Really?! C’mon! This guy is totally taking the piss. I think “ORCA” on a Hummer H2 is more fitting.

Jag menar då den populära Mazda MX5 Miata. En ganska oblyg kopia av den fina Lotus Elan som var så populär och framgångsrik på alla världens tävlingsbanor.

Även om det är en kopia så är det en bil som är bra och har den genuina sportbilens alla ingredienser. Jag har här gjort brodyrmönster på en 1990 års modell i ett format som passar mina kuddar 35×35 cm.
Kan även göra den i lite större format på förfrågan om någon skulle vilja ha den på t ex en pläd.

Finns inlagd i webbutiken att beställa som kudde.

Love My Car.Brandeee New Mazda MX 5 Miata PRHT Grand Touring in Stormy Mica Blue. Manual 6- Speed of course!
It’s really fun to drive, corners nicely, hugs the road and I LOVE the turning radius.

Kinda like the MG that I wish they had created way back when…

I managed to drive 100 miles somehow going nowhere in particular in a day. lol
Shhhh I think my husband likes it too.

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On another front I’ve given up my daily Starbuck venti latte.
I just realized that my 7 day a week coffee habit added at least 2000 extra calories each week.
That’s the calories of one day extra of food each and every week…

No wonder that no matter how little I seemed to eat I didn’t lose weight. Sigh.

So the the lattes are gone as of last weekend and I’ve been struggling with headaches and tiredness as a result that a cup of tea with a little 2% milk in it doesn’t begin to touch. Damn caffeine jones.
I think I’m winning though.
My son is trying to quit smoking (using the nicotine patches) so if he can do that I can lose those lattes.

Picking up my exercise and watching what I eat… so I should hopefully begin to lose some weight.
Cholesterol and Blood Pressure up etc. Gotta lose weight for health.
Taking the challenge!

G’night
And have a pleasant tomorrow…

Laura

What make, model, and year car do you drive?

Zorlu Drift Oyun Tanıtımı

Zorlu Drift

Oyun Nasıl Oynanır !…

Oyuna Başlamadan önce INSTRUCTIONS seçeneği ile oyunu nasıl oynanacağı yazıyor biz burada sizin daha iyi anlaya bilmeniz için oyunu TÜRKÇE olarak anlatacağız

Yukarı YÖN Tuşu Hızlandrımak     (GAZ)
Aşağı  YÖN Tuşu Yavaşlatmak    (FREN)
Sağ ve Sol YÖN tuşları ise arabanın yönü (DİREKSİYON)
SHİFT Tuşu Sert Durma (EL FRENİ)
P Tuşu oyunu durdurmak
M Tuşu oyunun sesini kesmek
R Tuşu ise geçişleri görüntülemek için kullanılmaktadır…

Kariyer modunda ( CAREER BUTONU) bir yarışçı olarak farklı ve harika arabalar bazı keşfetmek için ideal bir yerdir.
Zorlu yarışlar için hazır olun. Satıcılar, yeni arabalar, farklı etkinlikler para ve ün kazanmak için yarışları 1. olarak bitirmeniz gerekmektedir…
Ayrıca bozuk arabanızı (REPAIR) butonuna basarak tamir edebilirsiniz.

Araba Yarış Oyunları

Drift İle İlgili Açıklamalar

Drift aslında bir sürüş tekniğidir ve otomobil sporları arasında motorsporları içersinde anılır. Drift gerçek anlamda bir motorsporudur. Drift sporunda viraja, arkadan kayma açısının öne göre daha fazla olması ve sürücünün virajın açısına göre aracını ayarlaması sonucu oluşan, viraj içersinde ilerleyerek, gerektiğinde direksiyona ters kontralar vererek (örn. viraj sola ilerliyor ise direksiyonu sağa çevirerek) araç sürme tekniğidir.

Drift Teknikleri

Driftte kullanılan bu teknikler, otomobilin yürüyen aksamına, otomobilin teknik altyapısına göre değişiklikler gösterir. Bunlar: Acemi Teknikleri ve Ağırlık Tranferi Tekniği.

Acemi Teknikleri

Bu teknik ağırlık transferi tekniği değildir. Hala ustalar tarafından kullanılsa da acemiler tarafından da kullanılır. Bu yöntem, viraj içersinde motordan gelen gücü, arka tekerleri kilitlemesine zorlayarak ilerleme tekniğidir. Motordan gelen gücün, diferansiyeli yakalayamaması sonucu tekerlerin yarı şekilde kilitlenmesi ve bu şekilde yola devam edilmesi tekniğini kapsar.

El Freni Tekniği

Debriyaja basıldıktan sonra el freni, arka tarafın çekişini kontrol edebilmek amacıyla çekilir(Arka tekerleri kilitlemek için). Hemen sonra sürücü debriyajı bırakır ve hızlanmanın önüne geçilecek şekilde gazla oynayarak kontrol sağlamaya çalışır. Bu teknik yarışlarda geniş köşelerde drift yapmak veya yarış ortasında aracın çizgisini ayarlamak için kullanılır. Bu yöntemde önemli olan şeylerden biri aracın el freni çekildiğinde hangi tekerleri kilitlediğidir. Bazı araçlar sadece ön tekerleri kilitler. Sadece ön tekerleri kilitleyen araçta el freni çekilmesi, taklayı kaçınılmaz kılar! Ayrıca el frenini çektikten sonra el freni tuşunu bırakmamak gerekir!

Güç Tekniği

Araç ile viraj içersine(apex) girildiğinde tam gaz vererek ilerleme tekniğidir. Daha sonra direksiyona kontra vererek araç istenilen şekilde yönlendirilir. Çekişi sağlayan teker(lerin) kuvvetinin apexe göre fazlalığı bu tekniği ortaya çıkarır.

Vites Kilidi

Viraj içersine girmeden heel and toe tekniği kullanılarak vites küçültülür ve debriyaj bir anda bırakılarak drifte geçilir. Virajın durumuna göre gazla oynayarak ilerlenir.

Debriyaj Tekmesi

Araç drifte geçmeden önce motor devri düşük geliyorsa debriyaja basıp gaz verilerek devir yükseltilir. Devir yükseldikten sonra debriyaj bir anda bırakılır ve tekerler kilitlenmeye zorlanır. (Düz yolda 15 derecelik drift açısı için kullanılır!)

Ağırlık Transferi Tekniği

Bu teknik ağırlık dağılımını bozarak ilerleme yöntemidir. Araç öne doğru ağırlığını artırdığı zaman, arka tekerlerin, öne göre daha az tutunma sağlaması yüzünden, ağırlığın ilerlediği yönün tersine direksiyon kontraları vererek ilerleme tekniğini kapsar.

Fren Tekniği

Viraj içersine girmeden hemen önce direksiyon viraj yönüne çevrilir ve fren yapılır. Aracın arkasının kayması hissedildiğinde direksiyon kontrası ve gaz verilerek aracın ilerlemesi sağlanır.

Araç Özellikleri

Drift için aracın bazı mekanik özelliklere sahip olması gerekmektedir. Özellikle yürüyen aksam özellikleri drift yöntemi için kilit rol oynar. Bunlardan en önemlisi aracın Sınırlı Kaydırmalı Diferansiyele (Limited Slip Differential (LSD)) sahip olması zorunluluğudur. Bazı araçlar LSD’yi aracında standart olarak sunarken, bazı araçlara sonradan takılabilmektedir. Dünyada bunu satan firmalar ise Cusco, Quaife ve OS Giken olarak sıralayabiliriz. İkinci olarak aracın arkadan itişli olması zorunluluğudur. Arka tekerler itişi sağlarken, ön tekerler ile gidilecek yön belirlenir. Ancak dünyada istisna olarak drift yapılabilen, 4 çeker iki otomobil bulunmaktadır. Bunlar; Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution serisi ve Subaru Impreza WRX serisidir. Motor bazında ise aracın yüksek devirli olması her zaman önemlidir. Çünkü drift esnasında motorun bayılmaması önemlidir. Drift yüksek devirde en güzel verimi sağlar. Araçta yüksek devir için ise volan (Fidanza) ve/veya krank değiştirmek yarışlarda önemli bir faktördür. oyunlar oyun

Araçlar

Drift için kullanılan araçlar genellikle hafif veya orta ağırlıkta, arkadan itişli, coupe veya sedan araçlardır. Dünya üzerinde en çok Japon menşeeli drift araçları kullanılır. Bunlar, Toyota AE86, Toyota Altezza, Toyota Chaser, Toyota MarkII, Toyota MZ20 Soarer, Toyota Supra(MKIV), Nissan Silvia/180SX/200SX, Nissan A31 Cefiro, Nissan C33 Laurel, Nissan Z serileri, Nissan Skyline (RWD Versiyon), Mazda RX-7, Mazda Miata, Honda S2000, Subaru Impreza WRX-STI serisi (WRX dahil GD Kasa ve sonrası)) ve Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution serisi (Evolution IV RS ve sonrası).

NOT

Drift çok tehlikeli bir spordur. Araç özelliklerini tanımadan, uzman yardımı almadan, trafiğe açık alanda asla uygulanmaya çalışılmamalıdır. Trafiğe açık alanda yapılması %90 ÖLÜMLÜ KAZA ile sonuçlanmaktadır!!!

Bütün Araba Yarış Oyunları Burada

OYNA

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For a “country that runs on roads”, there is a surprising lack of variety in cars in the US. The American fascination with big things also carries over to cars. Small cars are virtually non-existent with gigantic SUVs ruling the roads. So when I looked toward buying my first car over here, there were very few cars worth thinking about.

First was the Mazda Miata. A car with decent mileage and good reviews, it has a striking appearance. And yet at the same time, it has the classic convertible sports car look. Think ‘cool car’  and this one fits the bill perfectly and that’s the problem, it’s just too conventional as a sports convertible. There’s nothing special about it other than classic good looks. It’s like the conventional beautiful girl, striking at first, but one that cannot hold your attention because there is nothing distinctive or subtle that you notice only when you look for the second, third, and the fourth time.

