Lemons Legend Speedycops Amphibious Racecar Helicopter Burns Down. The wildly creative and prolific builder of bonkers racecars for the 2. Hours of Lemons races, Speedycop, had a bit of a tragedy early this morning when his helicopter turned racecar and boat, the Speedycopter, caught fire and burned while en route to a radio interview in Philadelphia. Heres what Speedycop posted on Facebook about the fire Got on the road before 3 a. Trippy. Tippy. Hippy. Cd Cops Crack Bust' title='Cd Cops Crack Bust' />Man at the neoNazi protest in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12, 2017, shooting near a crowd of counter protesters and then continuing to march GIF from video. Archives and past articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly. Virology Program U M. Get the latest news on celebrity scandals, engagements, and divorces Check out our breaking stories on Hollywoods hottest stars The wildly creative and prolific builder of bonkers racecars for the 24 Hours of Lemons races, Speedycop, had a bit of a tragedy early this morning when his. Torrentz will always love you. Farewell. 20032016 Torrentz. Corvettes are dirty cars. I dont care how many times they go to LeMans with the Z06, a Corvette will always remind me of Dirk Diggler, the 1970s, shag carpeting. Charlie Pierce on all this ESPN nonsense and newspapering and what not is so fantastic and Im bitter we didnt run it. Go check it out. SI. Subscribe and SAVE, give a gift subscription or get help with an existing subscription by clicking the links below each cover image. Van, the Spiritof. Le. Mons, and the Speedy. Copter to WMMR in Philadelphia for the Prestonand. Steve corrected show this morning. We made it about a mile shy of the Bay Bridge on US Route 5. Speedycopter inexplicably died. The driver, my teammate Nick, saw flames seeping from the storage area in the tail where the Audi wiring harness was located. He was able to exit safely but the helicopter quickly went fully engulfed and is a total loss. We dont know why, as the wiring worked flawlessly on our drive to Alabama in February. The chopper was running beautifully on the nearly two hour drive to get to the Bay Bridge this morning. We are extremely saddened by the unexpected catastrophe, but the only thing that really matters is that everyone is okay and there were no injuries. Theres nothing left to rebuild, so we will just have to build something else unique and cool. Its a shame to see the Speedycopter grow it was one of the very few vehicles of any kind that has had a life that took it in the air, on the road, and in the water. The Speedycopter is survived by a sideways VW Microbus racecar, an upside down Camaro, a famous movie station wagon, and a bunch more bonkers vehicles. Db2 Odbc Driver Windows. Im sure something new and exciting will take the Copters place. Maybe a drivable fire extinguisherThe Dirtiest Corvette Ever. Corvettes are dirty cars. I dont care how many times they go to Le. Mans with the Z0. Corvette will always remind me of Dirk Diggler, the 1. Even the new ones. Most owners I know embrace their heritage rocking excellent vintage mustaches and jewelry. They learned at an early age that gold goes well with a Corvette. I learned this as a kid too. I also learned that you never button your top three buttons when in the presence of a Corvette. You cant let it know that youre not cool. But this Corvette is different. Its like someone shrank it into a little Miata and then turned it into a dune buggy This is Brian Ballinger and Chris Smithss build for the next Gambler 5. Before we get into how great this is, lets get one thing out of the way. This is my least favorite Corvette model. Its the one Barbie drove. Its the Corvette most likely to enjoy the latest Michael Bolton album with its owner. Yet Brian turned it into heavy metal. You see this pull up and you pray hes not here to pick up your daughter. No way Barbie would drive this. This is awesome. I actually dont know that much about Corvettes but I can only assume that the factory gas tank was somewhere near the rear bumper and all the stuff that Brian cut off. I assume thats why there is now a giant fuel cell dominating the back of the car. I also cant help but see the desert racing dune buggy like stucture thats been hiding under all that sports car. Amazing what a set of 3. Corvette. The mustache and mullet completes the look though. Brian and Chris call their creation the Van Damme Vette and it reminds me so much of my Baja Pig The really cool part about their build is that its still on the factory suspension. They just cut away the bodywork instead of putting the wheels outside of it. Update Text File Python. Brians entering it in the Detroit Gambler next Spring and you can follow the build on Brian Ballingers and Chris Smiths Facebook page. Maybe I should build a V8 powered Corvette I asked why he started with the Corvette and Free was the answer. Oh, and with the one condition that we race it This is how the best racing stories start. I naturally suggested he cage it and run in the Baja 1. Brians response was, Its on my bucket list.