Barrett Jackson Auto Auction

On Saturday, Tiffany and I went to the Barrett Jackson Auction in Scottsdale. This is the most renowned car show in the country every year. Last year we weren't able to go because we were moving from our rental home that day. They showcase some of the highest valued collector cars anywhere. The highest priced car went for $1.6 million, while most cars that night were auctioned for about $3-500,000. Last year a record was set for a car selling at a price of $5.5 million.

The auction runs for 7 days straight, but Saturday night is when they show the best of the best. They also auction a few other rareties, such as Robosaurus-the giant robotic dinosaur that crushes cars at monster truck competitions was auctioned off for about $500,000. They also sold the speed boat from the Miami Vice movie along with a Miami Vice Hummer. It was a pretty cool event, but extremely crowded which made it hard to get up in front of the stage. Once we found seats, it was better.

This Mustang looks brand new. I believe it was a '67.

Chevy Muscle

Check out the sound of this car as it pulled out from the auction. This Chevy sounds like a Harley...makes you want to get in and ride.

Quarter Mile Drag Race

When we first walked into the show, the first exhibit was two new 2008 Cobra's set up to race for a 1/4 mile. Audience members were able to race each other on stage and the dyno would display the top speed and race time for each driver. Pretty cool for me, but not exactly Tiffany's cup of tea.

1963 Corvette Rodine Concept Car

This car was the most highly valued at the show. It is a concept car that was made in the 60s, and only one was made. It was in perfect condition and sold for $1.6 million. This video was taken as the auctioneer passes $1 million.

1928 Duesenberg

This car sold for $1 million, although the auctioneer was trying to convince people it should be worth twice that amount.

Erin's Visit to Phoenix

Erin came out to visit us in early January for a few days. She said she was coming out to see the Rose Bowl, until she was informed that the Rose Bowl is in California, and Ohio State was not playing. We then did the next best thing...and watched the Ohio State National Championship game at the OSU Alumni bar in Scottsdale. It was a good time even though the game wasn't...maybe the 3rd time is the charm. Go Buckeyes: 2009!

We also went out to dinner at Abuelo's before Tiffany and Erin had a night of inebriated haze. Lots of fun! The weather was somewhat cool though...a chilly 60 degree high and even some rain. I guess that beats 3 degrees with snow and ice though. Super Bowl in early February is only 5 minutes from our house this year! We can't wait.

At Abuelo's:

Tiffany and Erin back at home:

Ohio State thugs:

Decked out in all our OSU garb:

Happy Holidays

Christmas

We missed everyone around the holidays. Its tough to be away from everyone at Christmas, however we had a wonderful time together. We actually volunteered at the dog shelter on Christmas day, cleaned out all the cages and put in beds for the dogs. Then it was back home for gifts. I took lots of video...here are a few.

Christmas Video

More Christmas Video

Mountain Biking

This video is from my ride on Christmas Eve. Not very safe to ride while holding a camera in your hand, so the video is of a flat section of the track. This track is about 7 1/2 miles, lots of technical terrain, and then some areas like the video shows where it opens up. There is a race on this track Feb. 9th that I may enter. I have been riding quite a bit...love the bike, and riding out in the mountains is pretty breathtaking at times...very peaceful at the same time.