When went to the FOS in 2006 Petty was there. Hat, sunglasses and big smile. The Brits loved him. Waltrip and McReynolds were there as well, but didn't draw as much of a crowd. The FOS is such an awesome celebration of all things motoring. Not just Euro stuff. Bikes, drag cars, rally, flyovers by the RAF and…

I was lucky enough to visit the MST3K studios outside of Minneapolis back when I was in college. Such a cool place. They had a whole stockpile of gumball machines.

I could see it.

Is everything better with "Spirit in the Sky"? Most likely.

There are few things more awesome, or more frightening, than driving an RV. We've rented them for LeMons races and you can watch the gas gauge go down as that Triton V10 drinks.

Well damn, got a txt from a friend with a pic who works for Indycar at their facility just south of the speedway. Showed the same image roughly. I hope all are safe.

OSHA is more about the stickers unless they are for calibration. We are lucky that we can bring people in whenever, but we are limited in number. A crowd favorite on the tour, after the hangar and engine shops, is showing people the not black black boxes.

I've been lucky enough to visit the facility where the 787 forward fuselage is made. Spirit Aerosystems ( Formaly Boeing) in Wichita, KS. This is the tool the wrap the carbon tape onto. What is amazing is you go onto a metal assembly line and the plane's structures are hand built by dozens pounding rivets. This…

I try to make it out to the hangar every couple of days. Nice to get amongst the planes and watch what is going on on the runway. I also love giving tours. Brought some friends in a couple of weeks ago and showed them the toys. Aviation has he best toys.

the fan blades are one of the prettier bits of aviation hardware around.

can you imagine being the crane operator? "Ok, I'm going to lift $100M now...here we go."

This has been our primary kid hauler for 7.5 years. Both kids came home in it. Our other car is a Mini Cooper S. The Evo has plenty of room, a reasonable trunk and the kids love riding in it. We had no trouble getting them in or out of infant or child seats. Now that both kids are in boosters it is actually easier…

Radio Le Mans is reporting that the Porsche Hybrid that was pulled in with about an hour to go to preserve it will not be classified even though they made 70% race distance. Their pit is past start finish, they went out on the last lap. As they were past he line their lap time was huge. There is a minimum requirement…

when we went last year we stumbled up an a great camping area. Many awesome cars. Here is a pic...

Huh, my sister has land in Bayview by the lake. Going to have to check this out.

Likely my fat finger error from my original submission. I canz do math, but the 5 and 8 sit right next to each other on the number pad.

Total of 75 stops to make the trip. Aircraft's max altitude was 1000 ft as well.

You guys got to hand with John Hindhaugh? The dude is awesome. Radio Le Mans is a top notch operation. Their weekly Midweek Motorsports podcast is a must listen for me.

The first flight across the US…

This has my vote. Definitely a big one for the day.