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If someone hands you a cup of a clear liquid and says here try this. Whatever you do, DO NOT chug it. You won't be sober until approximately 7 hours into your drive home

Someone sould notify the EPA. It looks like someone is trying to bury some cars in an unregulated landfill.

Some of the nicer bikes that I saw there... anyone else have shots from the show?

Given the recent talk on .22 Ammo. I wanted to talk about the experiances people are having with .22 guns and the talk of certain ammo and certain guns don't play well together. I really like the .22 caliber to shot. It's just a lot of fun, so I shoot it quite a bit. In the last year I have shot approximately 8,000+ rounds of .22. Quite a bit through Walther P22, SR22, M&P22, and Ruger 10/22. Eventually, I got rid of the P22's and have 3 SR22's and the M&P22 for training. I have shot just about every common .22 ammo I have ever seen, and can get my hands on. I can say in all that ammo, I got one brick of Federal that gave me trouble often. FTE or just not fire when the rim was struck. I got it from somoene in a deal, so I really didn't care, and I liked that it was likely to fail. I cycled it into my training classes to make people deal with misfires. I am almost certain this ammo was stored with little care. I think it sat in someones car most of the summer and the gel like priming substance, combined with heat and gravity, caused there to be areas of the rim not covered, creating a misfire. Often I would refired the round and get the round to fire. I'll add this; .22 pistols have a bad rep for being picky with ammo. In my experiance, I have fired the hell out of my .22 pistols from new, and even some that were used. The spring in most I have seen is quite stiff to start out. High volocity ammo helps fight FTE issues. But, in all the above listed .22's, I'm able to shoot standard ammo that I store in a cool, dry place, with a rare failure. .22 are as dirty as Ron Jermey. You just have to clean them and shoot them. I'm not .22 ammo bias in any way now. At one time I did think there was ammo that a certain gun just didn't like. I shot that gun more and issues went away. I am hearing more about issues with a wax like residue on the Reminton Golden rounds. people are saying it is the cause of malfunctions. I'm open to hearing more about this. Looking to hear what you guys have experianced and your thoughts.

Do you think you can tell, this helmet from Bell...?

If you run a consistant 1:38 there every lap but use the whole fucking track to do it and it's a crap shoot on if you'll be high or low in the corner as opposed to a guy running a 1:42-1:50but always in the groove and and always holding a good apex and carrying it thru the corner...... I'd rather have that guy running a good line but 8 seconds slower in the group than the unpredictable faster guy.

Yes, it is not an AMA testing event, it is a trackday that he was using for some extra setup time. The key is he and the other guys were able to run those times and be able to avoid the traffic. I prefer the time when we gave the AMA guys a separate session. It was I,A,and AMA. I instructed and then went out and ran with the AMA guys sans vest. The big thing with the times in Advanced is the wide array of equipment as well. Motards, SV's, 250's, etc. Race pace on an sv at mid-o hovers in the low 1:4x to higher 1:3x depending on who's pushing. So to say you must run a 1:4x at a trackday wouldn't be right. I'd prefer to have people running 1.50 and faster personally, but it really is easier to just be able to watch people's lines and see if they are advanced in their skills on the track and bumping based on that. Sure some guys could crank some fast laps, but if they aren't in control to do so then that doesn't matter.

Hum.

no al sharpton and Jesse Jackson jr will hold the marches your invite might have been lost in the mail tho.

I think the world needed a humble man like this as a religious leader. The man didn't even want to move into his Vatican, just wanted to live in his tiny apartment.

Put us down for a maybe.

We should rally and hold marches!

I've never felt the urge to high five a pope before today.

Not sure if anyone else picked up some of the 22LR ammo from cabelas, but I got this in my e-mail yesterday. I had ordered it online, so they had my e-mail on file. I didn't actually check the lot number of my box to see if this affects me or not.

As of today I'm good for one.

As someone who has dealt with infertility for a very long time it's really mean and hurtful to have people/men say "you should have gotten clipped after it all finally happens . Yes I realize that this is a board with the majority of men but that doesn't make those statements any less painful. If you can't congratulate the man, gtfo out of this thread Even joking, there are no words to express the emotional toll 7 or more years of going through all of that takes on your marriage and emotional state. Sorry, but this is a hot button issue for me.

It was good to meet you guys too! Hope you can make it to kings table next week. Definitely enjoyed the conversation!

Same day as the deer and turkey expo, i might be able to make both events....

Seems like you plan it when I work

Bwa-ha-ha! http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/world/middleeast/suicide-bomb-instructor-accidentally-kills-iraqi-pupils.html?_r=0

Todd nailed it. Throw the lap times out the window. Experience and consistency are the important things. Being able to lap at a comfortable pace that is consistent in line choice and being comfortable with passing and being passed at different rates. It's def not racing in advance, no matter what some people think. The biggest thing is the faster riders being able to predict what you are going to do so they can plan a safe clean overtake.

Def over prep if you can. It's not just for the higher groups, it's great for safety as well. Atleast the small safety wiring and taping and be sure to do a full inspection of everything. Make sure things are tight and continue to check as things will vibrate loose sometimes

how about you guys try not setting me up with 13 year old again that would be swell

Turn off the damn cold and we can all ride there! See ya there folks

And lets not forget, excessive drinking of liquor and the OR tradition of shareing the love with the locals and friends & family of other forums. ha ha ha

Count me in little buddy.

Completely agree. In my opinion there is no issue with the ammo or the name but because of the overly sensitive PC culture that is New America, it is something I could absolutely see a defense lawyer exploiting Can you imagine if Zimmerman used these in his gun? How do you think that outcome would've been if that was the case

Being able to hold you line, be consistent, predictable and not get spooked when passed in a turn are as important if not more important than your lap times when running I or A. IMHO

Ya that sucks. I don't think many of us know all about what we are buying when we purchase insurance. Seems like a way for State Farm to squeeze every penny out of you that they can by separating uninsured/underinsured. I only decided to read through the fine print of my health/life/disability/auto insurance policies after a couple tragic events that happened to close friends and family. Turns out I was pretty underinsured considering the dangerous hobbies I do like racing. And having unprotected sex with hookers.

Seems like the 22LR has dried up again everywhere I go. Must be another big military 22LR order the ammo manufacturers are trying to fill. LOL