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well, i was in turn 13 on thursday (at least the area coming into the pits). the track was diamond ground for increased traction. it is like a series of rain grooves with very sharp edges. this is not a huge deal when 1) you get to do testing and 2) when you can change tires. i have no doubt...

the way i see it, there is little originality in cruisers anyway. pretty formulaic. v-twin, chrome, etc... hd has been making the same bikes for 50 years. cruisers are popular, and the japanese are profiting from it as well. anytime anyone releases an "original" cruiser it bombs (bmw, moto...

i've got my tix for the usgp this weekend. leaving wednesday night so i can go to the open garage thursday morning. hopefully the gp girls are better looking than last year. pabs, i'll get a picture for you either way. i know you need your fix of my dead sexy legs.

at final assembly there are generally between 20 and 30 man-hours of labor. this depends on the vehicle and the manufacturer. some of the japanese plants are below 20 hours. i know that most of the places i've been direct labor is between 10~15% of the product cost. the least direct labor i've...

yeah, irish. doh! it also seemed like those announcers weren't sure who was driving on several occassions. they were stepping on each others' stories and lines, and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! there was some overtaking, but a lot of it was towards the back of the field. this was a race of attrition. m...

the thing about replacing the fuel lines is that you may (i'm not sure on the van) have to separate them from the brake lines as well. at one of my (many) employers, we made assemblies of brake and fuel lines, that once assembled, were quite difficult to separate. these fuel lines may also...

that was derek daly, btw. scottish. anyway, jpm allegedly left the pits under a red; when the safety car was going by or something. the first time dd said "jpm got screwed" they bleeped it, then let it go the following times. unless dd used some other term for the intercourse...

since i'm bitching about tv coverage, speed is showing a motorcycle race from spain. they have mounted ***-cams to several bikes, giving you an excellent view of the rider's arse. pretty cheeky, if you ask me.

cbs coverage bites. they need to carry the speed feed on cbs if they are going to continue this. off the line the start is computer controlled so you don't shred tires, spin the car and destroy your neighbors. once the rpms get up the driver is more or less on his own. getting past schumie...

the two renaults just blew past schumacher and button!? that was amazing. it's on cbs right now.

waud is a great product to apply in between (real) waxes. i use it after waxing as well; it seems to add a bit of depth (my car is silver). i also use it on my bike, and it's silky smooth. bugs come off quite nicely. it does have a few coats of meg's #26 as well, but it sees a lot of miles...

while i haven't been too impressed with the lc/fp combo in my car or bike (both fuel injected), my lawn mower (carbureted) has shown amazing results. there is little to no smoke at startup, where prior there was quite a cloud that lasted for several seconds. the gas mileage has improved...

same car, different motors subaru impreza 2.5rs (na), 165hp - 23/30 mpg manual, 22/28 mpg auto subaru impreza wrx (2.0 turbo), 227hp - 20/27 mpg manual, 19/26 mpg auto

the price seems reasonable. if you can get to it, look at brakes and brake lines, fuel lines, any other tubes and hoses for cracking or dry rot. see if it needs new tire immediately. fire it up and listen to it at least. pretty cool if it checks out though.

yeah, i was remembering just that mclaren was running a year old engine, not all the other stuff that surrounded that season. michael flying back to the u.s. between races, all the crashes, etc... not a good example.

actually, she did finish a couple years ago. more impressively, she did it without radio contact for most of the race. sarah fisher never got the equipment that danica patrick had. kind of like michael andretti in f1.

minor correction; they did know each other. nice si article i'm not a shaq-the-ball-player fan (or genie, or rapper), but he does seem like a good guy.

well, i was at the race, then i watched it again on replay that night. i think that she did a pretty good job overall, but she didn't really have a chance to win. she stayed out and got into first when everyone else pitted. had she gone in for gas, she wouldn't have been in first towards the...

people i know seem to like the honda oil, though i've never used it myself. the kawachem oil isn't that great in my opinion. my shifting got worse as the miles rolled on. i've always used stuff like golden spectro, maxima, or valvoline motorcycle oil with no problems.

go to www.alaskaleather.com and check out the selection. i just got one for my motorcycle, and it makes my butt happy!