This week is the world-famous Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction is the premier classic and rare car auction in the world. It’s the sort of thing that rich people go to for buying new status symbols and where real men go to drool over what basically is automotive erotica. It’s basically a week-long celebration of the car where gearheads are king. So to celebrate the year’s biggest car show where the cars and not the manufacturers are the stars, here are ten of my favourite cars from this week’s auction. Continue reading
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Ken Block Gymkhana: The Complete Collection
If you’re a fan of cars, drifting, viral videos or all of the above, you’ve probably heard of American rally driver Ken Block. To keep in practice for rally events, he found his claim to fame. That’s something called Gymkhana. In proper gymkhana, drivers drive a course that sees them spins, handbrake turns and other spectacular maneuvers. For Block, there is no course, just the spectacular moves of his gymkhana video series. Continue reading
Sunday Link-Off: Code Breaker
Alright, after the slightly failed late night link experiment, how about I make it up to you with Candice Swanepoel.
I mentioned this in the last edition of the Power Rankings. It’s the unwritten code of hockey finally transcribed. (Down Goes Brown)
The record for the longest hockey shootout was set last week by the Germans. A German league shootout went 21 rounds before they could figure out a winner. (With Leather)
On the one year anniversary of the Tiger Woods crash and associated fallout, here’s a look at some of the events leading up to the crash. (Vanity Fair)
After the jump, a Grey Cup conspiracy, the best inventions of 2010 and Jordan tells LeBron what he should do. Continue reading
Entertainment Link-Off: The Backup Plan
I’m doing the entertainment links for next couple of weeks. So to hold you over until regular service resumes here’s Amber Tamblyn who stars in 127 Hours which premieres this weekend. She also starts her guest stint on House this Monday.
In our last podcast, we tried and failed to figure out who really is “America’s Sweetheart.” Fortunately, we’re not the only one wondering something along those lines. A British columnist wants to know what happened to the girl next door. (The Independent)
After the jump, The Daily Show whips everyone’s candy asses, the return of GoldenEye, and a classic cartoon theme medley. Continue reading
Sunday Link-Off: List-Off
Here’s Adriana Lima in a $2 million bra. She pulls off this look far better than Sue Ellen Mischke.
I hate to disappoint you but the legendary curveballs that fall off a table on the way to the plate are all optical illusions. (Wired)
Remember that camera that got shattered during Game 4 of the ALCS? I never saw a replay that showed what really happened. Fortunately, we have freeze frame to help us. (Big League Stew)
The NBA banned a shoe for enhancing player performance this week. All that did was send sales through the roof. But what made this thing so special? (Tauntr)
After the jump, Top Gear on US TV, the legend of James Hunt and Gordon Pinsent reads Bieber’s “memoirs.” Continue reading
The Best of Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas 2010
Barrett-Jackson only runs four of its world-famous collector car auctions each year. The final auction is one of its newer ones. This week is Barrett-Jackson’s Las Vegas auction which appropriately takes place on The Strip at the Mandalay Bay Resort. Every year, millions of people drop billions of dollars in casinos looking to win the big jackpot. At Barrett-Jackson, car buyers will spend millions of dollars hoping to hit the jackpot by buying the car of their dreams or a collector car that will increase in value. So here are ten of my favourite cars from this week’s auction that will at least be cool for the lucky buyer that hits the auction block jackpot. Continue reading
Sunday Link-Off: Full Speed Ahead
Let’s start off with Olivia Munn who has a new sitcom on NBC this fall. More on that in our next Lowdown BlogCast.
The 2010-11 NFL season kicks off on Thursday. So have you ever wondered how your favourite team got its nickname. Here’s the story behind all 32 teams. (Mental Floss)
With the NFL season comes another interesting point. Sports today just don’t seem as good as they were when I was growing up. And here are five reasons that they won’t be as good for my (eventual) kids. (Smoking Section)
Top Gear USA is coming very soon to the History Channel. The latest released clip looks more promising than the last. (Jalopnik) Maybe that CBC Radio show I was listening to should have watched this clip too (or maybe an episode) before writing the show off as a definite failure.
After the jump, the KHL’s best goalie masks, The Situation’s ridiculous salary, and Bollywood’s greatest action scene ever. Continue reading
Lowdown Radio: May 25, 2010
For the second-last time, The Lowdown hit the airwaves of London, Ontario. It was another summer themed episode as the boys spent most of the episode talking about cars and driving. The episode started with a look at some of the best driving songs ever made. They follow this up with a pair of news stories about a teacher in a goth band (which degenerates into a discussion about drunken debauchery) and a soccer player who got carded for dropping dead. In entertainment, Jackie’s got an all-NBC single of the week while It Came From YouTube has a superstar cover of Don’t Stop Believing. After the break is the return of the Car Wall with four different types of cars are added. The show is capped off with the return of Oddsmakers. It’s a crammed 28 minutes that ranks among our best episodes of the season.
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On Lowdown Extra, there’s another song for the greatest driving songs list, another car for the Car Wall and a motorsports question added to Oddsmakers. The cuts of the greatest driving songs are longer. Two more stories make the news including one about cars. The Worst of Music returns to the original intro but has a new band called 3Oh!3 picking up the award. After the break in the Extra, the boys (mostly Steve) go off the deep end as they breakdown a review of the show sent to Steve by a radio station that the radio show is syndicated to. The boys pick apart everything from the lack of logic of the reviewer to the grammar of the review. Basically, they reviewed the review and had a laugh doing so. In all, this week’s Extra is a whopping 105 minutes. That’s nearly two hours of continuous Lowdown insanity. As always, the action is uncut and extremely uncensored.
Wednesday Link-Off: Hello, Goodbye
After a long absense from these pages, here’s Blake Lively to kick off today’s linkdump.
For the third year running, Drew Magary gives his message to the graduating class of 2010. (Deadspin)
As the playoffs wind down, it’s only appropriate that we look at how we get some of the toothless wonders in hockey. (Globe & Mail)
Canadian TV channel Amour doesn’t try hard to hide how good the acting is in its programming. (Warming Glow)
After the jump, Buzz’s revenge, Sager’s suits, and vote for Dale or else. Continue reading
Wednesday Link-Off: Bet On A Winner
She may not have topped Maxim’s Hot 100 list this year but Marisa Miller is a perennial contender. And if she actually rides a Harley, all the better.
Everybody remembers Tim Donaghy, right? Well, the betting system he used while still a ref is doing just fine for him now that he’s unemployed. (Black Sports Online)
It seems as though the Phoenix Coyotes are heading home. The Jet-o-Meter is at 96%. (JetsOwner)
The Preakness is this weekend. The question isn’t if there will be a Triple Crown winner but how the annual running of the portajohns goes. (Bro Bible)
After the jump, Keith Hernandez definitely doesn’t have insomnia, an “only in America” story, and your GPS gives into the dark side. Continue reading
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