Sunday, October 13, 2024

a helmet signed by Top Gear staff, Clarkson and May, as well as The Stig - were auctioned 3 days ago, it was left behind after the shut down of the original Top Gear show. It sold for £3,800


The helmet was left in the Top Gear offices when the studio was abandoned once the show was axed, according to the auctioneers.

The New York City MTA and local law enforcement had to stage a crack down (instead of daily doing their job, it's now a special occasion) with six operations at MTA crossings, including the Verrazano and RFK Bridges, to bust people that don't pay tolls

Vehicles were impounded for various violations, including suspended registrations due to unpaid tolls, unregistered vehicles, suspended licenses, and unreadable disguised plates.

Nearly 2,500 vehicles have been impounded since the multi-agency crackdown began. 

Through 44 operations, approximately $17 million in unpaid tolls, fees and judgments have been amassed. The operations also resulted in 521 arrests and 22,960 summonses issued.

What if Steve McQueen raced a 911 S/T instead of a 917? Porsche Englewood's dedicated Classic team recreated the iconic McQueen 917 from the movie Le Mans, reimagined as a 1971 Nürburgring S/T race car.

To make this a reality, the team sourced a 964 engine and upgraded it to a 3.8L with internal throttle bodies, modernized the transmission with a hydraulic clutch, and shortened gears one to four for enhanced acceleration.

 https://newsroom.porsche.com/en_US/2024/company/2024-Porsche-Restoration-Challenge-Winners-Gaudin-Englewood-Louisville-37463.html

irony, is, two articles that come out in the same week, that are contradicting each other

they guy that last week I posted about, who was freaked out that Harleys are loud, is at it again. 

He  must feel he needs to rage bait people to read his column. Hell, for all I know, that works.


But over at RideApart.com I read an article https://www.rideapart.com/news/736926/lane-filtering-paris-law-change that was coincidentally written about the same time, that points out how the issue of letting motorcycles out of the lanes of traffic to avoid being re-ended by car and truck drivers who don't see them because they aren't large, is a good idea. 

The very next day, the author on RideApart.com heard about the guy who writes the hater articles, and replied https://www.rideapart.com/news/736905/arizona-citizen-motorcycle-lane-filtering-mesa-tribune-opinion/ 

Opinions are like...buttholes. Everyone has them, but not everyone needs to hear them.

New York City street vendor


 https://www.westsiderag.com/2024/10/10/throwback-thursday-living-by-the-streets-of-the-uws-in-the-1970s-and-80s

Iowa's speed cameras have mostly found to be illegal, by the Iowa DOT

In Iowa, several cities recently had to shut off most of their fixed-location speed cameras due to the implementation of a new law by the state’s Department of Transportation

Out of the 139 fixed camera locations across the state, only 11 were approved to continue operating.

By requiring local governments to prove the necessity of speed cameras, Iowa has created a system where safety measures must meet a high standard of justification.


https://unionrayo.com/us/goodbye-speed-cameras-state-turn-off-all/