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Get any interior shots of the track? I gotta get to a race there.

Power went out here about 4:30 pm yesterday and finally came back on at 11:30 last night. Missed the end of the NASCAR race, NHRA Finals, and the game last night. No damage to the house or property. Neighbor across the street has a ton of branches down in their yard and the next door neighbor's yard. BTW, anyone else watch the NHRA qualifying Saturday? That new Z-MAX track is stellar. Double drag strip, side by side. 25 foot high sound wall the length of the track, Huge stadium seating area, etc. Quite the state of the art facility. Very nice.

Congrats Jason.

You 2 will have to let me know how those KDW2s handle autocross. They felt pretty good charging a sweeping on-ramp, but I always wondered how the car would handle with those tires when really put to the test.

Thanks.

2007 Colorado Xtreme 2LT. Only 13,000 miles on it. Excellent shape. Includes the 'Sound and Sun' package option, which includes a 6-disk CD changer and power moon roof, as well as a new 'rhinoliner' spray in bedliner. Also has power windows, locks and mirrors. $18,000.00 The Colorado Xtreme is styled more like a sport truck. The Xtreme configuration has a special ZQ8 lowered suspension. A body-color front fascia with foglamps, rear fascia and rocker extension mouldings and a rear tailgate spoiler. The ZQ8 rides lower than base models, with a slight forward rake, and comes with P235/50R18 Goodyear RSA tires on 18-by-8-inch aluminum wheels. A monochromatic paint scheme and fog lamps add visual distinction. Colorado Xtreme drops the ZQ8 suspension down another 1.6 inches and mounts gas-charged shocks and stiffer anti-roll bars. A unique grille, tailgate spoiler, and side-sill extensions add exclusivity to Xtreme's appearance. LT trim adds reclining seats with upgraded upholstery, metallic interior trim, more stereo speakers, color-keyed grille and side moldings, and aluminum wheels. To that the 2LT Package adds bucket seats; power windows, mirrors and locks with remote keyless entry; deep-tinted glass; and a self-dimming rearview mirror. It also makes the five-cylinder engine and automatic transmission standard. I love this truck. I'm only selling to set myself right for the Z06 I'm ordering. Will make someone a sweet ride. Here are a few pics. http://www.edensgatecorals.com/colorado/1.jpg http://www.edensgatecorals.com/colorado/2.jpg http://www.edensgatecorals.com/colorado/3.jpg http://www.edensgatecorals.com/colorado/4.jpg http://www.edensgatecorals.com/colorado/5.jpg http://www.edensgatecorals.com/colorado/6.jpg

Good luck with the V Ashley. I looked for the dyno sheet from when Bill tuned it and I can't find it anywhere. Try not to put too many pylon scuffs on her for awhile. And.......wasn't a set of those pics part of the deal??

SOLD. Have fun Ashley.

Still laughing. That was great....

Ya, they didn't make a scattershield for them when I had it.

Congrats on the ROTM honors Mark.

How about a Saturn Sky redline?

That video was HARD to watch after all this time. Here's a pic of the car http://www.edensgatecorals.com/formulapics/myformula.gif I think the paint is allot worse for wear now. The guys that bought it from me pushed hard on the nose getting it on the trailer and cracked the paint pretty good. I had Fowler build a 396 stroker LT1 for me. Cola crank, Lunati Pro Mod rods, etc. That car did rock. Just got pissed when it bit me and was done with it. And of the clutch aftermath http://www.edensgatecorals.com/formulapics/clutchboom.jpg If you look at the top left, you can see a puck of the clutch wedged with a piece of the bellhousing right up where my right leg would be. I think that piece of bellhousing kept the clutch piece from coming through the tunnel and into my leg. I still have that piece of clutch.

Thanks. Ya, really didn't want to go this low, but a vette is around that suits my needs, and I'd like to get it before its gone. Here's a few pics. http://www.edensgatecorals.com/ctsv/front.jpg http://www.edensgatecorals.com/ctsv/rear.jpg http://www.edensgatecorals.com/ctsv/interiorfront.jpg http://www.edensgatecorals.com/ctsv/interiorrear.jpg http://www.edensgatecorals.com/ctsv/Engine2.jpg

Price reduced to $25,000 Got my eye on a vette.

2004 Cadillac CTS-V. Raven Black with tan leather/suede interior. 40,000 original miles. 405 hp LS6, 6-speed manual, optional power moon roof. Includes Cadillac cross drilled rotors on front. Many TSBs done including ’06 rearend, new clutch, new radiator, and upgraded cradle bushings. Car sports new BF Goodrich KDW2s front and rear. Now has full sized runflat spare in trunk on CTS-V rim. Very nice shape vehicle that has always been garage kept and not driven in snow at all. $27,500 Would be interested in comparable '04 black C5 6-speed coupe for trade. E-mail larryorchar(at)att.net for more info. Have a good one Larry

Tickets are on ebay as of tonight. Show is re-scheduled for May 7th.

If at all possible, I'll try to get it back and get a re-direct in over to the new site. We never did get a mailing out to the members letting them know what was up before the site went down completely.

