Inflate Tires With WD40

On May 28, 2009, in Stuff, by Mika

I don’t know who figured this out, but it’s a really cool trick to remember if you need to inflate a tire and don’t have a pump handy, but do somehow happen to have WD40 or other flammable fluid and a lighter.

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Gymkhana Car Racing

On November 25, 2008, in Stuff, by Mika

My buddy Steve sent this video about Gymkhana Auto Racing along to me. It’s incredible! Well worth the 5 min to watch if you’re into racing or cars.

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Ferrari / Shell Formula 1 Commercial

On October 24, 2008, in Stuff, by Mika

My dad sent me a link to this video, and it’s making me want to be a race car driver like I used to dream about when I was a kid. What incredible beautiful machines these Ferrari F1 cars are!

Rumor has it they spent GBP 2mil (almost USD 3.2mil) in the creation of this commercial. That comes out roughly to USD 26,400 per second of the commercial. Not to worry though, oil companies have had record profits lately, so I’m sure Shell will survive.

I also found a video that shows the making of the above:

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Dirty Car Art Pictures

On August 13, 2008, in Stuff, by Mika

A friend emailed me a powerpoint that I converted into a slideshow in Google docs so I could post it here.

Apparently there’s a guy named Scott Wade who creates drawings on dirty car windows, and they’re pretty cool in my opinion!

Watch the slideshow then check out his web site for more.

Here’s also a video of his art from youtube:

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Some Guys Have All the Luck

On April 14, 2008, in Stuff, by Mika

A friend sent me these 5 videos of some lucky people. I’m not surprised that 3 of them had to do with rally racing.

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