November 23rd, 2009 by sarah
Stupid, crazy fast: the Bonneville Speed Demon just hit the 401mph mark this past August.
If you visited a strip club in the Philippines the first week of this month, you may have thought it was a little empty and asked yourself “where are all the girls?” I know the answer: Vegas. See, this huge car show for every bigwig in the auto industry occurs the first week of every November in Las Vegas, and a Benetton ad of women (except NOT advertising clothing!) from around the world who are willing to wiggle and giggle for salespeople and engineers at all sorts of car companies are flown in to handle the demand. You may have guessed the Adult Entertainment industry convention was “hands-on” the #1 Vegas convention, but nope, SEMA even tops that. With over 100,000 attendees, SEMA rivals the annual consumer electronics show for the largest convention in Sin City. But walk around the show and you may have thought you walked into a 69th dimension that mated the two conventions (cars and porn) together because the booth models aren’t wearing much more than 2 lug nuts and a steering wheel cover. Unfortunately for the common man who would shorten his stick shift to visit such a utopia, it’s not open to the public. However, being the car vixen I am, I’ve attended every show for a handful of years. If the tech side of cars appeals to you, check out my MotoIQ article about the show. You’ll definitely get a kick out of the name of one of the knock off companies at the show on page 5 of the article. But the SEMA nighttime dirt can only be found here. Read the rest of this entry »
November 22nd, 2009 by sarah
Oooh, pick me, pick me! That would be the San Diego Chargers at the top baby. #1 after beating up the Broncos 32-3. Nate Kaeding was busy kicking 4 of the 5 field goals for the Bolts, with three touchdowns thrown in for good measure. Keep it up boys! And Kansas City is up next week so that should be a win.
N’awleans and the Colts earn perfect 10’s with wins against the Bucs (walked on) and the Ravens (barely). The Lions finally won their second game 38-37 in a close one between Detroit and the Cleveland Browns, another team with only one win this season. Maybe they should try some Super Glue on the gloves.
November 13th, 2009 by sarah
Chris Paschenko AP
From the files of Mr. Dū-mas, some moron in Texas with more money than driving skills freaked out when a birdie tweeted in front of his windshield. He dropped his cell phone (hopefully on a call with his insurance company finishing increasing his limits and lowering his deductible…) and managed to drive his Bugatti Veyron (me: salivating) right into a salt marsh when reaching to pick the cell up. Thinking his car might be fast enough to walk on water, his left it on for more than 5 minutes until it died, sucking up salt water, marsh foliage, used condoms, BBQ ribs, and whatever else you might find in a Texan marsh pit. And proving reporters don’t have to be smart, just literate, one reporter asks if it’s salvageable! For his over a million dollar mistake, this trust fund baby and/or oil tycoon got a call from Arnold Schwarzenegger (who is familiar with his wife’s cell phone driving habits) and a swift kick in the ass to the Car Hall of Shame.
November 10th, 2009 by sarah
Open mouth, insert foot? Last week when the Yankees were up 3-1 in the World Series, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran a Macy’s ad declaring the Phillies back to back World champions.
We all know that’s not how it ended up- damn Yankees. When does Spring Training start again?Baseball Out… Read the rest of this entry »
