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Glad you asked KF!
Guess who we are recruiting as Grand Marshall for our VAAT?? :beer


Callaway HyperVolt Spotted
VolteMort. The 10,000 volt Volt
It may come as a shock, but Callaway Cars engineers and specifically Reeves Callaway have been driving a powerfully engineered Chevy Volt around their Southern California operations lately. And as creativity never sleeps, the Hall of Fame Corvette icon and his specialists have applied their engenuity to Chevys electric wunderkind.
"We have addressed the performance potential of the Volt with a modification that should satisfy the most power-hungry enthusiast; the 10,000 volt HyperVolt. Upping the voltage of the Volt's operating system is a clear path to performance, so we took many lessons from the slot car field. There's nothing quite like maximum torque at zero rpm", says Callaway, grinning.
First and most difficult was increasing the capacity of electric motor both in terms of duty cycle and rpm. We can now pump as many as 10,000 volts into the driveline, but only for very short periods of time. The safe duty cycle for full voltage operation is less than 1 second, but the amount of thrust generated in that one second is staggering. The tiny car literally welds itself to the roadway so as not to become traction limited. But to get that amount of voltage into the vehicle that quickly, Callaway had to construct conductive brushes that function just like a slot car. The brush track only needed to be about 10 feet long because the acceleration in the first second is so violent that the vehicle needs only be aimed and propelled initially. From that point on, it's as if it had been shot from a canon...and it's all about inertia: The car will accelerate for approximately 30 miles from that initial boosted launch, albeit in a basically straight line.
The second major challenge was to increase the rpm potential of the motor. As the stock redline is less than 7500 rpm, we felt that something like 120,000 rpm was not unreasonable. One of the intended consequences was to raise the top speed to just under 400 mph. Unfortunately the aerodynamics of the platform were never intended for these extremes. Callaway cautions that users should consider a BRS (ballistic recovery parachute) system similar to those used in experimental aircraft.
Southern California Edison may partner with Callaway to bring this technology to So Cal Volt owners. The home charging stations that normally control the overnight recharging of the Volt, can be modified to introduce the higher voltage. A pleasant consequence is that the onboard battery pack can now be charged in less than 10 seconds, however there is a dramatic drop in current for the rest of the neighborhood. The Callaways recharge " VolteMort" their personal HyperVolt, in the early morning hours to avoid neighbor anxiety.
A 'next-gen' of the Callaway HyperVolt will have a different approach to onboard range extension: a thorium laser excited nuclear generator. 50 Megawatts is the current output, so to speak, allowing the HyperVolt to travel several light years before refueling. Retired GM Product Chief Bob Lutz has been asked to be the poster person. Callaway continues: "It's about time that we start to wipe the smirks off the faces of the sniveling Global Warming Activists! We can be proud to have invented it, here, in the USA."
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We are up to 56 participants! Still hoping to get you know who as our
Grand Marshall. Can anybody here put in a message for us? Bob Lutz is our fallback guy, btw.
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OMG! Keep your fingers and toes crossed. Looks like we are in the final stages of getting-
RuPaul as our grand marshall for our
Volt Across America Tour!!!
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for those not familiar with her/his talents;

RuPaul

Birth name RuPaul Andre Charles
Born (1960-11-17) November 17, 1960 (age 51)
San Diego, California, U.S.[1]
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres Dance-pop, Hi-NRG, disco house, R&B, Eurodance, electro
Occupations Drag performer, singer-songwriter, actor
Years active 1985–present
Website RuPaul.com

RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960), best known as simply RuPaul, is an American actor, drag queen, model, author, and singer-songwriter, who first became widely known in the 1990s when he appeared in a wide variety of television programs, films, and musical albums. Previously, he was a fixture on the Atlanta and New York City club scenes during the 1980s and early 90s. RuPaul has on occasion performed as a man in a number of roles, usually billed as RuPaul Charles. RuPaul is noted among famous drag queens for his indifference towards the gender-specific pronouns used to address him—both "he" and "she" have been deemed acceptable. "You can call me he. You can call me she. You can call me Regis and Kathie Lee; I don't care! Just as long as you call me."[2] He hosted a short-running talk show on VH1, and currently hosts reality television shows called RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag U.
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* 1 Biography
o 1.1 Career
* 2 Discography
* 3 Filmography
o 3.1 Television series
o 3.2 Movies
o 3.3 Short films
* 4 Awards and nominations
* 5 Bibliography
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links

[edit] Biography

RuPaul was born in San Diego, California.[1] His name was given to him by his mother, a Louisiana native. The Ru came from roux, an ingredient used in gumbo.[3] RuPaul struggled as a musician and filmmaker in Atlanta, Georgia during the 1980s. He participated in underground cinema, helping create the low-budget film Star Booty, and an album by the same name. In Atlanta, RuPaul often performed at the Celebrity Club (managed by Larry Tee) as a bar dancer or with his band, Wee Wee Pole, which included the late Todd Butler.[4] RuPaul's first prominent national exposure came with a featured role dancing in the video for "Love Shack" by the B-52s.

