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Monday, May 31, 2010
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These stunning shots show the beautiful and eerie underwater world of a Swiss ice-filled Alpine lake.
Taken in Lake Sassolo, close to the southern border with Italy, these were taken by diving photographer Franco Banfi.
Although the high altitude region is known for its sunny weather, the lake was formed by the run-off of the Alps surrounding it.
The giant ice structures dwarf the tiny divers as they explore the nooks and crannies of the icebergs.
The pictures show the lake's massive ice formations, smoothed by the flow of the water into unusual formations.
In one shot there even seems to be a face peeking out of the ice to greet the divers.
The ice forms into comb like structures and tiny tunnels are made between the metre thick slabs, allowing the divers to squeeze through and capture these unseen views.
'The water in the lake is freezing, so the best time to go is summer,' said Franco who took the pictures in June of last year.
'But it's so different from a lot of other dives you could do around the world that it's well worth a visit.
'The other issue is altitude, it's hard work carrying diving eqipment and cameras around anyway, but when the air is thinner it becomes a real test of strength,' he added.
The region is home to 140 lakes and over 3,500 miles of rivers, streams and rivers and is popular with hikers and divers.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Geezus, I've finally taken my last final last night. I didn't get out of the testing room until 11pm!
This is going to be an awfully short post as I'm heading out in literally 5 minutes to go on a road trip with my parents for the weekend.
But all this made me think about something. What music do you guys like to take with you on the road? Are there songs that are just that much better to listen to when you're driving along?
I'll start things off. Here is a song I brought with me on my last trip,
Share with us what driving songs you like!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Porsche 911 GT2 R911S Switzer was not developed to the straight line speed only. This program includes a variety of custom parts that are designated to handle better in corners. The Porsche 911 GT2 Switzer R911S equipped with JRZ titanium inverted-strut-front, the remote-reservoir suspension that was developed at the Patron GT3 Cup and Grand-Am Rolex GT series.
any suspension setup will manufacturer Porsche 911 GT2 R911S Switzer accordance with the owners driving style.
The Porsche 911 GT2 Switzer R911S prices starting at $ 199,900 and R911S Carbon price of $ 239,900.
Switzer Press Release:
RS 2011 Porsche GT2 was the fastest road going car in the company's history, but it was not enough fast enough to meet client demands Tym Switzer. company Tym's, tuning company based in Ohio Switzer Performance, announced GT2 their new Switzer R911S this morning - a GT2 super-997 by more than nine hundred hp and revised racetrack-oriented to make sure that even RS GT2 will most missing in the mirror mirror such.
GT2 R911S P800 Switzer took a proven company GT2 package and push further. Using race fuel, the R911 delivers more than eight hundred horsepower at the rear wheels, equating approximately 50% more power than a Porsche GT2 RS, with Switzer's Monster intercoolers ensure consistent performance engine rotation after rotation.
With the (conservative) 911 hp on tap, almost none in the world can pass to Switzer's GT2 R911S in a straight line. To maintain excellence in the corner, Switzer Switzer's R911S feature-specific titanium inverted-strut-front, remote-reservoir suspension engineered by experts in JRZ song. This is not a "racing-style" suspension; hardware setup is correct JRZ racing that has been torture-tested in Patron GT3 Cup and Grand-Am Rolex GT series - almost tamed for the road easy with a few key twists. Each one of Switzer's R911S car will feature hand selected spring and damping rates, specifically for tracking each client's experience and level of aggression.
Switzer's R911S already offering the ratio of power-to-weight is only eviscerates the ship factory newest Porsche - but for customers who have to cut every ounce last added mass of the car, Switzer offer Carbon R911S - a suite of exclusive lightweight carbon-fiber body of the barn panel weight from R911S and lower center of gravity of the car for maximum performance in advanced level session trackday and time attack.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Give me a minute here to vent. Today being Sunday, it's the one day of the week where I can count on an immense amount of motorsport action to be happening around the world. With that being said, I watched only one race today. It was the Motogp race from Le Mans, France.
Now, Motogp is the pinnacle of motorcycle racing. And with most large racing events, there are support races. In the case of Motogp, there are the 125cc two-stroke class and the newly formed Moto2 class, which replaced the 250cc two-stroke class. I've definitely seen my fair share of racing. So, I feel I can make a judgment on what is and isn't entertaining, at least from a viewer's perspective. Without a doubt, Moto2 is the best racing to watch right now.
Here's some quick facts to sway you to give this series an hour of your viewing time. The grid is filled with about 40 riders whose bikes are all being powered by a spec motor, a Honda 600cc 4 cylinder with roughly 150hp. The chassis design differs by team and whether they made it in house or had it made. The bikes themselves weigh in just a tick under 300 pounds. This past race had the top 28 qualifiers covered by 1 second!
However, all that data was found online because Speedtv decided it would rather show the Nascar hall of fame induction on repeat today. I don't want to look up who won the race because I still want to be excited during the race, which will be shown at 1 pm Tuesday or 3am Wednesday. Thank you DVR!
This scheduling has me totally confused. It seems to me that Speedtv is really trying to show Motogp as it was meant to be seen...LIVE. Last year, most races were broadcast at 5pm. The two European races have been shown live at 8am EST this season. This tells me that there are fans in America that have demanded this live coverage just like Formula 1 gets. Oddly, the broadcast format has changed to focus on the American riders with interviews and such before the race. Since time was allotted for those interviews, there is no time at the end of the broadcast for the interview session with the podium finishers. It would seem that Speedtv doesn't know its viewers. If there was enough interest to show live races, then these viewers are educated about the sport. They'd rather know about the race from the top finishers, the riders who obviously can push the machine to the absolute limit and hold it there for twenty-something laps. They don't want to hear for the third time about Nicky Hayden being the only rider to tame the Ducati besides Casey Stoner. We can read that on racing websites if we're so interested. If I really wanted to hear a guy with a redneck twang, I'd just watch Nascar on...Speedtv.
