G. David Felt

Gotta Love Mario Cart, The real world is now giving us an actual place to race and it looks totally cool. Check out the video above and the story below for more pictures. https://jalopnik.com/north-america-s-largest-elevated-go-kart-track-looks-li-1826046280

They have a long ways to go but this is encouraging.

According to Autoblog, Honda started production of their 2019 Insight Hybrid car. This will be slotted between the Civic and Accord Hybrid. This brings the Honda family of Green Cars to the following 5 models: Clarity Fuel Cell Clarity Electric Clarity Plug-In Hybrid Insight Hybrid Accord Hybrid These are all cars in the age of CUVs & SUVs. Does it make sense for Honda to be building all these new car models when the newest Honda Accord is sitting on the lots with 104 day supply at the end of March and now at over 145 day supply Honda is idling for 2 weeks the 4,200 employees at the Marysville Ohio plant. This is in comparison to the average of just 70 days for all other car models out for sale. EPA rating are not out yet, but Honda expects to get 55 mpg equal to the Toyota Prius and hyundai Ioniq for City driving and no word on Highway driving. Does it make sense that Honda is continuing to invest in cars at a time that the public is ignoring them as they move to trucks / CUVs / SUVs? Autoblog story

Hope this hits Sergio as he is the leader and as such responsible for the crap attitude of using defeat devices.

Wynn's and Caesars palace have the best buffets I believe, but there is the top 10 and top 7 list for Vegas that makes me want to go back for a show and some food munchin! https://www.vegas.com/traveltips/top-10-buffets/ https://www.bestproducts.com/fun-things-to-do/g2705/best-buffets-in-las-vegas-for-quality-food/

Gambling and Alcohol addiction go hand in hand. But NO I enjoy a glass of Wine on the weekends and have nothing against it. Not a prude like the Amish or other bible thumping groups that also bash Alcohol. I realize it has destroyed many lives just like gambling. Unlike gambling online that is affecting many youths, you cannot drink Alcohol on the internet.

According to statistics, 2.9% of the US population watches Gambling online or on TV channels dedicated to gambling. The reason is they are looking to learn how to gamble more, better, etc. The figures for the various stages of gambling is amazing. I am glad you enjoy it and can keep a balanced approach. Seems your state is ranked #3 in the nation with gambling problems.

I would rather watch racing Cockroaches as more entertaining than gambling. I do not bother watching sports at all, but I can tell you that far more are addicted to Gambling than you realize. This site is really good explaining it also: https://www.addictions.com/gambling/5-alarming-gambling-addiction-statistics/ The core 5 points are as follows: 1. Gambling Trends As with all types of data, certain trends or patterns of behavior start to surface within a given population. Gambling addiction statistics are no different. Some of the more prevalent gambling trends show: The likelihood of developing a gambling addiction increases 23-fold for people affected by alcohol use disorders Over 80 percent of American adults gamble on a yearly basis Three to five gamblers out of every hundred struggles with a gambling problem As many as 750,000 young people, ages 14 to 21 has a gambling addiction 2. Gambling & Criminal Activity As far as gambling and criminal activity goes, gambling addiction statistics reveal a direct correlation between the severity of a gambling addiction and the likelihood of committing crimes. Rates of gambling addiction for criminal offenders far exceed rates found among non-offenders. On average, an estimated 50 percent of those affected by gambling problems commit crimes in order to support their addiction. 3. College Gambling Gambling addiction statistics show people between the ages 20 and 30 have the highest rates of problem gambling. 75 percent of college students report having gambled during the past year The risk of developing a gambling addiction more than doubles for young adults in college settings An estimated six percent of American college students struggle with gambling problems 4. Gambling & PTSD Trends People affected by post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD live with high levels of stress and anxiety on a daily basis. Gambling addiction statistics show high rates of gambling addiction among PTSD sufferers. PTSD symptoms affect anywhere from 12.5 to 29 percent of problem gamblers 34 percent of those who seek treatment for gambling addiction exhibit symptoms of PTSD 5. Gambling & Mental Illness As addictions, in general, alter brain chemical functions in destructive ways, people struggling with gambling addiction have a higher likelihood of developing mental disorders. Gambling addiction statistics show a high incidence of certain types of mental illness, some of which include: Depression disorders Anxiety disorders Substance abuse disorders Anti-social personality disorder As with any other type of addiction, a gambling addiction can only get worse when left untreated.

Yup the big money is no longer in Detroit, it is just an average auto show and the key to showing off new stuff and concepts is the coast cities where the money is at.

Nope, just another addiction that will be pushed on the taxpayers to pay for helping idiots parting with their money. I see no reason to not just leave it as it was in Vegas or Atlantic city.

