Archive for April, 2009

Former Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin teaming up with the Teutul clan from American Chopper? It’s a match made in reality TV heaven.


Since our post earlier this week was pretty popular, we thought we’d round out the week with some more old school SA22C RX-7 love. Here’s a couple of vids. This first vid is from Japanese video car magazine Video Option. It starts out with Ama-san from Tokyo rotary tuner RE-Amemiya building up an SA22C (shame there’s not


An old-school hot hatch: shrinking violets look away


With a nice bundle of features plus a large screen, the Pharos Drive 140 GPS is a good choice for users who are always on the go and want a sleek all-in-one portable nav system that can keep up with their road warrior tendencies. The Pharos Drive GPS 140 is equipped with a 20-channel SiRFstarIII and uses Ostia maps of the United States and Canada, which are preloaded on the included 2GB SD card. It also offers a Smart Navigator feature (found under the Power User menu), which is a subscription-based service that provides traffic updates, new maps, a POI finder, and a Follow Me for tracking other members in your group-all wirelessly. The portable navigation device is powered by Pharos’ “OSTIA” software, which offers an easy to use interface for rapid input of addresses and output of driving directions. OSTIA also allows for customization of the device, where users have the option to select from five different languages, choose how they wish to have their route calculated and also decide if they wish to view their route in a “heading up” or “north up” manner. he GPS 140 supports 2D and 3D views, day and night map modes, automatic route recalculation if you veer off track, route demos, and multistop trips. Furthermore, the handsfree Bluetooth feature for cell phones helps to keep eyes on the road when making calls. For added entertainment when driving for long distances, the 140 also comes equipped with a photo viewer, an MP3 player and a video player. Music files as well as video files can be heard in full sound when connected to a vehicles sound system via the speaker outlet jack on the 140. The 140 comes with everything one might need to power the unit and display it in your vehicle. A windshield mounting bracket, USB cable, AC charger, 12-volt DC car charger and 2GB SD card are included, making for easy installation right out of the box.


The Uniden Trax350 GPS system is a portable mobile GPS navigation unit that features a 3.5-in color LCD display screen that automatically adjusts between night and daylight viewable settings in accordance with the time of day. The daylight viewable setting minimizes glare while the night-view setting offers a bright, easy-to-read display. In addition to excellent picture quality, this portable GPS system is equipped with an intuitive user-interface and Easy Touch screen that lets you control all the MapTrax functions and make adjustments according to your preferences. This unit comes with a pre-loaded, full map of North America complete with over 2-million POIs (Points of Interest). It also includes two gigabytes of internal map memory so you can download or add anything you need, and a windshield mount for easy and safe use in the car. Meanwhile, voice-prompt functionality allows you to focus on your driving. It features an enhanced Text to Speech Navigation that offers the most accurate turn-by-turn instructions including calling out the actual name of the street and making it easier for them to keep their eyes on the road while driving.The onboard 400MHz processor offers real-time accuracy and lightning fast mapping and remapping of routes.


Boeing, which was hit hard by the Obama administration’s spending cuts on defense, is pressing Congress to increase its orders for planes and fighter jets by $3 billion.


Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A., April 30, 2009 – Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., announced important updates to its HondaJet aviation program including revised first flight and delivery timetables for the company’s industry-leading advanced light jet. Ongoing global aerospace industry business challenges have resulted in a delay in receiving critical components for conforming aircraft production, which will result in a new first flight target of January 2010 and projected first customer delivery in the fourth quarter of 2011. Read more…


We are 12 bikers that are planning a 7 day ride around Germany and Austria May 9-16, to help raise money for charity.


Dual XDM-6820 50W x 4 Receiver with iPlug(tm)


SOUNDSTORM SDC28A 50W x 4-Channel In-Dash CD Receiver



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