Archive for June, 2008

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Some neat pictures at Disneyland

June.24.2008A few photos that I took over the last few days at Disneyland with Giselle and Tina.Disneyland, CA18 photos 

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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

John McCain offers $300m prize for advanced battery development

John McCain, after facing defeat on a number of new bills related to CAFE and the US auto industry did something a little radical. He is now pushing through legislation that would award a $300 million prize for the development of battery packs that make a revolutionary improvement over todays designs. Those of you who [...]

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Friday, June 20th, 2008

The lovely sound of V10 engines

There is something about the howl of V10 engines that just make me crazy. It is such an exotic screaming sound. Here are some great examples:

2010 Honda NSX replacement at the Nürburgring Nordschleife from MrBTG on Vimeo.
Carrera GT
Gallardo

BMW M5:

Life is good with these as

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Thursday, June 19th, 2008

New Clams, more shrimp, splitting BTA, and some chromis

Lately, my tank has gone untouched. Due to work being hectic I have largely neglected it, and I have let the glass algae build up longer than I should have. I scape it off about once a a week now, it makes it look all that much better when its clean.
A few weeks ago I [...]

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Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Lexus IS F track day

A few months ago I received notices via my various RSS Automotive feeders that Lexus was selling track days with the IS F for a mere. After reading a big about it a bit I decided to purchase the 4-hour track day for $295.
When I arrived I was greeted by friendly staff and the usual [...]

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