Why don’t American’s come up with unbelievably cool crap like this? I mean you know all those record snow storms we were whining about? They wouldn’t matter if your car had its own set of tank tread snowshoes!

Essentially you just drive your Volkswagen bug, or Ford F150 up onto these tank treads and then remove the tires and bolt it in place. The steering, braking and acceleration function like normal – except that you can drive over your neighbors (literally) and anything else in sight.
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I’m a big fan of Rain X, the automotive window glass treatment. It is designed to essentially fill in the tiny pores on the glass on your windshield and make it super slick to rain, snow or ice.

Since most people have never used a glass treatment before I figured I would show you a video of it in action so you can see why it’s so valuable. As you will see, Rain-X causes the rain to sheet right off the window – even at over 80 miles per hour. In fact, the faster you are going, the more effective it becomes, especially when compared to windshield wipers which can have a very hard time sweeping the rain off at higher speeds.
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	aj_wood RT @johnpoz: Hey, did you guys see my little Video? Justification for Using Rain-X - http://onemansblog.com/rainx
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	mgdell RT @johnpoz: Here you go Tweeps ==> Video: Justification for Using Rain-X - http://onemansblog.com/rainx
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Today it’s snowing in Dallas. Rare, but it happens. Even more often we get terrible ice storms. And there is nothing worse than trying to scrape ice off the windows of a car for like half an hour when its freezing outside. So guess what… You don’t have to do that!

If you have a vehicle that you can’t park in a garage, like my big ass Nissan Titan pickup truck, you can get a Windshield Cover and just put it over your window before the storm comes. Then, no matter how much ice comes down, when you are ready to go you just pull the cover off the window and there goes the mess with no scraping!

If you’d rather not spring for a $10 cover (or these $6 disposable ones – Frosty Fender Disposable Windshield Cover) you can just take a large garbage bag and split it down the sides – leaving it attached on the bottom – then when you spread it out lengthwise it should be wide enough to cover the whole window. Same thing with a little painters dropcloth from Lowes or Home Depot. Just find some plastic sheeting and cover the window and you’ll be all set.

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Ahhh! Day 2 of the Stuck in Customs A World in HDR book giveaway contest, made possible by PeachPit of course! Of course, today is my favorite because the theme of the day is vehicles! And I do love vehicles!

So, this first one we’ve got here is a photo I took this weekend in Tucumcari, New Mexico of an old abandoned truck. Hope you like it. It’s just here to set the mood. Now let’s take a look at some of my favorite submissions so far and then I’ll announce today’s winner at the very end.
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	JohnnyoPhoto RT @johnpoz Here we go! The Stuck n Customs #HDRBook Contest winner for Day 2 http://onemansblog.com/hdrvehicles <--Mine made it as finalist
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	law4mary RT @johnpoz: Stuck in Customs HDR Book Contest Day 2 - Vehicle Photos http://onemansblog.com/hdrvehicles
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	Matmaxx If I had my camera with me right now, I could take a picture of myself dancing through my office: http://onemansblog.com/hdrvehicles
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	Unick7 RT @uva98: RT @johnpoz: Stuck in Customs HDR Book Contest Day 2 - Vehicle Photos http://onemansblog.com/hdrvehicles wooww :) i love it
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	uva98 RT @TreyRatcliff: winners from Day 2! Last day now starting! http://onemansblog.com/hdrvehicles http://bit.ly/5K7owx <--got a mention, yeyy!
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	TreyRatcliff Here are winners from Day 2 of the contest... Last day just now starting! http://onemansblog.com/hdrvehicles http://bit.ly/5K7owx
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	TreyRatcliff RT @johnpoz: Here we go! The Stuck in Customs #HDRBook Contest winner for Day 2! http://onemansblog.com/hdrvehicles
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	johnpoz Here we go! The Stuck in Customs #HDRBook Contest winner for Day 2! http://onemansblog.com/hdrvehicles
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Well, I’ve seen some pretty bad ass driving in my life, and I don’t think I’m all that bad myself – but here’s a guy who can take like a 10 ton piece of heavy equipment and rock it onto two wheels and drive back and forth!

