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You just can't make stuff like this up! http://www.fmft.net/archives/BBC_NEWS.htm

Knight Rider gauge cluster FTW!

http://www.iwsti.com/forums/gd-tires-wheels/189331-cracked-oem-bbs-rim-please-take-look-i-need-opinions.html Dunno how the guy did this...

Kudos for banning texting while driving.. Now if only they would ban talking on the phone for longer than 30 seconds while driving. Easy enough to check too, just follow.

Your Ohio driver abstract spans the previous two-year period. License Status as of 04/06/2010: VALID ENDORSEMENTS: NONE RESTRICTIONS: NONE ***END OF DRIVER RECORDS***

A friend of mine had that onesie for his kid.

If you show up to an NTB with a fast looking car and your own settings, they charge you $120. My cars don't have any additional adjustments than stock. Caster isn't adjustable, and only front camber is adjustable (which gets maxed anyways). And I'm not asking for anything wild, just 0 toe all around.

Is this a friend/family deal? Or can some of us get in on that? I'm sick of paying $120 to get my toe adjusted just because my car LOOKS fast.

upside down.

Yup, but that requires a friend.. And I'm a poor lonely soul... I've done it with a short board across the tire with marks at either end. THe actual measurement doesn't matter, just the difference. I just don't feel right asking someone to come over just to hold the end of a measuring tape.

Some day I'll be awake enough to remember to attend one of these..

Looks interesting, but I'm more interested in Toe.. Have to find the room to set up a string box for that though.. :/

+1 for all the Subarus, especially the 02-07 imprezas. Those are the mustangs of the import world. You can find aftermarket parts everywhere for them. Exhaust and Tune will get a WRX near an STI in a straight line, and an STI into the mid 12s. (Though I don't recommend Subarus for drag racing as there are better options. But there are plenty of AutoX and RallyX events!) The downside, is that if you want to get much over 300hp at the wheels, you'll need to crack open the engine. But if you want a fun car that makes good power, is reliable, comfortable enough to DD, and somewhat practical, a Stage 2 turbo Subaru is very hard to beat.

Just make the world disappear!

They made a movie based on The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny? ... I'm so IN!

Isn't that redundant?

They always say it's ok for them to drive fast because they are trained... I think OVR and CPD should go head-to-head at an AutoX and then at MidOhio in street cars vs cruisers..

Read it, never clicked the link.. LOL What's really scary is how believable it is.

Wow... Even with almost all of the bottom end on the floor it STILL wanted to keep running.. That's badass...

Lol, registering for the forum requires answering a question: the answer? Piss What a bunch of closet deviants..

Great race. And I agree, I almost wish it would rain more often. Were the conditions perfect for overtaking? Are the new rules conducive to over taking? Or did the FIA promise a little under-the-table bonus for each pass after the blasting they took for the last race? But even when it was dry, this race really showed that in the first race everyone was being conservative. With so much changed for this year, no team was going to miss out on the data they'd get from the first race. This race is where the engineers have said "We think we've got it figured out, have at it." Unfortunately, some engineers weren't as on the ball as others. Poor Vettel. Twice his car has let him down now. Granted they might have been faulty components, but that doesn't change what happened. The FIA *MUST* reinstate testing.. Maybe in a limited fashion; by capping time, money, mileage, tires, or whatever. But the new teams are being hurt the most by the testing ban, not helped by it. And it's the low-budget teams that the ban was supposed to help. Vettel is the Man, and the RB6 is the Car... If only the RB6 would make it though a race. Hopefully this is the end of Vettel's bad luck. He and RedBull have got everyone scared. But if this trend continues, Vettel is going to lose morale and fall behind. F1technical.net run a poll for each race asking who people think will win. It was Alonso for the first race, but Vettel jumped to the top for this race after his performance in Bahrain. But even after dominating in qualifying and the early race *again*, the poll has shifted away from Vettel. I don't think it's doubt in the driver, but doubt in the car.. I may be rooting for Vettel this year, but I won't be unhappy if Massa takes the championship. He deserves it and he shouldn't become one of those "Almost, but not quite" drivers in the history books. A 2nd and 3rd is a good start to the season. Alonso is looking really good... But I get the impression that he's not going to be consistent. We'll see how things go. Button is putting lie to some of his critics. Good job. But he still has a way to go. Hamilton is looking like his old self again with those ninja-like passes. Whether going back to his old aggressive ways is good or bad remains to be seen however. The FIA is going to crawl so far up Sauber's asses that their engineers are going to be shitting red tape. A wing failure in practice is bad, but acceptable. Two is worrisome, so the FIA's inspectors took a look at it. But to have a THIRD in the same weekend let go and cause an accident that knocked three drivers out of the race is unacceptable. Even though it's only 1 week to the next race, I'll bet Sauber shows up with a new wing, or the FIA probably won't let them race. Lotus is still amazing. Of the three new teams, only Lotus has put a car over the finish line in both races. HRT finished this time, Virgin has yet to cross the line. In fact, Virgin has apparently *discovered* that they don't have enough fuel load to finish a race at full speed. How the hell do your engineers miss THAT? This has was a very interesting race. And with the shakeup of drivers and teams, this is looking to be a very interesting season. Can't wait for next weekend!

The problem with extreme intelligence, is that it often carries sociopathic tendencies. The little things we do to round the edges off reality to make it bearable are painfully obvious to these types. They just can't handle it, and often build a seething resentment for everyone else as a reaction to the pain and stress.

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I don't think that was all just 4 strokes. I think that was time lapse with the shots delayed by a degree or so each time.. REally cool You can also see why it's really important not to have sharp edges in the combustion chamber. The flame clings to the edges in there, so those are sure to be points that can cause pre-ignition.

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