Orion

it is indeed. pm's on its way...

i agree with you there, but i dont think its for the same reasons... the japanese invasion of china and the philippines was a combination of imperialist expansionism and a feeling of racial superiority. if you had the wherewithal to be able to speak to almost any japanese soldier or citizen back then, theyd have told you that the chinese and philipino's were second class citizens. barbaric and low bred. the japanese wanted nothing to do with america as an enemy. they knew that we were the only nation in the pacific who could provide a serious threat to their campaign. we were considered a backward country, but one to be respected and feared. once they made up their mind that we were going to eventually get involved anyways, they made preparations to deliver us a blow that we would not easily recover from (a plan that was at once brilliant and flawed) in the hopes that they would have been able to overcome the chinese and phillipines before we were able to recover enough to do anything about it. cliffs notes: 1930's japanese are to chinese and phillippinos as pre-civil war whites are to africans living in america. no respect was deserved. 1930's japanese are to americans as cold war america was to cold war soviet union. a backwards country full of people not too much like you that you definately didnt want to drop gloves with, but wouldnt back down from. <the preceeding is not only a much shortened version of what i really wanted to say, but also extremely generalized. if someone wants to get together and have a serious discussion about this, im game>

true. next question?

itd be cooler if you didnt need to use the wifi. <vzw broadband>

to add to what eric said, another serendipitous aspect of the pearl harbor attack was that none of our aircraft carriers were at port, and we lost many of our battleships to air action, thus beginning the change of opinion in military circles (for the better) that the battleship had gone the way of the ironclad, and that this war, and those following would be won not by who had the biggest guns, but by who had the ability to project power over the furthest distance. (i.e., airpower) this is one of my favorite subjects, btw. wwII, and specifically, the naval war in the pacific.

sorry glenn.

bullshit, you cant run a 10 second 100 yards. youd be lucky to do it in 13. i declare shenanigans!

i love you guys. except glenn. hes not my type.

thanks derek, but its ok to let the big guy speak for himself. you say some shit like that, you better go ahead and be willing to lay it all out for us. nther, what do you do to make a living?

would have been even more "iornic" if you had been correcting his spelling. and im with brian, what was that comment all about?

dammit shooter! would it kill you to read the WHOLE SIGN!

yeah, i need to get my tires changed TONIGHT!

observation > you. read the subdued print at the top of the white portion of the sign, homie. churchsigngenerator.com no need to photochop.

beaverun is an awesome track! id much rather track there than at mid ohio. eric, can you imagine that viper coming down the back straight flat out? <shivers>

"if the engine are left at full power for more than 20 seconds, theyll begin to tear up the runway". uh... wow. about my heat soak comment, i wasnt talking about the intercooler.

everyone whos a michigan fan is now a notre dame "fan".

im going to guess that thor runs the nitrous end of things for the z06 guys with the assistance of the valkyries. shipping to and from valhalla must be ridiculous this time of year.

damn son. birds and small children beware! <heat soak>

no, dumbass, he didnt. he said he'd "run the fastest car on this site". i know this "english" thing has got you all fucked up, so here it is again, for posterity... god i hate talking to you.

oh yeah? well, he had more horsepower! oh yeah? well, i was still stock! oh yeah? well, he was inexperienced! oh yeah? well, he weighs less! oh yeah? well, hes got thousands in his car! (stop me anytime guys) oh yeah? well, hes got tons of suspension work! oh yeah? well, hes got all wheel drive! oh yeah? well, your mom! have i forgotten any? sheesh. i even offered to set up the race personally!!! i didnt see anyone leaping at that opportunity. another club im in goes to a dozen or more open lapping events each year. wed be happy to acommodate your "grudge match". hell, well even join in.

dealing with ohio winters > dodging flying debris and trying not to drown during hurricane season. florida = americas schlong.

neither is ODB.

trueism.

damn jeff, depending on what im driving next spring, I may take that bet.

ROFL!!! you aint right, man. pretty much what he said. when i went through, we had this one guy whom the gas had an odd effect on. he took off his mask and started laughing. LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY. couldnt stop. yeah, his nose was running and he was crying and coughing, but he was laughing his ass off. couldnt answer the questions. in the end they just told him to get out. the rest of us are out there trying not to puke, and heres this guy, cracking up. funny shit.