Auction Kings on Discovery Channel has actually had some rather interesting cars and bike pass through their floor.

Congratulations on your COTD, willyolio! For your prize, I present the (in)famous Hello Kitty "vibrating massager". What you choose to "massage" with it is up to you.

Dare I guess... Susan Eldridge?

Interesting to note that this car only needed 1/2 a mile to reach 212mph, but needed another 1/2 a mile to add on another 45mph. Wind resistance really is a bear at those speeds. Also makes me wonder what the gear setups for those two runs was.

Of course you're a Sir (the same way I'm a gal.) ;)

Roger Bakken has been known to smile on occasion.

Just for you, Wes... Kaneda's bike from Akira (yes, it was a manga first.) According to here:

I give you... the graphic-novel rendered Furai. Given that the real car is built off a Courage C65, I'd say that triple-rotor powerplant in it could get it to an easy 190mph.

RIP Carroll. Love him, hate him, his impact on the automotive world was undeniable.

True, autorotation training is required for all helo pilots in the US, regardless of occupation. But overwater emergency procedures (including power-off water landings), rig approaches (especially in foul weather) and the like require a bit more specialized training — that's what he provides.

HA! I figured you'd remember using that picture before, TPG. Good memory.

Nice racing line there, guys.

Very nice work by the pilot. Autorotation, especially with such a big bird, is something of a acquired (read: you need a lot of practice) art to get right, especially if you're ditching into rough sea.

Good grief, what did you do, sleep with the Police Commissioner's wife or something? Sounds like they had it out for you.

Reminds me of the stories I had heard about people who bought Celica GT-S's with the Action Package option — IIRC, an owner said that he had to keep the window sticker and proof of sale in the car all the time, as he kept getting pulled over by the police for "illegal modifications".

But... but... who will dragon the new Ferraris when they are released to the public? Spiegel can't do it alone, you know.

Glad to hear I'm not the only person to do something so dimwitted. I still kick myself in the ass occasionally for doing it. /shameface

Gawd, I wanted to vote NP on this so badly. I mean, c'mon, it's an AMC Eagle, outfitted to go rock crawling! I could even forgive the PVC intake, salvage title and the difficulty in smogging it — who would drive this on the street, anyhow?

Here's the tricky thing about drones: you won't be able to fly most long-range FPV models or semi-autonomous aircraft at AMA (Association of Model Aeronautics)-licensed airfields. The rules that the AMA sets down for fliers at their fields:

No, this happened in northern Louisiana. Ruston, to be exact. :P