Quiz

How many wings does it take to fly and land an F15 fighter jet?

(if you said 2, you were wrong by 1.)

Crazy Car jumper

Subaru rally car jump

Mom's Christmas List

Dad says the kids are all mad that I have asked all of you for a Christmas list but have not given one to you all.
So here goes:
I told Erin I'd like to have kitchen towels/wash cloths
I told Robin I'd like to have Sue Grafton's new book if its out
Miniature crock pot for heating cheese dip
White mock turtle neck (medium)
Pajamas (medium)
Queen size sheets
Under the Counter Coffee Pot w/automatic shut off, programable clock/timer
(Walmart has a Black and Decker Spacesaver for 44.00)
Ice Bucket

These are just ideas. I will not be upset if I don't get any of them.
That's all I can think of right now.
Love ya
Mom/Judy

Dad's Christmas List

OK, you all can stop bugging me.

In no specific order here are a few ideas of things I would like to see under the tree, especially the last two listed:

The new Eric Clapton album

Sears 16pc Punch, Chisel, and Alignment set – on sale now thru Dec 9 $29.99

Sears 4 LED hat $13.99

Retractable Air Hose Reel (told Judy about one in Sears for $39) with 50 feet of hose.

Black and Decker 25’ powered tape measure $19.99 though Dec 9.

Craftsman Professional Lithium Ion Cordless 3 Pc Combo with bag, $369.99 thru Dec 9. (I don’t need this, but would be way cool to own)

Western Digital 250 Gb IDE Hard Drive ($84) for my computer Tiger Direct has them Link

DVD Burner – Sony DRU820A Multi-Drive ($49) Tiger Direct has them Link

Wireless Mouse – At PX

3 Cell Mag light ($18 PX) (Erin I know you bought me one before, but I need another one so I can leave the one you bought me in the Garage for Garage use, and have one in the house for house use. I use the one I have all the time to let Baby out at night)

Another Bottle jack like Erin got me last time from Wal-Mart. One for each side of the car.

74 piece Home Project Tool Set w/cordless screwdriver. At Wal-mart for $20. This is for RV. Has case, and bunch of hand tools so I don’t have to strip my garage when we go on trips.

Oh, Wal-Mart also has a Ultra Steel Household Tool set for $19.88 that is acceptable, but it didn’t have a cordless screwdriver.

Underwear

Golf Balls (not the expensive boxes, the cheapo sacks from Wal-Mart/PX that have used balls for sale. I lose too many to get nice ones)

New Calloway or Taylor Made Driver in Mega size head.

UofL putter cover. I lost the one BJ gave me a few years back.

UofL head covers for my 3 and 5 woods.

UofL base ball cap. Not too gaudy

UofL sweat shirt, in black. I have one, that says “Louisville” in gold letters, but would like one with a Cardinal logo.

White socks over the ankle (not the shorty kind, I have loads of them)

Fleece cap UofL. Prefer Black cause I have a red wool UofL watch cap.

Gloves, driving

Photo Shop Software

Nikon D80 SLR w/18-200 f/3.5-5.6GED-IF AF-S DX VR II Autofocus lens $1519 from Express Cameras (Link). Look for the Nikon D80 w/Gold package.

BMW R1200RT in Red, Silver or black Approximately $17K and BMW of Louisville

While this list is not all inclusive, it will give you all an idea of what I would like.

Happy Shopping
Your loving dad or husband as the case may be.

Edit: (by B.J.) I've got the R1200RT covered, so you guys can get him the rest. :)

Unbelievable Model Ferrari

This guy built a 1:3 scale Ferrari 312B (racecar), that is fully functional.

funny vid

big jump

Open Source Car Sat/Nav Computer

Autoblog 11/7/06

Triumph the Insult Dog (Star Wars Episode II Premiere)

B.J.'s Christmas Ideas

DVD - The Doctor, The Tornado and the Kentucky Kid
(documentary of Nicky Hayden's victory at Laguna Seca in 2005)
Link

DVD - On Any Sunday
Motorcycle Documentary
Link

DVD - RoadRace 2004
Motorcycle club racing documentary with onboard videos of many club level race tracks.
Link

Book - Highside by Chris Onwiler
Story of amateur motorcycle roadracing.
Link

Pistol Case
I prefer the flat 4 pistol case, like the first link (DoskoSport), to the stacked layout of the RedHead case.
DoskoSport 4 Pistol Case
RedHead 4 pistol Case

Ruger 10-22
Wal-Mart

PC Game - Call of Duty 2
BestBuy

How to add miles to your trailer queen

click to enlarge

Cool Nissan Commercial

Mid Ohio 9-25-06 B.J.

