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Thanks for the add! SO I finally decided to join CR and as it goes here is my introduction. My name is Brooks Church. I am 23 years old currently living in New Albany, OH and I am a fulltime Firefighter/ Paramedic at Harlem Twp. Fire Dept. I have been in the car scene for a long time. I started off working at Passen Motorsports when I was 16 years old with kelley mossgrove, eric hargett, mike wagen, wyan chockenbong, & drew sholtz, and terrorizing the street in my 98 S10. Shortly after Passen turned into auto exotica I quit the shop and bought a 1990 miata and decided that I want to start drifting. http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff9/luckydrifting/Old%20Busted/CAQK84I3.jpg http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff9/luckydrifting/Old%20Busted/DSC01654.jpg Sold it and then bought a highly modded miata, sold some parts and turned it into my new drift car. http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff9/luckydrifting/3474234681_b4f94eb600_o.jpg http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff9/luckydrifting/mmmmpochie.jpg Then traded that for a Sil-80 http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff9/luckydrifting/Teh%20Sil-80/DSC04399.jpg Then turned it into my current drift car. http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff9/luckydrifting/Teh%20Sil-80/8122_1226202967935_1014840804_71368.jpg http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff9/luckydrifting/5013879642_84d58aaf52_b.jpg Current Daily is a IS300. Megan Luxury Coils, Intake, Axleback, Spacers, and other stuff. http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff9/luckydrifting/New%20Hotness/IMG_1750.jpg http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff9/luckydrifting/New%20Hotness/IMG_1583.jpg Some previous daily's http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff9/luckydrifting/S14%20Madness/IMG_2372.jpg http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff9/luckydrifting/S14%20Madness/DSC03671.jpg 1989 240sx Hatch 1998 Chevy S10 1989 BMW 325is I drift, road race (SCCA), and sometime (rarely) auto-X. Never drag. Might try this year for fun. Flame on

Hey everyone! My name is Josh. I'm a lab manager in one of the labs at Ohio State and have a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Cincinnati. I used to be part of Cincinnati Street Racing, but moved up here over a year ago and have been looking for a local forum where I can get to meet some more car people. My interest in mostly in Hondas because they've always been reliable and a part of my family (my Grandpa still has his 1978 Civic stationwagon w/ pimp blue vinyl interior ). However, my dad has always loved big muscle cars, so C3 Corvettes have always been up there on my "To Own" list. Last week, I sold my 97 Prelude because the price I got out of it was great. I'm currently looking for a 2nd generation CRX to replace it as my daily driver. You might think of me as a ricer because of this, but I've got nice little project sitting in my backyard... a 1948 Diamond T Dump Truck! The plan is to make a rat rod - chop & drop it, refinish the interior and top it all off with Cadillac 500ci V8. I hope this gives you all a little insight as to who I am. I look forward to meeting everyone. Thanks for having me! My Last Car: http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af328/mccartju/Mobile%20Uploads/Photo0299-1.jpg My Project: http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af328/mccartju/Mobile%20Uploads/45754_820965905658_7709097_45591853_512034_n.jpg

Fibonacci's Sequence, actually. Technically, there's a zero at the beginning, but who cares

Yeah. Good photo. Have to keep that one in the archives.

so im and i have some request..... since i cant talk about banging sisters cuz some people get butt hurt about it. so here is my request of things that you cant talk about or im going to cry like a bitch til you get banned since thats the thing to do... 1. i dont anyone to talk about camaros - its a sore subject and i get offended by it 2. no one is to speak about dogs- i heart mike vick and it offends me 3. guns- they kill people and it offends me 4. any racial jokes whats so ever. it offends me 5. finally lamas. it offends me so if i cant talk about certain items without getting banned then neither can you bitches. btw i still fuck sisters!!!

For all those that need to take this course the 2011 schedule opens up February 7th. https://www.dps.state.oh.us/MOScheduling/

Nothing, jporter doesn't know what he's talking about. Having an auto transmission is about as important as putting gas in your car instead of diesel. They're both fuel -- it doesn't matter.

Sounds more like a thinking cap...

mebbe check with your optometrist to see if you would qualify as handicapped based on visual impairment? Just a thought ......

Hmmm, what could possibly go wrong?

Yeah Dennis is a good friend of mine. Went to ATL and Jersey Formula D events with him. Yeah I was at doc's place for the meet. I was hanging out/ helping slowmotion.

yeah ive been through it. you eat strawberry shortcakes all day and give complements to each other, then do aerobics in the afternoon if your tummy isnt upset from all the GOODIES! WEEEEEEEEEE tee hee <3

Seven drunk people in a van full of sheep? One can only imagine what was about to happen.

