Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

Honda is shipping it's FCX Clarity Zero Emissions hydrogen fuel cell powered car to the L.A. market today.

http://www.greencar.com/features/honda-fcx-clarity-hydrogen-vehicles/?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_features

The human testing begins.

Ferrari 1-2 in France[/list:u]1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31:50.245
2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 13.4
3 Jarno Trulli Toyota 52.8
4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 56.9
5 Robert Kubica BMW 58.5
6 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:05.5
7 Nelson Piquet Renault 1:07.7
8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:10.3

gaijinmark wrote:Ferrari 1-2 in France[/list:u]1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31:50.245
2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 13.4
3 Jarno Trulli Toyota 52.8
4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 56.9
5 Robert Kubica BMW 58.5
6 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:05.5
7 Nelson Piquet Renault 1:07.7
8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:10.3

Phooey. :puppydog:

gaijinmark wrote:Ferrari 1-2 in France[/list:u]1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31:50.245
2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 13.4
3 Jarno Trulli Toyota 52.8
4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 56.9
5 Robert Kubica BMW 58.5
6 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:05.5
7 Nelson Piquet Renault 1:07.7
8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:10.3

shame about lewis. :hehe:

I don't remember, but is this the first time Toyota's gotten on the podium? Not bad for 7 years in F1 and several hundred million dollars spent. :beaten:

gaijinmark wrote:I don't remember, but is this the first time Toyota's gotten on the podium? Not bad for 7 years in F1 and several hundred million dollars spent. :beaten:

I think it is a first for Toyota... :applaud:

Several hundred million? I was thinking maybe closer to a couple billion over the seven years... The announcers for the Montreal race said the the top teams were pushing one billion/year, so I'd think the rest were spending at least several hundred million/year... :sweat:

gaijinmark wrote:Ferrari 1-2 in France[/list:u]1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31:50.245
2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 13.4
3 Jarno Trulli Toyota 52.8
4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 56.9
5 Robert Kubica BMW 58.5
6 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:05.5
7 Nelson Piquet Renault 1:07.7
8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:10.3

@bmw: yay! :naughty:

Kimi should have won if not for that exhaust trouble!

ash_ton wrote:Kimi should have won if not for that exhaust trouble!

Kubica would've won it if not for the other four ahead of him... :beaten:

gaijinmark wrote:I don't remember, but is this the first time Toyota's gotten on the podium? Not bad for 7 years in F1 and several hundred million dollars spent. :beaten:

they did get a pole with trulli in that ill fated us gp of 2005. :beaten:
i'm sure they have had a podium before but can't remember when.

Driver arrested after speeding 22 times in 45 days

Wed Jun 25, 10:49 PM ET

A Nevada woman has been arrested after photo enforcement cameras on a Phoenix freeway captured her behind the wheel of a car speeding 22 times in a 45-day span, authorities said.

The woman, 24, was arrested by Arizona Department of Public Safety officers on suspicion of criminal speeding, reckless driving and endangerment.

During a 45-day period starting in May, DPS officials said the woman was captured by photo enforcement cameras on Loop 101 in Scottsdale 22 times, with her top speed at 92 mph.

The woman was living in Arizona temporarily when officers arrested her at her parent's north Scottsdale home last Friday, officials said.

bmwracer wrote:Driver arrested after speeding 22 times in 45 days

Wed Jun 25, 10:49 PM ET

A Nevada woman has been arrested after photo enforcement cameras on a Phoenix freeway captured her behind the wheel of a car speeding 22 times in a 45-day span, authorities said.

The woman, 24, was arrested by Arizona Department of Public Safety officers on suspicion of criminal speeding, reckless driving and endangerment.

During a 45-day period starting in May, DPS officials said the woman was captured by photo enforcement cameras on Loop 101 in Scottsdale 22 times, with her top speed at 92 mph.

The woman was living in Arizona temporarily when officers arrested her at her parent's north Scottsdale home last Friday, officials said.

Must be Danica Patrick! :hehe:

ash_ton wrote:Must be Danica Patrick! :hehe:

LOL. :hehe:

Though, she'd be topping out at something higher than just 92 mph...:beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
LOL. :hehe:

Though, she'd be topping out at something higher than just 92 mph...:beaten:

She might have been on 2nd gear.. Raising the engine and tyre temperatures.. :)

ash_ton wrote:She might have been on 2nd gear.. Raising the engine and tyre temperatures.. :)

Possibly.

Though the article didn't mention her weaving from side to side. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
Possibly.

Though the article didn't mention her weaving from side to side. :mrgreen:

Hehe..

Bernie Ecclestone interview: http://youtube.com/watch?v=dpxtLgk88ZE

New Ferrari California.

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Kind of like when Ford re-did the Mustang, looks like they're going retro. Very nice!! :good:

Retractable hardtop.

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Ack, I put off checking my brake pads last weekend and now my brake wear indicator light came on... :banghead:

Time to order some pads online... :victory: