Category Archives: Toys

The 5th Annual Iowahawk Earth Week Virtual Cruise-In!

It’s that time again, when young men’s fancies turn to the internal combustion engines. Old men too! In a run-up to Earth Week ( not to be confused with Earth Day; we already had that) Iowahawk once more celebrates Le … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday LIO

Happy Birthday LIO! 21,000 hits to date, not too bad for a standing start. Thank yew, thank yew very much! It has been more fun than should be allowed. By far, the most popular post was photos of the new … Continue reading

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Why Danica Patrick Wears Pants

Muslim woman strangled by her burkha in freak go-kart accident By RICHARD SHEARS Last updated at 3:27 PM on 8th April 2010 A Muslim woman has died after her burkha became caught in a go-kart she was driving. BETTER SAFE … Continue reading

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Ferrari 250GT Spyder California* For Sale

*Replica The car built for the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is listed for auction. Although the glass house where the car lived was for sale in 2009 for 2.3 million the car will go for much less… Ferris Bueller’s … Continue reading

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Ferrari F70 ~ Enzo Replacement A Twin-Turbo V8

If you haven’t yet received a card from Maranello inviting you to cough up a million more or less for the new Enzo replacement you’re out of luck. Only 399 cards were printed and you are obviously not on the … Continue reading

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Porsche 918 Spyder ~ A Stunning New Hybrid

Porsche has just introduced a stunning new hybrid concept at the 2010 Geneva show. Reminiscent of the 917, the 918 Spyder may be the quickest car Porsche has ever built. Just in case sea levels fail to rise and wipe … Continue reading

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Ferrari Hybrid – Why?

MARANELLO, Italy — Ferrari plans to unveil its first-ever hybrid road car, a gasoline-electric version of the 599 GTB, in March at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show. Apparently, this is the Ferrari 599 Hybrid set to be unveiled at the … Continue reading

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Burning Down The Farm: The Farmville Wars

OK so it’s a slow afternoon. You log on to FaceBook hoping for a few nuggets from your friends. But NO!! Instead of some quiet reading you are assaulted by Enchanted Pigs, and pelted with Mystery Eggs. The whole damn … Continue reading

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Killer iPhone Apps

Previously we reported on the World’s Best iPhone App: RedLaser.com. Coming in at Number Two: SoundHound. This amazing app does nothing less than answer the question “what’s that tune?’ If you are sitting there watching football and hear a great … Continue reading

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Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta

Ferrari has built another bespoke car, the P540 Superfast Aperta. The lucky client Edward Walson, is the son of John Walson, who invented cable TV. Based on Ferrari’s 599 GTB Fiorano, the car was rebodied to resemble a movie car … Continue reading

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