(BroBible.com)
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Can Disney's Help Push The Project Through?
Disney CEO Robert Iger joins Chargers, Raiders L.A. stadium project
The San Diego Chargers' and Oakland Raiders' plan to become the teams that move to Los Angeles received a big boost Wednesday when Disney chairman and CEO Robert Iger agreed to oversee their bid to build a stadium.
CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora and Sports Business Journal's Daniel Kaplan reported the agreement early Wednesday morning, and it was confirmed later in the day.
Citing sources, La Canfora wrote that Iger will become chairman of the teams' bid to build a stadium in Carson, Calif., and the move could propel the Chargers and Raiders to begin play in the Los Angeles market as early as the 2016 season.
(Yahoo.com)
The San Diego Chargers' and Oakland Raiders' plan to become the teams that move to Los Angeles received a big boost Wednesday when Disney chairman and CEO Robert Iger agreed to oversee their bid to build a stadium.
CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora and Sports Business Journal's Daniel Kaplan reported the agreement early Wednesday morning, and it was confirmed later in the day.
Citing sources, La Canfora wrote that Iger will become chairman of the teams' bid to build a stadium in Carson, Calif., and the move could propel the Chargers and Raiders to begin play in the Los Angeles market as early as the 2016 season.
(Yahoo.com)
I Wish I Could Afford Either Of These
6 'Last Of The Line' Manual Supercars That Deserve Your Respect
Each of these incredible cars were replaced with something auto or semi-automatic only, and some even marked the end of a brand's kinship with the manual gearbox
1. Ferrari 599 GTB
If you fancy rocking up to your local Ferrari dealer and buying a brand new Prancing Horse with a stick shifter, you won’t have much luck. Yep, there’s not a single manual gearbox in the entire current range. In fact, due to Maranello’s quest for ultimate performance - which makes faffing with a clutch and a gear knob seem a little redundant - we’ve all but stopped thinking about the concept of a manual Ferrari. It now seems positively alien.
But, the death of the Ferrari manual is actually a very recent thing, as evidenced by the F12berlinetta’s predecessor: the 599 GTB. Although almost all were sold with the company’s ‘F1’ sequential gearbox, a very small number were built with a manual transmission. How small a number? 30 in total, with 20 going to the United States, and the rest spread throughout Europe.
The few buyers that opted for a gated manual version of the 612bhp V12 599 ended up with an incredible investment: the one you see above was auctioned by RM Sotheby’s earlier this year for $682,000, over three times what it would have sold for had it just been a paddle shift example.
3. Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997 4.0)
When they Cayman GT4 arrived with - incredibly - only a manual gearbox option, many expected the 991 GT3 RS to follow suit. But no. Instead of appeasing all those that had moaned about the boggo GT3 being available with a Doppelkupplungsgetriebe auto ‘box and nothing else, the hardcore RS was available with, well, just a Doppelkupplungsgetriebe.
It’s no surprise then, that values of the 4.0-litre versions of the old 997 RS - the last manual GT3 - are now nudging £300,000. But then again, the fact that it’s also the last 911 with hydraulic power steering and the last GT3 with a ‘Mezger’ engine doesn’t exactly help when it comes to keeping the price down to non-biblical levels.
It’s not all bad news for lovers of hot, manual 911s though, as the GT3 and GT3 RS is expected to have a new manual ‘brother’ in the form of the 911 R pretty soon.
Complete list (CarThrottle.com)
Each of these incredible cars were replaced with something auto or semi-automatic only, and some even marked the end of a brand's kinship with the manual gearbox
1. Ferrari 599 GTB
If you fancy rocking up to your local Ferrari dealer and buying a brand new Prancing Horse with a stick shifter, you won’t have much luck. Yep, there’s not a single manual gearbox in the entire current range. In fact, due to Maranello’s quest for ultimate performance - which makes faffing with a clutch and a gear knob seem a little redundant - we’ve all but stopped thinking about the concept of a manual Ferrari. It now seems positively alien.
But, the death of the Ferrari manual is actually a very recent thing, as evidenced by the F12berlinetta’s predecessor: the 599 GTB. Although almost all were sold with the company’s ‘F1’ sequential gearbox, a very small number were built with a manual transmission. How small a number? 30 in total, with 20 going to the United States, and the rest spread throughout Europe.
The few buyers that opted for a gated manual version of the 612bhp V12 599 ended up with an incredible investment: the one you see above was auctioned by RM Sotheby’s earlier this year for $682,000, over three times what it would have sold for had it just been a paddle shift example.
3. Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997 4.0)
When they Cayman GT4 arrived with - incredibly - only a manual gearbox option, many expected the 991 GT3 RS to follow suit. But no. Instead of appeasing all those that had moaned about the boggo GT3 being available with a Doppelkupplungsgetriebe auto ‘box and nothing else, the hardcore RS was available with, well, just a Doppelkupplungsgetriebe.
It’s no surprise then, that values of the 4.0-litre versions of the old 997 RS - the last manual GT3 - are now nudging £300,000. But then again, the fact that it’s also the last 911 with hydraulic power steering and the last GT3 with a ‘Mezger’ engine doesn’t exactly help when it comes to keeping the price down to non-biblical levels.
It’s not all bad news for lovers of hot, manual 911s though, as the GT3 and GT3 RS is expected to have a new manual ‘brother’ in the form of the 911 R pretty soon.
Complete list (CarThrottle.com)
My Name Would Be A Great Work Out
(BroBible.com)
My name would be an awesome work out.
B - 20 crunches
E - 1 min wall sit
S - 30 burpees
P - 15 sec arm circles
O - 40 jumping jacks
K - 10 push ups
E - 1 min wall sit
P - 15 sec arm circles
A - 50 jumping jacks
L - 2 min wall sit
A - 50 jumping jacks
T - 15 squats
E - 1 min wall sit
I Do These Things Religiously For Daily Driving
10 Ways to Protect Your Car During an Epic Road Trip
3. Air up your tires
3. Air up your tires
- It seems obvious, but... a lot of cars have two different recommendations for tire pressure -- one for low speed, and one for high. Go with high speed. Not only will it make your car feel better, but it'll also help the tires wear more evenly.
- Keep an eye out for exceedingly awful vehicles. Gravel trucks are the devil, effectively sandblasting the front of your car for as long as you follow them. If you can't get around, because it's a one-lane highway, try to keep another vehicle/sucker in between to shield as much debris as possible.
- A freshly slicked car is way harder for bugs to cling to, and no road trip is complete without a somewhat decent Mr. Miyagi impression.
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