(CavemanCircus.com)
Friday, December 30, 2016
Old Man Par Continues To Remain Strong
What was even par worth on the PGA Tour last season?
So how did he fare in this most recent season, aiming at the middle of greens, settling for two putts and putting his ridiculous short game on display?
Tom Par made 13 cuts in 32 starts on the PGA Tour in 2015-16. He earned $438,481 and 330 FedEx Cup points, which left him 120 points short of the 125th spot, qualifying for the playoffs and retaining fully exempt status. He finished 148th on the final FedEx list to land in the 126-150 category, maintain Tour membership and ensure he’d get 5-10 starts the next season.
(PGA.com)
So how did he fare in this most recent season, aiming at the middle of greens, settling for two putts and putting his ridiculous short game on display?
Tom Par made 13 cuts in 32 starts on the PGA Tour in 2015-16. He earned $438,481 and 330 FedEx Cup points, which left him 120 points short of the 125th spot, qualifying for the playoffs and retaining fully exempt status. He finished 148th on the final FedEx list to land in the 126-150 category, maintain Tour membership and ensure he’d get 5-10 starts the next season.
(PGA.com)
Why Phil Is The People's Champ
'Bones' Mackay story from 2004 Masters is classic Phil Mickelson
Mickelson had just won the Masters for his first major victory and had a bunch of obligations shortly after the round. Interviews, press conferences, dinner with the members, etc.
Bones, who doesn’t consider his job finished until he’s loaded the clubs into the car and said goodbye to Phil, hung out in the Augusta National parking lot and waited.
“There we are, he’s won the Masters, it’s 6:30 on a Sunday evening and I don’t see this guy for like three or four hours,” Mackay said. “So I’m sitting in this parking lot or near it outside the Augusta National clubhouse and it must have been 10 o’clock. I look out to his car and I see some figures, it’s pitch dark out there, and it’s Phil and these two or three other people around him.”
Bones doesn’t recognize the others, which is weird since he’d been Mickelson’s caddie for more than a decade at the time and knew pretty much everyone in his life.
“So I walk up there to kind of help with packing the bag, and as I walk up to him I see these guys are hugging Phil,” Mackay said. “They’re not just hugging him, it’s like an emotional hug. … I’m like, ‘Man, who are these guys hugging Phil?'”
“It turns out these are the guys that work in the lower locker room at Augusta National (that) Phil’s been tipping all these years and taking such good care of,” Mackay said. “Now that Phil’s won the Masters he’s going to the champions locker room and these guys are losing him forever and they’re just devastated. So they’re hugging it out in the parking lot and I thought, ‘That’s really cool.'”
Phil, man.
(GolfWeek.com)
Mickelson had just won the Masters for his first major victory and had a bunch of obligations shortly after the round. Interviews, press conferences, dinner with the members, etc.
Bones, who doesn’t consider his job finished until he’s loaded the clubs into the car and said goodbye to Phil, hung out in the Augusta National parking lot and waited.
“There we are, he’s won the Masters, it’s 6:30 on a Sunday evening and I don’t see this guy for like three or four hours,” Mackay said. “So I’m sitting in this parking lot or near it outside the Augusta National clubhouse and it must have been 10 o’clock. I look out to his car and I see some figures, it’s pitch dark out there, and it’s Phil and these two or three other people around him.”
Bones doesn’t recognize the others, which is weird since he’d been Mickelson’s caddie for more than a decade at the time and knew pretty much everyone in his life.
“So I walk up there to kind of help with packing the bag, and as I walk up to him I see these guys are hugging Phil,” Mackay said. “They’re not just hugging him, it’s like an emotional hug. … I’m like, ‘Man, who are these guys hugging Phil?'”
“It turns out these are the guys that work in the lower locker room at Augusta National (that) Phil’s been tipping all these years and taking such good care of,” Mackay said. “Now that Phil’s won the Masters he’s going to the champions locker room and these guys are losing him forever and they’re just devastated. So they’re hugging it out in the parking lot and I thought, ‘That’s really cool.'”
Phil, man.
(GolfWeek.com)
Thursday, December 29, 2016
I Wouldn't Mind Having Either Of These As A Daily
10 Iconic Cars Reimagined As Winter Beaters
We've taken some of the world's most recognisable cars and have reimagined them as winter beaters!
