https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2025/07/fuel-mileage-requirementslaws-caused.html
Monday, July 07, 2025
A GT3 RS Porsche passed a BMW on the inside of a curve on the Nurburgring and became one fireball, both drivers lived
The BMW probably didn’t see the Porsche at all.
When the Porsche went for the inside pass, it looks the BMW went for the same line, sending both vehicles into the barriers.
Maybe the BMW didn’t realize they had a car behind them at that particular moment, and the Porsche should have waited for a safer place to pass.
When the Porsche went for the inside pass, it looks the BMW went for the same line, sending both vehicles into the barriers.
Maybe the BMW didn’t realize they had a car behind them at that particular moment, and the Porsche should have waited for a safer place to pass.
But, at the 'Ring? Isn't it just obvious that there is ALWAYS a faster car behind you? Seriously!!
Last year, in Ohio there were 97 fatal crashes involving at least one teen driver. In 67 of them, investigations found a teen to be at fault for the accident.
58 percent of fatal teen crashes involved drivers aged 18 or 19.
34 percent of the at-fault teens involved in a fatal accident didn’t have a record of driver’s education.
In an effort to improve safety, the state is changing a law surrounding driver’s license eligibility. In the past, anyone over 18 could opt out of driver’s education. Now, they’ll have to take it if they’re under 21.
I don't recall if I've posted about it before, but there is a town in California, about 30 miles from Long Beach, that puts strict limits on the number of cars on its streets.
Much like Mackinac Island in Lake Michigan, the founders didn't set it up for cars, and they didn't ever get around to feeling they were necessary when everything is within walking distance.
But, since there are some necessary vehicles... I present the town dump truck! An Isuzu Elf! A very small dump truck
Most everyone gets around with electric golf carts, Mopeds, scooters, and electric bikes. I suppose there is only a golf cart garage and tire shop. Probably no drive thrus. There are a couple small vehicles, some Suzuki Samurais, a lot of Scion iQs, a couple minis, and a tuk tuk.
I guess that means there must be a gas station!
They do rent golf carts there also.
Penske Automotive Group Inc. said on July 3 it completed its acquisition of a Ferrari dealership in Modena, Italy. The retailer said it expects the dealership, now called Ferrari Modena
With this addition, Penske now operates 29 retail locations across Italy and nine Ferrari dealerships globally, including the exclusive distributor of Maranello Classic Parts.
yet another update on a Hot Wheels movie... maybe one of these updates will be legit AND prove out
The news is that John Chu will be directing https://deadline.com/2025/07/jon-m-chu-hot-wheels-movie-warner-bros-1236450531/ based on the money made on Wicked part 1
back in 2022, the news was that JJ Abrams was going to make a Hot Wheels movie https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2022/04/a-hot-wheels-movie-thanks-kim.html
https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2024/09/based-on-success-of-movie-barbie-mattel.html was the news in 2024 that Mattel was going to make a Matchbox movie, with John Cena
Sunday, July 06, 2025
I finally found some info on the Hot Wheels opening sequence of the new tv series Duster
J.J. Abrams sensed his upcoming series’ anarchic vibe, conceived as a tribute to the 1970s car-chase movies, would be a match with the studio’s imaginative visual aesthetic.
J.J. and [series co-creator] LaToya said, “We have this new show coming up, and we want you to make the title design.” They gave us a lot of room. They talked a little bit about the style and the vibe of the show, and said, “Don’t be scared of being yourself. Go for it.”
The titles evolve from Episode 1 to Episode 8. Each time, we included Easter eggs specific to each episode. Our idea was to inject surrealism into those evolutions, so going from Episode 1 to Episode 8, the sequence becomes more crazy and surreal.
One episode at a time, we added little pieces. We added blue suede shoes [hanging from a telephone wire], and in the next episode, there’s a Rolodex with information inside that is important for that episode. Later, there’s a wonderful Howard Hughes Aero-Mobile car that appears in the show.
there was a monumental breakthrough on Feb 10 as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft accomplished the unprecedented in aviation history: supersonic flight without generating a sonic boom over the Mojave Desert
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 has changed this narrative through its implementation of Mach cutoff technology. This innovative approach exploits atmospheric conditions to redirect shock waves upward rather than toward the ground. By carefully selecting specific flight altitudes and analyzing atmospheric data, the aircraft effectively minimizes the impact of these pressure waves.
The recent test flight’s success was meticulously documented using advanced Schlieren photography, which visually captured the aircraft’s shock wave patterns. These images provided concrete evidence of the technology’s effectiveness, showing how the waves dispersed without forming the concentrated pressure front that creates sonic booms.
The recent test flight’s success was meticulously documented using advanced Schlieren photography, which visually captured the aircraft’s shock wave patterns. These images provided concrete evidence of the technology’s effectiveness, showing how the waves dispersed without forming the concentrated pressure front that creates sonic booms.
huh! I wouldn't have guessed this correctly.... what was the 1st mass manufactured American car with a turbo?
The turbo system used a wastegate and pressurized fluid injection, both advanced for the time. In a weird twist, it also had a manual transmission option with a floor-mounted shifter—something that became more performance-oriented later in the decade. The Jetfire was also one of the first cars to pair a high-compression engine with forced induction, a formula that would later be refined in sports cars and tuner machines for years to come.
a train conductor spotted a famous young eagle on the tracks ahead, stopped the train, got out and shooed off the young eagle off the tracks, and carried on
Video posted by PixCams, which runs a livestream of the nest, shows the train rolling to a stop as Ocho sticks around. The conductor can be seen getting up, and after a few seconds, Ocho finally takes the hint. Ocho flies off and lands on a nearby wire as the train starts to roll again.
