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I think the "brutal" stance that Dr. Paul takes is pulled out of context too often. I can't speak explicitly for Dr. Paul, so I'll speak for myself: - we should take care of those who are UNABLE to take care of themselves; not those who had the means and opportunity, but failed to act. So if you're mentally or physically handicapped from birth, or at a young age, then of course we (as a civilized society) should help you to survive, and lead a productive life. But if you're in your 20's and haven't gotten your shit together enough to secure at least basic medical insurance, then I'm sorry, but you haven't done enough to help yourself. You haven't valued your own life, so you're going to have a hard time convincing me I should give a shit about you, when you clearly don't give a shit about yourself. Situations where people have insurance, but not enough of it are more difficult. I do sympathize with those lead healthy lives, and then find out that they have some kind of cancer, or heart disease. In those cases, I believe we should look to that person's past conduct to determine whether or not the government should help them out. From hereon out, I get pretty brutal. If you've paid your taxes, have a clean criminal record, and have been gainfully employed for any length of time, then you are deemed a "productive" member of society, and are worth treating and rehabilitating. If you have been in and out of jail, don't have health insurance, and never have, and have no meaningful steady work history, then you are unlikely to be anything but a burden on society. Sorry, but why would the government want to help you? I realize that's an impossible policy to legislate, which (I believe) is why Dr. Paul advocates the church's involvement in such situations. Allow charities to decide who the "good" people are, so that the government doesn't have to. Every life is precious, but some people enrich the lives of others, and some are a drain on others. The people in the former category probably wouldn't have trouble finding family and friends to cover their medical costs... The latter will look to Uncle Sam for a handout.

I believe A&A has a range designated for this type of exercise. if not, the "sport range" all the way in the back can be rented out for pretty damn cheap. If you have an LEO back there, I think they pretty much leave you alone... We had at least 3 at the shoot I was at. Range patrol came back, and I got nervous ...for about 5 seconds. They were just coming to say hi. I didn't even sign a waiver or anything.

I did not know that. Haven't paid nearly as much attention to WSBK this year for some reason. I was rooting for Rea this season, and he had such a crap start that I kind of lost interest I guess. Plus i don't like Biaggi, and the RSV-4's were just KILLING people on the straights. Gotta hand it to Checca though. Oldest design on the grid, and just walking away with it. Good for him.

^ but which one is faster and which one is less expensive?

Okay, so 3.0 What is Jinu up to now? (and for the record, Jinu, my bike is in 1 piece. Some of those pieces are hanging by wires, etc., but it's all there I actually got my 'new' fairing stay delivered last night. It might got on this weekend so I can have the gauges, tipover switch, etc. not sitting on the fender)

I ran off track in the 10:00 session at Gingerman when I'd never been there before. barely even touched the rear brake, adn all of the sudden I was on my side. the bike and I got a little dirty, but there was nothing beyond cosmetic damage to either of us. I never missed a session. I count that has 1/2 of a crash. my first "real" crash wasn't much more dramatic. I only broke a rearset, but it ended my day. this last one was definitely "real."

Now that we've all agreed to disagree on this topic, the whole "my friend is a cop" argument doesn't always hold water. 1) the law changes from time to time. I believe we proved that in this thread, where two different wordings of the same basic statute were posted. One said "divided highway," and one said "divided highway, or any road with four or more lanes." Trust me; cops aren't getting urgent emails notifying them of such changes. There are hundreds a year. 2) Police officers are human. they make mistakes. they forget things. etc. 3) Police officers generally know their shit, but it's impossible to have every minute detail of the ORC memorized; especially for scenarios that are relatively infrequent, and not life-threatening. I spent 1 day with my buddy Scott in the Elyria prosecutor's office, and no less than 3 times, police officers came in with questions for him about various laws. The officers asked because they didn't know. Scott knew 1/3 times, and had to look up the other 2. Even then, LAWS ARE SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION, which is why we have courts. As noted earlier, if the law was worded "divided highway" in the past, I believe there was some serious ambiguity as to whether or not that "divide" has to be a physical barrier, or simply a painted line. And so on... Police officers are probably right 85% of the time, but not always.

hahaha. Are we keeping score? I'm at 2.5 ;-)

Imitating Jbot? Craig's not crashing in this pic!?

I told someone "dress for the slide, not for the ride," and they came back with "so you plan on crashing?" I just told them that was asinine. No one ever PLANS on crashing.

Or he was being sarcastic, and realized "damn... that sounded funnier in my head than when I said it." If someone calls you a pussy and then retreats, they're not worth pursuing. If they call you a pussy and then continue to berate you about it, then they might be worth proving wrong. In the unlikely scenario that a physical confrontation occurs, I would encourage everyone to keep their helmet on. If you do take it off, NEVER use it as a weapon. That could seriously fuck you if police get involved.

What authority would the school district have to adjust traffic laws? I'd go by what the ORC says.

the "law" you quoted differs from the Ohio Revised Code that Conn-e-Rott posted earlier. The key distinction is in bold below: (D) School buses operating on divided highways or on highways with four or more traffic lanes If the version Casper posted is correct, than I can see an argument over what "divided into 4 lanes" means. Is a yellow line "dividing" the road, or does it require a physical barrier? If that's how the law reads, I'm sure there's case law that would tell us. If the version Conn-e-Rott posted is correct, then no need for clarification. I would guess that confusion over the old wording is what prompted the new wording.

if only I could get a mountain lion to pee on the arrows...