I don’t know what they pay this guy to operate that thing while he’s working, but clearly he’s worth every penny!
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There are quite a few things I want when it comes to motorized contraptions, but very few I want more than a fully electric motorcycle. And here is a contraption that’s right up that alley. A pedal powered electric bike from Germany called the eROCKIT allows a rider to go 50 MPH!

I think the general design of the bike is very interesting, although the pedal power part is kind of novel and I’m not sure at all useful. There is just one problem though it’s going to cost you… wait for it… $40,000.
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I saw this video weeks ago, but never posted it. However, every single time I ride my motorcycle on the highway I think of this. I can’t help it! It’s the craziest thing I’ve ever seen on a motorcycle!

This guy is laying down on his motorcycle riding through traffic in India, where no one respects lanes, and texting on his cell phone! Unbelievable!!! I wish I was actually this good.
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People who are really wanting to go all electric in terms of their personal transportation haven’t had a lot of options. Sure, you could get a Vectrix electric scooter, or if you had a boatload of cash you could buy the Wrightspeed X1 Supercar.

But of course, there is one other option. You could always build your own electric motorcycle! That’s exactly what these people have done! And you can even find the specs and parts on some of the associated web sites. Of course, even if you don’t build one, its totally cool to take a look at what these other folks are doing. Pretty soon I’m hoping we can pick up full electrics from Honda, Yamaha, and other manufacturers.
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This wretched hog of a vehicle looks like an AMC pacer had it’s way with a 911, and the god-forbidden spawn grew up into the Porsche Panamera. Seriously, I wouldn’t care if this thing had 1,000 horsepower, and hovered. I will ridicule anyone who buys it. Mercilessly.

Go ahead! Just take a look at what the geniuses over there have put out to compete with Mercedes, Jaguar, Maserati, Lexus and the like. I just watched this video, and nearly threw up. Way to go boys! It’s not bad enough that the aged 911 gets its ass handed to it by a Nissan, now you’re going to make fools of yourselves in the family sedan market. Brilliant.
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Well folks, yesterday I committed a cardinal sin. I wrecked my new AMG that I just told you about not long ago.

Those of you who follow me on Twitter got the news about an hour and a half after the wreck… just after the tow truck took my car back to the dealership from whence it came. And a very special thanks to all of you who called or responded back to my Tweet. I very much appreciate your concern for my safety (Lisa, Giovanni, Ted, Mike, Hallie, Paul H., Mike B., Paul M., I hope I didn’t miss anyone?).

This update is for the rest of you guys like my parents who read this every day and are going to call me after this and ask me why they had to learn about my accident through my blog! Well, the answer is… it’s just easier to tell everyone all at once, and no one was hurt – just my baby. So it wasn’t an emergency or anything. You’d have gotten a call if so.
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I gotta admit, that old TV show CHiPS from the 1970s helped me fall in love with motorcycles. There was something really cool about the fact that they were chasing people down on two wheels. But really, we never saw Ponch or John do anything amazing on their motorcycles. It might have left one wondering how useful of a tool one of those big bikes actually is.

Well, this post should give you all the reason you’ll ever need NOT to run from a motorcycle cop. To say that these guys are well trained is an extreme understatement. Here now is a collection of police motorcycle competitions that demonstrate what it’s really like to be “one with the machine”.
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First of all, thanks to Perry Quinn over at Lijit for turning me onto Ken Block!

Ken Block is a driver for Subaru, and apparently whenever they need someone to do something completely insane, they give him a ring. He has gained worldwide notoriety for his exploits outside of rally competition, having successfully jumped his rally car 171 feet for Discovery Channel’s popular “Stunt Junkies” show in 2006.

Then in 2007, for a segment in DC Shoes best selling Mtn. Lab DVD series, Block slid and jumped his rally car in the snow with pro-snowboarders at New Zealand’s SnowPark. The session resulted in an epic Snowboarder Magazine cover shot featuring Block jumping his rally car alongside a pro-snowboarder, plus an amazing video sequence that was included in the closing of the DVD.

In the following video, we get to watch Ken “practice” in his 530 horsepower Subaru WRX as he drives like a maniac. I only wish it was me!
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