Mondo

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My basic/stock S2k would be 6lbs per horsepower (at the crank)... 1450lbs/240hp 2009 basic corvette is 7.5lbs per HP by their "spec".... 3217lbs/430hp of course it has doors & cup holders & air....

Man, this guy is good (and a bit lucky at the beginning) http://www.dpccars.com/car-videos-09/05-26-09page-Awesome-Lotus-race-car-driver.htm

I love that kind of stuff!

saw that... looks like it's a "point and pull the trigger type car". Thought it would be better in the corners... maybe just the driver.

I like it! Guess the key is to have the rear wheels on the ramp as the front wheels cross over the axle... Was thinking of something similar but with a wind deflector (maybe tool case inside it)... just tall enough to keep the bugs, debris off.

need an all wheel drive 7 to handle all that!

Thats what I'm talking about!!!! The spectators aren't wussies either;)

Our town is probably one of the dustiest in the country and swore I would never own a black car as well.... I figured the 7 was small enough, and covered in the garage, that I could keep it clean. A shiny black car is hard to beat for looks though. Plus. all you need is a black sharpie to cover small chips;) I had a metallic root beer brown car in the late 70s, it was bitchin man. Any dark color is going to be a pain to take care of.

wife ran over a skunk last year... chunks of hair up under the car. Took it to the spray wash twice and just sufferred for a couple weeks until the smell went away;(

For me, two wheel action is funner to watch... Motogp and World SuperBike are my favorites... WSB has the best battles so far (actually 250cc & supersport are even more exciting if they're on). I really miss World Rally as it hasn't been on Speed for a while now... though the Loeb as been winning for quite some time.

Phew! that was close...1450lbs

I think oil is like diamonds... make just enough to keep demand and prices up. And just low enough to keep alternative energy from being developed. Perhaps there should be a minimum cost for gasoline so inventers can have a benchmark for their investors. This last go round has made many seriously consider a high mileage car regardless of what fuel is currently selling for. I feel sorry for those that are getting used cooking oil for fuel as I recently saw (maybe here) a guy that is selling a generator to restaurants that takes used cooking oil and uses it to make electricity for the business.... smart guy.

I was a former "wingnut" in the late 70s and stationed at Edwards AFB for a couple years. We had a SR71 that was assigned to NASA. I got to climb around it a bit. As part of the "Aircraft Rescue Crew" we were responsible for shutting aircraft down and safetying the seats to get the pilots out should they crashland. Granted, this was pretty far-fetched but it allowed us to get inside every aircraft except the Space Shuttle! I was stationed at Ramstein AFB, in Germany, as well. So I got to climb around all kinds of planes from different countries as this was a NATO base (they had a huge air show crash the year after I left). What I remember about the SR71 was how you had to wear special slippers to climb around and the thing leaked like a seave while on the ground as the metal was designed to expand due to the heat of flight...

Awesome news!

perhaps...

That guy on the video wasn't tortured... he knew it was only one time and he could stop when he wanted. Doing it over and over again (with the victim not knowing if it will ever end) I think is cruel and torturous. How could any person not say whatever you want or make up whatever he thinks you want to hear... The "ticking timebomb" scenario is a ruse... that premise leads to "how do you know what terrorists know unless we torture them all". War is hell and I give a lot of slack when it comes to actions on the battlefield. But once you take the prisoner off the battlefield, and have control of the situation, we have the time and opportunity to uphold our values.

first part is a little boring but it gets better http://www.drivers-republic.com/dr_tv/index.cfm?videoid=3dce413d8f534749abf550786270eb3d&area=videos

Actually, Cities and Counties (in California anyway) are the ones that see the tax income. I know for a fact that car sales create the largest sales tax revenue for my town (which doesn't bode well). A few years ago, during the boom, the State took part of the money away by reducing the DMV fees and then reimbursed the cities the money they lost (another one of those "trust us, we'll take care of you" moves). Got a feeling that's going away with this crisis.

I bought a pair of these as they go from dark to light (in case you end up driving home at night). They're not bad for the price. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/24-HOUR-MOTORCYCLE-GLASSES-CLEAR-SMOKE-TRANSITION-LENS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem3a4e544d9dQQitemZ250422250909QQptZApparelQ5fMerchandise#ebayphotohosting