The Salton Sea was formed in 1905 when massive flooding caused the Colorado River to break through an irrigation canal headwork and flow freely into the Salton Basin for 18 months. It’s a toxic shithole of epic proportions. Talapia were transplanted into the sea, as they could live in saltier water, but with all the…
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Done Stelvio Pass, Cul de Turini, Pikes Peak, Million Dollar Hwy, AlCan Hwy. Next up..... Transfagarasan Hwy....Just to see what the fuss is all about
If you want a real adventure in Alaska, do either the Summer or Winter AlCan 5000 rally.....Did the Winter event many moons ago, looking forward to doing the Summer event....
Great Train Robbery.....
Despair and broken dreams.....Seen a few cars at Walmart that could use one
A lot of sweat equity, cash and blood.....Still cheaper than an ex wife! Jim Meyer Racing suspension, air bags, 93 Vette LT1, Wilwood brakes....
People I have had the opportunity to have beers and/or beverages with: Carroll Shelby, Phil Hill, Dan Gurney, John Wier, Roy Salvadori, Sterling Moss, Jackie Ickyx, Bobby Unser, Denny Hulme, Parnelli Jones, George Fullmer, Paddy Hopkirk, Roger Clark, Markku Alen, Ari Vatanen, Kankkunen, Hannu Mikkola, Freddie Spencer,…
A friend of my Dad worked for NASA Houston from Gemini through Apollo and into the shuttle era. Has mission patches from everything flown, and was part of the team that got 13 home safe. He’s told me stories about “The Ranch” (Area 51) as well as all the rover testing they did and where they did it. Amazing stories....
Guy Martin, this motorcycle guy.....should have been listed first as GUY FUCKING MARTIN
HMS Ambitious But Rubbish
Crankshaft bar stools.....from my brewery
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How could you leave out the insane, supercharged/turbocharged Lancia Delta S4?
OH Shit, I just wiped out my $100 JC Whitney body kit.....
"Now go do, that Voodoo, that you do, SO WELLLLLLLL!"
Blind Mans Bluff.....another tense reality check of the Cold War sub games....
Excellent book I read some years back which detailed chillingly the entire episode....Clancy couldn't have done better....
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Nod to "Dust to Glory" wouldn't be complete without giving his dad big props for "On Any Sunday" One of my favorite parts, the Elsinore GP with Malcolm Smith darting off thru broken sections of barbed wire to get around slower riders and then finding another section sans barbed wire to jump back on, all with the…
Own it.....Awesome when I saw it in IMax
I had the GSX (a couple of cars after my Sube Legacy Sport/Turbo) Solid 200hp/200tq car which could handle anything on dry pavement. In snow (on blizzzaks) it was great until you got in boost range, then it was assholes and elbows because of the Uber short wheelbase. The Sube was as Jimmie Walker said, "Dy-No-Mite" in…