Monday, June 30, 2014
maybe, the reason so many cars are white, black, and shades of grey... instead of any color
I just learned that the EPA had pollution monitoring in place at the manufacturers, and certain colors can be sprayed anytime, 24/7. Gold was only allowed 2 days a month. So, maybe that's a big factor in why cars have no colors anymore (http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-terrific-infographic-source-of-info.html)
hilarious, and terrific. Finally with women getting into pro racing in various sports, they're putting a spin on the normal nonsense
Ana Carrasco who is the first to be riding among the boys in Moto3 class, and yet another exciting revolutionar she brings into the GP is a hunk grid guy
Found on http://twowheeltwinkies.tumblr.com/ via http://racermaniac.tumblr.com/post/90238463752/we-love-ana-carrasco-as-we-know-that-shes-the
Want to drive your car around Talladega Superspeedway?
The “Fan Track Drive” event will run from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. ET and guests can drive their passenger vehicle two laps around the Talladega Superspeedway for a $50 contribution. Each vehicle will closely follow one of the speedway's emergency services vehicles, which will lead the field at highway speed.
Currently, there are no other fan “drive” events planned for the remainder of 2014 at Talladega.
In addition to the “drive,” guests can take a high-speed ride around Talladega in one of the speedway’s official pace cars – the Ford Mustang or the Chevrolet Camaro – at a cost of $100. All money for rides will be directly donated to the American Red Cross Talladega-St Clair Chapter.
1958 Continental Mark III V12 coupe
That long hood points to the first production postwar V12 in the American luxury class. The lowered body and roofline, as in the '58 Thunderbird, would mean a raised driveline "hump" necessitating a full length console front-to-rear and four bucket seats. Leathers and fabrics would rival the crosstown competition, the '58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham.
The roof of this example is clad in dark-tinted brushed stainless steel panels which perfectly complements the dusty rose metallic body color. Pink-and-Gray were my college's school colors and I'll consider this an homage to my recently missed 35th Reunion!
Sunday, June 29, 2014
team hippie does a great job keeping the microbus on track
Found on http://truquetructruk.tumblr.com/
I get a big kick out of adult soapbox runs... and think Red Bull is to be highly commended for sponsoring such fun events
Saturday, June 28, 2014
the new Mad Max movie has new post apocalyptic vehicles to gawk at
the movie is finished filming, but they aren't releasing it until May 2015. Comic Con San Diego is reported to get the first look at the preview http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/06/25/mad-max-fury-road-tom-hardy-charlize-theron-cover/
Elspeth Beard, 3 years and 48,000 miles later, circumnavigated the world by motorcycle
Elspeth Beard, shortly after becoming first Englishwoman to circumnavigate the world by motorcycle. The journey took 3 years and covered 48,000 miles
Thanks Susan!
at the San Diego County Fair in the woodworking exhibits today
my favorite was this fire truck... the hats on the ladder were a crowing touch!
Brad Keselowski won the race ... and ended up in the care center
While shaking a champagne bottle in Victory Lane, the bottle broke and Keselowski received a nasty cut on his right hand which required four stitches to close. After a change of driver's suit, Keselowski returned to Victory Lane to complete his media obligations.
“We were playing around with some champagne bottles and as I told my good friend, ‘We should have stuck with beer.’ We were having too much fun with champagne and one of the bottles broke and I cut my hand open. It’s no big deal," he said.
Keselowski was reminded that earlier in the week he spoke about how everything was an adventure with him.
"Yeah, welcome to the party," he said. "It’s all good. I’m just glad we won. It’s a lot better story when you win and get hurt.”
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| Brad Keselowski cut his hand on a champagne bottle while celebrating Saturday. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images) |
Friday, June 27, 2014
If seatbelts are required everywhere in the US, or maybe in the world (no idea) why aren't cars built with an ignition interlock to the seatbelt?
Sure, it would be easy to overcome, but, most people would just put their seatbelts on before starting the car and driving, and isn't that what we want?
Maybe there is some ramifications to your car turning off if you unbuckle your belt, in a parking lot, or to reverse so you can twist your body.
Oh well, just thinking out loud
Maybe there is some ramifications to your car turning off if you unbuckle your belt, in a parking lot, or to reverse so you can twist your body.
Oh well, just thinking out loud
In other news, an official Mexican government helicopter crossed into the USA in Arizona, and fired two rounds of ammo
5:45am, Thursday June 26th. No reasonable explanation for doing either was given. http://time.com/2933940/mexico-us-border-patrol-helicopter/
I'm filing this under: news, helicopter, law enforcement
I'm filing this under: news, helicopter, law enforcement
Jeff Gordon: 'We don't need 43 cars out there to put on a great race.'
“We don’t need 43 cars out there to put on a great race," Gordon said Friday at Kentucky Speedway. "I’m not really that focused on it. There is no doubt that times have changed with how much the cost has gone up. How much we are asking out of our sponsors and some of the crowds have gone down.
"We are searching hard to find the income to match what the cost is. That is about the only thing that anybody should make of anything that is going on out there. Whether there are 35 cars or 45 cars to me that doesn’t really make a big difference.”
colorized 100 year old photos.. I love it
The top image is one in a book of colorized civil war era photos, very easily seen in Time Lightbox at http://lightbox.time.com/2012/10/25/a-vibrant-past-colorizing-the-archives-of-history/#1 and complimented and featured on Time magazine online, or see a couple stills (remarkable!) at http://www.redbubble.com/people/sannadullaway
wow, those drive wheels
Camden et Amboy railways, 1850
Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/yachtclubdesavionsdelaroute/?fref=nf
That's a Crampton locomotive...the idea was to put the drive wheels behind the firebox so the builder could use larger wheels, and lower the center of gravity. (thanks to Jeff F)
African safari sampan
Its so incredibly rare to see a photo of a sampan...
This one found on that source of the unusual and cool: https://www.facebook.com/groups/yachtclubdesavionsdelaroute/?fref=nf
It's official! A Rally Fighter is in the new Transformers movie!
Pretty damn cool to see an independent car company get some terrific product placement in a summer blockbuster legacy movie!
http://www.local-motors.com/
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/06/local-motors-rally-fighter-in-new.html for a couple screen shots and the movie trailer
"Traveler Roof Rack" made by Chris Craft
the 1948 Chrysler Traveler. According to the article http://barnfinds.com/1948-chrysler-traveler-barn-find/ there might be a dozen or two existing, but between 6 and 9 are owned by Chrysler. Only 4182 were made.
http://www.pacificnewportclassics.com/traveler.html
Also remarkable, is the leather cover for the spare tire in a 1950
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