(CarThrottle.com)
We've taken some of the world's most recognisable cars and have reimagined them as winter beaters!
(CarThrottle.com)
Well Done GM, Well Done
2017 Cadillac CTS-V – Four door Corvette
Yes, and it is under the hood. A place that is enriched with Corvette Z06
heart, which translates to 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 engine rated at
stunning 640 horsepower and 630 pound-feet of torque. Enough to propel
large sedan in 3.7 seconds to 60 mph and it could go as far as 200 mph.
It is sufficient to rip apart M5 in the straight line which is 0.7
seconds behind when it comes to acceleration. Still, it is old M5, and
since Merc’s E63 S AMG is 0.3 seconds faster than Caddy, new Bimmer is
surely going to stick to Merc’s numbers.
The mentioned unit is paired with
8-speed automatic gearbox, which offers sublimely quick changes, and
it’s also borrowed from the same source as the engine. If someone has a
better source for the loan in his mind, feel free to tell us. Fuel
efficiency is at, considering the situation, still acceptable 17 mpg
combined.
No Turbo, No AWD, No Care
Subaru's BRZ STI Sport Concept is not quite what we've been waiting for
It's an STI Sport, not a full-blown STI. Sorry, guys.
Essentially, the BRZ STI Sport Concept sounds like a lukewarm example of the lovable rear-driver, taking parts of the tS driving experience and marrying it with some interior and exterior enhancements. We can see those latter elements in the sole image the company released – the silver concept car gets a fresh body kit that's less aggressive than 2015's Performance Concept. The sole exterior image shows a subtle chin spoiler and a more prominent upgrade to the side sill. Smaller changes include STI badges in the lower grille and side grilles. In the cabin, Subaru apparently added dark red upholstery. All of this gels with the aesthetic the Levorg pioneered.
On the performance front, we see what look like Brembo-branded red brake calipers, but that's about as certain as we can get with mechanical upgrades. What we can't see are likely modest performance tweaks, focusing on the suspension. The Levorg STI Sport, for example, got adjustable Bilstein dampers, firmer springs, and a tweaked power steering system.
(AutoBlog.com)
It's an STI Sport, not a full-blown STI. Sorry, guys.
Essentially, the BRZ STI Sport Concept sounds like a lukewarm example of the lovable rear-driver, taking parts of the tS driving experience and marrying it with some interior and exterior enhancements. We can see those latter elements in the sole image the company released – the silver concept car gets a fresh body kit that's less aggressive than 2015's Performance Concept. The sole exterior image shows a subtle chin spoiler and a more prominent upgrade to the side sill. Smaller changes include STI badges in the lower grille and side grilles. In the cabin, Subaru apparently added dark red upholstery. All of this gels with the aesthetic the Levorg pioneered.
On the performance front, we see what look like Brembo-branded red brake calipers, but that's about as certain as we can get with mechanical upgrades. What we can't see are likely modest performance tweaks, focusing on the suspension. The Levorg STI Sport, for example, got adjustable Bilstein dampers, firmer springs, and a tweaked power steering system.
(AutoBlog.com)
Some Excellent Life Truths
25 Truths Everyone Should Know By 25
7. It will come back to haunt you, so document everything. I believed you could settle every career dispute verbally and in a casual fashion. Unfortunately, when someone else’s job is on the line, they will throw you under the bus. You must have dated and written evidence (e.g. specific e-mails, signed documents) prepared to defend yourself effectively. You might only need it once, but it could save your ass…it has for me.
10. Developing your social skills is critical. This is the foundation on which to build your personal, professional, and academic fulfillment. In the real world, it’s not always about what you know but who you know. You need to learn how to communicate and relate with others in all aspects of life. These skills can’t be put on the backburner, start practicing them every day.
12. Being late is no excuse. Expect the unexpected (Murphy’s Law) and always give yourself extra time. You’re only excused on the rare chance of an emergency (your car blew a tire, you severely injured yourself). Otherwise, you are at fault and it’s rude to other parties. Leaving 15 minutes earlier won’t kill you and will show that you value other people’s time.
(CavemanCircus.com)
7. It will come back to haunt you, so document everything. I believed you could settle every career dispute verbally and in a casual fashion. Unfortunately, when someone else’s job is on the line, they will throw you under the bus. You must have dated and written evidence (e.g. specific e-mails, signed documents) prepared to defend yourself effectively. You might only need it once, but it could save your ass…it has for me.