CBR issues

CBR World thread

look for oil in coolant, coolant in oil
check oil cooler seals, water pump, etc

Redneck rocket launcher

Rain Tire Degredation

Funny Soccer Ad

Melandri at Philip Island

This is the way to finish the last corner before the flag, while spanking the rest of the grid.

kartvader

John's GoKart

Here, we will track all of the info we're looking at for the kart.

Complete Lifan engine, 150cc, minus exhaust.
Upgrades Included with this Engine:
1. Top of the Line Latest ACCELERATING PUMP system
2. Chrome and Racing Upgrade
3. 27mm X-large racing Carburetor and carburetor bolts

Additional parts included with this engine:
1. Intake manifold
2. Coil and sparkplug wire
3. Gear shifter
4. Kick start
5. CDI box
6. Rectifier
7. Chrome side cover
Ebay $300 minimum

Parts pages:
XR50.com
parts for scooters.com

parts for karts
Lifan engines

Depictions of horizontal engine layout to help with kart motor mount visualization:

Smart Monster

Smart forfun2

How fast are you?

Sports car vs. v45 Sabre vs. GP bike


MotoGP vs. F1


F1 vs. A class vs. E class


Fiat vs. Ferrari vs. F1

Links to watch

Rocket Powered Lincoln Jumping River

Mustang burnouts

Vette guitar

Mini crashing

tire rings

fast rc car

Drifting Gone Bad

Autoblog Page
Check comments for link to more videos

Jackhammer's are dangerous

Good Prank

Cardboard Office

Accurate NFL kicker

AZ Cardinals Accuracy

BMW Motorcycle press coverage

BMW Press Test Reports

Stuff to download

Rome
Deadwood
24
monk
fight science
smallvile

try torrentspy

I'm testing the email posting for the blog. Here's a cool pic:

Who can guess what car that is? (Post a comment.)

Nurburgring Toll Gate

Here's the entrance to the Nordschleife:


If it's road legal, bring it. Of course, who wants to pass a buss on the 'Ring?

Desert Skiing

AN ENGINEERING MASTER PIECE

During the construction phase......

Dubai, United Arab Emirates




All finished! Notice the size of the palm trees outside..........


Remember, this is in the middle of the desert.... The very HOT desert where temperatures get up to 120 degrees.....
Unbelievable!
But true.....
The INSIDE view:




So, why is gasoline $3.05 a gallon for regular unleaded???




So they can ski in the desert, that's why! LOL!

Initial D real pics

Someone from a Honda forum was vacationing in Japan, and captured a bunch of pics of the town that was used as a model for Initial D.

Mount Akina

Good People

Some friends of a guy with a Lou Gehrig's Disease, took his project car, and finished it for him as a surprise. 3 weeks and $13k out of pocket. See, all people don't suck.
Forum Link

Funny stuff from the WERA forum

Mustang into traffic:
Mustang Wreck

F50 on the terrace:
F50 wreck

proxy defeater, well maybe:
"1. Open a program such as Microsoft Calculator.
2. Press the F1 key to open the Help window.
3. In the top left corner, click the "document with a question mark" icon.
4. Select "Jump to URL."
5. Type in the URL of the website you want to visit, and it comes up in the right pane of the Help window.

Important tip: you must type the full URL, with http://, not the shortened version that starts with www.

You might have issues if there is a firewall installed, but give it a whirl!"

Dad's wish list

Oh, more to add to the birthday list:

In no particular order:

Harness for handlebars (two would be nice)

Speakers for Jeep

Watch (cheapo to wear everyday)

Garage door opener for Jeep

Season tickets to UofL basketball and football

Rear tire for Duc

R1200RT in red (with matching top box)

Boxter (either coupe or convertible)

That’ll work

Sunday at the Gap

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There's no better way to spend your birthday, than to wake up next to a mountain lake, then start a day of motorcycling through the Dragon. Monday's departure pics:
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Prototypes at the Ring

http://www.eurocarblog.com/post/406/nurburgring-tests-video

Motorcycle Videos

Here's a good collection of motorcycle videos. Unfortunately, most are in a foreign language.
http://duc.nu/movies/

2007 CBR600RR

Looks like new CBR600RR will be pretty trick:

a sad day

July 12th, 2006 will forever be known as the day GE blocked the WERA forum, hence killing my one source of amusement during the day. :(

Testing 1, 2

I'm famous!