So I visit my drag-racing ninja cop bro yesterday afternoon, and we have a pretty fun time climbing through some old coal and sandstone mines with my nephew in the desolate parts of Contra Costa County (aka, Kyle-land). And I knew the guy was way over the top into his drag racing car -- it's gotten to the point now where he sees every drop in 10-lbs car weight as costing $1,000.
But then I saw him featured in the latest issue of Mopar magazine, where they called his car (engine still being worked on) the "fastest naturally-aerated modern Hemi-engine powered car in the world" at the low nines (seconds) @ 144 mph.
I'm not really into drag racing, but it's just weird to see someone you know get national recognition like that for their part-time hobby. (All I getz is the coffee thing.)