Yes And No

NO!

YES!

Shin Kinoshita. Shadoobie

(via Stipistop)

They Called It Stock Car Racing For A Reason. Once Upon A Time

The term originally didn't mean you raced a car right from the dealer, although many did until the cops showed up. But it did mean you took a "stock" car and modified it for racing. It's what the SC in NASCAR means -- used to mean.

It was glorious, then. Shed tinkerers united with moonshine delivery boys to go as fast they could for as long as they dared. Now it's all clerks, and their cars are frauds - plastic skins stretched over nothing that has to do with a real car. And they have to put on a governer to keep it from going too fast.

From a time when there was no such thing as too fast.



(For reader and commenter Misterarthur)

Gotta Make Your Own Fun In This World. Grab A Rake

Biathlon. Now Improved With Defense

I Remember The Good Old Days When Tying A Girl To The Railroad Tracks Was A Crime, Not A Lady Gaga Video

We may be borderline sociopaths, but we are always gentlemen!

Remember, Kids: Always Wear A Helmet So Mom Can Have An Open Casket Funeral For You

Go Fast. Take Chances

Duke Kahanamoku !

Long boards rule.



If you were James Bond, Miles Davis, Jack Kerouac, Ernest Hemingway, and the Dos Equis guy rolled into one, you'd be 40% as cool as Duke Kahanamoku.

If D'Artagnan Was A Skateboarder And Bought His Clothes On Carnaby Street In London In 1968, This Is Pretty Much How It'd Look

Lots of people object to skateboarding. Take a look around at the barren, lifeless, concrete and chainlink, soul-destroying landscape that they're doing it in. People should be grateful to see anything with a hint of life and vigor about it.




(Thanks to Brian Erb for sending that one along)

They're Not Really Hot Wheels Until You Send Them Through An Outside Fireplace. These Are Hot Wheels

Darda Brothers

No, Really; That's Just Swell. Just Wondering, Though; Can You Use It To Move Processed Gravel Around? Just A Thought

(Thanks to Honorary Borderline Sociopath Charles Schneider)

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Life Finds A Way

Detroit is just a smoking hole where Detroit used to be, right? Always look for the green shoots.



All sports should be amateur. It's from the Latin word for love. Do it for the love of it. Fight over a prize so tawdry you'd throw out if it didn't have your name on it. Your garage is the pit. Your yard is the pitch. Your heart is your biggest muscle.

Welcome to the Thunderdrome.

(Thanks to Misterarthur for sending along the lead)

A Boys And His Dogseses. OK, GO!

e·bul·lient [ih-buhl-yuhnt, ih-bool-] 1. overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited

(As seen at Stipistop)

I Think He Said: "This Is How I Go, When I Go Like This"

How to Tail Whip - Kye Forte >>

Old Skool Parkour

(As seen at The Sheila Variations)

Every Important Movement Needs A Religious Angle. Let's Pray In The BSBFB Church

Awesome Homebrew Suicide Sled Action!!1111!!1!!1!!1 Eleventy!

Two weedwhacker, or baby chainsaw, or something engines and a skateboard. BSBFB approved!

(Thanks to reader, commenter, and all-around good guy Misterarthur for sending that one along)

Paging Doctor Goddard To The White Phone. Paging Doctor Von Braun To The White Phone. Hello? You're Fired.

Air Command Water Rockets in New South Wales Australia are the new official Rocketeers of the Borderline Sociopathic Blog For Boys. For Tuesday, anyway. But all the way until midnight!

(Thanks to reader, commenter, and BSBFB friend Charles Schneider for sending that one along)

At Some Point, Do We Have To Stop Referring To These As Go-Karts? The Term "Rocket Sled" Is Already Taken

Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, the Wright Brothers, Nikolai Tesla, and all the other shed tinkerers would approve. A 230 HP go-kart is a thing of beauty and a joy forever, or until you encounter a pothole, whichever comes first.

I remember distinctly the first time I saw a centrifugal clutch, appended to a Briggs and Stratton and strapped on a welded frame with a bucket seat. I thought it was from NASA. These guys are from Alpha Centauri compared to that.



Germans. You know the Germans make good stuff. Are you gettin' this, camera guy?

No Matter What Sport You're Picking Teams For, Pick This Guy First

District B13 (Banlieue 13)

My Movie Star Races At Sebring With A Foot He Broke Motorcycle Racing. Your Movie Star Gets Pedicures

Punch Buggie! Whoah

The official sport of The BSBFB. Punch Buggie!

Stupid Sciencey Dad Ruins Fatherhood For The Rest Of Us

Just kidding. iPhone astronauts! Of course the battery dies. No matter. Luke and Max Geissbuhler and all their Far Rockaway Rocketeers are Honorary Borderline Sociopaths.

(Thanks to reader and commenter Julie for sending that one along)

Later On, We'll Go To The Carnival Sideshow And Study Ornithology With The Fan Dancers

My Spare Heir's Favorite Web Channel: Parker's Tutorials

My seven-year-old has discovered Parker's Tutorials, and we hereby apply the BSBFB Seal of Approval. Bonus: DUCT TAPE! Right in the opening credits! It's the shizzle.



Parker's Tutorials on YouTube.

And Now Here's Something I Hope You'll Really Like: A Man Wearing A Garbage Bag Who Thinks He's A Fighter Plane

Piste Off

I so desperately want one of these:

We Need To Update The Expression: Hey Fellas! Hold My Beer And Watch This!

Times change. If you're neck's red because you're rappelling into a volcano instead of a regular old farmer's tan, you still need a catchphrase.

I know. How about: "Excuse me, compatriots, but could someone kindly temporarily take possession of my Fields Medal? And check the depth of field on the camera? Thanks ever so much"



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The Modern Version of San Francisco's "Greatest Speed Kings" Just Stay Up All Night Now