Car Thread

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Years ago I heard that ibuprofin in excess would be bad for your kidneys.

It can be but the doses for that are quite a bit higher than what Mike was taking - upwards into the 100'smg/kg.

So, I avoid it in favor of Tylenol. Hope that has no bad effects??

It's just another NSAID -- high enough doses can impact liver, as I recall.

Rufus-I seldom have trouble falling asleep; it's awakening after 4 hours or so that irritates me. I've found that a shot of decent Scotch helps bring sleep back. Plus a nap during the day...

I was thinking that the exertion of wild jungle sex would provide enough exercise to induce the need for substantial sleep.



Unfortunately, the smell of latex now just reminds me of work instead of fun.

[healey36]

Tylenol in excess will destroy your liver...you have to be careful not to overdo it.

http://www.drugwatch.com/tylenol/

We're coming up on the 89th anniversary of Henry Segrave setting a land-speed record on the beach at Daytona, 203.792 mph on March 29, 1927. The legend is that he had to run it into the surf to stop it after his brakes failed. The Old Man gave me a book about the Major when I was a kid...must have read that thing cover-to-cover twenty-five times. He was quite a guy - won a a number of Grand Prix, set a number of world speed records before getting himself killed trying to break the speed record on water.

The Major at Daytona:


Schylling mechanical toy of the Sunbeam 1000:


Healey

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Tylenol in excess will destroy your liver...you have to be careful not to overdo it.

http://www.drugwatch.com/tylenol/


Healey

Thanks for confirming my memory..........

[rogruth]

Rufus,

You will need to try something other than latex, maybe go back to leather.

[healey36]

I seem to recall reading that burning or smoldering latex can cause liver damage as well...



This thread is in trouble, isn't it?

Healey

[rogruth]

More likely we are.

[HONDO74]

A little something to spice up the car thread.

50 years of Playboy Playmate of the Year cars.

I like the 69 Shelby GT 500 and the 71 Pantera. Some of the cars look like bummers and one girl got a boat.

http://www.autofocus.ca/media-browser/5 ... -year-cars

Jay Leno drives the '68 Playmate of the Year's AMC AMX
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture ... -year-amx/

[MurphOnMillerAve]

How does that poor woman balance and stay up on those extreme hi-heels? She is as far up on tippy-toe as a ballet dancer on pointe! Can she actually move forward? Does she really need to work that hard for attention?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

How does that poor woman balance and stay up on those extreme hi-heels? She is as far up on tippy-toe as a ballet dancer on pointe! Can she actually move forward? Does she really need to work that hard for attention?

Like these?



Ballet heels.........

[rogruth]

I'd like to see her perform. Something. Anything.

[healey36]

I was looking through a draft list of entries for Le Mans 2016...all the regular suspects. Audi/Porsche are sure to be at the top for the prototypes, but the GT classes look a bit more interesting. Ford makes its return this year with the new GT, although expectations must be tempered I suppose after their poor performance at Daytona. Well, it's just year 1...it will most likely take a bit of time to work the kinks out.

Donald Healey flogged a number of his models around Le Sarthe over the years. Even the little Sprite had a lengthy run of entrants:



http://bmcexperience.com.au/bmce-issue3/sprites-at-le-mans.html

A few other pics lifted from various places:

The Sebring Sprite entered by Donald Healey Motor Company running at Le Mans in 1960, finished 16th overall:


The Sprite entered by Ecurie Ecosse in 1961, a DNF after just 40 laps:


The Sprite entered by DHMC in 1963, which suffered a catastrophic crash on lap 94:


The Sprites entered by DHMC for 1966:

Neither finished the race, #49 retiring after completing 237 laps, #48 after just 134. Car #49 had finished 1st in class at Sebring earlier in the season, 53 laps behind the overall winning Ford GT40. Ford went on to win Le Mans that year, beginning a successful run to eventually be overtaken by the Porsche 917's at the end of the decade.

The 1966 #49 Sprite still looks looks sharp:


Their best finish at Le Mans came in 1965 when the DHMC Sprite entry finished 12th overall, winning its class. It finished five laps behind the 2.0 liter MGB driven by Paddy Hopkirk and Andy Hedges, which itself finished one lap down to the 2.0 liter Rover-BRM turbine driven by Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart. Must have been a hell of a race.

Healey

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Tylenol in excess will destroy your liver...you have to be careful not to overdo it.

http://www.drugwatch.com/tylenol/...Healey

And I believe that aspirin, taken in my case to help ward-off any possible future heart problems, can do a hellofanumber on your esophagus, as in my case (likely, my theory) it did.

[robert.]

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[Big Jim]

Let it snow let it snow. I'll be in warm weather.

Alex, I'll take "Le Tits Now" for $200.

[healey36]

Still sifting through photo's from the web...what in the world is this?:



I've heard of the Jacob's Midgets, but I don't think that's what this is. Looks nicely done.

Healey