10. Developing your social skills is critical. This is the foundation on which to build your personal, professional, and academic fulfillment. In the real world, it’s not always about what you know but who you know. You need to learn how to communicate and relate with others in all aspects of life. These skills can’t be put on the backburner, start practicing them every day.
12. Being late is no excuse. Expect the unexpected (Murphy’s Law) and always give yourself extra time. You’re only excused on the rare chance of an emergency (your car blew a tire, you severely injured yourself). Otherwise, you are at fault and it’s rude to other parties. Leaving 15 minutes earlier won’t kill you and will show that you value other people’s time.
(CavemanCircus.com)
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Did You Know - SR71 Blackbird Edition
29 Things You Didn't Know About the SR-71 Blackbird
Complete list (Thrillist.com)
6. The jets need roughly 680 hp to get started
- There were a few ways to start the J58, but one of them was hooking up a pair of Buick Wildcat V8s together and spinning the engine until it fires up. Each of those engines was good for 340 hp.
7. BF Goodrich had to develop special tires because it’s so heavy
- It’s so damn heavy -- 170,000 pounds -- that BF Goodrich had no choice but to develop special aluminum-reinforced tires that could take the abuse, and even then, the life span was about 20 landings. Slowing that much mass down safely isn’t easy, so a parachute during landing helped scrub off speed so it wouldn't shoot past the end of the runway.
8. The founder of Polaroid was in charge of the team that evaluated the Blackbird’s design
- If you think about it, it makes sense: the SR-71 was a spy plane, and Dr. Edwin Land knew a ton about photography.
17. The Blackbird’s missile avoidance technique was a middle finger to would-be attackers
- During it’s decades of service, enemies with itchy trigger fingers fired in excess of 1,000 missiles in the hope of taking down the high flyer. The evasive maneuver used by most pilots? Hit the throttle and laugh, since missiles couldn’t go as fast. Not a single one was ever shot down.
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Monday, December 26, 2016
Uh, No & No
6 Reasons Why Maserati Is Cooler Than Ferrari
Ferrari might have surprised us with its J50 earlier this month, but Maserati will always be the cooler brand. Here’s our reasoning
More soulful V8 noise
Maserati’s V8s, which admittedly were developed with Ferrari, sound spectacular. The 4.7-litre version is possibly the best-sounding engine of the last 25 years, in my opinion. It sings to the heavens with its own harmonies, bellowing out baleful roars and howls to the sky. One of the greatest days in my life was spent in a GranCabrio, driving around city streets in first and second gears with tall buildings packed close to the kerb on either side. That noise!
The incredible soul in that sound puts it way out ahead of anything else in terms of character. Ferrari’s flat-plane crank V8s sound brilliantly racey, but the cross-plane Maserati 4.7 echoes every ounce of bittersweetness that ever made you fall head-over-heels in love with a movie, a piece of music or a book.
They are just more stylish
Now I’m not talking about sharp-edged purposefulness. Ferrari wins the day there, of course, with designs penned as much for functional aerodynamics as much as aggressive beauty. Maseratis have genuine Italian stylishness; a generous dollop of what it is that makes the Italian police look so damn suave in their uniforms, and what makes the shores of Lake Como an unrivalled place for fashionistas to be seen.
Maserati styling is genuinely distinctive, with fuller, more graceful curves than you see on the likes of tauter, more focused Ferraris. There’s a sense of the classic in their lines; a glimpse of a bygone age. They’re just more stylish.
(CarThrottle.com)
Ferrari might have surprised us with its J50 earlier this month, but Maserati will always be the cooler brand. Here’s our reasoning
More soulful V8 noise
Maserati’s V8s, which admittedly were developed with Ferrari, sound spectacular. The 4.7-litre version is possibly the best-sounding engine of the last 25 years, in my opinion. It sings to the heavens with its own harmonies, bellowing out baleful roars and howls to the sky. One of the greatest days in my life was spent in a GranCabrio, driving around city streets in first and second gears with tall buildings packed close to the kerb on either side. That noise!
The incredible soul in that sound puts it way out ahead of anything else in terms of character. Ferrari’s flat-plane crank V8s sound brilliantly racey, but the cross-plane Maserati 4.7 echoes every ounce of bittersweetness that ever made you fall head-over-heels in love with a movie, a piece of music or a book.
