This has got to be one of thee coolest Mazda Speed3′s I’ve, very very cool ! awesome stance going on with this car.

ENJOY !

Pretty sick little video put together by AWOL films. Feature via SpeedHunters.com

Here is just a couple of our faves…

AWOL Short: Driftcember from AWOL on Vimeo.

100 Drifters of December
Summit Point, West Virginia
December 4th & 5th

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100 Drifters of December
Summit Point, West Virginia
December 4th & 5th

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This post comes as a result of a conversion that took place last night among people who refer to themselves as, “car enthusiast”. The subject, wheels, but specifically brand named wheels. The topic slowly, but surely, turned into a debate on brand names vs knock offs. If you are any core car enthusiast, you have seen, heard, and possibly taken part in this conversation or in my case debate.

To sum up the conversation, what transpired was brand named wheels are/were better and if you were a real enthusiast you would only ever ride brand name. For me, I started to see a divide in ego, which seems to be made up of two different mindsets, Enthusiastism and Elitism.

en•thu•si•ast/enˈTHo͞ozēˌast/Noun
1. A person who is highly interested in a particular activity or subject.

e•lit•ism [ih-lee-tiz-uhm, ey-lee-]
1. Practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
2. Consciousness of or pride in belonging to a select or favored group.

There are a lot of commonalities between the two types. But where they started to differ was when brand name enthusiast, started to mention things like ” I will never put knockoffs on my car, I feel like that is like treating your car like crap and a slap in the face to all the other brand named parts”. Now yeah, that’s personal preference, but where it seems to be a bit more than that.

Now I am not here to say or research who’s wheels are better quality or why you should or should not put X wheels on, I am just saying that those with this mentality seemed to be a little narrow mined.
On the other hand the person, who has knockoff wheels, has wheels that look just as good if not better. They also have more money in their pocket left over.

My point isn’t that brand named fanboys are elitist assholes, because if the money permits I would fall in favor of brand named wheels, personally I like them and carrying a brand name, it does carry meaning with it and history. If the desired look and stance of my car is out of my financial grasp I am happy to carry the brand name of another wheel that cost less but will still achieve the same look.
…but as they say, Haters gonna’ hate.

When apples firmware 3.1.3 first debuted, the iphone Dev team was quick on there response, that was, there isn’t any jailbreaks for 3.1.3 yet, hold off for now.  Pretty black and white if you ask me, they also when on to explain that there are many companies that are scamming people with software that can “jailbreak” any firmware, the only catch is that you must pay for it. Basically exploiting people who don’t have the right resources of info and want to jailbreak or unlock there phone.

It seems this could be the case here also. A new “jailbreaker” has arrived on the scene, its call GoldRa1n. And it claims that its able to jailbreak the ios 4 firmware.

I personally cannot confirm that this works or not, I just don’t want anyone to get scammed by bogus jailbreakers.

So I would wait until the Dev-Team announces some info on ios 4 and the iphone 4

Happy Jailbreaking Kids

Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone company, will start selling Apple Inc.’s iPhone next year, ending AT&T Inc.’s exclusive hold on the smartphone in the U.S., two people familiar with the plans said.

The device will be available to customers in January, according to the people, who declined to be named because the information isn’t public. Natalie Kerris, an Apple spokeswoman, and Jeffrey Nelson, a Verizon Wireless spokesman, declined to comment.

The iPhone, which has been the sole domain of rival AT&T in the U.S. since June 2007, will give Verizon a boost in its competition for smartphone customers, UBS AG analyst John Hodulik said in an interview. Verizon customers, who numbered 92.8 million at the end of the first quarter, may buy 3 million iPhones a quarter, he estimates.

“Apple is going to dramatically increase the number of devices it sells in the U.S. when exclusivity at AT&T ends,” said Hodulik, who is based in New York and rates Verizon shares “neutral.” “It’s hard to ignore the quality issues that AT&T has faced.”

Verizon Wireless, which is building a high-speed fourth- generation network, plans to unveil several devices that will run on the new technology in January at the Consumer Electronics Show, Chief Executive Officer Lowell McAdam has said.

IPhone Gains

Verizon Communications Inc., which co-owns the wireless company with Vodafone Group Plc, slid 9 cents to $28.62 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading at 4 p.m. AT&T fell 49 cents to $24.46. Apple, based in Cupertino, California, dropped $12.13 to $256.17 on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Peter Thonis, a spokesman for Verizon Communications, andMark Siegel, an AT&T spokesman, declined to comment. Tenille Kennedy, a spokeswoman for Research in Motion Ltd., didn’t return a call seeking comment.

The iPhone has helped AT&T add subscribers even as the U.S. mobile-phone market nears saturation. There are enough wireless devices for more than nine out of 10 people, according to the CTIA wireless industry association.

In the first three months of this year, about a third of AT&T’s iPhone activations came from customers who were new to the carrier. Without those 900,000 new subscribers, the company may have posted a loss in contract customers that quarter, analysts said.

Still, Dallas-based AT&T has battled customer complaints about its wireless service, especially in New York and San Francisco, and dedicated an extra $2 billion to upgrading its network this year.

BlackBerry, Android

For Apple, a partnership with Basking Ridge, New Jersey- based Verizon Wireless is a victory over rivals such as RIM and Motorola Inc., whose smartphones are currently promoted by the carrier.

“For Apple it means a larger addressable market,” said Andy Hargreaves, an analyst at Pacific Crest Securities in Portland, Oregon. “It’s also good news for Apple in that it will spread the load on the wireless data networks, which will be good for their customers.”

Motorola, which makes Droid phones that use Google Inc.’s Android operating system, fell 27 cents, or 3.8 percent, to $6.80 on the New York Stock Exchange. Google dropped $17.82, or 3.8 percent, to $454.26 on the Nasdaq. RIM, maker of the BlackBerry, declined $3.22, or 6.1 percent, to $49.75.

Apple has sold more than 50 million iPhones since the phone’s introduction in 2007. The latest version, iPhone 4, sold more than 1.7 million units in the first three days after its June 24 debut, a record for the product. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs said the company didn’t have enough supply to meet demand. Many stores, including retailer Best Buy Co., sold out.

A release at Verizon in the first quarter will help Apple’s sales in the U.S. grow to at least 15 million units next year from 11 million in 2010, Barclays Capital analysts said in a note today. The company’s suppliers have been ramping up production of components for a phone on Verizon’s CDMA network, according to the research report.

To contact the reporter on this story: Amy Thomson in New York atathomson6@bloomberg.net

Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth ?
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
We'll make heaven a place on earth
Ooh heaven is a place on earth

I finally understand what Belinda Carisle meant…

the Kaeng Krachan Racetrack(about 3 hours drive from Bangkok):

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Motorsports industry in Thailand is growing step. After Project Racing Kaeng Krachan of the second race in history doctoral Petch Conservation and Somchai Sri Jirarat started taking shape. The disclosure was set up to cost 50 million baht from the race with two people contribute to the diversion itself is the founder of the permanent theaters in Thailand 3.

Course Kaeng Krachan. Movie theaters are considered fixed in the third in Thailand will be built on 150 rai of land along rural highways. Ban Mae Ka Apr – Moo 5, Tambon Nong Kae Wang Mon Kaeng Krachan. Phetchaburi coordinates GPI Way Point N12’56 .535 E099’42 .400 earlier in the year 2528, Thailand has incurred permanent theaters, the first named. Pattaya Golf Circuit. Today is International Airport Peera Circuit (Pattaya), when the field is no longer starts. Racing Car In Thailand the second circuit. It occurs under this Act until the 2552 count for 24 years.

The Kaeng Krachan Racing. Can be divided into 3 Course Full Course length is 2.9 km Medium Course 2.39 km, and Short Course 1 km course designed by Mr. Ek history

“I am not a professional designer. But the experience as a race for more than 20 years since racing in Lop Buri Sattahip Airport and the Airport to Pattaya era. And standards to compete in the world of Formula One เซ Pang International Circuit (Malaysia) and the International Circuit Fuji (Japan), including many of the race like that kind racecourse. Although space and funding limitations will be. But every effort to leave. For this field is my favorite of the race to have the opportunity to experience, “said Mr. Ek history.

Iam line of the rising sun, Mr. Vice Chairman of Krung ด์ Prix International Airport Ltd. said Kaeng Krachan area nature valley (Valley) is a beautiful mound slopes. Users racing on the track can be seen at any point. Considered good novel and unique form of field (Layout) of the slow curve of the curve quickly challenging race. The hill down the hill to the different levels Contour driving and inspiring the people look like fun people.

Kaeng Krachan Golf Racing this. Have not officially named. Start the months after September 2551, with a selection of location is 2-3 and it ends here With the purchase of land with title deed act. And hire construction companies act now to just over four months is a racetrack shape than it looked.

Invite all your friends and race with the first 100 people subscribe to (the promotion) Price: $ 20,000 / year with an option on the practice field testing throughout the year. From April onwards.

The journey from Bangkok takes about two hours away from the Daokanong 2 to Petchkasem Road (Highway # 4) toward Petchaburi – Hua Yang to separate A. A. Turn right and Kaeng Krachan Kaeng Krachan before reaching hospital. 100 meters turn right and follow the road 2.5 km Ban Mae Ka Apr racecourse adjacent street right-hand If coming from Hua Hin. Racing to the distance from the beach and 60 km from Phetchaburi Cha-am, or about 45 km from the park and (dam), Kaeng Krachan National Airport is 10 km away.