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What car (in GTA) would you pick to use as you everyday ride in real life? If we look past the "I would pick the crome Adder and sell it and..." I would need a big 7 seater and would prolly get this one. Its discrete, could be powerful and probably safe due to the size. I would also get this house while I am at it.
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Last weekend the World Trial Championship came to Exeter, Rhode Island, home of Twisted Throttle. I'd seen trials on TV and as an exhibition at other motorcycle events, and I've even putted around on a real trials bike or two, but I'd never actually seen a trials competition in its natural habitat. With Twisted Throttle being an event sponsor I had a free ticket and no excuse not to go. Not only was this happening right in our backyard, but this was World Trial -- as in, the best trials riders in the world. Needless to say, I was pretty excited! Eight time World Trials champion Toni Bou from Spain is the Valentino Rossi of trials. I consider myself a pretty big mot…
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Silverstone F1 British GP
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Weather is great not to warm, enjoyed the pre races and having a wonderful day out. I will post some pictures later. Go hamilton
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I found this a bit amusing
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And I think some other car guys here might find it amusing too.
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Ernie went west to the Overland Expo and I went south to Rick's Eastern Rendezvous, a motorcycle rally in eastern Tennesse and very close to Bristol Motoe Speedway where they have the NASCAR race.. This is the 14th year of this rally but it was my first time. I went down there to represent Twisted Throttle and give away prizes in their Saturday night raffle. It was pretty easy work. The worst part (if there was one) was just the distande driving there and back. I drove down in this with my friend Huck. We call it Smokey at work. It's a 4x4 Dodge Ram dually with a Cummins diesel engine and it pulled the 13 foot box trailer with all our stuff in it like it wasnt eve…
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http://thechive.com/2015/05/13/porsche-headquarters-is-an-amusement-park-for-adults-22-hq-photos/
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Some of you might be aware that I am unable to host my Thursday PS3 playlist, The Action Is GO!, for most of May. Well here are the reasons for that. This week I'm going to Upstate New York with my pick-up and trailer to help my Mother-in-law pack for a big move. She's lived in a big farm house with a shed, small barn and big barn for over 40 years. Forty years and all that space, she and my Father-in-law who passed away 3 years ago have a lot of stuff to downsize. The next week I'm going to a motorcycle rally in eastern Tennessee. I'll be representing the company I work for and having a good time with fellow riders. The week after that I'm going back to my Mother-in-…
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I have neglected this blog for a while and now that the snow has melted and temperatures have moved upwards from the freezing point I will once again be writing entries. Nothing much to say yet, I have moved my motorcycles into the general garage area and am starting to check them out for the riding season. I fear I may have to remove the carburetor from the Husqvarna and clean it. Not terribly difficult but it is a pain in the ass and could have been avoided. I don't ride it as regularly as the BMW so it can sit for day, even weeks, between rides. Due to the fu*king ethanol they put in gas (petrol for our EU crew) regular use is a must. If it sits the gas evaporates in…
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Why do I bet we see a spin off of this vehicle in GTAO at some point? On a serious note, holy fuck. Getting solid details on this car .. it's insane. http://www.leftlanenews.com/koenigsegg-regera.html
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Which Military Aircraft are you?
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http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?obj_id=983 I am a F-15 Eagle You are an F-15. Your record in combat is spotless; you`ve never been defeated. You possess good looks, but are not flashy about it. You prefer to let your reputation do the talking. You are fast, agile, and loud, but reaching the end of your stardom.
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Your longest non-stop flight and car trips
by SeymorScagneti- 1 follower
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What's your longest non-stop flight, and what's the longest you've driven in a car non-stop. Mine.. Fight: Seattle, Washington to Seoul, South Korea...11 hours Drive: San Antonio, Texas to Ventura, California...21 hours
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Post those dinosaur burning steel monsters, any you enjoy, be it muscle, racecar, prototypes, JDM, weird, girl cars... as long as you like it. I don't really like the sound of Armytrix but that car makes anything sounds good.
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2015.....the future is here?
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It's 2015, the year that seemed so far away in 1989, the year Back To The Future II hit the big screen. This article shows what the film got right and what they got wrong (although technically the film specifies October 21st 2015, so there's still time for those things to happen)
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In just a few short days the greatest motorsport event of all time will be upon us! Starting Jan 4th from Buenos Aires, Argentina and ending in the same city on Jan 17th this year's route will cover over 9000km in 13 stages and will also have stages in Chile and Boliva. In my country, the United States, the Dakar Rally barely exists. Ask almost anyone and they will have no idea what I'm talking about however the rally is hugely popular in other parts of the world ant is televised in over 190 countries. Since I am in the minority here among motorsports fans I will use any excuse to tell people about the Dakar Rally because it is so freakin' epic! The Dakar Rally is what'…
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@Dodge
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Does this make you cringe, or does this make you cringe? http://www.leftlanenews.com/colorados-first-hellcat-hits-tree-near-dealership.html JUST A FEW MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP!
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Turbo Club. Anyone install a turbo themselves?
