DP4 Super Go-Kart Smokes Everything At The Track
Dennis Palatov's maniac dp4 super go-kart recently visited Oregon Raceway Park for its first track day. It murdered everything. Spec Miatas? Standing still. Ariel Atoms? Child's play. Here's an exclusive look at the car's first lap. Having just put the recently complete dp4 on the market, Palatov and crew decided to have a go at ORP and show the car off for prospective customers. Track workers nicknamed it "the Batmobile." Aside from a short circuit caused by a frayed wire (it was subsequently fixed), the car performed staggeringly well. One potential buyer stepped out of the car after four laps and said "going from the dp4 back to [a] Caterham CSR is like going from the Caterham to a stock Elise." Sorta makes the $25,910 starting price for a kit sound reasonable, doesn't it?
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The 37 Or So Ingredients In A Twinkie
A popular rule of thumb among proponents of healthy food is that the fewer ingredients there are in something, better it is for you. With a remarkable 37 or so ingredients, many of which are polysyllabic chemical compounds, Twinkies would seem to embody the antithesis of that rule. The photographer Dwight Eschliman was never a health nut himself, but he was raised by one; his mom kept her kids away from meat, dairy, or any kind of processed food. When Eschilman went away to college, he loosened up a bit, allowing himself to indulge in all sorts of previously forbidden treats, but by the time he had kids of his own, he found a renewed appreciation for simple, healthy food—and a renewed skepticism of chemical-filled, preservative-laden snacks. He'd also developed a love of disassembling ojects and photographing their component parts.
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2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG: First Drive
AMG and Mercedes-Benz have done many great things together. Not only can you add the 2011 SLS AMG to the list; you can put it at the top! Just look at it. This modern redesign of the classic 1955 300SL coupe is beautiful. The gull-wing doors, which first appeared on the original 300SLR Silver Arrow race cars in 1954, are back. Designed and developed entirely by Mercedes-AMG in Affalterbach, the SLS AMG is the new flagship for the Mercedes-Benz brand. Underpinned by an aluminum spaceframe that weighs just 531 pounds and motivated by a hand-built 6.2-liter DOHC 32-valve AMG V8, the modern gull-wing coupe is no red sow.
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Rogue Cow Rescued From Dorset Swimming Pool
It's not clear exactly why the cow to take a dip, but emergency services in Dorset were forced to undertake a complex rescue operation lasting several hours to free her from her watery abode. The low-key rural drama unfolded early yesterday morning when the animal - who was named Daisy by rescuers - escaped from a field on a farm in Motcombe, before wandering into the garden of a neighbouring holiday cottage. The startled cow then suddenly found herself submerged in a small pool. Two fire crews from Shaftesbury, an animal rescue team from Poole, a vet and a hydraulic vehicle borrowed from the farmer were required in the rescue operation.
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