In the early 1990s, RuPaul worked the Georgia club scene and was known by his full birth name. Initially participating in genderfuck-style performances, RuPaul performed solo and in collaboration with other bands at several New York nightclubs, most notably the Pyramid Club. He appeared for many years at the annual Wigstock drag festival and appeared in the documentary Wigstock: The Movie. In the '90s, RuPaul was known in the UK for his appearances on the Channel 4 series Manhattan Cable, a weekly series produced by World of Wonder and presented by American Laurie Pike about New york`s wild and wacky public-access television system.
[edit] Career

In 1993, RuPaul recorded dance/house albums which included Supermodel of the World. They were released through the rap label Tommy Boy, spawning the dance track hit "Supermodel (You Better Work)". The music video was an unexpected success on MTV channels, as grunge-rock (Nirvana) and gangsta rap were popular at the time. The song peaked at #45 on the Billboard Hot 100. It further charted on the UK Singles Chart, peaking on the top 40 at #39. The song found the most success peaking at number 2 on the US dance music charts (known as the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart). Airplay, heavy rotation of the music video on the MTV network and television appearances on popular programs like The Arsenio Hall Show popularized the song.
“ What other people think of me is not my business. What I do is what I do. How people see me doesn't change what I decide to do. I don't choose projects so people don't see me as one thing or another. I choose projects that excite me. I think the problem is that people refuse to understand what drag is outside of their own belief system. ”

—RuPaul, [5]

His next two songs/videos, "Back to My Roots" and "A Shade Shady (Now Prance)" both went #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and furthered his campy persona. Between them, "House of Love" was released without a video. It failed to place on any US charts, despite rising to #68 on the UK Singles Chart.

RuPaul caused a controversy at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards when he presented an award with actor Milton Berle, who performed an altogether different type of drag early in his career. The two had conflicts back-stage, and when Berle touched RuPaul's false breasts, RuPaul ad-libbed the line "So you used to wear gowns, but now you're wearing diapers." A surprised Berle replied, "Oh, we're going to ad lib? I'll check my brain and we'll start even." The press portrayed the exchange as a crack in the "love everyone" message RuPaul presented, and as a young newcomer treating a legend poorly. RuPaul would later describe the situation in his autobiography, describing Berle's behavior backstage as sexually inappropriate and rude. He did regret the situation, saying: "Of course, what I should have done backstage is told him 'Get your dirty hands off of me, you motherfucker!', and then gone out there and been Miss Black America." That same year would also mark his biggest hit on the UK Singles Chart, a remake of "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Elton John, which went to number seven. It was around this time that RuPaul co-hosted the BRIT Awards in London, also with Elton John.
RuPaul (left) seen out of drag in March 2009.

RuPaul was signed to a modeling contract for MAC Cosmetics, making him the first drag queen supermodel. Various billboards featured him in full drag, often with the text "I am the MAC girl." He also released his autobiography, Lettin' It All Hang Out. He promoted that book in part with a 1995 guest appearance on ABC's All My Children, in a storyline that put him on the set of Erica Kane's talk show "The Cutting Edge".

The next year he landed a talk show of his own on VH1, called The RuPaul Show, interviewing celebrity guests and musical acts. Diana Ross, Nirvana (even though Kurt Cobain committed suicide in 1994), Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, Mary J. Blige, Bea Arthur, Dionne Warwick, Cyndi Lauper, Olivia Newton-John, Beenie Man, Pete Burns, Bow Wow Wow, and the Backstreet Boys were notable guests. His co-host was Michelle Visage, with whom he also co-hosted on WKTU radio. On one episode, RuPaul featured guests Chi Chi LaRue and Tom Chase speaking about the gay porn industry.

