It’s Tuesday. Every year in the tiny town of Glacier View, Alaska, locals gather for one of the most gloriously ridiculous traditions on Earth: the Glacier View Car Launch. The premise is simple—take an old junk car, paint it up nice and snazzy, strap the throttle wide open, and send it screaming off a 300-foot cliff into the valley below. Think demolition derby combined with a “hold my beer” moment. Spectators gather at the bottom in lawn chairs , cheering as each doomed vehicle achieves a few heroic seconds of flight before gravity reminds it who’s boss. It’s the only car show in America where the grand finale involves zero horsepower, maximum airtime, and a very brief but unforgettable career in aviation.

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It’s Monday. I had a feeling this was coming. It’s nearly impossible to live with someone who has a cold and not catch it yourself. My girlfriend came down with one last week and, in an effort to spare me, moved into the second bedroom to sleep. Nice idea in theory—but of course I still managed to get it. There’s just no escaping these things.

Just as she was starting to recover, I began feeling a little off during the day on Thursday. By Thursday evening there was no doubt about it—I had caught the same damn bug. The first couple of days were pretty mild, but by Saturday it shifted into the full-blown coughing, wheezing, and runny-nose stage. That’s when I cracked open a fresh bottle of liquid relief: NyQuil Severe Cold & Flu. No matter how lousy you may feel, NyQuil usually knocks things down enough to let you get some much needed rest. No coughing, no snot, just blissful sleep.

As I’m typing this on Sunday, I’m actually feeling a bit better. The coughing and snot are still hanging around, but it’s not as bad as it was the day before. I’m hoping the worst of it is already behind me.

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It’s Friday! The sand—the sun—the beach! One of my readers recently spotted this Lamborghini-style jet boat out in the wild while spending some time down in Florida. You can actually take it out for a spin on the water, but it’ll cost you a cool $500 for just 30 minutes behind the wheel. It’s definitely a slick ride—but at that price, I think I’ll stick to admiring it from the dock! Take a look at the gallery below for a few more photos of this wet-and-wild Lambo.

Here in Illinois it’s not exactly beach weather, but we should see temps in the low 70s today and again early next week. For early March, I’m definitely not complaining!

Along with the Lambo boat, I’ve also got double babes and double jokes lined up to help wrap up the week on a high note. Enjoy!

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Keep – not exactly ‘automotive goodness’, but on a recent trip to Florida we came across this little fellow on the beach. They said it was a Lamborghini Jet Car. I’ve heard of these before but I’d never seen one. Not sure it’s really a Lamborghini, but i guess they got the approval to use the name. Not a cheap ride either – about $500 to rent it for 30 mins!

Thanks for keeping the site going — been following since the midi days!

Mike