Thursday, October 11, 2007

Fourstroke Action: Micro Camera Shows the Workings of a Combustion Engine



Someone had the great idea of putting a high-pressure, heat-resistant camera inside the cylinder of a four-stroke engine. Shooting at 1000 fps, the camera recorded just exactly what happens to make engines run. Suck, Squeeze, Bang,

Thursday, September 13, 2007

the hotter you are



Dark Roasted Blend: Life in the Military (Funny Pics)


firemen with the right idea, and another link to dark roasted blends great collection of pics

Saturday, September 01, 2007

Alfa's Ferrari-powered M3 rival

Alfa's Ferrari-powered M3 rival - drive.com.au


click on pic for the pics

Alfa Romeo looks set to abandon a high-performance version of the Holden-built V6 in favour of a Ferrari V8 as the Italians' 159 GTA targets the Audi RS4 and new BMW M3.

Our spy photographers have snapped a muscular-looking 159 sedan testing at Germany's Nurburgring circuit, and the thinly disguised vents on both the front guards and the bonnet suggest this prototype is powered by a high-performance V8.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Dark Roasted Blend: Lords of the Logistics, part 4

is that mph or kms you got on that dial there son


check out these pics for a bit of a laugh
Dark Roasted Blend: Lords of the Logistics, part 4      part 5

Friday, June 15, 2007

Jaw-Dropping Concepts from Alfa-Romeo, 1953-1955



click on z link for more great photos of this thing ...
can just see it being punted round taupo ...
Dark Roasted Blend: Jaw-Dropping Concepts from Alfa-Romeo, 1953-1955