That is what I thought too, I have been searching to find out more about it as you can tell it is at some kind of auto parts show, but have not found any more info. 25 cars NO ONE Wanted to Buy! https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/25-cars-no-one-wanted-to-buy/ss-AAwWrNU?li=BBnb7Kz#image=1 Interesting picture slideshow. Do you agree or not?

Yup and I do not think a flattening of the mgmt. structure is going to save them from the lawsuits.

Is it me or does this look like a Pontiac Fiero that had a Jeep Nose job done?

Nothing about the Billions Sergio the IDIOT stole from the American brands and should have been reinvested back into said brands makes sense about trying to bring back a dead product line like Alfa that still is Garbage from the get go. Italians have proven they could build Garbage with Fiat, why Sergio thinks it was a good Idea to build Garbage Alfa's AGAIN is beyond me.

Talk about AMG performance auto getting it's butt handed to it by another auto company SUV! New King in Town!

I also thought it was very little gain for the required premium. Yet I also see the business case for auto companies building global auto's with a single powertrain and not dealing with various octanes. A single grade gas would be best.

More garbage from Italy at the expense to the american name plates that are footing the bill. Sad day for Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Chrysler.

Ouch, this will hurt them, but it does show that Cadillac built a superior system. for Cadillac!

EPA - Fuels New Standard - Premium? Current administration has been doing everything they can to gut the EPA even though Auto companies have stated just push out the MPG standard till 2030 or so giving us time to delivery the results. Yet with that, the auto industry is trying to get onboard with Europe to a single standard. In Europe, 95 RON is their baseline fuel standard. This is equal to our 91 octane and while we have a 40 to 50 cent premium standard for 91 octane fuel, this only makes up 11% of the gas produced in the US. Making 91 the new base standard would increase gas creation resulting in lower prices for that gas and cleaner running engines along with a 3-4% increase in fuel economy for new Auto's. The story does say that you would not see a drop right away overnight but over a couple of years in the price of premium. This brings up some interesting questions: What about the cost hit to the lower income parts of society? Could they handle seeing a hit to buy gas as automakers stop producing auto's that run on regular or mid grade? Could they just drop Mid grade and like Costco, offer only regular or premium at the same price to help transition people to Premium autos everywhere? What else could be done to help with a change to a superior fuel? The Drive Story

Seems that with a sabbatical of the Engineering Head, a reorg is flattening the company. https://www.autoblog.com/2018/05/14/elon-musk-announces-reorg-as-tesla-engineering-chief-goes-on-lea/ Interesting times for Tesla

Confederate Motorcycles built and sold 35 of these bikes in ICE configuration before renaming the company and dedicating themselves to building only EV versions of their bikes. 170 HP and 290 lb-ft of torque, this bike will move. https://www.autoblog.com/2018/05/14/curtiss-zeus-electric-motorcycle/ This is cool, a real Light Cycle type EV Bike. The Neutron has 100 miles range, looks bad ass and they have a cop version of it. https://www.autoblog.com/2017/06/09/neutron-e-motorcycle-autoblog-minute/

Very Cool

WOW, talk about idiots. It would have been sad if they had gotten hurt but also their own fault. What morons get out of a car in a wild safari with dangerous big cats. WOW

UPS going Green in a BIG way! Paris and London, both these cities have stated by 2040 all auto's, delivery vehicles, etc. that are powered by ICE or internal combustion engines will be banned from the streets. This has especially package delivery companies in a pickle on how to honor the law and still deliver the packages. UPS has stepped up to the plate to figure this out by buying a fleet of EV package delivery vans from Arrival LTD. Based on their web site, a fairly new company out of skunk mode in 2017 as they sold and are delivering 35 EV vans to UPS for use in London / Paris. Under heavy load these vans will supply 150 miles of range. More than enough to cover their average daily driving of 75-100 miles. These vans in a smaller version will be used by the Royal Mail delivery throughout the UK. Replacement of existing petro mail delivery vans will happen as the vans age / mile out of service. Not leaving all their eggs in one basket, UPS has also purchased a small new fleet of plug-in hybrid delivery vans from Workhorse. These 50 Hybrid vans that are 100 miles pure electric with a generator on board should be able to cover a total of 350 miles. These delivery trucks will cover the rural routes where driving 100 to 200 miles a day is common yet inner city deliveries are less than a 100 miles a day. This continues UPS push as they now have 300 EV vans on the roads in North America and Europe with an addition 700 plug-in Hybrid trucks in both places. UPS says over the next 5 years they will have to replace 35,000 delivery vans and as part of their normal cycle, if they can reduce their cost on fuel by going plug-in hybrid or pure EV and reduce maintenance costs, then changing over sooner rather than later will benefit UPS bottom line. Arrival Web Site Workhorse Web Site Apex Insight Story Digital Trends Story The Detroit Bureau Story Reuters Story Next Greencar Story