I am a motorcyclist (Ducati, GPZ900R, and BMW GS-Adv), HMMWV & Hellcat Widebody owner, F1/MotoGP (Ferrari/Ducati) fan, and all-around petrolhead.
Connecticut, USA
Joined October 2014
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FromCT retweeted
Very refreshing. How you win is as important as how much. Maybe more.
At the end of his post-race media briefing @MercedesAMGF1 Toto Wolff gave an unprompted overview of what makes Kimi Antonelli's success so special. You must read his words: "This notion of win at all costs, selfish, opportunistic, ruthless for your own benefit - that model of racing driver has died. We have a new champion that represents values like humility, like integrity, loyalty, respect, being himself, and should be a role model for many other young drivers in junior formulas, and should be a role model for the few entitled ones in F1, the endless moaners on the radio, the ones that complain, the ones that crash.
"Look at this kid of 20 years, and then think what you can do in order to improve. That's the message to these kids. That is how the FIA, that's how Mohammed, and Stefano, that's how I would want to see racing drivers in the future. That is modern F1. Kimi represents the modern F1 driver because of those values, not only because of his talent.
"That comes, but the talent is there in everyone. But you've got to be a good person too, and he has demonstrated that you can beat everyone out there by being a good person."
FromCT retweeted
At the end of his post-race media briefing @MercedesAMGF1 Toto Wolff gave an unprompted overview of what makes Kimi Antonelli's success so special. You must read his words: "This notion of win at all costs, selfish, opportunistic, ruthless for your own benefit - that model of racing driver has died. We have a new champion that represents values like humility, like integrity, loyalty, respect, being himself, and should be a role model for many other young drivers in junior formulas, and should be a role model for the few entitled ones in F1, the endless moaners on the radio, the ones that complain, the ones that crash.
"Look at this kid of 20 years, and then think what you can do in order to improve. That's the message to these kids. That is how the FIA, that's how Mohammed, and Stefano, that's how I would want to see racing drivers in the future. That is modern F1. Kimi represents the modern F1 driver because of those values, not only because of his talent.
"That comes, but the talent is there in everyone. But you've got to be a good person too, and he has demonstrated that you can beat everyone out there by being a good person."
FromCT retweeted
JUST IN: Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Roadster by launching it off a ramp before the car flipped in midair and safely landed on the ground.
The car is a collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX.
One of the most insane things I've ever seen.
FromCT retweeted
Dave Portnoy reduced a pizza store owner slash cancer survivor to TEARS after revealing how high his One Bite score was gonna be
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Bill Maher has always been sharp-minded in his views, and in this clip he demonstrates the absurdity of socialist thought.
When they step away from the mere intention to adopt well-meaning policies, like free housing, free income, free healthcare, etc, you really see how far-off any plan would look like.
That is the message though, look beyond mere intentions, and focus on what the outcomes would be.
In the US the socialist onslaught is real.
And in South Africa - all this is baked into the policies and procedures that the government is advancing.
FromCT retweeted
🚨 RUBIO JUST SAID THE NUMBER THEY NEVER WANTED ON TV 🚨
Americans work 40 years.
They retire.
Social Security: $800. $900. A thousand a month.
Somebody who got here from Cuba three months ago: $1,500 a month.
Marco Rubio said it out loud.
“So imagine if you’ve been working here for 40 years and your Social Security check is smaller than the benefits going to a 28-year-old, able-bodied person who just got here. That’s real. That happens. That’s happening every day. That makes no sense.”
You paid in.
They landed.
They beat your check.
That’s not compassion.
That’s a slap in the face with your own tax dollars.
FromCT retweeted
I reread this every year.
I cry like a baby every year.
Todd Beamer died a father, husband, and hero.
Todd: Hello… Operator… listen to me. I can’t speak very loud. This is an emergency. I’m a passenger on a United flight to San Francisco. Our plane has been hijacked.
Lisa: I understand. Can they see you?
Todd: No. There are three that we know of. They have knives — razor knives, like box cutters. Someone announced from the cockpit there was a bomb. It sounded fake.
Lisa: Your name?Todd: Todd Beamer. United Flight 93.Todd: They killed one passenger in first class. They forced most of us back. Fourteen of us here. Five flight attendants. The guy with the bomb ordered us to sit on the floor.
