Stumbled into the TV show Pinks last night, and that's the only way anyone would willingly get there, and watched two guys race for pink slips. They had an old Suzuki GS1100 I think and a Vrod. (Who would risk a Vrod against an old Suzuki?) Three races, best two out of three, winner gets the other bike. No times were recorded, no lights at the starting line, the host just … [Read more...]
Is Bernie Ecclestone all there?
Bernie Ecclestone, the head of Formula 1, made a comment to reporters the other day about Danica Patrick, the female driver who happened to place 4th in this year's Indy 500 and led for a number of laps. He said women should be dressed in white like other domestic appliances. Patrick, revealed that Ecclestone also called her and told her this personally. I suppose if there is … [Read more...]
Cop handcuffs doctor on way to baby delivery
Maybe I see more of this because I noticed it the first time and it just pops up on my radar. A doctor riding his motorcycle on the way to the hospital to deliver a baby is stopped by a traffic cop. Dr. Anthony Chidiac was driving his motorcycle 35 mph in a 25 mph zone last March when he was stopped by 15-year veteran Officer William Lilliston, who said the doctor was slow … [Read more...]
Naked women and traffic cops
Got your attention, didn't it? Now I have nothing against traffic cops, for the overwhelming majority who do great work, stories like this just make them look bad. But explain to me why a stop on suspicion of drunk driving led these two cops to confiscate the woman's cell phone, search it for photos and, finding some nude pictures, download them to their PDA and show those … [Read more...]
911 says “Too Bad”
A Connecticut caller to 911 trying to get help for an injured motorcyclist gets the response of "Yeah, too bad" and then they hang up! The call was routed to the State Police barracks and was answered by Trooper Robert Peasley. Thinking they got a wrong number the caller tried again and the next trooper said "Yeah, help will get there. Shouldn't be playing games." A third call … [Read more...]
Plastic models under attack by lawyers
There's a pretty good chance you built a few plastic models when you were growing up. I know I did. I had cars, airplanes, tanks, all sorts of things, it just seems to be part of the process for those of us who eventually turned into motorheads. Well, military models are under attack and it's not from peace groups. Company lawyers are demanding royalties from model … [Read more...]