(NiceKicks.com)
Monday, January 23, 2017
I Applaud The Cause
Viper owners raising money to retake the Nurburgring lap record
The Porsche 918 currently holds the production-car crown.
Nürburgring lap times – unofficial as they may be – are the locker room comparison contest of the automotive world. For several years, the lap record of 7:12:13 was held by a 2011 Dodge Viper ACR. The Viper and America were the rulers of the roost until the usurper, the Porsche 918, came in a stole the crown. The death knell is ringing for the Viper, and a group of owners are raising money to send the car to the 'Ring for one last chance at glory.
The ViperExchange is willing to supply two ACRs and two drivers well versed in the Nürburgring in order to retake the record. The problem with attempting to set the record is mostly down to logistics. According to the GoFundMe page, the total cost to send the cars, pay for the track, the supplies, and operating expenses is about $150,000 and $200,000.
The group says this is entirely a volunteer effort and are asking for donations to fund the Viper's return. Those wishing to help replant the stars and stripes and fill the forests of Germany with the truck-like roar of an odd-firing V10 can donate online. If they fall short, donations will be returned.
(AutoBlog.com)
The Porsche 918 currently holds the production-car crown.
Nürburgring lap times – unofficial as they may be – are the locker room comparison contest of the automotive world. For several years, the lap record of 7:12:13 was held by a 2011 Dodge Viper ACR. The Viper and America were the rulers of the roost until the usurper, the Porsche 918, came in a stole the crown. The death knell is ringing for the Viper, and a group of owners are raising money to send the car to the 'Ring for one last chance at glory.
The ViperExchange is willing to supply two ACRs and two drivers well versed in the Nürburgring in order to retake the record. The problem with attempting to set the record is mostly down to logistics. According to the GoFundMe page, the total cost to send the cars, pay for the track, the supplies, and operating expenses is about $150,000 and $200,000.
The group says this is entirely a volunteer effort and are asking for donations to fund the Viper's return. Those wishing to help replant the stars and stripes and fill the forests of Germany with the truck-like roar of an odd-firing V10 can donate online. If they fall short, donations will be returned.
(AutoBlog.com)
This Is Disturbing News
It Looks Like The Golf GTI's Days Are Officially Numbered
We live in dark and distressing times. The latest blow to everything we stand for is news that Volkswagen is planning all-electric hot hatchbacks
Auto Express is reporting that the firm is planning a hot version of last year’s all-electric I.D. hatchback, first seen at the Paris Motor Show. From comments made by senior VW staff, a faster version of any electric car is always likely.
We live in dark and distressing times. The latest blow to everything we stand for is news that Volkswagen is planning all-electric hot hatchbacks
Auto Express is reporting that the firm is planning a hot version of last year’s all-electric I.D. hatchback, first seen at the Paris Motor Show. From comments made by senior VW staff, a faster version of any electric car is always likely.
The magazine quotes Christian Senger, whose snappy job
title of ‘vice president Product Line G4, e-mobility’ gives him plenty
of insight, as saying: “Today we are really successful in having a range
of performance, especially at Volkswagen. We need to recreate this with
e-mobility.
“We can start with a rational approach, the car performing quite well every day. But then we can scale up. More range, more acceleration, more charging points for the money and maybe also 4WD.”
The company’s sales and marketing boss, Jurgen Stackmann, has also said that the Golf and Polo GTI will have to change significantly, hinting that they will go electric as well. He said: “I think the formula of GTI will change – it will not be the same formula that took us here. But to have an exhilarating, fun to own, fun to drive car, with electric cars it is possible to deliver that.
“Technology is clearly set to be able to do that – it is actually quite easy to do, with four-wheel drive if you want to.”
(CarThrottle.com)
“We can start with a rational approach, the car performing quite well every day. But then we can scale up. More range, more acceleration, more charging points for the money and maybe also 4WD.”
The company’s sales and marketing boss, Jurgen Stackmann, has also said that the Golf and Polo GTI will have to change significantly, hinting that they will go electric as well. He said: “I think the formula of GTI will change – it will not be the same formula that took us here. But to have an exhilarating, fun to own, fun to drive car, with electric cars it is possible to deliver that.
“Technology is clearly set to be able to do that – it is actually quite easy to do, with four-wheel drive if you want to.”
(CarThrottle.com)
Some Pop Lyric Equations Finally Solved
32 Questions From Pop Songs Answered With Actual Data
What is love? How far is 24 hours from Tulsa? Do they know it’s Christmas time? And how *do* you solve a problem like Maria?
1. How long does it take to apologise a trillion times? (Outkast, “Ms Jackson”)
Nicky Woolf decided to answer his own question on this one, assuming Andre 3000 apologised once a second to Ms Jackson. Unfortunately, Nicky messed up his maths and forgot weeks have seven days, rather than just one – meaning the actual answer is 30,000 years.
12. How much would you have to earn to be “barely gettin’ by” in LA in 1980? (Dolly Parton, “9 to 5”)
23. Can I kick it? (A Tribe Called Quest, “Can I Kick It?”)
Complete list (BuzzFeed.com)
What is love? How far is 24 hours from Tulsa? Do they know it’s Christmas time? And how *do* you solve a problem like Maria?
1. How long does it take to apologise a trillion times? (Outkast, “Ms Jackson”)
listening to outkast's sorry miss jackson and decided to work out how long it would take to "apologise a trillion times". it's 222,578 years
— Nicky Woolf (@NickyWoolf)
Nicky Woolf decided to answer his own question on this one, assuming Andre 3000 apologised once a second to Ms Jackson. Unfortunately, Nicky messed up his maths and forgot weeks have seven days, rather than just one – meaning the actual answer is 30,000 years.
12. How much would you have to earn to be “barely gettin’ by” in LA in 1980? (Dolly Parton, “9 to 5”)
@jamesrbuk If one were working 9-5 in LA in 1980, what would be min hourly rate that would result in doing better than "barely gettin' by".The Californian minimum wage was raised to $3.10 an hour in 1980, meaning a 40-hour week working 9 to 5, five days a week, would earn $124. As the questioner asked how much we’d have to earn to be doing just better than this, let’s add about 20% to our total, and say around $150 a week.
— Keith Dyer (@keithdyer)
23. Can I kick it? (A Tribe Called Quest, “Can I Kick It?”)
@jamesrbuk Hi James. Can I kick it?This is a question of property rights: As we’re dealing with an object (“it”) rather than an individual, this is a matter of getting the consent of the object’s owner. If you have ownership rights over “it”, or have that person’s permission, then yes, you can.
— Caspar Salmon (@CasparSalmon)
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