Later in the year he released his second album, Foxy Lady, this time on the L.A.-based Rhino Records label. Despite his growing celebrity, it failed to chart within the Billboard 200. However, the first single "Snapshot" found success in the dance market and went to number four on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It also enjoyed limited mainstream success, charting at number ninety-five on the Billboard Hot 100 (which was his second and only other Hot 100 entry). The second single "Little Bit of Love" only charted at number 28 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The album featured covers of a 1981 Diana Ross song "Work That Body", co-written by Paul Jabara and "If You Were a Woman and I Was a Man", originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler. Because of his strong fan base within the gay community, RuPaul has performed at gay pride events and numerous gay clubs. During this time RuPaul helped launch the return of WKTU radio in New York City and would serve as host (with Michelle Visage) of the morning show until 1998.

In 1997, he released his third album, a Christmas album entitled Ho, Ho, Ho. He has had guest appearances in many films, including both Brady Bunch movies, in which he played Jan's female guidance counselor. In 1997, RuPaul teamed with Martha Wash to remake the classic disco anthem, "It's Raining Men". The song was included on the 1998 compilation CD RuPaul's Go Go Box Classics, which was a collection of some of his favorite dance songs by other artists; this would be his third and final release through Rhino Records and a major record label. It was during this time that he appeared in Webex TV commercials and magazine ads. In 2001 he recorded with Brigitte Nielsen, credited as Gitta, the Eurodance track "You're No Lady".

In 2004, RuPaul released his fourth album, Red Hot on his own RuCo Inc. label. It received some dance radio and club play, but very little press coverage. On his blog, RuPaul discussed how he felt betrayed by the entertainment industry, particularly the gay press. In one incident, it was noted that the magazine Entertainment Weekly refused to review the album, instead asking him to make a comedic contribution to a fashion article. He likened the experience to "a black person being invited to a party, but only if they'll serve." Despite his apparent dissatisfaction with the release, Red Hot showed RuPaul returning to the top of the dance charts in the US with the lead off single "Looking Good, Feeling Gorgeous" hitting number two on the dance chart. The second, "WorkOut", peaked at number five. The third and final single from the album "People Are People" a duet with Tom Trujillo peaked at number 10. The album itself only charted on the Top Electronic Albums chart, where it hit number nine.[6] When asked about this in an interview, RuPaul said, "Well, betrayed might be the wrong word. 'Betrayed' alludes to an idea that there was some kind of a promise made to me, and there never was. More so, I was disappointed. I don't feel like it was a betrayal. Nobody promises anything in show business and you understand that from day one. But, I don't know what happened. It seemed I couldn't get press on my album unless I was willing to play into the role that the mainstream press has assigned to gay people, which is as servants of straight ideals."[5]
Wikinews has related news: RuPaul speaks about society and the state of drag as performance art

On June 13, 2006, RuPaul released ReWorked, his first remix album and fifth album overall. It features reworked versions of songs from his back catalog, as well as new recordings. The only single released from the album is a re-recording of "Supermodel (You Better Work)", reaching number twenty-one on the U.S. dance chart. June 20, 2007 saw the release of Starrbooty (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) on iTunes in the US. The single "Call Me Starrbooty" was digitally released in 2007. The album contains new tracks from the singer as well as interludes with dialogue from the movie. The film was released on DVD in October 2007.

In mid 2008, RuPaul began producing RuPaul's Drag Race, a reality television game show which aired on Logo in February 2009. The premise of the program has several drag queens compete to be selected by RuPaul and a panel of judges as "America's next drag superstar". The first season's winner was BeBe Zahara Benet, and first runner-up Nina Flowers was chosen by fans as "Miss Congeniality" through voting via the show's official website. In publicity preparation for the new show, RuPaul made appearances as a guest on several other shows in 2008 including as a guest judge on episode 6 of season 5 of Project Runway[7] and as a guest "chef" on Paula's Party.[8]

In March 2009, RuPaul released the album Champion to iTunes and Amazon. The album topped the iTunes dance album chart at #1 and features the dance singles "Cover Girl" and "Jealous of My Boogie", both anthems from the reality show RuPaul's Drag Race. Logo's second annual NewNowNext Awards in 2009 were hosted by RuPaul. There he performed "Jealous of My Boogie (Gomi & RasJek Edit)". In March 2010, RuPaul released his second remix album, Drag Race to iTunes. The album features remixes of songs from the 2009 album Champion and the brand new song "Hit the Floor".