Easier to ride is awesome, and I would probably love it, but I have trackday/club racer mid-pack talent. at the professional level, "easy to ride" matters a lot less, because the riders are amazing. What's dangerous with me at the helm is potential with a pro behind teh bars. I think the lack of top-end power hurts the R1 the slightest bit. Clearly not enough that Hayes couldn't overcome it, but the R1 as a package hasn't been dominant this year. Hayes won 2 races this year. He won that championship through SMART racing, and by busting his ass to get poll points, and points for most laps led. In other series, I don't believe the R1 has been on the top of the box in WSBK since Spies rode it in 2009! So it's good engineering, but not ideal marketing, which is a real shame. As for BMW and Kawasaki not winning, the Kawasaki had known front-end chatter issues that have been substantially addressed. They also built a hell of a motor during the redesign. Steve Rapp put on quite a show on the ZX10 in New Jersey. I think the package has a LOT of potential next year. I would actually argue that the ZX10 did better this year than the BMW did last year (when both were new models). BMW disappointed me in some ways. I never thought of it this way until I read an article about a guy building his own race bike, but BMW has always had revolutionary engineering. To see them go out and build a copy of a GSX-R 1000 is kind of disappointing. The S1000RR is a freakin' amazing first effort at a superbike, but it shouldn't be surprising that they're finishing mid-pack. The Japanese manufacturers have been refining that design for 20 years now. BMW has maybe 5 years total of testing and production time. They're just 15 years behind the curve. Catching up quickly, but the race results speak for themselves. The BMW isn't the fastest bike in a road race.

I said it was up for debate how much that matters for NEW RIDERS. Regardless, I will stand by the sentiment that the faster a given rider gets, the more their coach's speed matters. at race pace, I am capable of 1:04's and 1:05's at BeaveRun. Hardly flying, but I don't get lapped either. You may fundamentally disagree with me (which is fine, and we can leave it at this if that's the case), but I think I can learn more from someone who turns 1:00 laps than someone who turns 1:06 laps. I don't think that there's nothing to be learned from people who aren't as quick as me, nor do I think that makes them bad coaches; it just makes them less useful to faster riders. I hope that it's crystal clear to everyone who has ever turned a wheel on any track that even the fastest guy out there has a lot to learn. In terms of BeaveRun, I am pretty sure Larry Pegram is in the :56's now. and yeah, my sig is pretty baller. thanks.

I read an interview with Josh Hayes after he won the Superbike championship (this year), and he was saying that the Suzuki just KILLS the R1 in a straight line. Josh can turn faster laps on the R1 if he gets out in front, but it's really hard to pass the Suzuki because it makes better power. Now it's a totally plausible argument to contend that the cross-plane crank that smooths out power delivery is what helps Hayes get through the turns quicker, and preserves tires longer for better handling - I'm just not sure I would agree. The cross-plane crank thing is a good idea, but for whatever reason, it isn't dramatically better. If it were, I feel like BMW and Kawsaki would have copied it on their liter bikes. I almost liken it to Buell's single-disk front rotor. It's innovative, and it's different, but if it was that great, the competition would be following suit.

read section D of what Conn-e-Rot posted. They're not allowed to drop them off in a location that requires crossing the street. Scruit didn't do anything wrong. ***edit - Scruit did not violate any laws. If people want to tell him he's still "wrong," they can go right ahead. I would have proceeded just as he did.

I will reiterate: I explicitly said from the start that lap times do not make someone a good or bad coach. The only reason I brought up lap times to begin with is because I have been slightly surprised by the pace of some Moto Series coaches. I certainly don't know all of them, but I know most of the NESBA control riders, and pointed out that a "slow" NESBA CR does 1:03's at BeaveRun. Nowhere did I say (and I don't believe Fitz said) that NESBA is "a ton cheaper." I did post up a loose cost comparison and pointed out that NESBA's $25 membership fee, and $15 difference in event fees can be offset pretty quickly you bring anyone beyond yourself to the track. As noted, these are DIFFERENCES between the clubs. if i roll up to BeaveRun alone, for a single event, then NESBA probably costs me $45 more than Moto Series. If I do back-to-back days, and show up with my wife and a couple friends, then the NESBA event price goes down by a few bucks a day, and Moto Series inflates my costs by charging my guests gate fees that NESBA would cover. Suddenly the $25 membership had paid for itself. If that happens more than once, you come out $25 ahead. I've ridden with both clubs this year and had a great time with both. My times weren't what I had hoped for at Nelson, but I certainly don't blame that on either org.

^ I would actually see about a slightly thicker seat instead, but yeah. I'd hate to give up ground clearance, but that's just me. Like he said, it can't be any more cramped than a Blast!

I pointed out that you made an incorrect assertion, therefore I'm a dick? You were the one who started making chest-puffing statements about how Justin is faster than all the WERA riders were. Pointing out that Sam was a tenth faster was hardly meant to belittle Justin. Far from it. I don't believe I've met him, but I'm sure Justin is a great dude. I know I've seen his trailer in the paddock many times. As for "promoting NESBA and belittling Moto Series," THE OP STARTED THIS THREAD ABOUT ATTENDING NESBA DAY. YOU were the one who came in here ripping on how expensive it was (and not unjustifiably so) and blowing the Moto Series trumpet. I can't believe I'm saying this, but Nick was right a few pages ago - which org is "better" is an irrelevant question. The fact is that both put on good events. There are differences that need to be acknowledged so people don't go in with the wrong expectations, but both orgs deliver what they promise.

i would be happy to race it (faster ) and scratch it up a lot less often!

the Z750 looks real right. Hope you two can make something work. that would be a bike you could be happy with for a very long time. At your height, I would test-ride everything before buying, but I hope it works out for you.

i was thinking more like this http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/vintage/vintagebellypan.htm