MLB could see changes to strike zone, intentional walks
The four throws outside of the strike zone that signal an intentional
walk may be done away. Under the proposed changes, a team may soon be
able to signal to the umpire its intention to walk a batter and
immediately send him to first base.
(SI.com)
Monday, May 23, 2016
May Favorite Part Of The Car Is The Wheels
BMW Brings Forward The 2002 Hommage For Villa d'Este — Are You Diggin' This THROWBACK To The 'Ol Days?
(AutoSpies.com)
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The Flying Lizards Are Back!
It’s official: Flying Lizard Motorsports is back in a Porsche. This 911 GT3 R will compete in Pirelli World Challenge’s GTA class, per Sportscar365. Driver Andy Wilzoch has been running a Flying Lizard Porsche in club racing, but his move to PWC marks the Lizards’ first pro racing Porsche effort since 2013. It just feels right.
(Jalopnik.com)
I Wouldn't Mind Either Of These
Here Are Ten Of The Best Sleepers You Can Buy For Less Than $5000
2. 1999 BMW 540i
This BMW 540i looks just like a base model, two-decade-old 5 series, but it packs a punch more resembling a fire-breathing muscle car than anything else. I’ll let Ricardo Landgrave explain:
This Subaru Legacy is what happens when the STi grows up and gets a real job. I’ll let TheUkrainian1 explain:
2. 1999 BMW 540i
This BMW 540i looks just like a base model, two-decade-old 5 series, but it packs a punch more resembling a fire-breathing muscle car than anything else. I’ll let Ricardo Landgrave explain:
With a short shifter, new diff, M60 manifold and performance tyres, it should give many cars a run for their money.8. 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
It’s also a BMW, so people will assume it’s broken down. Best sleeper ever.
With those non M Tech bumpers, pre LCI look and normal wheels, nobody expects a V8, just remove the badge.
Expect high maintenance costs. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
This Subaru Legacy is what happens when the STi grows up and gets a real job. I’ll let TheUkrainian1 explain:
mid 2000's Subaru Legacy GT. I prefer the wagon flavor (mainly because I have one). They can be found for under 5K, and a good amount of STI parts can be used on them so the aftermarket is quite large. Tons of room, AWD, a turbo, heated leather seats, etc.Complete list (Jalopnik.com)
Did You Know - Japanese Addresses Edition
The Insanely Confusing World of Japanese Addresses
If you live in a suburban area, you might end up with an address that looks a lot like this:
The first number is, of course, the postal code, or a ZIP code, for our American readers. Then you have the ken (η), or prefecture. Japan has 47 prefectures, and almost all of them are ken. However, there are four special areas that are not ken.
The northern most island of Hokkaido is a do (ι), or “circuit” (yes, that kind of circuit, race fans, it means “road”). Osaka and Kyoto are “urban prefectures” or fu (εΊ), and finally Tokyo is a to (ι½), which means “capital” because... Tokyo is the capital.
To further confuse you, the kyo in Tokyo is the same as the kyo in Kyoto, and the to at the end of Tokyo-to is the same as the to in Kyoto. And that’s literally just the first part of the address after the postal code!
(Jalopnik.com)
If you live in a suburban area, you might end up with an address that looks a lot like this:
360-0080, Saitama-ken, Konosu-shi, Kitagawa-ku, Sumiyoshi 3 Chome 3-5, Kuruma Mansion #105So let’s break this down.
The first number is, of course, the postal code, or a ZIP code, for our American readers. Then you have the ken (η), or prefecture. Japan has 47 prefectures, and almost all of them are ken. However, there are four special areas that are not ken.
To further confuse you, the kyo in Tokyo is the same as the kyo in Kyoto, and the to at the end of Tokyo-to is the same as the to in Kyoto. And that’s literally just the first part of the address after the postal code!
(Jalopnik.com)
Did You Know - V8 Supercars vs DTM
How V8 Supercars Compares To The DTM Series
The V8 Supercars and DTM championships are two of the world’s best touring car championships, but just how do the cars compare?
V8 Supercars
V8 Supercars (simply known now as “Supercars”) is Australia’s premier touring car series and runs under international FIA regulations. It evolved from the Australian Touring Car Championship and has been run under the V8 Supercars banner since 1997. It has rapidly evolved since the late 1990s and developed a reputation for exciting on-track action.
The vehicles raced are very loosely based on their road-going counterparts. Only a few body panels are shared, as well as the lights, but the cars are made to resemble the road cars they are based on. Control parts are used to cut costs and are created by an independent manufacturer. All cars run them and include the chassis, roll cage, differential, brakes, cooling, fuel systems and rear suspension.
The cars are front-engined, rear-wheel drive and are powered by beautiful 5.0-litre, naturally aspirated V8 engines with electronic fuel injection. They produce around 650bhp. There is the option to use a generic engine provided by V8 Supercars but all of the teams run modified engines produced by manufacturers. The engines are limited to 7500rpm.
DTM
Like V8 Supercars, DTM evolved from a previous championship, the original Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft held from 1984 to 1996. The new DTM (named Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) hit the race track in 2000, with the majority of rounds taking place in Germany and a handful of races taking place elsewhere in Europe.
Like V8 Supercars, DTM machines are front-engined, rear-wheel drive, and are powered by naturally-aspirated V8 engines, but in this case, they are 4.0-litre units restricted to 500bhp. Limited to 9000rpm, its 0-60mph time is around 3.0 seconds and the cars reach top speeds of 186mph.
They use six-speed semi-automatic sport gearboxes, with the transmission from Hewland and Xtrac. In a similar way to its touring car rival from Australia, DTM uses a number of common parts like brakes, transmission, tyres and other small features in order to cut costs. They run Hankook tyres with 18-inch wheels and two types of tyres, slicks and grooved wets.