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So how many of you have had the opportunity to convert an NA car into a turbo car? Turbo to bigger turbo? What was the result? Catastropic failure or is it still going? Got any idle clips or videos? Heres a few of the Camaro. Its much faster than it appears in the video, thats the ebrake handle rattling. Idle http://youtu.be/hKIQZuxhcJg?list=UUfCqaiwym-14VUW4m7LDCaw A couple quick pulls http://youtu.be/z_Tq7vGBHDU?list=UUfCqaiwym-14VUW4m7LDCaw Next proposed upgrade is a 60trim compressor wheel to replace the 45trim, and getting the housing machined. Somewhere around 20% increase in efficiency, cooler and denser charge, with the same 2500rpm spool…
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Beez' Blog of Moto Greatness - My Stable
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I thought I'd write about me this week and tell you about the motorcycles I currently have. My main bike is a 2005 BMW R1200GS that I bought new. It is an "adventure bike" but I think any bike can give you an adventure. It's just a category like cruiser or sportbike. Adventure bikes can loosely be defined as street bikes that have long travel suspension, 19" or 21" front wheels and have hard or soft panniers (saddlebags). They make good sport touring bikes with the ability to traverse dirt roads and even off-road trails, as long as you're careful. My GS has the traditional BMW boxer twin cylinder engine with 4 valves per cylinder, EFI, a 6-speed transmission and shaft d…
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Car with 7 (or more) seats?
by Lann- 1 follower
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So I have tried the Ford S-max: A nice car to drive considering the size. But the 3rd row of seats was small and I felt bad for putting one of the family back there, inches from the rear window. Also, too small for a family of 6 if you want to bring a few bags. Right now i have this VW Multivan. So much space, even with a small table and turn-able seats in the second row. You are sitting up high overlooking traffic. But all car feeling is gone. But I love this car bus! If I could I would go for a Suburban, Tahoe or Navigator, but they don't sell them over here. I find the SUV-look more attractive that the bus-look. So I am interested in any reflections o…
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Crew color cars IRL 1 2
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If you see one post it I seen this Dominator...er huh Mustang at a local funeral home
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Everyday apex
by Lann- 3 followers
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So i find myself working on my driving, taking curves and hitting the apex in the most efficient way for at least 20 minutes every day. I have been doing this for almost a year now, but I only recently noticed the potential for improvements, and since I also enjoy it even more. It does not matter that it is in a rather modest car, and the tracks is one travelled usually five times a week, but rarely on the weekends, I still enjoy it. How about you, anyone suffering from the same disturbing habit?
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American Greg Hancock clinched his 3rd FIM World Speedway Championship on October 11th with a 5th place finish at the final round of the series in Torun, Poland. Second place in the championship went to Poland’s Krzysztof Kasprzak. You might be asking, what is speedway? Speedway pits up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps on a smooth dirt oval track (like the oval by the casino in GTA5). Speedway bikes have purpose-built single cylinder engines that run on pure methanol and have just one gear and no brakes. Competitors brake by sliding their bikes sideways, power-sliding or broadsiding into the turns. The bikes also have purpose-built frames for this t…
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What kind of car are you? 1 2
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Take the test http://www.brainfall.com/quizzes/what-type-of-car-would-you-be/ I am a Stretch Hummer "You are as big and bold as they come. You get what you want, when you want, and you can run over old ladies without even knowing it." BustyRose is a Toyota Prius "You live life with practicality and innovation. You may not be the flashiest kid in town, but your quirkiness and smarts get you noticed."
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Every year since 2007 I have been going to a 4 day rally in Vermont called the CroMag Rally. It is one of the regional rallies that is part of the motorcycle forum Adventure Rider.com. We stay at a campground at Silver Lake State Park in Barnard, VT which is closed for the season. We have an agreement with the rangers to use it after the end of their season so the campground is all ours. Last year we donated $3000 to the park. We also bid on the few lean-tos and have a BBQ dinner on Saturday night and all the money from that is donated to the Vermont Food Bank. We drop some serious coin in the Barnard General Store and the guy who supplies out fire wood. But the most im…
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Infiniti Modifications
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About a month ago I bought a 2005 Infiniti G35 coupe. Anyone that has ever driven one or something similar (Nissan 350z/300zx) knows that the "drive" is addicting, and the drive for more power is even more addicting. I decided to do all of the low cost performance mods (and other fixes) and keep track of them here...like anyone cares So far - I have bypassed the coolant that goes through the throttle body (not needed unless it gets really freaking cold, otherwise it just heats the intake air) - I replaced the stock air intake tube with one from a 350z. It doesn't have sound baffles like the stock (about a 5 whp increase). Also, being made of plastic it serves as a b…
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This entry was going to be a little of my history on motorcycles but I want to also keep things timely and on Labor Day I went to watch some friends race old bikes so that's what this is about. I got rolling around 7am and like an idiot I missed the correct ramp for 128 North which meant I was headed straight for Boston and nowhere to get off The Pike for several miles. After I back-tracked and got on the right road I was half hour late to meet my friend Huck for breakfast. The ride to the track was nice and there were few cars on the road to impede our speed. First we said hi to Andrew (#91) and Mike (#280). They both race BMW airheads and Mike also races a Yamaha FZ…
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Was it a vehicle that you do not own I assume? I feel the downside in getting fairly even vehicles are the stock/custom difference.
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