I'm selling one of my project Mustangs!

(click image for Ebay auction!)

With news of a BETTER GT500 for 2011, Ford had to do something.

And they did. They are limiting the production run of the GT500 to just 2000 copies. Here are the details over at Jamie's site.

MotoGP Day 3: The Race

After the excitement of Saturday we couldn't wait to get up and watch morning warm-up and the race. Warm-up started at 9:40 so we arrived at the track around 8:30 to make sure we had time to eat and make our way to the paddock in time to watch the riders walk to their garages.

Once in the paddock I got a chance to speak with Stefano briefly and then walked to where Kevin and Mike and the rest of the crowd were to watch the other riders walk through. We watched the 20 minute warm-up from the pit lane access road giving us a cool view of the riders as they slowed down for turn 11. Once warm-up was over we went back to the paddock, which was a good idea since Kevin and Mike were able to get spots right up against the gate for the riders walk through. I ambled around the Scot Honda garage waiting for Gabor but got bored after a while and went back over the the riders walkway. By this time the crowd was thick but me and some enterprising fans decided to stand on top of the empty oil cans adjacent to the fence that divided us from the team hospitality tents, allowing us a birds eye view of the tents and walkway. I was able to shoot good video of the Repsol mechanics hanging out and awesome pics and vids of Colin Edwards using the t-shirt cannon to give out schwag, Mike even caught one of the shirts! I want to make sure everyone knows that Colin was the only rider to interact with the crowd this weekend. He was egging us on to yell louder and louder. The guy's a class act and you could tell he was genuinely having fun, this is why he's my favorite American motorcycle racer.

After grabbing lunch and a few road beers we headed back to the paddock once again, me to speak with Gabor and Kevin tagged along for pics while Mike grabbed seats in our turn 4 grandstand where we planned to watch the start of the race. We got there an hour before to make sure I could talk with Gabor. After a while he walked up and I wished him luck then he signed my flag. I was able to talk to Stefano for a good 10 minutes then Kevin and I walked back to turn 4 for the start.

Once back at the grandstand Kevin joined Mike but I stood at the fence where I tied my flag to get a closer view of the bikes as they went around turn 4 and up towards turn 5. The start was awesome as the sound of 18 MotoGP bikes under full acceleration is deafening.....but totally worth the damage to your hearing. After the 4th lap the three of us went over to The Corkscrew to meet up with our friends John and Andrea. Mike decided to stay at The Corkscrew to take pics, Kevin went looking for another vantage point at Rainy Curve so John, Andrea and I watched the race from the hill over looking the track (from this vantage point you can see everything from turn 10 to turn 5).

Pedrosa lead after turn one while Rossi and Lorenzo got stuck behind Stoner for a few laps. Meanwhile Gabor made his best start of his first 3 races and was catching Toseland when he crashed out in turn 6 on lap 3, his day was done and I was pissed. The rest of the race saw a few more retirements while the gap between Rossi and Pedrosa see-sawed as Lorenzo caught Rossi in turn 11 and attempted an ill fated pass, he blew the turn and lost too much ground for him to make in 3 laps. Crossing the line for the last lap Rossi was 2.5 seconds back of Pedrosa but when they came around turn 10 Rossi was only 2 bike lengths back. The crowd was going nuts as Rossi attempted a late pass in the last turn! Though he almost made it stick Pedrosa was able to get back into the lead and win the race.

After the race Kevin headed for camp while Mike and I went to the Yamaha vendor tent for tshirts then we to went back to camp. We loaded everything up and checked in at the hotel then met Andrea, John, his cousin and wife at El Torito on Cannery Row for dinner.

The next day was the ride back which is its own story. I'll post that tomorrow.

DiRT 2 to have a DX11 version..

From these in game shots...I can't wait. I actually LOVED the first DiRT game. It was a blast ripping through all the tracks and all the different vehicles.

New images of the 2010 Saleen body.

My first impression is that it does look interesting, maybe even cool. But it doesn't feel like a Mustang anymore. It's like some Lexus/Acura Frakenmuscle car.

MotoGP Day 2: Practice & Qualifying

We woke up around 8 and hung around while Kevin made his breakfast anxiously awaiting our first look at the bikes. Free practice started at 9:55, we were still in camp a half mile from the track, and had we not been able to hear the loud drone of MotoGP engines we wouldn't have known. We quickly grabbed our stuff amd hopped on the shuttle to the track.

5 minutes later we were dropped off 15 yards from turn 5 while Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden blew by. If you've watched an AMA race, those bikes are nothing. If you've watched MotoGP on TV, you've seen nothing. These bikes are so fast, so loud and reach such insane lean angles that there were only 3 types of responses: 1) holy shit 2) no way 3) mouth agape complete silence. Pictures and video do absolutely NO justice. You HAVE to see these things in person to fully appreciate the bikes and riders. Quite a first impression.

