slefain
UltimaDork
2/27/23 5:15 p.m.
Found out what the old CEO of AutoTrader did when he retired:
I used to love talking old cars with Chip. The man had impeccable taste. Sat with him and the VP at the company Christmas party one year. Just a friendly guy who always treated me nicely.
Grtechguy said:
I'm curious....
Supercharged opposed twin briggs
Aircooled V8 made with B&S parts.
Grtechguy said:
I'm curious....
Supercharged opposed twin briggs
I need this for my lawnmower. I NEED everyone to know, that GIRTHQUAKE is cutting his damn grass
There's a story here ....
Well... it started as a three hour tour... a three hour tour.
Gary
UberDork
3/1/23 11:50 p.m.
Hey, aren't you Rob Zombie? When did you start collecting Porsches?
NickD said:
The left foot in the drivetrain ergonomics looks like a good way to break a leg.
I've ridden one of these
It was simultaniously easier to ride and more insane than I anticipated.
In reply to APEowner :
You haven't seen E36 M3. That's a direct drive V8. No clutch. Drop it off the stand for a 1/4 mile smoke show. EJ Potter totally earned the moniker The Michigan Madman.
this makes me feel certain things that are not mentionable around polite company...
sek C
P3PPY said:
aircooled said:
No way that is real. Cool concept but zero reason to do that with an actual plane. I mean, it certainly COULD fly that low, but no way they would.
This one is for Appleseed:
Air zoo?
I teach a class on TRIZ and I use a similar image of a multi-bank radial engine as an example of technical system evolution.
Another example...clearly it's time to look for the system that comes after oars.
In reply to 914Driver :
Nice. If we ever make it that far, I bet they'd probably be built in orbit. I hope my kids or somebody gets to see that someday.
I think I need another 944
Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) said:
In reply to 914Driver :
Nice. If we ever make it that far, I bet they'd probably be built in orbit. I hope my kids or somebody gets to see that someday.
In the Star Trek history, they were built in orbit.
Re: 944s Saw a 944 get on I-71 at my entrance this morning. He wanted to drive faster than I wanted to drive so all I know is that it was brownish