For those we lost, We will not forget 09/11/2001 “I consistently believe that when it comes to whether it's Native Americans or African-American issues or reparations, the most important thing for the U.S. government to do is not just offer words, but offer deeds.”
— Barack Obama, July 27, 2008 (emphasis added)

“Barack Obama is an arrogant, racist, Marxist ass!”
— Perri Nelson, July 30, 2008

 

Thursday Thirteen #2

Published Wed, May 2 2007 9:26 PM

Thirteen Things about Drag Racing
  1. A drag race is an acceleration contest between two (or sometimes, but rarely more) vehicles over a measured distance, usually an eight or a quarter mile (660 or 1320 feet respectively).
  2. Street racing, though frequently called drag racing in the news media is not drag racing.
  3. The National Hot Rod Association's rules and regulations make drag racing one of the safest forms of motorsports.
  4. Top Fuel dragsters can accelerate to over 330 miles per hour in less than four and a half seconds.
  5. For over 50 years the National Hot Rod Association has promoted drag racing as a way to keep racers off the streets, promoting public safety.
  6. If your car is street legal, and you have a drivers license, you can go drag racing and win!
  7. Drag racing is one of the few motorsports where you can go into the pits and interact with your favorite drivers at no extra charge.
  8. Children as young as 8 years old can participate in sanctioned drag racing events.
  9. A drag strip and a time slip are great tools for tuning your car for maximum horsepower.
  10. You don't have to race cars or dragsters, you can take motorcycles or even snowmobiles to the drag strip and race them.
  11. A drag racing event is a single elimination tournament. To win the event you have to win every round. Lose once and your day is done.
  12. Burnouts aren't just about making a lot of smoke (although the crowd loves that). They clean and warm up the tires making them extra sticky.
  13. Top Fuel dragsters put out an estimated 1,000 horsepower per cylinder. That's right, a single cylinder of those 550 cubic inch engines puts out as much horsepower as four or more typical street cars.

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Thursday in Tennessee Open Trackbacks

Published Wed, May 2 2007 8:28 PM
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This open trackbacks post is for May 3, 2007.

I'm posting it a lot earlier than usual, because I'm three time zones away from my normal posting location. The flight(s) were pretty decent, although we got into Denver about 15 minutes after they started boarding my plane to Nashville. It was a quick rush to change planes, and I was one of the last four or five people to board. Five minutes after I was in my seat we were in the air. I'm amazed that my luggage changed planes with me.

After landing in Nashville, my mother picked me up at the airport and we drove for another three and a half hours to get to Seveirville. So now the part of the world I'm in thinks it's 3 hours later than the part of the world I'm usually in, and I have to get up three hours earlier than usual tomorrow. In the morning we're going over to the hospice to visit my grandmother.

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Traveling

Published Wed, May 2 2007 9:16 AM
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I'm sitting at the gate at Sea-Tac airport right now, passing the time while I wait for the plane to arrive. I had absolutely no trouble checking in for my flight, and the security checkpoint line was fairly short. It took less than five minutes to pass through. The TSA didn't even give me a second look.

One thing that I found annoying though, I keep the laptop plugged in most of the time, so I expected it to have a full battery charge. No such luck. When I sat down things looked good, but in just a few minutes the low-battery warning came up telling me I had four minutes of battery life left. Fortunately there are a lot of power outlets around, so I am charging now.

Eight dollars for 24 hours of wi-fi access. In Sea-Tac. That's not something I will do very often, but it does keep the trip from getting boring. I can read the news for example, instead of being forced to watch CNN or CNN Headline News with closed captioning on.

Meanwhile, I'm looking at the weather for Sevierville Tennessee. Not bad, but the occasional thunderstorm. 84 degrees during the day, and mid to upper 50's at night. That's a bit of a change from Seattle. I look forward to it.

My plane just arrived at the gate. We'll probably start boarding in about 20 minutes. My next posting will be from Tennessee.

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