Well I know it isn’t a car, but when that hot blond drives by and smiles you want to return the favor without that big black seed between your teeth from lunch. And it is covered in chrome. This is the best traveling toothbrush I have ever seen. I have even purchased a few of these as gifts, but somehow never got one for myself.

The brush is enclosed in a vented or non-vented cap to keep things clean and stores toothpaste in the handle. A simple twist and the toothpaste emerges from the bristles. Yes it is refillable as well as comes with extra brush heads. It is the most handy travel item ever and it doesn’t look like it came from the dollar store.

Start thinking of those stocking stuffers now. It will be here before you know it. Check out the site, goohso.com

Here is an interesting tid bit on sales and the connection to online popularity. Take a look at who is most popular…Go Jeep
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Well almost, tied for #1. American car companies have really been trying to step it up in levels of reliability, design, and fit and finish. I am glad the press is finally recognizing we are better or at least equal to Toyota. We (American cars) are so often recognized for only the bad things that come out, or the American gas guzzling trucks. Every auto maker has horrible gas guzzlers and tons of recalls. Some how the media has a tendency to focus only on the home team. Hopefully this is a start to a great turn around. And for Buick….my Grandpa would be proud.

Buick ties Lexus as top brand in dependability study
from industry consultant J.D. Power and Associates
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You can read the specs on any other car site. I just want to sit and drool.
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One of my favorite hot hatch is the VW GTI. This past weekend I had a day with nothing to do. What better way to spend it than test driving cars. Test driving cars is always a bitter sweet thing to do. You either leave loving a car you never thought you would or hate a car you always loved. This was one of those drives that didn’t fulfill my fetish….I want more.
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I was out to visit Woodward a few days ago curious to see how crowded it is getting already. Sure enough once everyone got home from work and had something to eat the parking lots started to fill and the lawn chairs were unfolded. Two weeks before the country’s largest intentional traffic jam is supposed to start people are already waiting, picking their spots for the long day of watching cars move at a speed a turtle would laugh at.

The Dream Cruise brings people from all around the country and is a great day for the auto enthusiasts. Screw going to car shows and walking for hours in a dead field when it is 90 plus degrees out. I would rather sit in the back of a pickup filled with water and an umbrella. Bring some snacks and a cup that doesn’t show what I am drinking and I’m set. Let the cars roll on by like they are supposed to.

It is also great to see classics driving in the their environment. Me being a youngin’ and all, this is a chance to see what it was like in the old days. With big fenders, gobs of chrome and and room for eight….in a sedan. I’m looking forward to the official cruise next week and I’ll be sure to put up the highlights in the gallery. If you see anything of interest send it our way or put it in the gallery.

So grab your sun screen and walking shoes and I’m sure I will unknowingly run into you fetishers somewhere on Woodward. Enjoy the pre-cruise pics below…
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So, I have had limited web access for the 1st week over here, but I assure you there is pleanty of hotness comming your way.

1st here is a shot of my speedometer…… I LOVE THE HIGHWAY HERE…….. right after this I hit over 235, but was really scared to let go of the wheel, so no picture for you….. I was told the cars are limited electronically at 250KMH?? we will see this weekend. And remember, this is totally legal……. Yeah fu#%in nutz……………….

Since you do not have the BMW 1 stateside yet, I figured I would drop some images of a very proper example. The BMW 1 Series is my car while I am here in Germany. I am so impressed with this car that I would not hesitate to tell you to snatch one up as soon as it gets to the states.

This one is very nice, with Mtech wheels, steerig wheel, and a few other nice Mtech parts

Here are some images…..

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Yesterday’s Rally was a good one. The X Games have a way of making every sport more exciting than ever. Like building a Rally track that rivals something from Hot Wheels. The track had a jump with an 80 foot gap. That sounds cool enough, but while the one car was in the air the other was passing underneath. The track conditions were also great. Sand, dirt, pavement, a little mud from crashing into the water barriers, made it a challenge for the drivers to adapt to all the surfaces. They were also only allowed to run gravel tires. Not the best for pavement while drifting around corners.

Pastrana had a great race in the semi’s but slid around the corner to the finish line, hitting Foust and crossing into his lane. At first it appeared Pastrana had one but they DQ’d him for going out of bounds. The final was another good race. Again coming down to the last corner. Foust / Beavis took home the Gold and Block / Gelsomino got Silver. Pastrana didn’t go home empty handed, he ended with a Bronze.

If you missed it, hopefully you can catch it on reruns. It was a great race and now I guess I have to wait a year to see another.

Sunday, 3-6pm, probably around 5pm on ABC

I don’t know about you but I would like to get some rally action in the states. Here is your chance to show your support and watch the race of the year. I am talking about the the Summer X Games 13. They started last night and run thru Sunday night with the finale being Rally. ESPN doesn’t state the exact time of the race except for a 3-6pm time frame. There are two other skateboarding sessions before the Rally, so I am guessing be ready to sit down around 5pm with your TV dinner and Beast Light. Last years race was incredible with an all out sprint to the finish and a rollover landing back on its wheels and finishing. Check it out and see if Pastrana can pull it off again.

X Games TV Schedule

I found this on Core 77 and thought it was interesting. Sombody is going to figure this fuel source thing out.

Segway inventor Dean Kamen has spent roughly US $40 million developing his next passion project, the Stirling engine. A Stirling is different from a typical internal-combustion engine in that it’s “closed-cycle”; while it still uses expanding gas to drives pistons, it’s completely sealed, emitting nothing. The gas stays inside, expanding and contracting when needed.

Kamen’s version of the engine generates spare electricity and runs on, well, anything. Two of his prototypes are currently providing power to two Bangladeshi villages, using cow manure (you read that right) as fuel.

Mass production would make Kamen’s Stirling engine affordable to the developing-nations people who need it most; in active pursuit of this goal, Kamen is currently trying to install a Stirling in the Think, a Norwegian car. Read all about it here.