Ben Martin's wife is not at the British Open, and the reason will make you laugh
In February, Kelly's sister Emily (Ben's sister-in-law) got engaged. She and her fiance planned to get married this summer, and later that month, they began to search for a reception venue and a church. Ben and Kelly were at the Honda Classic, and while Ben was at the course practicing early in the week, Kelly got a phone call. It was Emily -- she wanted her sister at the wedding, of course, and was calling to see which weekends would be most convenient with Ben's schedule. Kelly took out her calendar, flipped to the summer, and saw what looked like a perfect date: Saturday, July 18. That would definitely work, she thought, based on the words she saw written on the page:
"Open week."
It worked for Emily, too. By the time Ben got back from the course that day, his sister-in-law had already booked the reception and the church for that weekend. Kelly told him the news, and he paused.
"That doesn't sound like a very good weekend," he said.
"No, it was in my calendar," she said, starting to worry. "It was open."
"Yeah," he said. "The Open Championship. The British Open."
By the time she called her sister back, everything was booked, and since they weren't 100 percent positive that Ben would qualify for St. Andrews, they couldn't ask her to change. But he did qualify, in May, and that's why Martin's wife, who travels with him almost every week, won't be there for the best tournament of all, and why Martin won't be at his sister-in-law's wedding.
(GolfDigest.com)
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Times Are Great For Trout
Trout's MVP among many notable All-Star accomplishments
Mike Trout figures to achieve many baseball firsts in his career, given the way the first five seasons have gone.
One that stands high on the list for now is that he’s the first player in major league history to win the All-Star Game MVP award in consecutive seasons.
Trout won the award after homering, beating out a double play in a key spot and scoring a second run in the American League’s 6-3 win over the National League in Tuesday’s All-Star Game.
The home run completed a "first at-bat cycle" for Trout in All-Star Games. He had a single in his first at-bat in 2012, a double in 2013, a triple in 2014 and a home run in 2015.
(ESPN.com)
Mike Trout figures to achieve many baseball firsts in his career, given the way the first five seasons have gone.
One that stands high on the list for now is that he’s the first player in major league history to win the All-Star Game MVP award in consecutive seasons.
Trout won the award after homering, beating out a double play in a key spot and scoring a second run in the American League’s 6-3 win over the National League in Tuesday’s All-Star Game.
The home run completed a "first at-bat cycle" for Trout in All-Star Games. He had a single in his first at-bat in 2012, a double in 2013, a triple in 2014 and a home run in 2015.
(ESPN.com)
It Unfortunately Ends Up Not Being Worth It
How Honda Botched Their $184,000 Motorcycle
Honda brags about the RC213V-S’s “agility” and the quality of its welds and the wizardry of its electronics. And man, all that stuff is neat. But it’s not the story.
“Honda is asking the Japanese public to spend ¥21.9 million (or $184,000) for a motorcycle that makes two horsepower more than a Triumph Bonneville,” wrote Sean MacDonald on RevZilla’s Common Tread. That’s the story. The one being told by the press and talked about on message boards; the one that matters.
In order to make a MotoGP bike road legal, it has to meet noise regulations. A MotoGP bike makes 130dB; to be road legal in California, for instance, a motorcycle can’t make more than 80dB. That’s the difference between a phone’s dial tone and a jet engine. And to take the bike down from 130 to 80 would require the most gigantic of gigantic mufflers to end all gigantic mufflers. Which the RC213V-S does not wear.
Instead, Honda just programmed the ECU to artificially limit revs to whatever level will pass local noise regs. In Japan, that’s just 6,000 of its maximum potential 14,000rpm. That means it makes just 70bhp. And that’s just embarrassing.
Everyone who buys one will buy the sport kit (even if Honda says it’s illegal in America) and get the full 215bhp. But they’re still selling a stock $184,000 motorcycle that makes 2bhp more than a Bonneville.
(Jalopnik.com)
Honda brags about the RC213V-S’s “agility” and the quality of its welds and the wizardry of its electronics. And man, all that stuff is neat. But it’s not the story.
“Honda is asking the Japanese public to spend ¥21.9 million (or $184,000) for a motorcycle that makes two horsepower more than a Triumph Bonneville,” wrote Sean MacDonald on RevZilla’s Common Tread. That’s the story. The one being told by the press and talked about on message boards; the one that matters.
In order to make a MotoGP bike road legal, it has to meet noise regulations. A MotoGP bike makes 130dB; to be road legal in California, for instance, a motorcycle can’t make more than 80dB. That’s the difference between a phone’s dial tone and a jet engine. And to take the bike down from 130 to 80 would require the most gigantic of gigantic mufflers to end all gigantic mufflers. Which the RC213V-S does not wear.
Instead, Honda just programmed the ECU to artificially limit revs to whatever level will pass local noise regs. In Japan, that’s just 6,000 of its maximum potential 14,000rpm. That means it makes just 70bhp. And that’s just embarrassing.
Everyone who buys one will buy the sport kit (even if Honda says it’s illegal in America) and get the full 215bhp. But they’re still selling a stock $184,000 motorcycle that makes 2bhp more than a Bonneville.
(Jalopnik.com)
This List Made Me LOL
The 9 Relationship Goals Of A Petrolhead
Goal 1: No matter what car you drive, your partner will respect your decision
Goal 2: Be with someone who's open-minded about cars
Goal 5: You don't want complaints about your stiff set-up
Complete list (CarThrottle.com)
Goal 1: No matter what car you drive, your partner will respect your decision
Goal 2: Be with someone who's open-minded about cars
Goal 5: You don't want complaints about your stiff set-up
Complete list (CarThrottle.com)
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