They are just more stylish
Now I’m not talking about sharp-edged purposefulness. Ferrari wins the day there, of course, with designs penned as much for functional aerodynamics as much as aggressive beauty. Maseratis have genuine Italian stylishness; a generous dollop of what it is that makes the Italian police look so damn suave in their uniforms, and what makes the shores of Lake Como an unrivalled place for fashionistas to be seen.
Maserati styling is genuinely distinctive, with fuller, more graceful curves than you see on the likes of tauter, more focused Ferraris. There’s a sense of the classic in their lines; a glimpse of a bygone age. They’re just more stylish.
(CarThrottle.com)
Friday, December 23, 2016
I'm Dumb Enough To Buy One
This Lamborghini Speaker Costs More Than A Year Of College
If you’d like to know the exact price of this thing you can play music out of that also resembles a Lamborghini, it’s $24,000 for any of the four colors. Or, you know, more than the cost of attending a large public university with in-state tuition and a grossly expensive dorm room that you’ll regret choosing to live in “for the college experience” anyway.
(Jalopnik.com)
If you’d like to know the exact price of this thing you can play music out of that also resembles a Lamborghini, it’s $24,000 for any of the four colors. Or, you know, more than the cost of attending a large public university with in-state tuition and a grossly expensive dorm room that you’ll regret choosing to live in “for the college experience” anyway.
(Jalopnik.com)
Thursday, December 22, 2016
The Unicorn Of The GTR Family
This pristine white R32 GT-R V-Spec II N1 is one of the most collectible of the GT-R family, with only 48 ever leaving the production line for homologation purposes in this specification. With the ‘rare’ and ‘pedigree’ boxes ticked we know this car is certifiably investment grade. The other thing on the savvy prospector’s mind is mileage, so we must enquire just how many kilometres are showing on the R32’s odometer.
The grand total of… 10. I travel further on my daily commute! And as for the price, well if you have to ask, you can’t afford it (for the record I did ask, and received laughter in response). The collectors are out there, and they are paying big dollars to secure these incredibly rare vehicles.
(SpeedHunters.com)
This Sucks
Top Gear's Famous Test Track Is About To Turn Into A Housing Development
In a narrow vote on Wednesday, the BBC reports that a local council in Surrey, England approved plans to redevelop Dunsfold Aerodrome and build 1,800 new homes. That name may sound familiar, because Dunsfold Aerodrome is the site of the test track used by Top Gear.
Waverley Borough Council voted 10-8 in favor of redeveloping the
airfield, with arguments for the redevelopment being the new jobs and
the more affordable homes that would be created on a site that the BBC reports already houses over 100 businesses.
According to the BBC, the airfield will close its runways to be redeveloped as a business park—a plan that’s been whispered about for several years. The Top Gear test track includes the airfield’s main runway and taxiways, meaning that this could be bad news for the show and its leaderboard.
(Jalopnik.com)
In a narrow vote on Wednesday, the BBC reports that a local council in Surrey, England approved plans to redevelop Dunsfold Aerodrome and build 1,800 new homes. That name may sound familiar, because Dunsfold Aerodrome is the site of the test track used by Top Gear.
According to the BBC, the airfield will close its runways to be redeveloped as a business park—a plan that’s been whispered about for several years. The Top Gear test track includes the airfield’s main runway and taxiways, meaning that this could be bad news for the show and its leaderboard.
(Jalopnik.com)
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
I Agree With This
Why I Don’t Want A Car With Crazy Horsepower
Do you want a fun-to-drive car or just big horsepower? Because they aren’t mutually exclusive
(CarThrottle.com)
Do you want a fun-to-drive car or just big horsepower? Because they aren’t mutually exclusive
For most modern street cars, I honestly believe 500 to
550bhp is the magic range where you’ll find the best driving experience
without excessive insanity. Step back to less-complicated rides under
1300kg and I’d dial that back to around 400 ponies. Anything more, and
you’ll be spending far too much time just trying to keep from crashing.
Or the traction control will continually be kicking in, which makes the
whole idea of big horsepower rather pointless if the car’s electronic
brain won’t let you use it.
So yes, there is such a thing as too much power. And with factory stock cars producing more horsepower than ever, there’s a real chance this horsepower war could ultimately take some of the fun out of that which we claim to cherish most - driving. In the end, it comes down to a simple choice. Do you want to have fun, or do you want bragging rights?