The other car I find very interesting is the Toyota Prius. Now this car certainly looks very different from your average car, but that is not the reason you should get it. The cool thing about it is it’s a hybrid and environment friendly with the highest gas mileage of all the cars. It’s the beautiful, intelligent, and hardworking girl your parents would like you to be with and who even you like. Alas, it doesn’t come in a convertible form yet, so you can never get the top down, which leads to the perfect racy analogy involving a girl.

The only car that really stands out is remarkably small with great space efficiency, which I guess makes the engineer in me happy! Fuel efficiency is the best in the convertible class, and of course, the Mini Cooper has a great history of its own. Not only is the exterior super cute, even the interior is different from that of other cars. The problem with this car is the ride can be a bit harsh on rough roads because of its small size. So you can feel the speed when you’re going really fast. This car is a 4 seater, but if you’ve had too many trips to Burger King, you can forget about squeezing in the back seat. It is not very roomy in the back. It’s the cute girl with a lot more substance and depth than you thought. It’s revealed subtly and only when you look carefully.

Claire and I laughed and laughed when we saw this giant ladder on this little Mazda Miata as we were driving on the interstate.  When the engineers at Mazda were designing the Miata, I highly doubt they were thinking, “It can be a utility vehicle to carry around large ladders.” 

Yet many people in life find themselves in a similar predicament.  What they were created for and their current life do not match up at all.  Ephesians 2:10 states, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”  You see God has created each one of us and has given us unique places in time and history and unique gifts to use.  When we are living life according to our own rules and desires we step outside of God’s plan and go out on our own.  How foolish to think we could know better than God what is best for the future.  

So how can we make sure that we do not go through life like a Miata carrying a ladder?

1.  Make sure you truly know God through faith in His Son Jesus.  Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” 

2.  Read the Bible consistently with an open heart and mind.  II Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

3.  Pray daily seeking to grow closer to God. Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” 

4.  Repent of things in your life that you know don’t please God.  Ephesians 4:22-24, “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.”

5.  Be involved in a local church where you have godly fellowship and accountability. Hebrews 10:24-25, “And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.”

6.  Seek Godly counsel.  Proverbs 15:22, “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”

7.  Act on what you know is right.  James 1:22-25, “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.”

If you know Jesus and are consistently doing 2-7, I believe you will get on and stay true to the plan God has for you.  Remember in that great exchange we get to give Jesus the unwieldy burdens that we have picked up along the way and only carry what He gives us.  “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30).

We must come to the realization that unless we are living according to God’s plan, then we cannot fully love Him and love our neighbors as He created us to do.  If your life does not line up with what God created you for, will you give up your plan and take on His?

Melissa Campasino was vacationing in Florida when she received a frantic call from her neighbor Kim Taylor.

By the sound of Taylor’s voice, Campasino knew something was wrong.

Taylor started by saying something happened at Campasino’s home in Stewartstown, but no one was hurt.

Then she offered a few more words, saying that a car went into her yard.

After more silence, Campasino heard Taylor say something about she thought she put the emergency brake on.

And then something about a car hitting her fence.

And then something about her pool.

“She was telling me this very slowly. I finally said what, what, what about five times,” Campasino said.

Campasino’s imagination began to run wild. She had no idea what to expect.
Gordon’s Towing Service lifts the car from the pool. The pool is salvageable. The car’s fate is in question. (Submitted)
And she wasn’t going to find out anytime soon, because she and her husband, Dan, were visiting Melissa’s sister in Fort Myers, Fla., on June 26, the day Taylor called.

After a few more minutes, Melissa Campasino finally pieced together what had happened — Taylor’s red Mazda Miata had rolled downhill, went through a garden and ramped into the air, crashed through a fence and landed in the deep end of her in-ground pool.

“She kept saying, ‘I could have sworn I put on the emergency brake,’” Campasino said. “It was hard to get upset because she was so upset. What could you do? We were in Florida.”

Melissa Campasino tried to explain what happened to Dan. Dan wasn’t laughing but was starting to get fired up.

He eventually cooled down when their daughter, Ashley, called.

Taylor had called Ashley Campasino at work at Hooter’s in York at 11:30 a.m. June 26. Ashley rushed home to see what had happened. She called her mother in Florida. Her mother remembers Ashley giggling and promising to send a few photos over her camera phone.

“Sure enough, there was a car in our pool,” Melissa Campasino said.

Police and the tow truck driver estimated the car was going 40 mph before it hit the water. Melissa Campasino later learned that Kim Taylor was screaming and chasing the Miata all the way down the hill until it splashed down. Taylor could not be reached for comment.

By the time Gordon’s Towing Service lifted the estimated 2,300-pound car out of the pool five hours later, Ashley had snapped 105 photos, which she posted on the Internet.

Melissa and Dan Campasino were thankful no one was hurt. They also figured if it hadn’t been for the pool, which will be repaired soon, the car would have smashed into their home.

Melissa and Dan then sat down and looked at the pictures on a computer screen.

“We just sat and laughed,” she said. “And then we went out for drinks.”

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