese Strategic options: As North Korea missile threat grows, Japan lawmakers argue for first strike options?Reuters, March 9, 2017: Special Report : Aircraft carriers, championed by Trump, are vulnerable to attackReuters, March 9, 2017, "The aircraft carrier is still in training and trial stage. The marines remain weak, and the number and quality of long-distance vessels do not meet expectations." - Wang Huayong, deputy political commissar of the Eastern Theatre Command: China stealth jet enters service, navy building 'first class' fleetReuters, Mach 10, 2017: China stealth jet enters service, navy building 'first class' fleet?ABS - CBN News, March 10, 2017: US expected to be 'more aggressive' in South China Sea: analystABS-CBN / Reuters, March 10, 2017: China dismisses Philippine concerns over its ships' activitiesReuters, March 13, 2017: Japan plans to send largest warship to South China Sea, sources say?Reuters, March 14, 2017: China waits to hear why Japanese warship going to South China Sea?Reuters, March 14, 2017, China accused of expanding construction on island claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam: China begins new work on disputed South China Sea islandReuters, March 17, 2017, U.S. Navy ship building takes time. Far longer than most realize. And if a request to rapidly increase the size of the fleet was approved by Congress, it would still take years before increase production actually began. For example, submarine production increase from 2 to 4 per year could take as long as 5 years just to have the ability to build that many and then still another year of actual construction and another year of Sea trails. Missing from Trump's grand Navy plan: skilled workers to build the fleetReuters, March 17, 2017; French carrier to lead joint amphibious Pacific drill in show of force aimed at China: sourcesManilla Bulletin, March 19, 2017: PH cannot stop China’s plans in the South China Sea: DuterteABS-CBN News, March 21, 2017: Experts insist Scarborough Shoal part of PH territoryABS-CBN News, March 23, 2017: Duterte asks U.S.: Why didn't you try to stop China?ABS-CBN News, March 23, 2017: After ignoring US carrier, Duterte wants to board Chinese shipReuters, Why didn't you send 5 Aircraft Carriers? March 23, 2017: Philippines' Duterte derides U.S. for past inaction in South China SeaReuters, March 23, 2017: China is not militarizing South China Sea, Premier Li saysReuters, March 25, 2017: China says hopes new Japanese carrier doesn't mark return to militarismReuters, April 4, 2017, U.S. navy aid unit told to leave Cambodia as it continues to improve relations with China: - U.S. navy aid unit told to leave CambodiaReuters, April 6, 2017: Philippines' Duterte orders occupation of uninhabited isles in disputed seaReuters, April 6, 2017: China fighter plane spotted on South China Sea islandBBC News, April 26, 2017, China launches first indigenous built aircraft carrier. It will be at least two years (possibly longer), before this ship has completed sea trials, builder’s repairs, operational training, weapons training, aircraft flight tests, naval operations tests and commissioning as an active duty vessel. If the ship is successful and capable of delivering the promises and performance capabilities its builders promised, expect additional orders and construction of the same class. This conventionally powered ship will require an extensive escort and support group be built around it. That in itself may take up to a decade before a PLAN “Task Force” is fully operational and capable of operating in any theater requested of its leaders.China launches first domestically made aircraft carrier - BBC NewsMarch 21, 2018U.S. official says support of Taiwan has never been stronger - China sails aircraft carrier through the Taiwan straight - Reuters.

I did a google search on "Occator Crater" then selected only images for the output. Since NASA is pretty much the only one with a camera up there, I would imagine they all came from NASA. I got up to 200 then I stopped counting.This listing includes more than just the Occator Crater results; a consequence of google's search engine, but the list seems fairly comprehensive, to me, just the same.Occator Crater - Google Search - custom google image search on "Occator Crater"Then I googled the webpages and got a few more:Occator Crater: Enhanced View - NASA Dawn photos of Occator Crater August 6, 2015Occator Crater | Astronomy News - by Nine Planets December 10, 2015No. 6 Our first up close look at Ceres - Astronomy Now January 2, 2016See NASA's most detailed flyover video of Ceres - Gizmag January 29, 2016Occator crater Archives - Universe Today - various publicationsDawn Mission | Dawn Home Page - courtesy JPL/NASADawn - NASA mission pageDawn LAMO View Around Gerber Catena, Ceres - JPL/NASA December 22, 2015Dawn LAMO Image 27 - February 16, 2016Dawn LAMO Image 31 - February 22, 2016Blog posts:Dawn Journal: From HAMO to LAMO and Beyond - Homepage the Planetary SocietyDawn Blog - JPL California Institute of TechnologyFrankly, I don't understand what all the fuss is about... it's only bath saltsBright Spots On Ceres Change Every Day | VideoEdit: these links are live links. Please follow this question, if you have an interest, and review the answers from time to time, to see new images as they are posted to the various sites provide in all answers to this question. The Dawn spacecraft is expected to snap a few more shots over the course of the next 4 months or so. Alternatively, you may bookmark the links, and review them directly yourself, online and live, at your leisure.Here is the latest news:Dawn Mission | News | Detail - NASA/JPL Caltech, dated March 22, 2016New Ceres Images Show Bright Craters - NASA, dated April 19, 2016Dawn Blog -NASA/JPL Caltech, dated April 29, 2016Dawn Journal: A New Angle on Ceres - The Planetary Society, May 4, 2016Pictures of Asteroids, Comets, KBOs, and Other Small Bodies - The Planetary Society, everything from Dawn showing Ceres up to May 5, 2016