Rhys Millen is good, however, at going sideways. And he’s good at doing it very, very, very quickly.
Lucky for Rhys, there are two driving sports that don’t require much forward momentum: drifting and hill climbing. And also lucky for Rhys, he’s a god of both.
Why then did he give up his tire frying V8 powered GTO that was given to him to conquer the hills and slides with?
Because Pontiac made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
Would you turn down a 500 hp turbocharged roadster?
Didn’t think so.
Rhys’ new GXP uses the 2.0 liter ECOtec engine that comes from the factory, but it’s been tweaked and tuned to produce over 500 horsepower thanks to turbocharging and a host of other go fast goodies (thick-wall iron cylinder liners, a race-ported cylinder head, tubular stainless steel exhaust headers, a performance camshaft, a unique engine control system and a water to air intercooled turbocharger).
Rear-wheel driven, Red Bull painted, six-speed shifted Pontiac Solstice GXP that runs off of E85 ethanol-based fuel (it’s good for the environment too)?
Ever wonder where phrases like Paint The Town Red, Botch A Job, and Slush Fund come from?
Well wonder no more, because Neatorama has reprinted an article from Uncle John’s Absolutely Absorbing Bathroom Reader that goes over the usually interesting story behind often used but seldom understood sayings.
New York trash extraordinaire Justin Gignac is at it again, and this time he’s got some wants that he’s looking to get.
Called Wants For Sale, it’s a series of paintings that he and his girlfriend have painted of the things that that he and his girlfriend have wanted, and they’re all being sold for the actual price of the actual item.
There’s a painting of an iPhone that sells for $649.17, a painting of a Guitar for GH2 that sold for $64.98, and Financial Security that sells for $1 Mil.
It’s an interesting concept, and judging by the results so far, one that is doing quite well for them.
Anybody interested in buying a painting of a Ferrari that I just did?
Here’s a weird one to start off the week. Called Video Dating Tape, it’s an animation about a man named Jake and his search for love. Definitely ‘unique’.
Looking for news you can wear? T-Post is like a magazine, only it’s made of t-shirts, and every six weeks they send you a new issue with an illustration on the front and the article within. Keeping current has never looked so good.
Apparently everyone made it out of this scary situation alive, after “Nose gear failure on landing resulting in a fairly dramatic flip”. Seat backs and tray tables in their upright and locked position indeed.
Ever wonder what those wings are made of? Wired did, and wrote an interesting article called What’s Inside.
The gist: Meat Sugar, Caffeine, and Bile!
Though it’s not as disgusting as it sounds, there are some interesting ingredients contained within.
Least surprising result? Caffeine is the main ingredient in wings.
All the things this drink is supposed to do for you — increase concentration and reaction speed, improve emotional state, and boost metabolism — are known effects of this white powder, a distant cousin of cocaine.
Though it might not change your addiction to the little blue can, at least you’ll know what’s giving you wiiiiiiings.
In the LA area and looking for a place to play some coin-op classics?
Gridskipper has put together a guide to LA’s Best, Weirdest, Coolest, and Dodgiest Arcades, and it’s a great list of gaming getaways. It’s time to start saving those quarters and stretching those thumbs, because button mashing nirvana is just a map away.
By following the Eco Speedster recipe, you make the tires out of potatoes, the brake pads out of ground cashew shells, and the body from help and rapeseed oil, then power it with a biofuel made from sugar beet and fermented wheat.
This 95% biodegradable wonder must be slow though, right?
Not exactly.
With a top speed of 150 mph, a 0 to 60 of under 4 seconds, and 35 mpg’s, it’s a fast and ecologically friendly way to get around town.
Could this be the future of the grow it yourself auto?
Joe Vig (short for ‘Vignette’) is just unlucky. In face, Joe “is the unluckiest and most oblivious minifig ever created. Joe has no clue of what’s going on in the area just around him! He is also electro-magnet for bad luck, and never quite seems to know what’s about to happen… unfortunately, it’s usually just about to happen to him! Look out, Joe!”
The Joe Vig site puts Joe in a variety of perils, and if you think you’ve got what it takes, you can even create some of your own. Now run Joe, run!
Ever use Red Bull to get a set of wings?
