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Drive Time

The writers at Road & Track  magazine talk about cars they’d like to see reincarnated.

Most of them get a shrug of the shoulders and a “meh” from me, except for two;  firstly, the Jag XJ220:

Probably the most outrageous Jag ever built, it was designed as a race car, and was the fastest production car when it was launched (217 mph — not even shabby by today’s standards).  But from all accounts, it was an atrocious road car:  as wide as most British streets, a turning circle like a battleship, and driver visibility that made the Lambo Countach look like a convertible by comparison.  Seriously, though… I saw one last time I was over in Britishland, and it’s even more dramatic than its picture.

Of course, I’ve never actually driven an XJ220;  but I have driven another car on R&T ‘s wish list:  the Alfa Romeo GTV/6.

Just looking  at it makes my senses tingle.  I would take a new one of these now, even as unsophisticated as it would be compared to modern cars.  (I don’t need about 90% of the modern geegaws that infest today’s cars anyway.)

And that said, the only car on the list I would never  want to see again is the foul Pontiac Fiero — to this day, the only car I’ve ever taken for a test drive, and handed back to the salesman halfway through, saying, “I’ve had enough.”  What a POS — especially after having driven the GTV/6 but a short time earlier.  Great concept, horrible execution.

As I said, the rest don’t thrill me much — but feel free to disagree with me in Comments.

Too Late For That

Politics

From a Democrat:

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) is leaving the party and becoming a Republican over the issue of impeachment, which he has long been opposed to.
Van Drew told CNN earlier this month that Democrats should “be careful what [they] wish for” because impeachment “is tearing the nation apart.”

Hate to tell you this, Jeff old cock, but your ex-buddies started the tearing a long time before impeachment was even mentioned.  Think back to labeling amiable people such as G.W. Bush and even Mitt Romney as “Hitler” and “fascist” — and not once being rebuked by party leadership for doing so — and I think you’ll see who started all this, and when.

Just don’t be surprised if in November, your newly-adopted party’s leader wins 45 states and you lose your seat.  (Think:  Stalin’s opinion of Trotsky, and you’ll get an idea of your party’s reaction.  Remember:  Marxists always reserve their greatest hatred for people whom they call “counter-revolutionaries”, i.e. party members who dare to go against the Party.)

Useful Stuff

Good Stuff, Gun/Ammo Tests

One of the things I hate about rifle practice is the inability to see clearly the bullet strikes on the target (unless using expensive Shoot-N-C targets) — and even more, scanning / photographing and recording the results for, say, posting here.  Step forward, this neat item:

Features

    • 300 yard range
    • High Definition at 960P
    • Adjustable Wi-Fi transmitter
    • Built-in, locking cantilever
    • Cantilever has 90º tilt-n-lock, and rotation for line of sight
    • Wi-Fi transmitter LED indicator for power and signal strength
    • Easy on/off switch
    • Wi-Fi independent charging system
    • 1/4″ standard camera tripod mount (tripod not included)
    • Built-in camera sun-shade
    • LED illumination for low light conditions
    • Flip up telescoping legs for angled use 15º to 25º
    • Base has serrated gripping feet for level use
    • Weather resistant construction
    • Green identifying highlights

Note
Download the free Bullseye Target Manager App to your mobile device (available on GooglePlay or Apple App Store) to seamlessly pair to the Target Camera System on-board Wi-Fi to view shot placement in real time!

I don’t have the two hundred bucks spare to buy this thing right now, but others might.  (And there are longer-range ones also available at Midway.)

Anyone know anything about this particular gizmo?

(Standard disclaimer:  I don’t get any compensation, cash or otherwise, for doing stuff like this — damn it.) 

Wrong Pic

Men & Women

In an article about restoring or boosting women’s sex drive with some new treatment, this publication used the wrong pic altogether.

An any fule kno, the article should have looked like this:


Duh.