Limitedslip7

Do you know Matt?

 

Yea, through Anthony and Jen mostly.

Professional Pavement Services out of Waldo.

 

http://www.professionalpavement.net/

I'm thinking about picking up a couple of XR100's for my GF and I to tool around on this summer. Probably hit up Circleville and some flat track around here. Are there any good resources/forums around to find bikes, parts, and info? How much should I expect to spend per bike? 

All intermediate riders will ride in the same timeslots then? 

Sell the cars and get bikes! Seriously, cars get boring as hell if you don't have a bunch of friends really into them or you don't do track days. Buy a motorcycle and start doing track days, if that is too expensive/dangerous, get an XR100 and start racing at Circleville! I haven't done it yet but it looks like a blast. I'm hoping to start doing it this year.

 

The lifting weights is a given, but I would also suggest getting a mountain bike. Bombing trails through the woods is very relaxing and you don't really even feel like your're working out. You can ride year round if you want, or go indoor to Ray's in Cleveland and down the cave in Kentucky. Cheap to get into as well.

Buy cheap Whirlpool 29" models. They all use the same shit inside anyways, the expensive ones just have a whole lot more electronic features that can break. Unless you are putting them on display in your living room to impress people, go cheap.

 

I can get you discounts on Whirlpool and their brands if you are interested. Just PM me with your email address and I can send you a link.

I've been there several times but the last time I went wasn't that great. They had the supertrack open the whole time, which really needs to be ground/prepped. Interesting challenge I guess, but it kind of sucks transitioning from grippy to sheet of ice in one corner.

 

They also cut one session short by about half and refused to admit their mistake or give us anything to make up for it. We went out one session and had maybe 2-3 laps in when they pulled out the checkered flag. Tires weren't even heated up yet. They said the lap timers all showed like 7 laps or something, it was complete bullshit.

 

That being said, I would still go there...

I've used the engine hoist before, works well in combination with proper front or rear stands, depending on what you are working on. Just lift the end you are working on with the stand on the other. 

Would this be a good setup for a tortoise? Also, where is a good place to get a tortoise?

The free appreciation day is Sept 7th next year?

Dang, how did I miss this. Probably would have bought a set of 211s...

Just bought four days!

Mid Ohio is less than an hour drive, bring a motorcycle and drag some knee at the many track days they have during construction season.

 

Decent XC mountain biking at Mohican, Alum Creek, Chestnut Ridge, etc. No downhill or anything comparable to out West though. We do have some badass indoor MTB options though at Ray's in Cleveland or the Mine down in KY.

 

Get a stand up jetski for Alum Creek like a Superjet, SXR, or if you've got money go with an aftermarket flatwater ski.

 

Paintballing at Splatterpark. Their rules suck, but I don't think there are any decent fields around anymore.

Dang, thats kind of what I figured...

I recently had about $7k worth of tools (welder, generator, etc) stolen out of a good friends garage and an enclosed trailer. The thieves cut the padlocks off of the enclosed trailer that was sitting right behind the detached garage and stole my generator (~$1k), then pushed in the top of the garage door to get at the latch.

 

Would it be worth trying to file a claim? Most of the stuff was mine, so I'm not sure if they would even cover it. I'm more worried about how much his premiums will go up if he does file a claim, as he just filed a claim for flood damage 3-4 years ago.

Yep! Weather is looking perfect so far, much better than the cold and rainy that it has been the past couple of years. 

Nice save!

+1 on Pitbull TRS, I'll never go back to straps. In a truck I can understand not wanting to drill holes but most trucks have the bed bolted down to the frame from the top, so just make a bracket that utilizes those bolts and I'm sure it would be bulletproof. 

Try looking for a decent 2-3 year old Tacoma... they're still going for mid-upper 20s. After a few months of looking I said F it and picked up a new leftover 2013 Off-road for ~29k. The resale on these is ridiculous.

Anyone know if that guy who got lifeflighted out is okay? He was pinned underneith his bike up against the wall on the right side of thunder valley when I was heading into the pit, not sure how he managed to end up over there. He was moving around from the looks of it...

Looks like its going to be Sunday for me

I'm assuming a car club canceled? Probably too much to hope that this would become a somewhat regular thing... 

Whaaaaat?! Weekend track days?! Oh I'm going to one for sure if the weather is nice. 

I know some guys; what is the pay range? 

Can anyone recommend a company around central Ohio that does aluminum anodizing? I'm looking to have some aluminum tanks done, around 4.5ft^2 on the outside, maybe the inside too if the price is right. I would probably be trying to have them done in batches of 5-10 tanks.