I saw this video today and it is really something to see. The KillaCycle is the world’s quickest electric bike and on their website it states, “It is the quickest electric vehicle of any kind in the quarter mile”.
The power and the speed of this bike is one thing but what else is interesting is the silence. Being electric it doesn’t make any noise as it waits for the light, which makes for a usual scene for a dragstrip.
In the Hemmings Newsletter this week I saw that Dean Jeffries has a new book out called “Dean Jeffries: 50 Fabulous Years in Hot Rods, Racing & Film”.
Dean is a legendary car builder who was behind such creations as the Mantaray, the Monkeemobile, the Green Hornet’s Black Beauty plus a lot of other cars.
The write up about the book says it gives Jeffries’ own account of the circumstances behind the famous TV and movie cars as well as his relationships with personalities such as A. J. Foyt, Steve McQueen, James Dean, Bruce Lee, Parnelli Jones, and Elvis Presley. In the video Dean talks about doing some of the movie stunts.
I think this book will be a definite must have. If you already have a copy, tell me what you think of it.
Have you ever had something like this happen to you before?
I guess the worst for me was after clearing off all the windows, I wasn’t able to get the doors open.
The Bosozoku car craze in Japan could best be described as a cross between an anime cartoon and an art car. While the modifications aren’t what you would consider performance enhancing they do come with a certain level of creativity. I came across this post “Video: Japan’s Bosozoku roll deep, phat, loud and weird” the other day. I looked around for more information and found this video. What do you think about the Bosozoku craze?
See the guys of Top Gear mix up a new drink with a V8 powered blender. Wouldn’t you love to have something like this at your next neighborhood cookout!
Looking for a new way to express your artistic abilities beyond just pencils, pens, and brushes?
Drift Champion Vaughn Gittin Jr. teamed up with Bosch to stage a one-of-a-kind event on September 6, 2008. The event was billed as “Performance Art”. Vaughn created a unique pattern of tire marks by drifting his 650 hp Mustang through a closed course in downtown Los Angeles. He titled his creation “Abstract on Asphalt.”
Vaughn won the 2005 D1 Grand Prix USA vs Japan event and the 2007 D1 Grand Prix World Championship.
Now where did I put my car keys, I’ve got some performance art to create!!!
I have seen images of the Bugatti Veyron and thought it was a cool looking super car, but I had no idea if it’s performance until I saw this video today.
Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear is driving the Veyron and in the video he says, “In a drag race with a McLaren F1, you could let the McLaren get up to a 120 MPH and still beat it to 200 MPH.”
I have seen Jeremy in a couple of other Top Gear videos and always enjoy his take on whatever he is driving. If you don’t know about the Veyron or it’s performance you will enjoy this video.
As far as Bugatti artwork, I did a piece of concept artwork called Roadgatti for Rod & Custom Magazine a few years back, where I crossed a Type 35 Bugatti with a 1927 Track Roadster for an article called “Reader’s Dream Rods”.
If you are like me you have probably seen Lego building blocks used to make a variety of things. This week I came across a video of a Lego V8 Engine that someone created. What makes this Lego V8 Engine different is that it spins at 1440 rpm!
On a post from Make, it says that it took 4-5 months to make and it is not part of a Lego set. Some very nice images of the engine can be found on Brickshelf Gallery.
Smokey and the Bandit is one of my all time favorite movies. I must have seen this movie over thirty times.
It came out about the time me and my friends were getting our drivers license, so needless to say it make a big impression on us. Still to this day there are certain phrases in the movie that always come to mind whenever someone says something to trigger them.
Just like the previous post about following along with the chase scene in Bullitt, now you also follow along with one of the chase scenes in Smokey and the Bandit.
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There are a lot of chase scenes I like, but none more than the chase scene in the movie Bullitt. I first remember seeing Bullitt late at night when CBS use to have late-night weekend movies. I remember staying up, watching movies and drawing cars.
Have you ever wondered where they drove at exactly in the movie?
Well, I found this cool movie that has the famous Steve McQueen Bullitt chase scene matched up with Google Maps. While you watch the chase scene the Google Map follows the same streets they drove in the movie.
What is your favorite movie chase scene?
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