A Poor Man's Version Of The Revered B7 S4 Is Up For Sale!

For $12,000, Is This 2003 VW Passat W8 Wagon A Dope Ride?

The seller of today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe VW says it’s one of only nine Passats in the U.S. with its drivetrain. You’d think if it’s that rare it’d have been left alone but instead it’s been lightly modded for your viewing pleasure. 

This wagon doesn’t just have the fairly rare (only 10,000 in this car world-wide) W8 engine, it also rocks a six-speed manual and all of the cars that carried the W8 also featured VW’s 4motion AWD. If you’re thinking that this car tickles the balls of Audi territory you are correct. Everybody except VW thought that back when these were new as well.

(Jalopnik.com)

So Does This Mean She's Single?

Kate Mara Talks About How She Had To Dump Her British BF After He Dented The Vince Lombardi Trophy

[I]n the Conan clip [here] actress Kate Mara (Fantastic Four, The Martian, House of Cards) talks about how she has a knack for dating British blokes. It’s not entirely clear if Kate’s dating these British bros because of their accents or because she can never be sure if American men are using her for NFL connections, but in the clip she goes on to discuss about how she had to instantly dump one of these British suitors after he accidentally drop-kicked the Vince Lombardi Trophy with his steel-toed boots.

(BroBible.com)

Rebranding Done Right, Audi Edition

Audi's Quattro division is now Audi Sport, and it has 8 new models on the way

Audi announced today that its Quattro GmbH performance and technology division will officially be renamed Audi Sport GmbH. The name change is the first since the division's introduction in 1983, and it should more clearly describe its function within the company and remove confusion with the Quattro all-wheel-drive system offered on all Audis, sporty or not.

With its new name, Audi Sport will continue to handle the brand's RS models, the R8, customer race cars, customized road cars, and Audi Sport lifestyle products. While the clearer new name is good news, we're more interested in the division's announcement that it will release eight new cars in the next 18 months.

(AutoBlog.com)

I Hope They Build One Of These In Socal

New England Facility Promises to Be the Biggest Indoor Karting Track Ever

NASKART, a 110,000 square-foot karting center in eastern Connecticut, gives enthusiasts a full half-mile of track to play with.

Karting has been a pastime where all sorts of people—driving enthusiasts or not—could have fun with friends or family in a controlled, on-track environment. But indoor facilities can sometimes be tight and short, limiting the seat-time enjoyment. Not NASKART, though, because it's built a full half-mile indoor circuit just for go-karts.

The 110,00 square-foot facility, located in southeastern Connecticut, is claiming to be the largest institution of its kind, according to general manager Cody Browning.

"It's going to be the largest indoor multilevel track in the world," he said.

The racing will feature electrically powered karts that can reach speeds of up to 45 mph, with two tracks that combine to make the 0.5-mile full circuit.

Since NASKART also serves alcohol at its location, it will breathalyze every driver pre-race to make sure there's no drunken incidents. Because that would be bad.

(Road&Track.com)

I Want A Pair Of These

Nike Kobe A.D. “Cool Grey”

(NiceKicks.com)

You Tell Em', Kermit

(CavemanCircus.com)

The Fight For The Right To Party Campaign Turns 30

Beastie Boys’ Licensed to Ill: Celebrating 30 Years of the Album Cuts

This month, Beastie Boys’ Licensed to Ill turns the big 3-0. That’s right, three decades of holding it, hitting it, and fighting for our right to party, and it’s still an absolute rite of passage for hip-hop fans. It’s aged incredibly well, with the bigger singles (of which there’s several) still permeating soundtracks, sporting events and adolescent/teenage mayhem.

(OCWeekly.com)