Thursday, December 04, 2008

Why We Race: The Mustang Challenge


Go inside the action of the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Racing Schools in Fast Lane


More auto videos are at www.wsj.com/video. The auto industry may be in a major slump, but drivers can still push the limits at Infineon Raceway's Jim Russell Racing Drivers School. Shawn Langlois reports. (Nov. 24)

Green Light for Robotic Roads


Discovery-News.com: Cars that can talk to each other, to street lights and even to your mobile phone. In New York City, Jorge Ribas gets a glimpse into the future of transportation.

For more technology news stories, check out http://dsc.discovery.com/technology

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

MCN: Aprilia RSV4 road bike


MCN was granted exclusive access to the new Aprilia RSV4 superbike at the Noale factory last week and we were also able to get this video of the bike showing details of the 180bhp V4 machine.

The bike will not be on show at the NEC bike show so this will be the closest many people can get until the bike hits dealers in the middle of 2009.

Watch the video below to see the motorcycle up close and read the full article in MCN, Wednesday 26, 2008.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Ducati 1198 Promotional Video


Watch Troy Bayliss larking about on the new Ducati 1198 in their promotional video below and read the full article on the motorcycle in MCN, Wednesday, 26 November, 2008.

Friday, November 21, 2008

Christina Milian Gets Racy: talks about Need For Speed


Christina Milian likes it fast she likes her cars fast. Watch the starlet talks about her role in the new driving game Need For Speed: Undercover, music, movies, what turns her on and more...

MCN Roadtest: Ducati 1198 first ride


Just as we were all thinking the Ducati 1098 was the best V-twin ever, out of nowhere Ducati's 1198 appears and you can see it here in our video.

MCN senior road tester travelled to Portugal's Circuito de Algarve to get the first ride of Ducati's 1198 to see if bigger does mean better.

Watch the video to see how the motorcycle got on and read the full article in MCN, Wednesday 26, 2008.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Johnson Wins 3rd Straight Title


www.cbssports.com
Carl Edwards won his ninth race of the season, but the night belonged to Jimmie Johnson as he joined Cale Yarborough as the only two drivers in NASCAR history to win three straight titles. Pete Pistone recaps the race and the season from Miami.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

MCN News: Should BMW build the Lo-Rider?


BMW is looking for feedback on the Lo-Rider concept revealed at the Milan Show last week, so MCN has setup an online poll to see what you think.

Watch the video here and then visit http://www.motorcyclenews.com and cast your vote!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Johnson Inches Closer to Title


www.cbssports.com Jimmie Johnson won for the 7th time this season and all but wrapped up his third consecutive Sprint Cup Championship. Pete Pistone has all the details from Phoenix.

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Johnson Dominant in Pepsi 500 Win


Jimmie Johnson notched his third win of the season as the Chase for the Championship nears, making a statement. Pete Pistone has the details on the defending champ and more.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

'You're A Good Sport, Charlie Brown' (1975)



Saw this in Borders this weekend. What an eye catching cover, especially for The X Generation and Baby Boomers too who grew up watching Charlie Brown on TV in the 60s and 70s. It's from a new magazine called Racer X.

The article is titled: 'Good Grief! How The Peanuts Gang Went Racing' By Craig Schulz, son of Peanuts creator, Charles M. Schulz. This article was so enjoyable it made me look up 'You're A Good Sport, Charlie Brown' on YouTube.

I always loved this episode of Charlie Brown because it involved seeing them on motorcycles.
~LT

You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown 1/3


You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown 2/3


You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown 3/3

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Friday, July 04, 2008

CLICK & CLACK | Preview | PBS - Premiering Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Official site: www.pbs.org/wrenchturns

CLICK & CLACK'S AS THE WRENCH TURNS | Pasta War | PBS


CLICK & CLACK'S AS THE WRENCH TURNS | Boston Blackout ...


CLICK & CLACK'S AS THE WRENCH TURNS | Outsourcing | PBS


CLICK & CLACK’S AS THE WRENCH TURNS | Campaign | PBS


CLICK & CLACK'S AS THE WRENCH TURNS | Preview 2 | PBS


CLICK & CLACK'S AS THE WRENCH TURNS | Preview | PBS

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Seeing The Can-Am Spyder Live, Up Close, In Person

Can-Am Spyder Roadster: Innovative Design and Engineering


Over the weekend, while driving around downtown D.C., I saw this lady who was driving this vehicle. I wasn't sure what it was but it looked vaguely familiar to a futuristic looking bike I saw at the Motorcycle Show that swings through town every year.

At the next red light, we finally got close enough to see the lettering on the side which simply read "Can-Am Spyder". Yeap, that was the one!

Seeing it being driven in person is pretty incredible. It looks like a motorcycle of the future and so cool to drive. It also looks like it handles like a dream by the way she was handling it.

Had to look it up when I got home! Starting price: $15,499 - Yow! ;)

Official website: spyder.brp.com

Friday, June 13, 2008

Showdown: Air Combat On Discovery - Father's Day


Military Channel takes viewers on an aerial journey which features recreations of history's most compelling dogfights by pitting the restored aircraft from every era of aerial warfare against each other in the air. U.S. Air Force Major Paul "Max" Moga of the Air Combat Command's 1st Fighter Wing hosts the series and offers amazing insight into each aircraft's strengths and weaknesses, its place in the evolutionary timeline of aircraft design innovation and the ground-breaking dogfighting tactics employed in each confrontation. With ten world premiere episodes, SHOWDOWN: AIR COMBAT launches on the Military Channel starting Sunday, June 15 from 10PM ET.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Saturday, May 24, 2008

2008 Joint Services Open House - US Navy Blue Angels 2008 - Andrews Air Force Base

2008 Joint Services Open House - US Navy Blue Angels

(YouTube Video credit: airshowfansh)

2008 Joint Services Open House - Fat Albert

(YouTube Video credit: airshowfansh)


I had been wanting to do this for a long time and finally did it last weekend on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 17th, 2008. My first Blue Angels show. It was Outstanding!
~LT

Saturday, April 05, 2008

The Human Body - The Brain Power in Nascar - Discovery Channel


Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 @ 9 pm ET on Discovery.

