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A buddy of mine found this online today on his bimmer forums. I've been looking for a cool keychain and I think this is the one. Here is the website where you can order it: www.turbokeychains.com/ 

 In this episode:

• The boys set out to find the best cars for a 17-year old boy while being able to pay insurance and pass age-related challenges
• Richard goes to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to drive a Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV and drag races it against a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition
• Richard and the Stig do a mile long drag race with a Bugatti Veyron and a McLaren F1
• SIARPC: Stephen Fry

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After Top Gear aired on Sunday, an excellent documentary hosted by James May called James May on the Moon aired. It was about the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings.

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In this episode:

• The boys race from London to Edinburgh as if it were 60 years ago using the fastest types of transport at the time — a Jaguar XK120, a Vincent Black Shadow motorcycle, and a Peppercorn A1 Class Tornado steam train
• Jeremy drives what is perhaps the most comfortable supercar ever — the Lotus Evora
• The Stig takes the Ferrari FXX around the test track. Will it be the fastest car on the leaderboard?
• SIARPC: The Stig

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Just gave her a quick wash today and found a great spot to shoot some pics. I haven't taken many pics since I got the new headlights so here are some new ones. The new headlights are Helix smoked chrome OEM HID replicas with a 6000K HID kit and topped off with some Lamin-x protective tinted film. I love the new look of my front-end.

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A good friend and I purchased our first handguns. I have been thinking about getting a handgun for awhile to protect against zombies so when my friend said he was getting one, I couldn’t think of a better time. I went with the Springfield XD-9 Service model in a bi-tone finish (silver and black), and he went with a Springfield XDM-9 all black. We went out to his parent’s house to test our new guns and it was awesome. We both put about 150 rounds through our XD’s and we are very happy with our purchases. My friend’s uncle and dad came with us to give some pointers and they also brought along a bunch of other weapons for us to shoot, including a wonderful AR-15 with scope and a Tech-9. The AR-15 was absolutely incredible to shoot, almost no re-coil and super accurate. His dad and uncle are both avid shooters so I was very glad to go with someone who would make sure I didn’t shoot my eye out. View the full album here.

Mark C. Bloome ad from the January 24, 1969 Los Angeles Times is fascinating. Tires for your Volkswagen...$12.95!

I stumbled across this magazine article and DIY plans on how to build a retro arcade system (5 pages of plans included!). This would be a blast to build in preparation for Gran Turismo 5 or your favorite racing game. Click on the thumbnails for a bigger picture.

Magazine Article:

If you’re a “computer guy” I’m sure you get calls from friends and family asking to help troubleshoot computer problems all the time. Personally I find it very hard to troubleshoot problems over the phone without looking at the console. Walking users through setting up RDP/VNC, port forwarding is even harder. I have been using this support technique for some time with my friends and family and it works perfectly. I decided to write a quick howto article to describe the steps.

I found this Projektzwo MK4 Jetta grill in the classifieds on VWVortex.com. The ad said the grill was already painted Platinum Gray so I was excited to throw it on. I remember the seller said it had a “couple” of rock chips but when I received it I noticed a lot more than a “couple.” I wasn’t going to complain because it’s not every day that you find a very rare grill like this one, so I decided to put a fresh coat on it. I know painting your grill isn’t that difficult but I figured I might as well create a how-to for the people who like a step-by-step walk through, plus I’ve never done it before so I thought it would be a cool project. Below I outline the eight step process I followed to paint this grill. Click on the thumbnails for a bigger picture.