Saturday, December 13, 2025
The memorial to Fabio Casartelli on the Portet d'Aspet. He was killed in a crash in the Tour de France in 1995, and this was set up on the cycling route in the Pyrenees near the site of his tragic crash
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1921 Tamplin, a distinctive, tandem two-seater British automobile, notable for its narrow wheels, distinctive cycle-car design
The car was powered by a 980 cc JAP V-twin, air-cooled engine mounted on the side of the body and coupled by chain drive to a Sturmey-Archer three-speed-and-reverse gearbox and then by an exposed belt to the rear wheels.
To avoid the need for a differential drive was to the left side rear wheel.
The engine was started by a kick starter from the driver’s seat.
The clutch pedal, when fully depressed operated the brakes.
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it's not easy to find a great burnout photo
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If the photographer had been closer to the car, and let it fill more of the frame, and had a little more smoke? It would have been twice as good
just learned about a cool job for people that can do some traveling
Job Title: Installation & Dismantling (I&D) Lead – Tradeshow Industry
We are seeking a hands-on Installation & Dismantling Lead with strong experience in the tradeshow industry to join our San Diego facility. This role requires 75% work in our warehouse performing and leading I&D operations and 25% travel to show sites across the country for booth setup and teardown.
a working lead position – physically involved in building, dismantling, packing, and moving exhibit components
We are seeking a hands-on Installation & Dismantling Lead with strong experience in the tradeshow industry to join our San Diego facility. This role requires 75% work in our warehouse performing and leading I&D operations and 25% travel to show sites across the country for booth setup and teardown.
a working lead position – physically involved in building, dismantling, packing, and moving exhibit components
One issue, applying people are required to have 5+ years of hands-on I&D experience in the tradeshow or exhibit industry.
Strong knowledge of booth construction, modular systems, and show site protocols.
Various iterations of the Mitsubishi Pajero / Montero won the treacherous Dakar Rally 12 times—including seven consecutive wins from 2001 to 2007. The Pajero that took Mitsubishi’s first Dakar win in 1985 was left to gather dust for 40 years was recently overhauled to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Mitsubishi's first Dakar win
America's Antarctic research station is need of a few good wrench-turners.
Scientists at McMurdo Station, the main American research station on the continent, rely on a fleet of snowmobiles, trucks, and aircraft to get around. And they need mechanics to keep those vehicles running.
Amentum, a government contractor that helps staff McMurdo Station, currently has a number of job openings for mechanics at the remote site. A typical one, for a light-vehicle and snowmobile mechanic, requires a minimum two years’ experience in vehicle maintenance and repair, although technical-school training, ASE certification, and experience working at a dealership and/or in a polar environment are preferred.
Mechanic $86,147 per annum
Senior Mechanic $92,705 per annum
Base salary + additional allowances when in Antarctica starts from:
Mechanic $156,684 per annum
Senior Mechanic $163,242 per annum
Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya was a Soviet tank driver and mechanic after her husband was killed fighting in 1941 She sold her possessions to donate a tank for the war effort, and requested that she be allowed to drive it.
In 1925, she married a calvary school cadet, Ilya Fedotovich Ryadnenko. The pair adopted the name Oktyabrskaya—”October,” an allusion to the Oktyabrskaya Revolyutsiya or October Revolution. By all accounts Mariya enjoyed being the wife of a Soviet Army officer and got involved in the “Military Wives Council” and trained as a nurse in the army.
After her husband was killed on the Eastern Front, she refused to remain a passive witness to the war. She sold everything she owned, donated the money to the Soviet Army and asked not just to contribute but to fight. The request was extraordinary for the time, yet the Soviets agreed.
The tank was built at the expense of the plant’s mostly female workers.
She trained hard as a driver-mechanic and treated her T-34, which she affectionately named “Fighting Girlfriend,” like a living extension of herself. Her skill surprised commanders, but what truly set her apart was how fearlessly she moved under fire, often jumping out to repair the tank while bullets snapped around her.
On the battlefield she developed a reputation for stubborn bravery. She pushed through anti-tank fire, destroyed enemy positions and inspired the soldiers fighting around her. In 1944, after another bold charge, she was seriously wounded while repairing her tank under heavy fire. She never recovered. Her death only deepened the legend: a woman who turned personal loss into fierce resistance, who insisted on fighting for her husband’s memory and her country’s survival. The Soviet Union later honored her with the title Hero of the Soviet Union, a recognition that still carries
A lady crossed 3 lanes of traffic, just to smash into this 95 Roadmaster. Of course, insurance totaled it, and the owner fixed it in the garage
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