Ask anyone who keeps a marine aquarium, and primarily keeps fish. We are sustaining an artificial environment. We have specific 'live rock' and macroalgaes in the tank to break down the fishes negative impact on the environment, the fish pee and crap, along with any breakdown of the rock into dirt. There are several types of bacteria that are specifically grown in the tank. They break down the fish waste ammonia into nitrites, then nitrates. Then we use a macroalgae that feeds on those nitrites/nitrates and uses them to grow. The macro algae then releases oxygen, like land plants, into the water to keep the fish healthy. A natural cycle of changing fish waste back into oxygen for the fish. Water testing has factually documented this process. If you add too many fish, which really means youre adding more fish waste and ammonia, without letting the bacteria and macro algae production catch up so they are able to handle the increased bioload put on the environment, you get an ammonia/nitrate spike and are likely to kill all the fish. The same principles apply to the land, I would think. We are, through population explosion, exhaust emmissions, etc. increasing the carbon dioxide production in the atmosphere. At the same time we are decreasing the plants on the earth by subdivision development, rain forest clearing, etc. From your high school science class, I'm sure you remember that plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen for us to breath. Thats factual, not scientific mumbo jumbo at all. Well, if we are increasing carbon dioxide production, and decreasing the natural balance element of trees that absorb that carbon dioxide and turn it back into oxygen, why would there NOT be some kind of repercussion from all the extra CO2 in the atmosphere? Kind of like our engines. If we add too much fuel, without any oxygen compensation, our motors lose power, and will eventually choke out. You need to have a balance of fuel and oxygen to create power. Thats kind of a left field comparison, but just trying to show how a balance needs to exist. Most of what I see is from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. http://www.noaa.gov/ Here is an interesting article I ran across just doing a quick search of their site: http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/breakthroughs/warming_ocean/welcome.html The first page shows a couple images gathered from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program showing the minimum Arctic sea ice concentration comparing 1979 and 2003. Its a pretty interesting read that kind of timelines studies in this from the 1970s to 2003. The site has lots of other articles on both the oceans changes as well as the atmospheric changes over the last 30 years or so. Searching that site alone will give you lots of what I would consider factual 'evidence'. But like you said, there are lots of credible scientists on both sides of the coin. Like I said, I wouldn't consider myself a 'tree hugger' as I love the sound/smell/teeth vibrating experience of a top fuel dragster doing a burnout while I'm sitting in the Garlit's seats at Norwalk Raceway Park. You know youre having fun when your eyes start burning. But, I am also open minded enough to realize that we are most likely having an impact on our world, and need to be open to seeing if there are ways we can minimize that impact and still have some fun with our toys. Like everything else in life, its all about achieving a balance. I agree with you 81mercury, there are allot of other things that add to whats happening besides the combustion engine for sure.

I never really gave it a second thought until I got into saltwater aquariums and started becoming aware of what is happenig with the coral reefs of the world recently. There are coral reefs several hundreds of years old, that have taken huge dumps in the last 10 years. Some real recently. There is a medium-large reef South of Florida that extends as kind of an underwater border between Florida and Cuba. Within the last several years, about 2/3 of it has lost all its color and has bleached, or is dead completely. These are reefs that have withstood the earth's cyclical events for several hundreds of years, at least, with no evidence of large dieoff under it which would show it had died previously, a long time ago, and had re-grown. With my experience in captive growing corals, I see first hand what effects the coral negatively. While some of the things are chemical related, and specifically related to someone not properly maintaining the general environment, I do see one thing that is interesting. Even if a coral's general environment is close to perfect, too much light, or even a different spectrum of light, can negatively effect its look and health. The oceans are being monitored closely and its a fact that the average temperature is rising, and is several degrees warmer than it was just 5 years ago. Over 3/4 of the earth is ocean. It taking something significant to raise the temp of a body of water that large. I wont even pretend to hypothesize about what that may be, but its something. Something that hasn't happened in quite awhile, if ever before. While it may be 'greenhouse gasses' from emissions, or it may just be that we are clearing too much of the earth's natural vegatation and trees to be able to counteract all the carbon dioxide we are producing with the worlds increased human population and our carbon vices, or we're all just farting too damn much, I dont have a clue. Sorry for the soapbox response. Anyways, that said, I'm not ready to toss the old combustion engine just yet. I cant imagine doing a long burnout and NOT getting to hear the roar of the motor over the tire sound!

I have 2 side-by-side tickets available for the April 1, 2008 Van Halen show at Value City Arena. These are primo, lower level seats, Section 122, Row L, seats 19 and 20. Just back far enough to give you an unobstructed view of the stage, and right across from the VH "Ego Ramp". How cool is that? These are hard tickets, not e-mail vouchers. This pair of tickets is available for pickup for $600, or add $15 for UPS 2-Day Priority mailing if youre out of the Columbus area. Dont miss your chance to get great seats for the second leg of what many are calling the best rock show of 2007! Seating Chart: http://www.edensgatecorals.com/VH-Seating.gif

Watch it from the beginning. The truck is moving over to go around the bike, then the bike just starts to veer right in front of the truck. The truck even tried to get back over to the right and miss the bike, but it doesn't look like there was time. Wasn't anything the truck could do but hit the brakes. Totally the guy on the bike's fault, IMO.

Yep. I have an '04.

Just a resurrection. Hope everyone is having a good Saturday night. Had the V out today for the first time in awhile. The horsepower felt great. I gotta drive that car more often..... Pass the word to the GM crowd about the new site when you can. Thanks

There is a COFBA subforum there, yes. I think the plan is to just redirect the COFBA URL to the COMPGM site eventually. Anthony knows the COFBA forum is currently down.