Lisa: Are you okay?
Todd: We’re going down… wait. No. We’re leveling off. We changed directions. We’re flying east again.
Todd: A guy named Jeremy called his wife. She told him two planes hit the World Trade Center. Lisa, is that true?
Lisa: I have to tell you the truth. It’s very bad. Both towers are gone. A third plane hit the Pentagon. Our country is under attack. I’m afraid your plane may be part of their plan.
Todd: Oh God. Lisa, will you do something for me? Call my wife and my kids. Promise me you’ll call.
Lisa: I promise.
Todd: Our home number is… You have the same name as my wife. Lisa. We’ve been married ten years. She’s pregnant with our third child. Tell her I love her. I’ll always love her. We have two boys — David, he’s 3, and Andrew, he’s 1. Tell them their daddy loves them and he is so proud of them. The baby is due January 12th. I saw an ultrasound. We still don’t know if it’s a girl or a boy.
Lisa: I’ll tell them. I promise, Todd.(Lisa patches in the FBI.)
Agent: Todd, your plane is on a course for Washington. Best guess is the White House or the Capitol.
Todd: I understand. I’ll be back.
Todd: Everyone knows this isn’t a normal hijacking. We have decided we will not be pawns in their plot.
Lisa: What are you going to do?
Todd: Four of us are going to rush the one with the bomb. Then the cockpit. A stewardess is getting boiling water. We’ll take them out.
Todd: Would you pray with me?They pray the Lord’s Prayer. Then: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.
Todd: God help me. Jesus help me.Are you guys ready? Let’s Roll.
FromCT retweeted
Ollie Millroy delivers an emotional message to thank Loek Hartog for saving his life yesterday in Shanghai, China.
"I am still alive tonight, entirely thanks to one man; Loek Hartog stopped instantly with no flag marshalls or fire crews in sight, and risked his own life to get me out of the car.
"I don’t remember anything between 30 seconds before the crash and 1 hour after it, but I will remember his incredible act of bravery for the rest of my life. One day I will tell our three kids this story and Loek will be the biggest superhero in history in their eyes too."
"I’m laying here tonight with 5 broken ribs, broken collar bone, broken hand and finger and a bruised lung, but it could have been much worse. Thank you Loek. I owe you my life for your selfless act today."
[Ollie Millroy, via IG]
FromCT retweeted
Kimi Antonelli is:
🇮🇹 The youngest driver to win his home Grand Prix
👏 The youngest driver to lead a Grand Prix
1️⃣ The youngest driver to secure pole position for a Grand Prix
⚡️ The youngest driver to set a fastest lap
💫 The youngest driver to lead a World Championship
FromCT retweeted
#ItalianGP 🇮🇹 | Lewis Hamilton asked about his Ferrari F40:
"I've been looking for one for a while, and I wanted one with low mileage. I wanted one with a story, and lots have come up in auction over the past couple of years. Some with low mileage, but just not particularly special, or maybe the paint's been redone, or something like that….”
“I wanted to find the most authentic one, and managed to come across this one that the driver, the owner had bought it, drove it from Maranello to his home, 69 kilometres, and then parked it and never started it again. And the passenger door had never been opened, you know, so it just had this cover on it and all this dust, and then the decision was kind of — what do you do, do you keep it as an art piece, keep it all dusty, or do you have them clean it up? So that took me a while to decide, and then I had them redone because I wanted to drive it in, because I realised actually what's kind of crazy is, I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure none of the Ferrari drivers in history have ever arrived in the coolest cars that they have, you know, these iconic ones, the GTO or the F40, and I was like, it has to be done.”
“When they took the engine out, they found out the engine's number 44, it's got stamped on the engine, number 44, I couldn't believe it.”
“It feels very much [like] fate, and I thought it was a real opportunity to kind of highlight the history of Ferrari in their home country, at their race, and when am I ever going to get to do that again.”
FromCT retweeted
If you’re of a certain age, you probably still believe this is what Saturday afternoons should sound like. And you’re right.
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“I am in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.”
— Milton Friedman
FromCT retweeted
If you didn’t know Dolly, this clip sums it up so well. She was one of one.
