http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_channels/other.xml Nw that does not fit anywhere else (ATV, Segway, Boats, Planes, Go-Karts, etc.) en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:35:30 -0500 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:14:01 -0400 Esselbach Contentteller CMS 2009 - PedalToTheMetal.Com http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/uncovering_the_truth_behind_accidents.html This is an original article written by Jason Holzberg of http://www.newyorkpudding.com] and posted here by request with full permission. By car, train, airplane, or other mode of transportation, every... Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:14:01 -0400 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/american_chopper_on_its_last_leg.html I have watched this season with fading interest to see what is going on with father and son of this family based reality show. How long can this television show go on? As I recently wrote, it certai... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:15:27 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/metal_detecting_the_treasure_coast_beaches_dry_sand.html Metal Detecting the Treasure Coast Beaches: Dry Sand Rule #1: I have learned this from detecting and from other enthusiasts; there is no perfect solution. You just never know. Use a little common sen... Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:51:13 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/metal_detecting_the_treasure_coast_beaches_equipment_you_need_to_bring_with_you.html Metal Detecting the Treasure Coast Beaches: Equipment you need to bring with you What do you need for the beach? The beach makes it simple because you don’t need to worry about digging plugs in soil ... Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:22:27 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/this_day_in_history_december_31st_rick_nelson_dies_in_plane_crashplane_carrying_roberto_clemente_crashessoviets_test_supersonic_airliner.html Former teen idol Rick Nelson dies in plane crash in De Kalb, Texas, on December 31, 1985. When the teenage Ricky Nelson launched his pop career in 1957 by picking up a guitar and singing at the end ... Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:16:04 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/this_day_in_history_december_29th_actor_christian_slater_arrested_for_drunk_driving.html On this day in 1989, 20-year-old actor Christian Slater is arrested for drunk driving in Los Angeles, California. He had a blood-alcohol level of .24, or .24 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of b... Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:13:32 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/this_day_in_history_december_27th_office_of_price_administration_begins_to_ration_automobile_tiresapollo_8_returns.html On this day in 1941, the federal Office of Price Administration initiates its first rationing program in support of the American effort in World War II: It mandates that from that day on, no driver wi... Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:03:56 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/this_day_in_history_december_25th_layne_hall_is_born_will_become_oldest_licensed_driver_in_united_states.html On this day in 1880, Layne Hall is born in Mississippi. Some records indicate that he was actually born in 1884; either way, when he died in November 1990, Hall was the oldest licensed driver in the U... Sat, 25 Dec 2010 07:47:04 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/this_day_in_history_december_22nd_first_quotmercedesquot_is_delivered_to_its_buyer.html On this day in 1900, the first car to be produced under the "Mercedes" name is delivered to its buyer: Emil Jellinek, the Austrian car racer, auto dealer to the rich and famous, and bon vi... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:50:26 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/this_day_in_history_december_20th_quotroger_mequot_opens_in_us_theaters.html On December 20, 1989, the provocative filmmaker Michael Moore's satirical documentary "Roger & Me" opens in theaters across the United States. (It had made a brief tour of film festiv... Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:51:45 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/this_day_in_history_december_17th_stuntman_stan_barrett_breaks_the_sound_barrier.html On December 17, 1979, Hollywood stuntman Stan Barrett blasts across a dry lakebed at California's Edwards Air Force Base in a rocket- and missile-powered car, becoming the first man to travel faster... Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:14:05 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/this_day_in_history_december_15th_opec_states_raise_oil_prices.html On December 16, 1979, the night before the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' annual price-setting meeting in Caracas, two member states (Libya and Indonesia) announce plans to raise the ... Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:39:01 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/this_day_in_history_december_14th_indy_quotbrickyardquot_is_completed.html On this day in 1909, workers place the last of the 3.2 million 10-pound bricks that pave the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana (a town surrounded by the city of Indianapolis). Since the... Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:07:02 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/this_day_in_history_december_12th_gm_announces_phase_out_of_oldsmobile.html On this day in 2000, General Motors declares that it will begin to phase out the 103-year-old Oldsmobile, the oldest automotive brand in the United States. ... Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:52:39 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/body_cameras_the_new_eyes_of_the_law.html This is pretty interesting and frankly a good idea. With some many officers being videotaped thanks to cell phone cameras, these officers will be able to record from their point of view, something th... Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:18:10 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/this_day_in_history_december_8th_auto_factory_architect_albert_kahn_dies.html On December 8, 1942, the architect and engineer Albert Kahn--known as "the man who built Detroit"--dies at his home there. He was 73 years old. Kahn and his assistants built more than 2,00... Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:21:06 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/this_day_in_history_december_6th_nyc_officials_revive_lower_manhattan_expressway.html On this day in 1964, the New York City Board of Estimate votes to revive a controversial plan to build a 10-lane, $100 million elevated expressway across Lower Manhattan from the Holland Tunnel on the... Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:26:25 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/this_day_in_history_december_5th_eddie_murphy_stars_in_beverly_hills_cop.html Eddie Murphy stars as the wisecracking Detective Axel Foley in the action-comedy Beverly Hills Cop, released in theaters on this day in 1984. The movie marked the first major starring role for Murphy,... Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:34:38 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/power_chairs_older_and_fatter_americans_are_on_the_move_in_florida.html A man on a moped crashed into a man in an electric wheelchair the other night in the middle of Fourth Street. There on the front page of the paper was a police tape picture of one of those objects we... Sat, 04 Dec 2010 12:23:51 -0500 http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/this_day_in_history_december_3rd_last_amc_pacer_rolls_off_assembly_line.html On December 3, 1979, the last Pacer rolls off the assembly line at the American Motors Corporation (AMC) factory in Kenosha, Wisconsin. When the car first came on the market in 1975, it was a sensatio... Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:24:53 -0500