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Saturday, June 28, 2008
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
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
Monday, June 16, 2008
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.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 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
(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
Friday, May 09, 2008
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
Friday, March 14, 2008
Monday, February 04, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
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! ;)
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
"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!
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!
Friday, January 11, 2008
27th Annual Cycle World International Motorcycle Show, Washington, D.C. January 11th-13th, 2008
This video below is not from the DC Show but cool video nonetheless!
Official site: www.motorcyclechows.com
Official site: www.motorcyclechows.com
Monday, December 31, 2007
Lap of The Nurburgring: Yesterday & Today
Official website: www.nuerburgring.de
1967
Nurburgring '1967 [TEAM LOTUS]
2005
2007
The Nürburgring, known as simply "the Ring" by enthusiasts, is the name of a famous motorsport race track in Nürburg, Germany, built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains, which is about 70 kilometres south of Cologne and 100 kilometres northwest of Mainz. Originally, the track featured four track configurations: the 28.265 km long Gesamtstrecke ("Combined Loop"), which in turn consisted of the 22.810 km Nordschleife ("Northern Loop"), and the 7.747 km Südschleife ("Southern Loop"). There also was a 2.281 km warm-up loop called Betonschleife, around pits area. Between 1982 and 1983 the start-finish area was demolished to create a new GP-Strecke, and this is currently used for all major and international racing events. However, the Nordschleife is still in use; nicknamed The Green Hell by Jackie Stewart, it is widely considered the toughest and most demanding purpose-built race track in the world.
1967
Nurburgring '1967 [TEAM LOTUS]
2005
2007
The Nürburgring, known as simply "the Ring" by enthusiasts, is the name of a famous motorsport race track in Nürburg, Germany, built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains, which is about 70 kilometres south of Cologne and 100 kilometres northwest of Mainz. Originally, the track featured four track configurations: the 28.265 km long Gesamtstrecke ("Combined Loop"), which in turn consisted of the 22.810 km Nordschleife ("Northern Loop"), and the 7.747 km Südschleife ("Southern Loop"). There also was a 2.281 km warm-up loop called Betonschleife, around pits area. Between 1982 and 1983 the start-finish area was demolished to create a new GP-Strecke, and this is currently used for all major and international racing events. However, the Nordschleife is still in use; nicknamed The Green Hell by Jackie Stewart, it is widely considered the toughest and most demanding purpose-built race track in the world.
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