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Coming up at noon to hang around the parking lot and eat some good grub.

Thanks, Mitch for setting up the CR channel on Discord. I just signed up and started exploring the features. It will take some time for me to get the hang of it, but I think it is the best way forward. Younger users are much more familiar with Discord than Slacker, which many people see as something for use just at work. Whichever format wins out for us, I hope we can salvage a large number of the existing CR users. I joined the CR Facebook channel last week and haven't been very impressed.

I'm sad to see the change, but I think I understand why working with the old tech has now brought us to this. Props to Chris and all the administrators and mods for devoting so much time over the last two decades to give us this forum. Your efforts have brought a lot of enjoyment and benefit to literally thousands of people and you are much appreciated. I believe most of us see that our group is generally older, less nocturnal, and less car-crazy than in the early days. That in itself wouldn't be a problem if we had new, younger members joining, but that isn't happening. Most feel that it's generally true that the younger generation is less into cars in general, but there are likely other reasons why CR hasn't attracted more. Although I'm far from tech-savvy, I wonder if a platform such as Discord would preserve a lot of what we like about CR, with much less cost and very little administrator time needed? I leave it to those of you who know much more about such things than I do to debate whether that would be feasible and desirable. I would think it would have an added plus of being more familiar and accessible to younger car enthusiasts than our current format. For me, the best thing about Columbus Racing has always been the people. The spirit of this group isn't going to die until we ourselves die. The way we communicate with each other is going to transition, but managed correctly, it can be a means to enhance and grow CR.

Congrats! I'm looking forward to it.

That's mostly correct. They rewrite/edit your posting as part of the services they provide everyone. There is a set fee for the seller ($99). The commission (5%) is paid by the buyer after the auction. There are "plus" features available, including their own photographer ($349 on top of the $99). The price for any plus features is paid by the listing party (seller).

Thanks, I had no idea that BAT ran so far behind. I figured the Rally history and the Land Speed Racing would make it more likely for them to list it, but as you say, it's BAT's choice what ends up being listed. As far as my expectations, a simple transaction is more important to me that top dollar is.

I've gone back and forth over the last few years on whether to sell my 2013 Scion FRS (badged as a GT86). I bought it new and had it built the way I felt it should have come from the factory, including a supercharger, upgraded brakes, suspension, clutch, flex fuel, exhaust, extra wheels, etc. In over 8 years I've driven it only 25k miles. Although I enjoy it immensely when I take it out, it just doesn't get much use. I realize that I won't come close to recouping my costs on this car (over 60k) if I sell it, but there are other cars I would enjoy more I could put the money towards. Lately, modded cars on Bring A Trailer have been fetching high prices if the detailing and photography is good enough, but I'm not too excited to go to the bother of detailing the undercarriage and getting recent professsional photographs. Any suggestions on local options that might be easier? I don't have all the stock parts, so putting it back to stock and selling the mods separately is not an option.

If you're looking for something high-end, I've got an RBL Launch Edition that is highly-optioned. It's had 25 rounds through it. PM me if interested and I'll make you a deal.

My sig is: What's impressive is what you built, not what I bought and I stand by that. There's more sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in what you build yourself than in anything you buy. I admit I don't have the skills to build or significantly modify a car, and I do the next best thing .... buy it. But no one should be impressed by someone who only writes a check.

Maybe, but I've already got my villain car

Planning on it.

Depending on how often you need access to it, making a 90 minute drive each way may or may not be unreasonable. I've got a commercial building in Frankfort, and you're welcome to park it there for free, against the side of the building (no roof overhead). It would be completely out of sight, but it would still be important to strongly secure it. The previous owner ran a body shop from the building and had about twenty vehicles sitting on the lot. He claimed he never had theft or vandalization, but I know that unsecured trailers are vulnerable.

It was Nick who had his stolen. Text sent.

Beautiful weather is forecast for this. I plan to hit Der Dutchman at 7 for breakfast and head over to registration around 8. I hope to see some other CR peeps at this event supporting the vocational students.

I thought you might find this article from last month's Car & Driver helpful: Ten top vehicles for skunk transport