Choose fun. Always choose fun.
So yes, there is such a thing as too much power. And with factory stock cars producing more horsepower than ever, there’s a real chance this horsepower war could ultimately take some of the fun out of that which we claim to cherish most - driving. In the end, it comes down to a simple choice. Do you want to have fun, or do you want bragging rights?
Choose fun. Always choose fun.
(CarThrottle.com)
This Is A Long Read, But Well Worth It
Some Guy Live-Tweeted His Buddy’s Marriage Ending And It Might Be The MOST EPIC STORY Ever Told On Twitter
Marriages end every day, but usually there isn’t someone on hand to document it for the entire world to see…on Twitter…like this guy did.
And thank goodness he did, because this is hands-down one of the most goddamn amazing things you will ever read.
Tweets (BroBible.com)
Marriages end every day, but usually there isn’t someone on hand to document it for the entire world to see…on Twitter…like this guy did.
And thank goodness he did, because this is hands-down one of the most goddamn amazing things you will ever read.
Tweets (BroBible.com)
Some Simple, Yet Effective Advice
When on a budget go to the Goodwill of a higher income community than your own.
Goodwills are more or less a reflection of where they are located, meaning buying from a Goodwill near you is like going to a local yard sale. Where as going elsewhere can be a treasure trove. The more expensive the area the more stuff you’ll find; often people of certain wealth do not want to be seen shopping at Goodwill and will only drop items off.
If you only need to withdraw $10-$20, a $0.99 ice tea at a convenience store is cheaper than most ATM fees
Most ATMs that are not owned by your bank charge a $2-4 fee. Buying something small at a convenience store and asking for cash back will often save you a few dollars. Bonus: A refreshing ice tea is your reward for saving money.
Write down all your thoughts. Your mind is for creating ideas, not storing them
Whatever idea or task you have, write it down somewhere. Once you have written everything down, your mind becomes decluttered and free from distractions. Since you know that your thoughts are safely stored somewhere, it removes the incessant feeling of “I need to remember… something” in your brain. This makes you completely focus on the task at hand.
More here (CavemanCircus.com)
Goodwills are more or less a reflection of where they are located, meaning buying from a Goodwill near you is like going to a local yard sale. Where as going elsewhere can be a treasure trove. The more expensive the area the more stuff you’ll find; often people of certain wealth do not want to be seen shopping at Goodwill and will only drop items off.
If you only need to withdraw $10-$20, a $0.99 ice tea at a convenience store is cheaper than most ATM fees
Most ATMs that are not owned by your bank charge a $2-4 fee. Buying something small at a convenience store and asking for cash back will often save you a few dollars. Bonus: A refreshing ice tea is your reward for saving money.
Write down all your thoughts. Your mind is for creating ideas, not storing them
Whatever idea or task you have, write it down somewhere. Once you have written everything down, your mind becomes decluttered and free from distractions. Since you know that your thoughts are safely stored somewhere, it removes the incessant feeling of “I need to remember… something” in your brain. This makes you completely focus on the task at hand.
More here (CavemanCircus.com)
Hollywood, The Greast Money Scam Of Them All
For each new film, a movie is set up as its own corporation, the
entire point of which is to lose money. This is so actors, writers, and
other individuals who are promised a share of the profits actually earn
nothing since the movie, as a corporation, technically lost money. (article)
This happened to the guy who wrote Forrest Gump (the novel). He was promised a share of the profits of the film, but got nothing other than his $350,000 licensing fee because the film (which grossed $700 million on a budget of $55 million) “lost money”.
Years later, supposedly, he was approached by Paramount Pictures to license his sequel to his novel, but he declined, snarkily saying “I don’t understand why you’d want to make a sequel to a movie that didn’t make any money.
(CavemanCircus.com)
This happened to the guy who wrote Forrest Gump (the novel). He was promised a share of the profits of the film, but got nothing other than his $350,000 licensing fee because the film (which grossed $700 million on a budget of $55 million) “lost money”.
Years later, supposedly, he was approached by Paramount Pictures to license his sequel to his novel, but he declined, snarkily saying “I don’t understand why you’d want to make a sequel to a movie that didn’t make any money.
(CavemanCircus.com)
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