In April 2011, coinciding with the finale of season 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race, RuPaul released his fifth studio album Glamazon, produced by Revolucian, who previously worked with RuPaul on his album Champion. The album charted on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart and the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart at #11 and #8 respectively. In July 2011, RuPaul released another remix EP on iTunes entitled SuperGlam DQ, which features remixes of tracks from Glamazon, remixes of the "Drag U Theme Song", and a new song, "Sexy Drag Queen". Starting in June 2011, the second season of RuPaul's Drag U aired. Late 2011, promotions for RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4) began. RuPaul made appearances on The Rosie Show and The Chew, and also attended a Drag Race NY Premiere party at Patricia Fields store in New York. Season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on Logo (TV Channel) on January 30, 2012, with RuPaul returning as the main host and judge.
[edit] Discography
Main article: RuPaul discography

* Supermodel of the World (1993)
* Foxy Lady (1996)
* Red Hot (2004)
* Champion (2009)
* Glamazon (2011)

[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television series
Year Title Role
1994 Sister, Sister Marje
1995 In the House Kevin
1998 Hercules Rock Guardian "Hercules and the Girdle of Hyppolyte"
1998 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Member of the Witches Council/A hair dresser
1998 Walker, Texas Ranger Bob
2001 Popular Sweet Honey Child
2002 Son of the Beach Heinous Anus (credited as RuPaul Charles)
2009 Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Tyler
2009 – present RuPaul's Drag Race Himself - Host/Judge (also producer)
2010 Ugly Betty Rudolph, emcee of the cabaret
2010 – present RuPaul's Drag U Himself - Host (also producer)
[edit] Movies
Year Title Role Notes
1987 RuPaul Is: Starbooty!
1994 Crooklyn Connie, the Bodega Woman
1995 The Brady Bunch Movie Mrs Cummings
1995 Wigstock: The Movie Himself
1995 Blue in the Face Dancer
1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar Rachel Tensions
1995 Red Ribbon Blues Duke
1995 A Mother's Prayer Deacon "Dede"
1996 Fled Himself
1996 A Very Brady Sequel Mrs Cummings
1998 An Unexpected Life Charles
1999 EDtv RuPaul
1999 But I'm a Cheerleader Mike
2000 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Narrator
2000 The Truth About Jane Jimmy
2000 For the Love of May Jimbo
2001 Who is Cletis Tout? Ginger Markum
2005 Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons Cameo
2006 Work it Girl: The Music videos
2006 Zombie Prom: The Movie Delilah Strict
2007 Starrbooty Starrbooty/Cupcake
2008 Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild Tyrell Tyrelle
[edit] Short films
Year Title Role
1983 The Blue Boy Terror
1983 Wild Thing
1983 Terror II
1984 Terror 3D
1986 Mahogany II
1986 Psycho Bitch
1986 American Porn Star
1987 Voyeur
1987 Police Lady
1989 Cupcake
1989 Vampire Hustlers
1989 Beauty
1999 Rick and Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Daryl.com
2004 Skin Walker
2006 Zombie Prom Mrs. Strict
2008 How We Got Over
[edit] Awards and nominations
Year Category Association Result
1993 Best Dance Video – "Supermodel (You Better Work)" 1993 MTV Video Music Awards Nominated
1999 Vito Russo Award GLAAD Media Awards Won
2010 Outstanding Reality Program – RuPaul's Drag Race 21st GLAAD Media Awards Won
Best New Indulgence – RuPaul's Drag Race NewNowNext Awards Won
[edit] Bibliography

* Lettin' It All Hang Out
* Workin' It! RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style

[edit] See also

* List of number-one dance hits (United States)
* List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

[edit] References

1. ^ a b Gianoulis, Tina (2005-08-16). "RuPaul (RuPaul Andre Charles)". glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture. glbtq, Inc.. http://www.glbtq.com/arts/rupaul.html. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
2. ^ RuPaul (1995-06). Lettin' It All Hang Out: An Autobiography. Hyperion Books. ISBN 0786861568.
3. ^ The Bonnie Hunt Show March 12, 2010
4. ^ http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2871900054.html
5. ^ a b Interview with RuPaul, David Shankbone, Wikinews, October 6, 2007.
6. ^ Billboard.com Top Electronic Albums: RuPaul Red Hot (week of October 16, 2004)[1]
7. ^ Project Runway: Season 5, Episode 6 Summary
8. ^ Paula's Party: Season 4, Episode 6 Summary

[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: RuPaul

* RuPaul's biography in his own words
* RuPaul on Myspace
* RuPaul's weblog
* RuPaulsDragRace.com
* RuPaul's Drag U
* RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 on Logo TV
* RuPaul at the Internet Movie Database

