Archive for September, 2008
Gem Diamonds, a London-listed mining firm, said on Sunday it had recovered a 478 carat diamond from its mine in Lesotho: the 20th-largest rough diamond ever found. The discovery of the gem, which the company said had the potential to become one of the largest round-cut diamonds in the world, was made on September 8 at the Letseng mine in Lesotho. "Preliminary examination of this remarkable diamond indicates that it will yield a record-breaking polished stone of the very best colour and clarity," the company's Chief Executive Clifford Elphick said in a statement.
The diamond, which has not yet been named, has the potential to yield a 150 carat polished stone, a company spokesman said. That would be far bigger than the 105 carat round-cut Koh-i-Noor diamond seized by Britain from India in the 19th century and now part of the Crown Jewels. It would still only be a fraction of the size, however, of the Cullinan diamond discovered in 1905, which was 3,106 carats when recovered and yielded a teardrop shaped diamond of 530 carats: the Great Star of Africa.
So the homie Maverick was too busy eating a burrito when he realized that there was a huge problem ahead of him. The problem? A monstrous pothole! In a spilt-second he was faced with a decision: spill the taco sauce or smash a wheel. Needless to say he fucked up and wrecked the wheel – and spilled the taco sauce. Good one Mav. LOL.
Fred and Rami reppin for Super Buy Tires and HH in the Carrera GT. Again…I have to thank Rami for inviting us out and always having our back.
Diko and his Premier 4509 equipped Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 – currently the only one in North America.
Topo's been holding us down since the premiere issue of HH and his Dodge Charger is number 445 of only 4,000 "Top Bannana" Chargers ever made. But the important fact to remember is that his is the ONLY widebody Charger in existence – thus the fat ass lip in the rear.
Ralph and his wife reppin' HH to the fullest.
Be on the lookout Ralph in this month's issue of HH. At the time of the shoot he had just taken delivery of his Audi A8 a day prior to the shoot so we ended up shooting it stock but now he's rockin' a fresh set of wheels from Forgiato.
AC from Forgiato Wheels in his Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder.
These are just a few of the troopers that held it down over at the run so be on the lookout for full coverage in an upcoming issue of Heavy Hitters Magazine. As always….we're only as good as the people that rep us. Thanks.
This morning was the kick off for the annual CHP 11-99 Foundation run where everyone got together for a good cause. With over 120 exotic cars registered for the event, the starting point for the event was held at Lamborghini Calabasas and it was the scene for organized chaos, friends and high-priced cars. Here's a shot taken from the freeway right before the exit.
Another shot off the exit.
Onxx and Fernando setting up camp to shoot the cars at the finish point – The Four Seasons – Westlake Village. Check back with us soon to see the video.
Onxx and Topo at the entrance of the hotel.
Kush Life….watch for it.
Sahed – The lil dude doin' big things.
After the run, Topo took us to a new spot to eat burritos and as soon as I walked in I knew this place was going to be good once I saw the glass Pepsi bottles….and the waitress. LOL.
Carne Asada burrito with cream cheese and guacamole. I needed this bad after a day of not eating and being sick as shit.
Takashi's super-sized burrito.
Once Fernando saw Takashi's burrito he started making weird comparisons to the size of the burrito vs. his dogs balls and how warm they felt cupped his hands.
So about two months ago I started hearing a mild "clanking" noise inside my wheel and instead of getting it checked out I figured it could wait and here are the results.
Once Will peeled the tire back here's what we saw inside. I kinda figured that my wheel sensor (TMPS) had fell off but I had no idea that it would get this bad…..
The detail shot.
….he would have probably got away.
Back in the days Hyundai's claim to fame was Rodney King's high speed chase and everyone laughed when he supposedly hit over 110 mph in the ghastly econobox. Years later Hyundai's hype was as beat as Mr. King's front grill and the only "Hyundia" you'd ever see were either their pianos or the dock containers at port from their shipping business. Fast forward some 10 years later and now they're coming out hard and this retroffited Hyundai Genesis from HKS is proof. There's nothing to really say that it's bad ass and after looking at this picture it actually makes me think that Lexus and Infiniti just might be more than a bit scared.
Rami sent over a few new flicks of his Dodge Charger which we featured in the premiere issue of Heavy Hitters Magazine. This time around the car is pretty much all the same but the addition of the graphics makes a world of a difference.
The latest addition to his collection is this Cuda – the Pink Panther.
Watching the sunrise in the morning is the worst part of pulling an all nighter but sometimes you gotta do what's necessary to get shit done. Here's a few flicks of the 2009 Ford Flex we're building for Ford. The blurred out portions of the picture are obviously hiding key parts from prying eyes but we got this in the bag. LOL.
3 a.m. and the clock is tickin.
Everyone loves a great set of brains.
Onxx interviewing Kennedy when all of a sudden the subject switched to girls and Kennedy said, "So I saw this fine ass girl and…..
…when I finally went in for the kill – I felt balls." LMFAO.
4 a.m. – no sleeping on the job or else…..
