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Mid Ohio Day Two

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What a difference a day makes. Eric Bostrom got off to a great start and the whole field had to try and catch him. In the process, Yates lost it in the same place he did the day before only this time he took out Mat Mladin in the process. Ouch. Mat was moving up from 6th after the start and made it to third before the incident. It would have been fun to watch Mladin and Bostrom … [Read more...]

Mid Ohio – the business of racing

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You couldn't ask for better weather, it was hot as it usually is but beautiful racing weather overall. Big crowd, new track records in every class, good stuff. Mat Mladin just ran away from everyone. There was a lot of good racing further back in the pack but Mat wasn't involved, he was off on his own. When you go to the races you get much more sense of the business it … [Read more...]

Plasma Fuel Reformer

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We're hearing a lot about hydrogen these days because it powers all of those future fuel cells. Well hydrogen burns, too, and engines have been converted to run on hydrogen alone. Hydrogen, it turns out, is pretty neat stuff. So, what is a plasma fuel reformer and what does it have to do with hydrogen or motorcycles or anything else? Pay attention, this takes some … [Read more...]

Honda Jet?

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Just yesterday we saw that Honda is planning a fuel cell motorcycle and now they announce the HondaJet. They must have one neat laboratory and R&D budget. They're making all sorts of new advances with auto engines, too. The HondaJet will be unveilled at the Oshkosh fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on July 28th. (That, by the way, is the best exhibition of aircraft anywhere. … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Stamps – Do It Yourself PhotoStamps

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This is very cool. For some time now, you could order postage and print it out on your printer, that way you never have to run to the post office for a stamp. It's very convenient and useful and all of that but their idea guys have been hard at work and developed PhotoStamps. You take your favorite photo, of anything, upload it to their site, crop, zoom, rotate, whatever you … [Read more...]