Comparison in size between the diesel particulate filter off a Dodge 2500 and a classic Mini engine.

I sat at that intersection in an open-top Mini Moke once, what a hoot!

I remember building this model as a kid....

Cool pics of the original it was designed from:

OK, that's enough for now.

Where's the Stig?

Bring the big brakes!

Those white blocks are 1,000ft. markers, he landed about 1200 ft. from the ocean.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z2o0acIlm4

Adrian_Thompson wrote: Get the picture?

914Driver wrote: Bring the big brakes! Those white blocks are 1,000ft. markers, he landed about 1200 ft. from the ocean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z2o0acIlm4

Adrian_Thompson wrote: Get the picture?

i gotta ask... why wouldnt they come in from the other direction?

Saw this on speedhunters this morning

In reply to edizzle89:

You land into the wind. Landing downwind in a place like that is a quick way to die.

Appleseed wrote: In reply to edizzle89: You land into the wind. Landing downwind in a place like that is a quick way to die.

Also, that's not a picnic either.

We landed at St. Thomas on our honeymoon, and it was freaky. I'm not really afraid on flights mostly because I can't do anything about it, but this time I wanted to yell, because I was pretty sure the pilot missed the island.

water---water---water---water---water---water---water---water---pavement-touchdown

etifosi wrote: Where's the Stig?

Some say, he likes hanging out by the speakers stage right because the bass reminds him of the bumps on the Nordschleife,

SFO...

Adrian_Thompson wrote: i gotta ask... why wouldnt they come in from the other direction?

The other reason is that it make doing a go around VERY dangerous. Going down the hill, you can abort the landing for as long as you can get back to flying speed by the end of the runway. In the other direction, you also have to have the speed / power to avoid the hill. MUCH harder to judge!

There was a show on discovery (or similar) about the worlds most dangerous airports. That one was number two as I remember. I think number one was Toncontim, which is pretty similar, but they land larger jets and there are hills on both ends!