We decided to move from the entrance of turn 5 to the exit so Mike and Kevin could get head on action shots. It really was a great location and we spent the entire practice shooting pictures and video. The highlight (or low point depending on who you are) was Nicky Hayden lowsiding in our turn. They brought his bike around and parked about 15 feet in front of us while Nicky came oit of the gate and stood less than a foot from me! ill post photos and video when i get home.

After practice Mike and I had lunch at the Parts Supply hospitality tent then met up with Kevin and headed down into the paddock with my 3x5 foot Hungarian flag as my cape. After talking with the Arai guy (who by hand guessed my head circumference within .1 of centimeter) and yelling in Hungarian into the track announcers mic (his permission of course) we headed to the MotoGP pits directly behind the garages. This is the spot to see all the riders and get pics and autographs. Of course everyone wants to see Valentino but I was most excited for fellow Hungarian and 2007 125cc World Champion and Scot Honda rider Gabor Talmasci. We stopped and took pics of the Yamaha pits and I joked with a Ducati mechanic who admitted that if he had half a million dollars he wouldnt be here (some people complain no matter what). The Scot Honda pit was the last stall and luckily the area was empty of all the fans. As soon as we reached their pit I saw Talma and his manager Stefano so I went over and started speaking with them in Hungarian. They're both incredibly nice people and I was surprised when they asked me questions about myself. After taking pics with Gabor I continued talking with Stefano about his work with Gabor and racing. When I mentioned that I wanted to give Gabor my flag after the race he casually mentioned that I should just run onto the track, clearly he's used to the European way of doing things. I mentioned the police would detain me for such a courageous act he told me to return tomorrow before the race and height get me "over there" as he pointed to the other side of their garage....lets keep our fingers crossed.

We hiked up the hill to watch qualifying from The Corkscrew. Now my camera sucks for taking action pics so I mostly took video but Mike and Kevin were in photo heaven, and if you see their pics you'll see why. I also recorded the bikes accelerating out of The Corkscrew since the sound is so amazing (have you ever felt your eardrums vibrate?). For the last 10 minutes Kevin and I watched from atop turn 6; awesome because you're basically standing on top of the bikes. This is also when Dennis called so he heard the action.

After qualifying we went over to the manufacteres displays and bought some schwag then headed back to camp exhausted. Kevin made a delicious steak and potatoes dinner, we hung out and watched the Catalunya GP on his comp, hung out some more and now we're going to bed.

Happy 4th of July and even though everyone at out camp is quiet I hope everyone got see some loud colorful shit explode.

The race is tomorrow, dont forget to follow me on twitter, type in thomaspapp to search me.

Ecclestone under fire for Hitler remarks..

LONDON -- Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone faced criticism from politicians and Jewish groups Saturday after being quoted as saying that Adolf Hitler "got things done."

In an interview with London's The Times newspaper, Ecclestone expressed a preference for "strong leaders," citing former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and Max Mosley, outgoing head of Formula One's governing body, as examples.

He was quoted as saying that democracy "hasn't done a lot of good for many countries -- including this one."

"In a lot of ways, terrible to say this I suppose, but apart from the fact that Hitler got taken away and persuaded to do things that I have no idea whether he wanted to do or not, he was in the way that he could command a lot of people, able to get things done," Ecclestone was quoted as saying.

"In the end he got lost, so he wasn't a very good dictator."

Ecclestone also said the West had been wrong to depose Iraq's Saddam Hussein, saying: "He was the only one who could control that country."

The Board of Deputies of British Jews told The Times that Ecclestone's views were "quite bizarre," and Jewish Chronicle editor Stephen Pollard said he was "either an idiot or morally repulsive." Labour Party lawmaker Denis MacShane told the newspaper that the remarks revealed ignorance of history and "a complete lack of judgment."

Calls to Ecclestone's London office were not immediately returned Saturday.

Ecclestone, who owns F1's commercial rights, is no stranger to controversial remarks. He once said women should dress in white "like all other domestic appliances."

In The Times interview, Ecclestone said that had been a joke, adding: "I would love to have a good lady race driver and preferably black and Jewish, too, but they might take maternity leave."

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press

MotoGP Day 1: The Ride Up

After 8 hours and 339.2 miles we finally made it to Laguna.

The ride was easy aside from the traffic in Malibu and Santa Barbara. Originally we planned to take the 1 all the way up so we could see the coastal sites on the way up but decided to take the 101 due to time constraints (setting up a tent on the dark is no fun). I think i forgot how nice the California interior is. The hills this time of year are beautiful and riding a bike really lets you experience the sites and sounds of the road. Its easy to get lost in your thoughts, luckily the road is straight.

Even though riding the bikes up here is fun, after 8 hours you're glad to arrive at the track and set up your tent. We found the site easily and Kevin made dinner. Everyone's having a good time and drinking I'm off to watch "The Long Way Down" on someones outdoor screen.

Tomorrow's update will be more exciting with practice and qualifying going on.

DOES NOT COUNT

In case you missed it, Top Gear yanked Mikeys record setting time on the score board in the FXX due to the fact the car was running slicks.

Question is, will they let him return and try it on street rubber?