Rally car driver Ken Block is back with "GYMKHANA 4", his latest crazy-assed showcase of unbelievable driving skill, humor and destruction of tires. This time around, it's a full-on Hollywood-style production, the only thing not done with special effects is the driving. Maximize the frame, crank up the sound, and enjoy this hoon-fest.

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Sometimes, in the midst of some potentially disastrous FAIL can come a little bit of win. In this case, however, the way the win presents itself is pure WIN ( Read more... )

...Because anyone who knows me well enough would know I would So. Do. This.

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( Another version, set to Livin' On A Prayer... )

Paul Newman died today. I will miss him, as will countless others. He was truly a class act, on screen and off.


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Long day at work that was actually pleasant and productive. I hope the next three days are like that. After coming home and having a bite, I started getting things fixed up and ready for the trip. Our 10x10 easy-up canopy we take camping suffered a broken strut when it was used for a function where Jeff works. Tonight I brazed up the broken metal ( Read more... )

(Yet another in a series called "This Isn't Me Driving, But I Sure Wish It Was")What follows is an underground classic among driving enthusiasts. Take one Ferrari 275GTB, an early August morning in Paris, an unnamed F-1 race car driver, and a new-for-it's-time (1976) gyroscopic mount and camera and combine. What you have are the perfect ingredients ( Read more... )