The late Randy Renfrow was an AMA Superbike racer in the 80's and 90's. He had a bad crash and lost the thumb off his throttle hand. He had his big toe removed and grafted to his hand to be able to keep racing. [nationalprivateer.com]
Whenever I take the family on longer trips, I spring for the Seneca. I crab down final until just before the flare, and then I use a dab of differential power while I'm kicking the nose straight. It also helps on the taxi out.
Love my '12 Mazda5 Sport 6MT!
When I was working on my PP-SEL, my instructor would do wheelie-only touch-n-goes. Nosewheel would never touch the runway.
Cirrus SR22 general aviation aircraft. [cirrusaircraft.com]
Belt CVTs are limited by the ratio spread they can achieve. State of the art for Belt CVTs is around 6.0:1 ratio spread. The ZF has a ratio spread of almost 10.0:1.
I agree. I'm interested in the technology aspects of high-efficiency transportation; don't care too much for the Prius, but I like the efficiency push in cars like the Focus and Elantra. I visited ABG two or three times a week, and just skipped over the "new battery technology of the week that may revolutionize electric cars in 10 years (but will never come to market)" stories. That was the only AOL blog I read. Oh well, take that off the favorites.
@KateFace: Have you tried Flying Dog? It's spectacular. Raging Bitch is a Belgian IPA with an average abv of 8.3%.
If you're a fan of underground exploration, this site will waste hours of your time:
[vanishingpoint.ca]
[vanishingpoint.ca]
@ɹǝʌoɹ ǝƃuɐɹʇs: I'll raise you one (or two, actually): how about the IO-720! 400 HP @ 2650 RPM, that's almost 800 torques!
@bills79jeep: Love that Basler DC-3 conversion. Style and performance. Like having an old Suburban with an LS crate motor under the hood.
I've seen aero engines and turbines mentioned here, so I have to chime in with my favorite: the Garrett TPE331, as installed in the fastest plane I've ever flown, the Mitsubishi MU-2.
Everyone mentioning Born to Run missed the best Springsteen car song, possibly the best overall car song, of all time:
Racing in the Street
I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a 396
Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor
She's waiting tonight down in the parking lot
Outside the Seven-Eleven store
Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch
And he rides with me from town to town
We only run for the money got no strings attached
We shut 'em up and then we shut 'em down
Tonight, tonight the strip's just right
I wanna blow 'em off in my first heat
Summer's here and the time is right
For goin' racin' in the street
We take all the action we can meet
And we cover all the northeast state
When the strip shuts down we run 'em in the street
From the fire roads to the interstate
Some guys they just give up living
And start dying little by little, piece by piece
Some guys come home from work and wash up
And go racin' in the street
Tonight, tonight the strip's just right
I wanna blow 'em all out of their seats
Calling out around the world, we're going racin' in the street
I met her on the strip three years ago
In a Camaro with this dude from L.A.
I blew that Camaro off my back and drove that little girl away
But now there's wrinkles around my baby's eyes
And she cries herself to sleep at night
When I come home the house is dark
She sighs "Baby did you make it all right"
She sits on the porch of her daddy's house
But all her pretty dreams are torn
She stares off alone into the night
With the eyes of one who hates for just being born
For all the shut down strangers and hot rod angels
Rumbling through this promised land
Tonight my baby and me we're gonna ride to the sea
And wash these sins off our hands
Tonight tonight the highway's bright
Out of our way mister you best keep
'Cause summer's here and the time is right
For goin' racin' in the street
Racing in the Street
I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a 396
Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor
She's waiting tonight down in the parking lot
Outside the Seven-Eleven store
Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch
And he rides with me from town to town
We only run for the money got no strings attached
We shut 'em up and then we shut 'em down
Tonight, tonight the strip's just right
I wanna blow 'em off in my first heat
Summer's here and the time is right
For goin' racin' in the street
We take all the action we can meet
And we cover all the northeast state
When the strip shuts down we run 'em in the street
From the fire roads to the interstate
Some guys they just give up living
And start dying little by little, piece by piece
Some guys come home from work and wash up
And go racin' in the street
Tonight, tonight the strip's just right
I wanna blow 'em all out of their seats
Calling out around the world, we're going racin' in the street
I met her on the strip three years ago
In a Camaro with this dude from L.A.
I blew that Camaro off my back and drove that little girl away
But now there's wrinkles around my baby's eyes
And she cries herself to sleep at night
When I come home the house is dark
She sighs "Baby did you make it all right"
She sits on the porch of her daddy's house
But all her pretty dreams are torn
She stares off alone into the night
With the eyes of one who hates for just being born
For all the shut down strangers and hot rod angels
Rumbling through this promised land
Tonight my baby and me we're gonna ride to the sea
And wash these sins off our hands
Tonight tonight the highway's bright
Out of our way mister you best keep
'Cause summer's here and the time is right
For goin' racin' in the street
@Jones Foyer: Back when I had my Lincoln LS, and got hit in the front with suspension damage (thus rendering ass-end-first towing impossible), the tow truck driver tried to pull my car with drive wheels down. I stopped him while he was hooking up and asked if he was planning on using the dolly wheels; he said "I can't get them on here in the intersection, there's no room. So, I'm gonna put it in neutral with the engine running until I can get somewhere I can attach the dolly."
I felt lucky -- The guy was obviously well trained.
I felt lucky -- The guy was obviously well trained.
@OneTrickPony: SLAP! (heart-clicky)
@OneTrickPony: Assemble your crew.
@nataku8_e30: My feeling (being a fixed-wing pilot) is that they don't fly at all. They're such a crime against nature, the earth just repels them.
