Always my favorite part of any international auto show. Someday if I ever digitize my old photos, I will share. Honda F1 V12, V10, Olds Quad 4 from Aerotech, Mercedes Illmor F1, etc.

Seriously. They have both of the test planes from the F-35 fly-off right outside of the air base in I think Pautauset Maryland. I got to touch them both. That Boeing one is butt ugly, but who knows, it may have been better long term. The development cycle for jet fighters is wayyyyy too long.

Holy Crap, that just made my morning. Thanks for that.

Thanks so much for that, never saw it before!

I am lucky enough to have as much OT as I can make, so here is what I do. My standard week id 40 regular, plus 5 OT. If its a short week, i.e. holiday, vacation, etc, then I always try to make up the OT hour I missed. I keep track of it on an old pay envelope. If I get paid my regular 45 hrs, then its a dash. If I’m…

That’s a bit much to pay for something powered by a QUAD4 (remember those)?

I stopped listening to Metal when I drive in traffic, Classical or podcasts only while driving home on the LIE at 4pm. Much easier to just brush off some idiots changing lanes 20 times to gain 2 car lengths.

Call me crazy, but How can Russia(who can’t even keep its 1 crappy aircraft carrier running), afford to keep building new nukes? Hopefully their new nuclear powered/ nuclear missile launching drone sub won’t be as troubled as their carrier. My guess? it runs aground into a certain chinese man made island in the South…

It really depends on which model you get. My wife has a 2011 Kia Sorento, which we love, fully loaded, plenty of power. We bought her daughter a 2013 Tucson. I hate it. Cheap build, uncomfortable seats, crappy plastic everywhere. Try before you buy and check everything, because its the little thinks that you miss,…

If you are unfortunate enough to have to park on the street, or just off the street, grad some plastic wrap, like saran wrap, or the industrial stuff if you have access, and wrap the bottom of the car so the sand/salt truck doesn’t mess up your nice wheels/door sills/paint. Used to do this for my Mercedes SLC when I…

Its a heated tool. You can use that tool to also re-sculpt the tread when it gets too worn.

Its a genetic anomaly. I have been taking all kinds of stuff apart, just to see whats inside, and maybe (improve/break)it. Started when I was really little, and continues to this day. I’m a CNC tech now, so you would think i would be sick of it, but no. My dad couldn’t change his own oil, or repair a thing.

Snow tires are worth every penny. Also, thinner, higher profile tires work way better. So, take off those 255/50R18s and put some 205/65R15s or whatever the equivalent for your tire is. Always test out your tires and grip level by hooning in a nice flat parking lot whenever you have a chance. Getting used to being…

Reminds me of a time, way back in the 90's, I had to go to Owatonna, MN. It was NFC championship weekend, on game day. I had just come back from working on some machine for 12 hrs, got to the hotel and realized I’D FORGOTTEN TO BUY BEER!!!!!. No biggie, just a quick walk across the parking lot, then across the 4 lane.…

At my first mechanic job when I was 19, my boss asked me to replace the electric rear window motor on his Vista Cruiser type wagon. I removed the bolts holding it and the wires, and I think had something holding the window in the up position. As I pulled out the motor and gearbox, I heard a bang, then something stab…

Thats because they changed it like, every year. I remember this because of the dune buggy. This intro ran the first couple of seasons. Then there was “the new Pink Panther show”, which had a different song. then there was the “Think Pink Panther show”, different song again and different intro scenes. Back in the 70's…

They are, but just the burner cans(the things on top). The turbine part is removed. This is how those big tractor trailer size snow melters at the airports work. They have a blower, the burners from the old jet engine, then a steel tube with downspouts that heat the snow to make water, which then melts the snow, the…

Were they using the long course with the boot? I wanted to go to this soooo badly, but had stupidly made other plans prior. Vintage Grand Prix you say? Hmmmmmm.

My wife’s 2002 Ford Escape XS. She owned a Maxima, which got rear ended. She had a silver Escape XT as a loaner while the Maxima was being repaired. Fell in love with it. She found this one at a Hyundai dealer. Black, XS base model. Test drove it, wasn’t impressed, but stupidly bought it anyway. Changed the rotors 3…

IMHO, this was the best sounding F1 car I’ve ever heard. I was lucky enough to be at Hockenheim in 94, and the minute we got to our area, just at the first chicane, and those red cars came flying up the strait, I turned to my buddy, a huge Schumacher fan, and told him “sorry bud, the Ferraris WILL win this weekend. It…