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RuPaul
Studio albums

* Supermodel of the World
* Foxy Lady
* Ho, Ho, Ho
* Red Hot
* Champion
* Glamazon

Remix albums

* ReWorked
* Drag Race
* SuperGlam DQ

Compilation albums

* RuPaul's Go Go Box Classics

Extended plays

* Sex Freak

Singles

* "Supermodel (You Better Work)"
* "House of Love"
* "Back to My Roots"
* "Snapshot"
* "A Little Bit of Love"
* "Looking Good, Feeling Gorgeous"
* "WorkOut"
* "Cover Girl (Put the Bass in Your Walk)"
* "Jealous of My Boogie"

Soundtracks

* RuPaul Is: Starbooty!
* Starrbooty: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Filmography

* RuPaul Is: Starbooty!
* Wigstock: The Movie
* Red Ribbon Blues
* But I'm a Cheerleader
* The Truth About Jane
* Who Is Cletis Tout?
* Starrbooty
* Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!

Television

* The RuPaul Show
* RuPaul's Drag Race (1
* 2
* 3
* 4)
* RuPaul's Drag U

Books

* Lettin' It All Hang Out
* Workin' It! RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style

Related articles

* Discography
* List of RuPaul songs
* List of RuPaul albums
* List of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants

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RuPaul's Drag Race
Seasons
1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Judges
Current: RuPaul · Santino Rice · Michelle Visage
Former: Merle Ginsberg
Pit crew
Current: Jason Carter · Shawn Morales
Former: Max "The Body" Philisaire · Emanuel Palmer
Winners
BeBe Zahara Benet · Tyra Sanchez · Raja
Runners-up
Nina Flowers · Raven · Manila Luzon
Miss Congeniality Award
Nina Flowers · Pandora Boxx · Yara Sofia
Related articles
RuPaul's Drag U · Drag Race · Champion · Glamazon
A complete list of contestants can be found here.


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You know what?
I could buy alot of Gasoline for my 30mpg Corvette with what a $47,000.00 Volt costs!
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BIGJOHN wrote:You know what?
I could buy alot of Gasoline for my 30mpg Corvette with what a $47,000.00 Volt costs!
:wtf
I know you are jealous! Volts rule!!

BTW, there will be other Chevrolet owners driving their cars and trucks. Can we count on you joining us with your Calloway Corvette too? :beer
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I didn't say I didn't like the Volt, I do!
There is just no savings until I need a new Daily Driver!
I hope they still make them when that time comes.
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Digspeed wrote:
BIGJOHN wrote:You know what?
I could buy alot of Gasoline for my 30mpg Corvette with what a $47,000.00 Volt costs!
:wtf
I know you are jealous! Volts rule!!

BTW, there will be other Chevrolet owners driving their cars and trucks. Can we count on you joining us with your Calloway Corvette too? :beer
Hey Dig, Can you at least spell Callaway correctly :wtf

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this is exciting news. The Obama administration is proposing to increase the credit to $10,000!!! Praise BHO! I am buying myself another Volt and you should too!

Taxpayers pay $135 million in electric car tax breaks


By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY
Updated 2h 57m ago

GM is developing more plug-in cars like this Chevrolet Volt
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Updated: 2:02 p.m. to correct headlines.

If you're wondering about the bill to taxpayers for subsidies and tax breaks for all those electric cars sold last year, rest easy. Someone has totaled it up.

Taxpayers forked over a total of up to $135 million last year for 18,000 plug-in electrics and hybrids that were bought or leased by U.S. consumers, says Edmunds.com's Inside Line. To come up with the number, the site did a little math, figuring the tax credit at a maximum of $7,500 a car, not counting any additional state tax breaks.

Eligible vehicles included the all-electric Nissan Leaf and the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt.

But federal spending pales in comparison with the amount of incentives the government has provided to private industry to encourage development of green cars and components. Inside Line puts that at a cool $10 billion spread across the past few years.

Most of it, about $8 billion's worth, was in the form of low-interest loans.

There's likely to be a lot more. The website notes that the Obama administration earlier this year proposed an extension of the EV incentive program, raising the payment from $7,500 to $10,000 per vehicle.
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Re: Volt Across America Tour!

Post by Digspeed »

This event has been cancelled due to the totaling of the national organizer's car. She now drives a Prius!
:cry2
2023 Calloway C8 SC (on order) :jsmile
1986 Malcom Konner CTTC :cool
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Re: Volt Across America Tour!

Post by kingforward »

Dig, got any "World Smart Tours" planned with RuPaul in 2013?
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