He starts flying at 36 seconds, and lands at 46 seconds
The appropriately-named Ocho is the eighth eaglet to hatch at the U.S. Steel nest. The nest was built along the Monongahela River in 2019, and a wildlife camera has been livestreaming the family since 2021.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pittsburgh/news/bald-eagle-train-tracks-ocho-us-steel
the use of front-facing brake lights (FBLs) on cars are being investigated.
A study from Graz University of Technology in Austria suggests that up to 17% of crashes can be avoided outright, and up to 25% can result in reduced injury severity, with the use of front brake lights.
According to the simulations, 7.5 to 17% of the original crashes could have been avoided entirely with FBLs, and as many as 25.5% of those crashes would reduce the severity of injuries, due to the drivers responding more quickly. Even a half-second quicker reaction time can significantly influence the severity of a crash.
the train station in Limestone Tennessee
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Limestone-depot-tn1.jpg#
Saturday, July 05, 2025
unrestored survivor 1913 Case Model N. 5 are known to still exist according to the museum. It had an acetylene injection starting system. I've never heard of that
Over the past few years, Ford has issued more recalls than any other automotive manufacturer
Ford has issued a total of 82 recalls in 2025 thus far, just a few days before the conclusion of the first half of the year.
Unfortunately for The Blue Oval, that number is light years ahead of second-place Forest River, a recreational vehicle maker that has issued 19 recalls, as well as the rest of the pack. Volkswagen Group and Chrysler are tied for third place with 15 recalls each, followed by Mercedes-Benz (13), Honda (12), General Motors (12)
there is a section of railroad track, that Bat Masterson, famous wild west gunfighter, graded.
In his late teens, Masterson and his brothers Ed and Jim left their family's farm to hunt buffalo on the Great Plains. In July 1872, Ed and Bat Masterson were hired by a subcontractor named Raymond Ritter to grade a five-mile section of track for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
Ritter skipped out without paying the Masterson brothers all of the wages to which they were entitled.
It took Masterson nearly a year, but he finally collected his overdue wages from Ritter, at gunpoint.
It took Masterson nearly a year, but he finally collected his overdue wages from Ritter, at gunpoint.
On April 15, 1873, Masterson learned that Ritter was due to arrive in Dodge City, Kansas, aboard a Santa Fe train and that Ritter was carrying a large roll of cash. When Ritter's train pulled in, Masterson entered the car alone and confronted him and marched him out onto the rear platform of the train, where he forced him to hand over the $300 owed to him, his brother Ed, and a friend named Theodore Raymond. A loud cheer then went up from a large crowd which had witnessed the event
Friday, July 04, 2025
hell of a nice photo, some people have a serious talent for getting the shot with terrific composition. Photo by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information
the electric Dodge Charger Daytona is facing a somewhat embarrassing and humorous recall. It's not loud enough
The models don’t comply with the “Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid Electric Vehicles” (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141)
EVs are so quiet, the government deemed it necessary to add some sort of pedestrian warning sound to avoid accidents.
It’s an embarrassing problem after Dodge spent a lot of time and marketing efforts promoting the vehicle’s Fratzonic “exhaust” external noise maker.
That particular system was long touted as the answer to making EV muscle cars as exciting as their ICE counterparts by giving them the same sort of sounds and feel as traditional gas models.
fascinating... how a wheel axle was made, without power tools, from an oak tree
I like watching expert craftsmen at the task of creating something cool from raw materials.
1919 Cornfield Classic 200 Mile race in Marion, Indiana
Jones quickly developed a reputation for salvaging and refining his own breed of racing machines from Merkel’s Pottstown factory junk bin, and by 1913 was considered one of the best dirt track racers in the midwest.
Soon after the outbreak of WWI, Jones took up work as an experimental aviation engineer at McCook Field in Dayton, before rejoining the infamous Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew in 1919 for the big 200 Mile Cornfield Classic
if you could drive this as a daily commuter, why wouldn't you? That would be great! I wonder what COE pick ups would look like if they had continued to make, design, and evolve them
https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com who often has the coolest stuff to look at. I look every day to see what the new stuff is, every day
1951 Studebaker 2R6 stepvan, restored by the guy who indeed, wrote the book, on professional Studebaker vehicles
The Step-n-Serve was shipped to S.J. Meek’s & Sons Studebaker dealership in Rockville, Va., and sold on Nov. 5, 1951. It was used to deliver Tom’s Roasted Peanuts to stores and vending machines.
Thursday, July 03, 2025
According to Hotcars.com, the Tacoma is the only truck left with a manual transmission
the Ford F-150 – phased out the stick after 2008
the Chevy Silverado got rid of it even before that, in 2007.
The last full-size pickup to offer a manual transmission in the U.S. was the Ram 2500 HD, which discontinued its manual option after the 2018 model year.
https://www.hotcars.com/pickup-truck-manual-transmission-2025
a very remarkable bridge, one that no longer exists, except in a painting by Van Gogh. The original drawbridge was replaced by a reinforced-concrete bridge in 1930. Van Gogh claimed the painting as "something funny... I will not create every day."
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