“Let me tell you something about Las Vegas. A million and a half people live in Las Vegas, and Las Vegas is the only town in the world where my gig works … Every three or four days half a million people leave, and half a million people come in. Last year 40 million people visitded Las Vegas. And what do most of them have in common? They have money to spend—and they want to see a celebrity.”
—Pete Rose in Tom Verducci’s excellent profile of the 74-year-old Rose in this week’s Sports Illustrated.
Pete Rose Stat of the Week, via Verducci: Rose signed autographs for money on 113 of the first 181 days of 2015. What a country.
(MMQB.SI.com)
Monday, July 20, 2015
Did You Know - Porsche Carrera GT Edition
Eight Things You Didn't Know About the Porsche Carrera GT
2. The Carrera GT has one of the most notoriously difficult clutches of any production car. Search YouTube and you will have no trouble finding videos of valet drivers and owners alike stalling their Carrera GTs. Much of the blame lands on the world’s first production ceramic clutch or PCCC (Porsche Carbon Ceramic Clutch). There is, however, a trick to avoid stalling. Porsche built the Carrera GT with auto-throttle to aid in starts. Though counterintuitive, drivers should not apply throttle during starts. Rather, they should slowly release the clutch and only apply throttle when rolling with the clutch fully released.
6. Carrera GT maintenance costs are steep. An oil change will run around $1,200. A new alternator costs $2,400. New tires, recommended to be replaced at least every four years, run roughly $2,500. A new windshield is $9,000. A new clutch costs just over $20,000. The 30,000 mile service is the real killer at around $30,000. I guess it could be worse. At least Carrera GT owners don’t have to deal with $300,000 annual maintenance costs like Veyron owners.
Complete list (Jalopnik.com)
2. The Carrera GT has one of the most notoriously difficult clutches of any production car. Search YouTube and you will have no trouble finding videos of valet drivers and owners alike stalling their Carrera GTs. Much of the blame lands on the world’s first production ceramic clutch or PCCC (Porsche Carbon Ceramic Clutch). There is, however, a trick to avoid stalling. Porsche built the Carrera GT with auto-throttle to aid in starts. Though counterintuitive, drivers should not apply throttle during starts. Rather, they should slowly release the clutch and only apply throttle when rolling with the clutch fully released.
6. Carrera GT maintenance costs are steep. An oil change will run around $1,200. A new alternator costs $2,400. New tires, recommended to be replaced at least every four years, run roughly $2,500. A new windshield is $9,000. A new clutch costs just over $20,000. The 30,000 mile service is the real killer at around $30,000. I guess it could be worse. At least Carrera GT owners don’t have to deal with $300,000 annual maintenance costs like Veyron owners.
Complete list (Jalopnik.com)
The Champion Golfer Of 2015 Is
Zach Johnson Wins British Open at St. Andrews in Playoff
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland—The 144th Open Championship at St. Andrews needed an extra day and extra holes, but Zach Johnson finally emerged from a three-way aggregate playoff with the claret jug in hand.
The 39-year-old Tour veteran defeated South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen and Australia’s Marc Leishman to win his second major title.
(Golf.com)
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland—The 144th Open Championship at St. Andrews needed an extra day and extra holes, but Zach Johnson finally emerged from a three-way aggregate playoff with the claret jug in hand.
The 39-year-old Tour veteran defeated South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen and Australia’s Marc Leishman to win his second major title.
(Golf.com)
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