FAST

today i went to the annual Intermarque european car show at the radisson in plymouth and found this beast there. this is an Ultima GTR and is one of the fastest accelerating cars in the world. It currently holds the world record for going from a complete stop to 100 miles per hour and then braking and coming to a complete stop again in 10.3 seconds. i had read all about these things and dreamed about having one but never thought id actually get to see one in real life.

cheney

so vice president dick cheney was in town yesterday speaking at the national guard base at the airport and then heading to wayzata for a fundraiser event thingy.i always notice stuff goin on at the airport a day ahead of time because the huge ass C5 Galaxy cargo plane that carries all his limos and secret service stuff and the rest of the motorcade lands at the airport and parks on the national guard area.... yesterday morning on my way to work i noticed the plane already there. i drove up along the outskirts of the airport where this nice vantage pont is where you can see the runways... there was the C5 galaxy cargo plane as well as an F-16 fighter jet and a Blackhawk helicopter parked near it. when i got to work, I checked wcco when i got to work and sure as heck, it said cheney was gonna be in town and was due to arrive around 2 or so. I took a long lunch and scoped the area out some more. along the highways there was a squad car parked in the median about every hundred feet or so along the route that the motorcade would be taking to wayzata. by the time i got to my nice vantage point the plane was already on the ground and cheney was in one of the hangars giving his speech. I had to go back to work but when i got off i headed right back over there and right as i pulled up to the vantage point i saw the motorcade cruising along the runway area towards air force one. in a matter of ten minutes everyone was on the plane and it was taking off. I stuck around a little bit longer and watched them load all the limos and motorcade vehicles into the C5 and then i went home.the first picture shows my shot from the morning before cheneys plane came in.... from left to right there is the blackhawk, a c130 cargo plane, the f-16 fighter and then the huge ass C5.

the second picture shows airforce one (not the presidents 747, but a dual engine 757) starting to pull away around 5:30PM

sorry for the crappy photos, its the most zoom i could get. i was really far away.

diablo!

saw a red diablo today! (from now on, my exotic spottings will only include lamborghini and lotus. fuck ferrari... unless i see an enzo)

shrooms!

this is growing in my front yard... a rediculous amount of mushrooms in one place. it looks like there are some growing from other ones.... these little shroom patches are on almost every yard down the block.... just though the pic was interesting and the lighting was really good...

ripoff

ok... this billboard says:"Your MILLION dollar idea just might win you $25,000"

anyone else feel ripped off just by reading this?

frogs!!!

found a store that sells poison dart/arrow frogs... these things live in the rainforest and their skin is toxic / poisonous. back in the day the tribes that found them used to dip their arrowheads in a solution with the frogs toxin and some other stuff. these things are about the size of your thumbnail and are $85 a piece. spendy for something you cant touch but bad ass as hell!!!!

funny

last sunday night was the tribute to comedian Mitch Hedberg, who died last year. This was a lineup of some of the best comedians out there. they were Dave Attell, Nick Swardson, Patton Oswalt, Greg Behrendt, Doug Benson, Mike Birbiglia, Dave Mordal, Lynn Shawcroft, Todd Barry, Bonnie McFarlane, Rich Vos and Tim Slagle. the pic of all the people below is all of them on stage after the show with Mitch's parents walking out onto the stage. a very touching moment.

first photo shoot!

finally got to take a ride in this thing... fast doesnt even begin to describe it!!! this thing is a fucking rocket with wheels.... the turbo kicks in in second gear and kicks you back in your seat REALLY hard. i dont really want to test its limits right now but the manual says this thing can do 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds... anyways, time for some good outdoor shots and a nice walk-around... CLICK THE SMALL IMAGES FOR BIGGER VERSIONS!!! (im gonna start doin this to conserve space... let me know what you think!)

ITS HEEEEEEEERRRREEEEEEEE!!!

allright peeps, my 1990 lotus esprit se turbo just arrived at about 8pm this evening.heres pics.









better pics coming soon!

dog!

my dog got a professional bath and a haircut! and looks a LOT whiter then before!

chi-town part 2! (big post again, shut up)

today (thursday) was our day to pack up and head back to minnesota... we decided to take a detour about an hour out of the way to a place called Fox Valley Motor Cars.... an exotic car dealer on the outskirts of west chicago. this place is my heaven on earth... 8 lotus esprits, 11 lamborghinis including a diablo SV, and many ferraris, lotus elises, and bmws as well... you all know i love me some car pics so here goes!!!!!
LOTUS:









LAMBORGHINI:















then we went home. the end.