(SpeedHunters.com)
Monday, April 4, 2016
Did You Know - Ford F150 Edition
12 Things You Didn't Know About the Ford F-150
9. It gave birth to the Explorer, and rebirth to the Ranger
9. It gave birth to the Explorer, and rebirth to the Ranger
- Both beloved nameplates first became associated with the F-Series in the 1960s as styling packages.The Ranger, though, was previously the base-model Edsel in the late 1950s and consequently went down with the proverbial ship. After its stint as a style package in the F-Series lineup, Ranger was finally separated into its own line in the '70s. Edsel to F-Series to it's very own truck is a pretty hefty argument for social mobility, no?
- Anyone that grew up in the '80s or later came of age watching that beautiful blue F-150 fly through the air and crush cars with abandon. Then, in 2010, after over 30 years of F-150 heroics, Bigfoot switched to Chevy.
Too Bad This Is Only Applies To A 100% Stock Car
Camaro chief: If your car breaks on track, GM will fix it
Much as it does with the Corvette, Chevrolet has confirmed that it will honor the warranties on V8 Camaros even if the issue in question was caused by a track day or night at the drag strip. Motor Authority was told about the policy by Camaro Chief Engineer Al Oppenheiser, and Autoblog got an official confirmation from GM. There are, of course, caveats, plus some open questions about the policy.
"If you're not modifying your car and you take your production car to a track day and you have an issue with one of your parts, it's covered under warranty," Oppenheiser told Motor Authority. "That's pride of craftsmanship that we know it will stand up to track use."
As Oppenheiser says, don't expect to make sweeping modifications to your car and have GM still foot the bill for any issues that befall your car on the track.
"We know when somebody changes their ECM calibration and we know if they changed to a cold-air intake, we can tell all that," Oppenheiser said. "But driving it as you break it in from the dealership, if you have a half-shaft or whatever, it's covered."
(AutoBlog.com)
Much as it does with the Corvette, Chevrolet has confirmed that it will honor the warranties on V8 Camaros even if the issue in question was caused by a track day or night at the drag strip. Motor Authority was told about the policy by Camaro Chief Engineer Al Oppenheiser, and Autoblog got an official confirmation from GM. There are, of course, caveats, plus some open questions about the policy.
"If you're not modifying your car and you take your production car to a track day and you have an issue with one of your parts, it's covered under warranty," Oppenheiser told Motor Authority. "That's pride of craftsmanship that we know it will stand up to track use."
As Oppenheiser says, don't expect to make sweeping modifications to your car and have GM still foot the bill for any issues that befall your car on the track.
"We know when somebody changes their ECM calibration and we know if they changed to a cold-air intake, we can tell all that," Oppenheiser said. "But driving it as you break it in from the dealership, if you have a half-shaft or whatever, it's covered."
(AutoBlog.com)
Power Rankings: Attack of the hobbling Penguins! - ESPN.com
7. Anaheim Ducks
- The Ducks are dealing with significant injury issues, including ones to Freddie Andersen and David Perron, as they continue to fight the Kings for top spot in the Pacific. A nice win over the Stars sees them a point up on the Kings with four to play.
- The Kings have gone a bit sideways, but three of their last four games are against weak sisters in the West. Mark Thursday's clash with the Ducks at the Staples Center as a key moment in the final days of the regular schedule.
- The Sharks theoretically could still grab home ice in the first round but that's not likely to happen. And given how well they play on road (27 wins is tops in the NHL), it's probably just as well they'll be traveling to Los Angeles or Anaheim to start. Brent Burns is in the thick of Norris Trophy discussion.
Only A Proud Few Get This Opportunity
What It's Like To Be A U.S. Marine Watching Over The White House
Only four marines in the entire U.S. Marine Corps get to stand sentry over the White House’s West Wing while the president is working. This video breaks down a day in the life of the most badass doorman in America.
It looks like the job’s primary requirements are patience, poise, the ability to pass what I imagine is an extremely thorough background check and resist scratching an itch for at least half an hour.
Sargent J.D. Hodges explains that Marine Sentries work 30 minute
shifts; half an hour on, half an hour off, whenever the president is in
the West Wing for as long as he’s working there for the day.
If you’ve ever wondered how a sentry knows when to open the door for somebody while facing the other direction; it’s a buzzer pushed by Secret Service officers which you’ll see in action about a minute and a half into the clip.
“My friends give me a little bit of grief for being a doorman over here,” says Hodges. “But at least I’m the president’s doorman!”
“I could work at the Waldorf after this,” he adds with a laugh.
Video link (Jalopnik.com)
Only four marines in the entire U.S. Marine Corps get to stand sentry over the White House’s West Wing while the president is working. This video breaks down a day in the life of the most badass doorman in America.
It looks like the job’s primary requirements are patience, poise, the ability to pass what I imagine is an extremely thorough background check and resist scratching an itch for at least half an hour.
If you’ve ever wondered how a sentry knows when to open the door for somebody while facing the other direction; it’s a buzzer pushed by Secret Service officers which you’ll see in action about a minute and a half into the clip.
“My friends give me a little bit of grief for being a doorman over here,” says Hodges. “But at least I’m the president’s doorman!”
“I could work at the Waldorf after this,” he adds with a laugh.
Video link (Jalopnik.com)
I May Take In A Game Just To Try This
The One Thing You Should Eat At Every Major League Baseball Ballpark This Season: American League Edition
Los Angeles Angels: Killer K Burrito
The Angels introduced a few other menu items this year, but, because a lot of them are healthier options, I’d go with the Killer B Burrito from Fresca’s Mexican Grill as the dish to chow on.
Nothing goes better with watching Mike Trout ball out like a 12-inch tortilla loaded with rice, black beans, sour cream, guac, salsa and either chicken or steak, right?
Complete list (BroBible.com)
Los Angeles Angels: Killer K Burrito
The Angels introduced a few other menu items this year, but, because a lot of them are healthier options, I’d go with the Killer B Burrito from Fresca’s Mexican Grill as the dish to chow on.
Nothing goes better with watching Mike Trout ball out like a 12-inch tortilla loaded with rice, black beans, sour cream, guac, salsa and either chicken or steak, right?
Complete list (BroBible.com)
A Suby That Can Boogie
Prodrive builds new Isle of Man Subaru for record attempt
STI and Prodrive team up to build another record-breaker.
(AutoBlog.com)
STI and Prodrive team up to build another record-breaker.
(AutoBlog.com)
It's So Simple, But Drives In Convoys Don't Do This
When convoying with other cars, the lead car should turn the blinker on first, followed by the 2nd, 3rd ect cars. Then the last car makes the lane change, and creates room in front for the next car to make their change. This prevents breaking the line up
(CavemanCircus.com)
(CavemanCircus.com)
Too Bad This Won't Spread Worldwide
This Bikini Airline Has Spawned Vietnam's First Female Billionaire
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the most lucrative.
(Maxim.com)
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the most lucrative.
Meet Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao,
a mega-successful Vietnamese entrepreneur who is set to become one of
the world's richest people, thanks to her brilliant idea of staffing an
airline with bikini-clad babes.
Thao, who made her first million at 21 trading fax machines and latex rubber, started really raking it in when she replaced VietJet Air's flight attendants with ai wearing ridiculously sexy outfits.
The company, Vietnam's only privately-owned airline, is about to go
public boosting the 45-year-old Thao's fortune to $1.37 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
(Maxim.com)
Every Great Business Has Its Struggles
The Founder of FedEx Once Saved the Company by Taking its Last $5,000 and turning it into $32,000 by Gambling in Vegas. (article)
(CavemanCircus.com)
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