While the cars may look like their road-going counterparts, very little is shared between them – really only the lights and roof sections. They still very much resemble the cars on the roads but the chassis are purpose-built, closer to prototypes. The body is then put over the roll cage, with each manufacturer having its own detailed and intricate aerodynamic package, including rear wings, diffusers and side skirts.
(CarThrottle.com)
The V8 Supercars and DTM championships are two of the world’s best touring car championships, but just how do the cars compare?
V8 Supercars
V8 Supercars (simply known now as “Supercars”) is Australia’s premier touring car series and runs under international FIA regulations. It evolved from the Australian Touring Car Championship and has been run under the V8 Supercars banner since 1997. It has rapidly evolved since the late 1990s and developed a reputation for exciting on-track action.
The vehicles raced are very loosely based on their road-going counterparts. Only a few body panels are shared, as well as the lights, but the cars are made to resemble the road cars they are based on. Control parts are used to cut costs and are created by an independent manufacturer. All cars run them and include the chassis, roll cage, differential, brakes, cooling, fuel systems and rear suspension.
The cars are front-engined, rear-wheel drive and are powered by beautiful 5.0-litre, naturally aspirated V8 engines with electronic fuel injection. They produce around 650bhp. There is the option to use a generic engine provided by V8 Supercars but all of the teams run modified engines produced by manufacturers. The engines are limited to 7500rpm.
DTM
Like V8 Supercars, DTM evolved from a previous championship, the original Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft held from 1984 to 1996. The new DTM (named Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) hit the race track in 2000, with the majority of rounds taking place in Germany and a handful of races taking place elsewhere in Europe.
Like V8 Supercars, DTM machines are front-engined, rear-wheel drive, and are powered by naturally-aspirated V8 engines, but in this case, they are 4.0-litre units restricted to 500bhp. Limited to 9000rpm, its 0-60mph time is around 3.0 seconds and the cars reach top speeds of 186mph.
They use six-speed semi-automatic sport gearboxes, with the transmission from Hewland and Xtrac. In a similar way to its touring car rival from Australia, DTM uses a number of common parts like brakes, transmission, tyres and other small features in order to cut costs. They run Hankook tyres with 18-inch wheels and two types of tyres, slicks and grooved wets.
While the cars may look like their road-going counterparts, very little is shared between them – really only the lights and roof sections. They still very much resemble the cars on the roads but the chassis are purpose-built, closer to prototypes. The body is then put over the roll cage, with each manufacturer having its own detailed and intricate aerodynamic package, including rear wings, diffusers and side skirts.
(CarThrottle.com)
Real Men Love Curves
The Greatest Race Track Corners In The World, As Chosen By You
We recently asked you what your favourite corner was at any race track in the world. Now, we've taken a look back through your answers, and here are the findings!
Laguna Seca – The Corkscrew
We recently asked you what your favourite corner was at any race track in the world. Now, we've taken a look back through your answers, and here are the findings!
Laguna Seca – The Corkscrew
- “The Corkscrew on Laguna Seca, not that I have been there for real. But in games I love the way you enter, then drop down to the next corner.”
- “It has to be the Carousel because it’s always a treat to watch cars go around bobbing its nuts off.”
- “Eau Rouge, it’s a blind flat out corner (if you have the balls) uphill which after that is onto a long straight.”
Did You Know - Horsepower Edition
The Way You Think About Horsepower Is Completely Wrong
Horsepower is first and foremost a marketing tool
First things first, let's talk about what horsepower actually is. In reality, it's nothing more than a number meant to define an engine's capacity for work. The concept of comparing machines to horses was refined into a scientific formula by James Watt -- one of a handful of people who spearheaded the industrial revolution with his work on the steam engine in the mid-1700s, and the guy for whom watts (as in kilowatts) are named. Watt needed a way to market his steam engine to people who normally used horses to get stuff done. Through observing how much work a horse could do and applying some relatively simple math (HP= (Torque X RPM)/5,250), the concept of horsepower became marketing gold.
HP is actually pretty boring, once you get past the novelty of acceleration
The very first time you floor a car with 700 horsepower, it feels like a jump to hyperspace. Your sense of balance is thrown off, and your brain struggles to keep up with the rate at which the scenery is becoming increasingly blurred. The second time? It's still cool, but the more you do it, the more it becomes routine. I would know. I've been there.
After you've put your right foot down enough times, that kind of acceleration becomes routine, and you realize there are more things in life than horsepower.
(Thrillist.com)
Horsepower is first and foremost a marketing tool
First things first, let's talk about what horsepower actually is. In reality, it's nothing more than a number meant to define an engine's capacity for work. The concept of comparing machines to horses was refined into a scientific formula by James Watt -- one of a handful of people who spearheaded the industrial revolution with his work on the steam engine in the mid-1700s, and the guy for whom watts (as in kilowatts) are named. Watt needed a way to market his steam engine to people who normally used horses to get stuff done. Through observing how much work a horse could do and applying some relatively simple math (HP= (Torque X RPM)/5,250), the concept of horsepower became marketing gold.
HP is actually pretty boring, once you get past the novelty of acceleration
The very first time you floor a car with 700 horsepower, it feels like a jump to hyperspace. Your sense of balance is thrown off, and your brain struggles to keep up with the rate at which the scenery is becoming increasingly blurred. The second time? It's still cool, but the more you do it, the more it becomes routine. I would know. I've been there.
After you've put your right foot down enough times, that kind of acceleration becomes routine, and you realize there are more things in life than horsepower.
(Thrillist.com)
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