Cummins engines were mostly tan brown. Grew up next to the plant in Columbus, it was a pervasive color in town.

Had a buddy with a new 900 Turbo. I borrowed it as my 99 had lunched an engine. Drove it to two meetings out in the wilds of Southern Indiana that were 45 minutes apart. After carving the back roads mercilessly to arrive on time I had no idea how fast I was going (he had disconnected the speedometer to prolong the…

The top of the Sears page says the item you've requested is sold out but here's something similar. Hence the Static wrenches.

I was working on my gather-in-laws credit and discovered a loan that had been reported as Charged-Off. But he's still paying monthly to a collection agency on it. Is that legal? I thought charged off meant they weren't trying to get their money back. Seems like double-dipping to me.

Good job! Now find these...

Cannonball Run. Essentially beaten to the punch by Gumball Rally it tried to be even more outrageous. And succeeded. I spent 2 hours cringing. And they let Dom Deluise off his drugs for a while as well.

Chuck Bail, the director, is alive and living in Texas!

The movie Grand Prix put out a soundtrack album that contained no music, just audio for the cars recorded for the movie. Particularly awesome is a full lap Monaco in the Ferrari. I've looked hi and low and not been able to find a copy (my first one went missing). Anyone with a good copy of it?

Still trying to imagine this with a performance package...

Hmmm, nice ass!

You can learn basics by checking out youtube videos and working on your own bike. Then branch out and work on your friends bikes. Then approach you local bike shop and volunteer to "build" bikes. They ship only half assembled and then need to be built to be sold. .That'll get your hands on new bikes and tuning them…

I've ridden in the MKIIIs and they were right hand drive as well.

As much as I like this rendering (and I've used it as my wallpaper) the left hand drive in this picture is the automotive equivalent of fingernails on a blackboard. original GT40s (including the MKIII road version) were all right hand drive.

I've bike mechanic skills since college. I've gone back to work at bike shops on several occasions over the years. My normal day job is programming and I'd rather not pursue more of it although it would pay better. I figure that I'd rather work in a bike shop using skills than working in a retail store keeping the…

Recently took a second job at a bike shop. Those shop skills are still in demand!

McDonalds also won't serve people on bicycles. In my case I ordered coffee and when I got to the window they wouldn't take my money or hand me the coffee (which was sitting there ready to go). Finally several drivers behind me yelled for them to give me the damn coffee. This was after 9pm and the door was locked.…

I have it on good authority that lawyers taste gamey.

"Assembly is the reverse of disassembly." Play the film backwards.

I have constant discussions with my significant other regarding my "clutter". Yes, I have lots of stuff around but no, it doesn't distract me. It's basically "filed" or to use the proper term "piled". Think of the contents of a file drawer upended so all the papers are stacked. That's no less a filing system than the…

If there's a sign announcing a checkpoint then there are cops further down the road arresting people then there's your checkpoint. The sign didn't say where it was. The presence of police on the ramp/exit create the checkpoint whether they are stopping people or not.