Jets' Marshall challenges Steelers' Brown to luxury car wager
LATROBE, Pa. -- Antonio Brown is shaking off Brandon Marshall's challenge like a cornerback.
After
Marshall bet a new Porsche that he'll have more yards than Brown in
2016, the NFL's reception king said the 32-year-old Marshall must need
some PR.
"He too old to be doing that," Brown, 28, told TMZ Sports.
Standing in front of a white Porsche -- the new sponsor of the New York Jets
-- Marshall said on an Instagram video he'll give up the car if Brown
outdistances him in receiving yards, but "if I have more receiving yards
than you, you've got to give me the Rolls-Royce." Brown is scheduled to
drive a Steelers-inspired Rolls-Royce Wraith into training camp
Thursday.
Marshall recorded 1,502 yards last season, which was 332 short of Brown's 1,834.
"The
RR (Rolls-Royce) is about $100K up (from the Porsche value)," Brown
told TMZ. "If he really serious, call me ... I'll gladly accept. Don't
Internet it."
Perhaps Marshall should have used scoring as the
criterion. Last season, Marshall caught a career-high 14 touchdown
passes, four more than Brown.
(ESPN.com)
Thursday, July 28, 2016
How To Get Rejected By Ford
The Ford GT Rejection Letter Is The Saddest Thing In The World
Thank you for your interest in purchasing a Ford GT!(Jalopnik.com)
We are thrilled that you share our passion for performance and the all-new Ford GT.
The demand for Ford GT from enthusiasts like you has surpassed our very limited production. Unfortunately, we do not have enough Ford GTs to fulfill your request at this time.
We have confirmed our Ford GT production plans for only two years. However, if additional production is confirmed, you application information will remain in your profile for easy updating.
Meanwhile, we encourage you to stay connected to the latest announcements, news and information through our website: www.fordgt.com.
Thank you, again, for your passion for our all-new supercar.
Regards,
The Ford GT Team
I Want The Car Simply For The Air Jacks
The new BMW M4 GT4 carries the factory-prepped race torch
Race-ready out of the box.
The GT4 spec is the lowest class of FIA GT racing. It's meant for amateur racers, and as such the regulations are quite strict. Every car must have at least one amateur driver, and the rules as to what constitutes as an amateur are very specific and clear. Aside from BMW, Aston Martin, Porsche, and Toyota all field cars in GT4 spec races.
Like the M3 GT4, the new version of the M4 comes from the factory homologated to FIA GT4 spec. BMW says the M4 GT4 will use the standard coupe's 425 horsepower twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six cylinder engine, including the electronics – the outgoing M3 GT4 used the standard car's 420 hp, high-revving, 4.0-liter naturally-aspirated V8. The new car will also pull bits like a carbon fiber hood from the M4 GTS.
Specific details like weights or fluid capacities haven't been revealed, nor has the transmission been confirmed. It's unclear if the M4 will be heavier than the smaller outgoing M3, which weighed slightly over 3,000 lbs. Expect things like built-in air jacks, a roll cage, lightweight seats, and other race-ready parts to carry over.
The M4 GT4 will start testing at the end of 2016 in preparation for a 2018 debut. Customers with who can't wait can purchase one of BMW's other race-ready offerings.
(AutoBlog.com)
Race-ready out of the box.
The GT4 spec is the lowest class of FIA GT racing. It's meant for amateur racers, and as such the regulations are quite strict. Every car must have at least one amateur driver, and the rules as to what constitutes as an amateur are very specific and clear. Aside from BMW, Aston Martin, Porsche, and Toyota all field cars in GT4 spec races.
Like the M3 GT4, the new version of the M4 comes from the factory homologated to FIA GT4 spec. BMW says the M4 GT4 will use the standard coupe's 425 horsepower twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six cylinder engine, including the electronics – the outgoing M3 GT4 used the standard car's 420 hp, high-revving, 4.0-liter naturally-aspirated V8. The new car will also pull bits like a carbon fiber hood from the M4 GTS.
Specific details like weights or fluid capacities haven't been revealed, nor has the transmission been confirmed. It's unclear if the M4 will be heavier than the smaller outgoing M3, which weighed slightly over 3,000 lbs. Expect things like built-in air jacks, a roll cage, lightweight seats, and other race-ready parts to carry over.
The M4 GT4 will start testing at the end of 2016 in preparation for a 2018 debut. Customers with who can't wait can purchase one of BMW's other race-ready offerings.
(AutoBlog.com)
This Clears Up Nothing
Why do gas stations still put 0.9 cents on a gallon of gas?
Q: What on earth is the rationale for gas stations to list their prices to include 0.9 cents at the end? When gas was 29 cents a gallon (I remember paying 19.9 in Texas in 1968) the fractional cent might have made sense. Now it doesn't, so why keep implying that $2.39.9 a gallon is not essentially the same as $2.40?
— M.W., Glen Ellyn
A: That fraction of a penny goes back a lot further than 1968. Try 1918 or thereabouts, when a penny went a lot further, too. Around the time of the Great Depression, the federal government tacked a 1.5 cents per gallon tax on the stuff. Since times were already tough enough, gasoline retailers used the tried-and-true marketing trick of using the 0.9 instead of whole cents and it has been thus ever since.
(Yahoo.com)
Q: What on earth is the rationale for gas stations to list their prices to include 0.9 cents at the end? When gas was 29 cents a gallon (I remember paying 19.9 in Texas in 1968) the fractional cent might have made sense. Now it doesn't, so why keep implying that $2.39.9 a gallon is not essentially the same as $2.40?
— M.W., Glen Ellyn
A: That fraction of a penny goes back a lot further than 1968. Try 1918 or thereabouts, when a penny went a lot further, too. Around the time of the Great Depression, the federal government tacked a 1.5 cents per gallon tax on the stuff. Since times were already tough enough, gasoline retailers used the tried-and-true marketing trick of using the 0.9 instead of whole cents and it has been thus ever since.
(Yahoo.com)
A Different Kind Of Job Security
Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong, is
not allowed to bike to work because his safety is too important to
Nintendo
As Miyamoto’s role at Nintendo evolved and became increasingly important to the company’s bottom line, they began to grow more protective of him. He used to walk or ride a bicycle to work—but they eventually insisted he ride in a car to offset the potential for being clipped by a passing motorist.
17 Fascinating Facts About Nintendo Legend Shigeru Miyamoto
(CavemanCircus.com)
As Miyamoto’s role at Nintendo evolved and became increasingly important to the company’s bottom line, they began to grow more protective of him. He used to walk or ride a bicycle to work—but they eventually insisted he ride in a car to offset the potential for being clipped by a passing motorist.
17 Fascinating Facts About Nintendo Legend Shigeru Miyamoto
(CavemanCircus.com)
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