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Rossi out driving Ferraris again

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For a guy who kept getting so angry this past season every time someone mentioned Formula One and Ferrari and testing and leaving MotoGP and all of those gossipy kinds of things, Valentino Rossi sure does his share to keep the rumors going. The MotoGP season has barely finished and he's out tooling around for three days in a Scuderia Ferrari F1 car at Fiorano and Mugello. I … [Read more...]

Smartuki evolves

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When I mentioned the other day the original Smartuki had gone to Sweden, Andreas, the current owner, was kind enough to send along an update with a few photos to let us know how things were progressing. Andreas had orignally planned to build another Smart car project with a Kawasaki ZZR1100 engine but time constraints moved him in another direction. Since Peter Bee was selling … [Read more...]

Motorcycle thefts

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For those of you in the Orlando, Florida area, watch your sportbikes. There seems to be a rash of thefts going on down there with 17 bikes snagged in just this past month. The missing Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda and Triumph Daytona motorcycles were valued at $117,000. All but two were parked overnight outside apartment complexes, reports show. Investigators suspect … [Read more...]

Umbrella Girls USA

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Who came up with the idea of having great looking women holding umbrellas over racers gathering on the starting grid? Let's face it, their whole job lasts about 5 minutes. They run out there, hold an umbrella, smile at any camera that comes by and that's it. Everyone on the grid pretends not to notice them but the fans sure do. But, there was a problem. Up until a few years … [Read more...]

Freecharge Weza Portable Energy Source – and range extender?

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Here's something for The Kneeslider garage. You've all seen those portable jumpstart packs you can attach to the battery of your car or motorcycle or whatever and get going when your battery is dead and you've probably also noticed how many electronic devices like radios are coming out now with a hand crank charger for emergencies. The Freecharge Weza (where did that name come … [Read more...]