American Fan Makes Putt Rory McIlroy Couldn't, Rakes in $100
The every-fan's dream of competing with PGA Tour players came true at the Ryder Cup Thursday morning.
Rory McIlroy and Andy Sullivan continued to miss a putt on the 6th green during a practice round and, according to the PGA Tour's Ben Everill, Henrik Stenson brought out a heckler named David Johnson from the gallery who claimed he could get the job done.
With a fresh $100 bill from Justin Rose sitting next to his ball, Johnson said "Home soil, right?" A few seconds later he took a run at the 12-footer…and cashed it, to the delight of thousands of spectators. Check out the awesome video of the putt below.
Video link (Golf.com)
Thursday, September 29, 2016
I Want A Schumacher Edition
Ferrari's 70th Anniversary Cars Pay Homage To Great Race Drivers
The Schumacher
The 488 GTB shown at the Paris Motor Show with “The Schumacher” livery, is a nod to the F2003-GA single-seater— the car Germany’s racing hero used to win six grand prix victories and a world championship in 2003.
(Jalopnik.com)
The Schumacher
The 488 GTB shown at the Paris Motor Show with “The Schumacher” livery, is a nod to the F2003-GA single-seater— the car Germany’s racing hero used to win six grand prix victories and a world championship in 2003.
(Jalopnik.com)
Cause' Texas Loves Its Trucks
Here's why automakers roll out those Texas-themed pickup trucks
As it turns out, part of the big deal with Texas is big truck sales. According to Dave Sullivan, product analysis manager at AutoPacific, Texas buys more trucks than any other state in the country. It's not a small margin either. Edmunds.com, one in five trucks sold in the US are sold in Texas. The state also accounts for 15 percent of the country's large truck sales, which is more than twice that of California, the second largest truck market in America. Even when you break down sales only in Texas, trucks are a huge piece of the pie - Sullivan says that a quarter of new vehicle sales in Texas are trucks.
But it's not just sales that make truck builders give attention to Texas. As Sullivan explained, "Pickups are life in Texas." Both he and Hugh Milne, marketing and advertising manager for the Chevy Silverado line, said that trucks are key fixtures in Texas society, as both work trucks and luxury vehicles (or Texas Cadillacs as Milne called them). Milne said Texas is so important in the truck market that if you want to be successful in the rest of the country, "you've got to be successful in Texas."
(AutoBlog.com)
As it turns out, part of the big deal with Texas is big truck sales. According to Dave Sullivan, product analysis manager at AutoPacific, Texas buys more trucks than any other state in the country. It's not a small margin either. Edmunds.com, one in five trucks sold in the US are sold in Texas. The state also accounts for 15 percent of the country's large truck sales, which is more than twice that of California, the second largest truck market in America. Even when you break down sales only in Texas, trucks are a huge piece of the pie - Sullivan says that a quarter of new vehicle sales in Texas are trucks.
But it's not just sales that make truck builders give attention to Texas. As Sullivan explained, "Pickups are life in Texas." Both he and Hugh Milne, marketing and advertising manager for the Chevy Silverado line, said that trucks are key fixtures in Texas society, as both work trucks and luxury vehicles (or Texas Cadillacs as Milne called them). Milne said Texas is so important in the truck market that if you want to be successful in the rest of the country, "you've got to be successful in Texas."
(AutoBlog.com)
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