a short blurb about riding

yI've dedicated this blog to automotive news. But I'd like to take some time and talk about what's been going on this weekend. This weekend was the first weekend of Spring. And browsing on BARF (www.bayarearidersforum.com), there's so many fatal accidents involving motorcycles and cars. It really made me wonder if riding was the right choice to make. I know its an expensive and dangerous mode of transportation and sport. But I have to admit that riding is definitely addictive. The adrenaline you get from riding is incomparable. I guess its the need for speed in all of us riders that calls us out there to ride. The feeling that nothing else matters when you're riding, and the freedom that you get is pretty much as close as you can get to flying as humanly possible.. I guess its sorta like sky diving..except you're going horizontally instead of vertically.
There were at least 2 seperate fatalities this weekend. We'll never know exactly what happened, but with these kind of accidents, its usually rider error amplified due to excessive speed. I know its really easy to go fast on a bike, but we all have to restrain ourselves from twisting that throttle all the time. I know I don't have any readers on my blog, but if you happen to ride and you read this, or if you know a friend who rides, please remind them how fragile life is and that it can end in a blink of an eye, or a twist of a throttle...

R.I.P. to all the riders lost this weekend.

Skateboard Concept Car

We've all seen fancy retro/sci fi space ship inspired concept cars before..
But this one takes the cake and eat it too. I feel like the car needs a honorable mention.
Its a car that looks like a skateboard!!!
It doubles as a "sculpture" when its parked. It enhances your driveway when its parked!
Your kitteh will also have easier access to shelter at night =^-^=!

a side note (OT)

I know I dedicate this blog to automotive news.. but I can't help it but to post this..
I got a text today at work on my cell..

FRM:sms-extension-user@google.com
SUBJ: Apple Dev
MSG: did someone from apple call u to talk about the dev kit?

I replied to the sms and I didn't get a response..
So I emailed the address (sms-extension-user@google.com) and to my surprise I got a response.

A Google user sent you a text message. See
http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/sendtophone/response.html

so... whats Google trying to pull here???
Did someone actually use firefox to sms me? or is Google trying to figure out what Apple's up to?
What I'm wondering is why how Google knew I have the iPhone and I downloaded the SDK...
It almost sounds like someone's been reading my gmail... o-O??

EDIT: NEVER MIND.. FOUND OUT MY FRIEND DID SEND ME A MSG FROM FF USING GOOGLE...

Back on topic
Scion will reveal the HAKO tomorrow afternoon at 3:15 PM ET. The unvealing will be streamed live from Scion.com :)

lots going on this week......

and its only tuesday...
lets see whats going on in the news so far....
The Brits are coming out w/ a supercar.. Keating TKR/SKR..
lets not talk about the built quality of everything British... um... lets talk numbers.. 400hp..
Unless this thing weights about the same as a Lotus Elise... 400 I'm sorry is just not gonna cut it.
My neighbor's M5 has 400hp and can carry your whole family + grandma
so we'll have to wait and see if this super car is gonna fall apart traveling at high speed like the F117 (who's retiring btw, thanks for the heads up www.thedigitalkitty.com)

Something's happening in FORD's camp... but I'm not gonna blog aboot it.. see pic below


Onto something more important and interesting..
Bugatti is up to no good again... this time with a 2+2 Bugatti GT: Streamliner 12-2.
yes it looks like a veyron... it goes fast.. carrys 4.. and yes you'll never be able to afford it cuz gas is now $108 a barrel and this car will drink the whole tank in about 10 mins at wot







I've always wanted to go to Dubai for the crazy architecture... but...umm..

100 cars car crash... um ... 25 caught fire...6 full size buses involved as well..


BMW's considering full electric car by 2012.... nothing's set in stone yet.. i just like this graphic posted on autoblog...

More on Toyota/Scion's HAKO as its revealed.. can't wait for more specs...

this is not internal combusting.... Apple released the iPhone SDK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

http://www.macworld.com/article/132400/2008/03/iphonesdk.html

i'm so hapi right now :D

download yours here!
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program