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True, but you are comparing 40 years and 5. Not bad for 5.

The lights, radio and siren were gone. The rest is there including provisions for two batteries and all the switchs.

$4k even with 45000 miles. Like all used police gear and had some pain wear, but mechanically it was strong and the wear wasn't that bad. Most civilian RTs seem to be pampered garage queens. This one you are not afraid to go out and ride. It's got cop gearing, run flats, crash bars and the big system cases along with…

I'd like to hear more about how and why Butch got the Bugatti gig. He is a hell of a racer with a great CV, as you noted. I imagine it can be a fun, nerveracking and sometimes tedious job looking after the car and the types who want to drive it.

Th only problem with bikes as a full on sub for cars in Seattle is the rain. They do have bikes, but they are only used for about 4 months.

Kind of what I think. And really, is it any less effective than an officer on a motorcycle? This is an accepted form of patrol vehicle world wide.

That is part of the question though. Is the police supposed to be intimidating all the time? Sure you need swat and some pursuit capability, but does every member on patrol at a given time need that capability? That, and as mentioned in the story, the SPD is under the federal microscope for being too intimidating…

Yeah, if you dont need to go far or fast.

I looked at one the last time I was at Mitsu getting parts for the Evo. I'm legitimately curious about alt fuel vehicles, so I was there with an open mind. It was pretty disappointing. Not much better than a glorified golf cart. I don't want to say shit box, but I can't think of a better word. Now for $12K and…

Some conversation about the Saturn here...
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topi…

It did. While the F-1's bells were still attached to the rest of the engine when they hit the water I don't think they remained attached to the S-1C stage after it was staged. I would imagine that when the Chinese booster staged it tumbled and broke apart as well. Don't know for sure as I don't know where the Chinese…

The same thing ultimately happened to the US first stage nozzles back when we used disposable boosters. They are left for wealthy Internet tycoons to find. Here are Apollo 11's F-1 engine bells.

Scaled Composites is doing the design and build work. Based out of Mojave and definitely a US company.

FIA WEC 6 Hours if Bahrain is on now live.

He goes to Vegas 4/5 times a year and is suprisingly good at craps. He is also retired, has a pension from two states as a teacher and has a wife who is a reasonably well compensated retail exec. He's got the dough to play for a little while. I, do not!

Yeah, we want to do Spa as well, but we are tying this in with a dream trip for my father in law. He wants to play craps in the casino in Monaco. Naturally, one would think that we should go over the Grand Prix, but the likelyhood of us even getting in the door while the race is on is slim to none. Hence Monza. Still…

Anyone get shots of him honing the Cobra? Word form the NBC crew was he asked to drive and not just ride.

That sounds like a winner. We will probably be there next year. Also looking at Monza.

We went last year and the best part of the event, at the track anyway, was making friends with the guys from Mexico City sitting in front of us. They had a Camelback full of whiskey. We had Cokes. We all shared. We sat there for two hours after the race to let traffic clear out and talked F-1, politics, aviation and…