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14 year-old daughter thanked me for being a good dad yesterday.

....and trains go CHOO! CHOO! I learned a lot about them from watching Thomas the Train growing up.

If you've ever driven an 80ft long 100,000lbs vehicle that barely fits within the lane width, you'd understand why they sometimes make dick'ish moves, or they get pissed off when you make a dick'ish move around them. Always remember this rule of the road: he with more lugnuts wins.

oh ryan I saw a really open march... that's shame

Those lines are large enough to OD a water buffalo.

Nate never said no. He was a giver

Would be interested but am biking to Buffalo that day, first double century!

Wheels are expensive. DNA brand wheels are decent and affordable From there warp9 is reasonable still. And proven Excel/talon is the standard for racing Marchesini makes mag wheels, pretty expensive at 2500ish, benefits: tubeless. There's some other brands too, but I consider alpina to be cream of the crop. The carbon matrix rim set is 3300. That's without a brake setup. Don't forget the front brake, a decent one will run $1000+

Ha ha wasn't me but.....

suckers http://www.woot.com/offers/kershaw-thermite-folding-knife-1?ref=cnt_wp_15_1

Depends if free motorcycle parts are a part of that deal

I don't know anyone named Ryan. Know a guy named Raceday though, any relation

The Cheerson has GPS, having that return home mode is a quad saver, literally. I'm really impressed. This is a long way from my days of flying gas powered balsa made planes that took 40 hours to build and 10 seconds to destroy.

alright, as promised. I spend a ton of time with my little man. It has changed my life 100%. My wife works insane hours. I USED to wrench in the garage endlessly, all winter long. In the summer, i did track days , and rode a lot. Every day practically. Now, I am Mr. Mom while my wife is at work. My mother in law watchs him while I'm at work. I had a very very tough time with this in the beginning. Now, i wouldn't change it for the world. I love the time i get to spend with him. I still get to wrench, just not as often. its therapy for me, and I appreciate that time more than ever. As for riding, I'm still riding a bit, but my interests have changed from track days, to kart track riding and trail riding. I have learned to appreciate the healing power of some throttle therapy more than ever, just at a slower pace. Some guys give up riding once they have kids. I feel thats a bit nuts, to take something I've done my whole life and just give it up. its a part of me, its made me who i am. I want my son to know the "real" me. not a guy who used to ride motorcycles. As he gets older, i hope he takes an interest, and wants to go ride trails, and kart track or whatever we decide to ride. I wouldn't feel guilty about going riding. If your logging 50k a year, yes i may say you need a reality check. But the sunday ride, or weekend trip, don't stress. You need that personal time for yourself.

Cheapest way to race. Great people. Getting old sucks.

My guess is that's why it closed.