Wow! Amazing!
~LT

Saturday, March 15, 2008

New Book - 'One Helluva Ride: How NASCAR Swept The Nation By Liz Clarke



Today while channel surfing I caught the tale end of an interesting presentation and conversation from Washington Post writer Liz Clarke on C-SPAN's BookNotes.

She has written a book on NASCAR called One Helluva Ride: How NASCAR Swept The Nation.

Some really good points were raised by the author and audience members on what it's like to live in an area such as DC/MD/VA and to be a NASCAR Fan at the same time.

From radio coverage and it's lack of to the only way to tune in being FOX, or paid TV like cable for the SPEED CHANNEL and ESPN, etc.

Here are some interesting links and video:

One Helluva Ride official site: www.onehelluvaridebook.com

Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com

Random House: www.randomhouse.com

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

27th Annual Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows - Washington, D.C. Highlights

Official site: www.motorcycleshows.com

Here are some pics I took from the 2008 show. The first four pics are from The History of Speed showcase. Another great show that seems to get better every year. Very cool meeting the variety of motorcycle and chopper fans, riders and enthusiasts of all ages from all over the states.
~LT




This first classic bike is a 1937 Harley-Davidson Streamliner. In 1937, Joe Petrali broke the land speed record on board this specially built streamlined Harley-Davidson, clocking in 136.183 in the mile in Daytona Beach - a record that held for 11 years. Petrali was the American Motorcycle Association (AMA) Life Member #1 and won an astounding 49 AMA national championships races throughout his career. I really liked the yellow color and the classic smooth, clean design on this one.


This second bike is known as The Fastest Motorcycle In The World. It is the creation of Dennis Manning and called BUB "#7" Streamliner. This incredible bike set the land speed record in September 2006, with rider Chris Carr at the helm, registering 350.885 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats. I took a close up pic of the engine!


This third bike is called the Leo Payne 104 Bike. In 1969, the 200 mph mark was reached when Leo Payne's highly modified 1957 Harley-Davidson Sportster, also known as "Turnip Eater." exceeded this astonishing speed milestone. Payne's monumental 1969 BOnneville Salt Flats performance helped kick-start S&S Cycle's successful line of racing carburetors. Additionally, Payne was inducted inton the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in1991 for making motorcycle history. I liked the cool, sporty, built for speed design of this one.


This fourth bike is called the S&S Cycle's "Tramp III," the celebrated bike that set the record for fastest single engine motorcycle with a whooping average top speed of 226.148. Sleek!


This is a bike that caught my eye called "Revelation" that was in another section of the show. It had Biblical passages on both sides of the tank and on the tail fender. On the side here you see Ezekiel 25:17 "I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they will know that I am the YAHWEH when I lay My vengeance on them." The quote made me think of Samuel Jackson in Pulp Fiction as his character liked to quote that passage so much though he altered it for the movie.


This bike is a Kawasaki Custom called The Baron. Looks like a red baron from a story or a movie doesn't it?


This bike was highly anticipated. It is Suzuki's Custom L-R-G 2008 Hayabusa.


Side view of the Suzuki's Custom L-R-G 2008 Hayabusa.


Rear view of the Suzuki's Custom L-R-G 2008 Hayabusa.


Flip side view of the Suzuki's Custom L-R-G 2008 Hayabusa.


This is a chopper from the Star Motorcycle section. Awesome!


Aother view.


Harley-Davidson celebrates their 105th Anniversary. Their slogan this year is "For All Those Who Have Been Bad".


This bike is a Restored 1953 Vincent Black Shadow. Caught my eye. I had to come back to see it again before I left and talked to the guys from the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum.


These nest 10 pics are from the Custom Bikes section of the show. Out of all the custom bikes, these caught and held my attention the most.












Yes, those are actual TV Monitors this guy designed into his bike.


Another view of the side rear and the little TVs. Absolutely incredible work and very creative! Each screen on the bike had a different video or movie running on it!






The Allstate Chopper. Reporting live from the 27th Annual International Motorcycle Show, this is LT saying, see you next year! ;)

Saturday, January 12, 2008

2008 Woodward Dream Cruise - Saturday, August 16th - Pontiac, Michigan


2008 Woodward Dream Cruise: www.woodwarddreamcruise.com

"The Legend of Fireball Flemming" by Pete Gagan


"The Legend of Fireball Flemming" by Pete Gagan.

Another book suggested by Buzz Walneck that is in his words about the "fictional character...Fireball Flemming."

Available through the Antique Motorcycle Club of America.

On Any Sunday - Director's Special Edition 2-DVD Set

Monterey Media site: www.montereymedia.com



I first read about the movie, "On Any Sunday" in Walneck's Classic Cycle Trader last week while flipping through their January 2008 30th Anniversary Issue. Buzz Walneck mentioned it in his monthly feature stories section's DVD review and it caught my attention. On Any Sunday was also mentioned at Cycle World's Motorcycle Show on media day by one of the many presenters.

According to Buzz Walneck, "In 1970 Bruce Brown and Steve McQueen produced the original film. Steve McQueen financed it, and Bruce Brown and his crew shot and produced what is still probably the bet motorcycle film to this day."

I'm really looking forward to seeing the newly released 2-DVD set. In the meantime, I did find some clips posted on YouTube!