I'll say it on here as opposed to again on your site. YOU NEED TO DITCH BUYING FROM A NORMAL DEALER. You need to get in with Parts Unlimited, Tucker, Western, etc and get TRUE dealer cost on products. Outside Lithium, none of them are solid vendors and they aren't getting any better deals than what you could. You are paying them to buy stuff and in this industry, margin is tight to begin with. Even Lithium isn't getting as good of deals as the top dealers out there. If in Ohio and you want a great dealer to buy from, go to Iron Pony and tell them what you are doing and buy from them. I can promise on tires and such, they buy better than ANY of the dealers you have currently and can get you probably the same % above dealer cost, but it will still be lower than the other guys because Iron Pony's dealer cost is lower on a lot of things... Don't let a dealer tell you they get the best deal at Parts, Tucker, etc. There are better deals than Platinum, etc... You need to get the best deal on the best things right off the bat in an effort to not be constantly trying to keep the lights on. I've said it once and will say it again - thin margins to get people in, to satisfy "buddies", to beat deals in the area, etc are a death sentence. You aren't going to satisfy everyone. One guy will want a certain tire brand, one will want another. You need to maintain the top three choices and leave it be. Special ordering will only go so far. If I come into a shop that I have to wait until you get it shipped to you before I buy and have to come back? I will go somewhere else... Shops in Cincy are not good at carrying accessories. Only Cycle Specialties is... That being said, they ALL carry a decent supply of chemicals, tires and hard parts. You NEED to be at MINIMAL, on that same level or you will have a tough time right off the bat. It will go like gang busters as you will be new, but the novelty will fade and the challenge will get tougher. DO NOT rely on friends. DO NOT ask on forums what to carry. YOU NEED TO SHOP OTHER SHOPS and take the best stuff and incorporate it into your shop. Used parts, fairings, etc are all things that sound good on paper, but will absorb money that can be better spent elsewhere. Used parts is a really bad idea anyways. Unless you are a salvage dealer and then you can sell used parts. Otherwise, going in to a business where you think carrying used parts to satisfy customers that have less money is fine. Right up until a customer that wants new parts comes in and sees all you carry is used stuff. Catering to a lower price point customer is OK. But, they will require lower price point on everything. Again... Margin. Get away from site sponsors as an outlet for stuff you can get. Get the cash to buy the minimum needed to be a Parts, Tucker and Western dealer. All three are the top distributors in the US for this industry and will battle each others prices to get you the best deal. The Tucker guy in your area is the shit and is a great guy and doesn't want to loose a dealer to Parts. Western is smaller and the rep force is pretty green, but they want to make a dent and would get you better prices when they can. Use them against each other and get the best margins to provide the best prices. If you are planning on price matching, you will loose right away. People that go to a dealer to price shop and then go online are typical now. However, if it is there and in front of them, the people that buy to save 15% total and have to wait 1-2 days vs now, are not customers you want anyways. YOU CANNOT discount everything. That being said, you have to watch what you sell and what prices you list or you will price yourself out of a category immediately. You will need loss leaders, you will need to make bigger buys to price sone lower priced items within the store, etc. But, mainline stuff that is current and what people want are usually price protected online and not an issue. But, the issue then becomes what dealer has them in stock vs what dealer has to order everything. Then, if you order from another dealer, the timeline gets stretched even more... That will not last long. WATCH the prices going direct also. Check with the Parts guy as to the price on Dunlops vs. if you are going to a vendor or similar. Dunlop may be able to sell through the race distributors, but understand that Dunlop itself wants to make money also and race tires are cheaper there vs. street tires. You can typically get a better price through Parts or the others on street tires vs. direct through a race distributor... Anyways, good luck. But, ditch the dealers you are working with. Only consider another dealer on OEM parts and OEM chemicals. Everything else? Why pay them when you can make an additional 10-25%? One final note... You better figure on not racing in 2011... My buddy did the shop thing and he was in that shop from open to close. Saturdays and Sundays especially... You are going to have to sacrifice a lot. Employees at this stage and for the start up you are suggesting is not going to support paying others to mind the shop. Sacrifices are needed and guess what goes first? I have always wanted to do a shop with the knowledge I have gained over the years doing this. However, the one thing I am not willing to sacrifice is my time with family and my hobby. Not yet at least...

You should each get one half of a heart.

It really is a shame that incidents like this have to happen to turn for the worst. I really hope that the family is doing okay no words can describe how they feel right now. I'm sure someone saw what happened or it was caught on camera. I'm game for Open Carry now,Glad I bought my gun loaded and within arms reach. I just hate that it take tragic events like this to make people reconsider arming themselves.