Quote from mutt107 :

i don't know how a stock car could handle the corkscrew

Laguna runs trackdays just like almost every other road course. There are car heavier than stock cars with less tire on the road at every one of those events. My Ford Taurus (not saying I have a NASCAR stock car, I'm just digging at ribs) always matched just fine against the typical euro track cars.

Quote from TagForce :

Which is of course topped by changing the design of the car in such a way that you don't need to exit through the window, but can quite simply step out of your seat, onto the concrete.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEv6bxTwNmA

Actually, that's more of a 'Feature' found at Bristol. The track just likes to make the driver's job easier. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG5j7nsTxJ0

damn rednecks! Only in Kentuck... oh crap...

Quote from cranktheshaft :

Im new to lfs and i a turn left and i go right why is this whats up with normal cars i turn left i expect to turn left NOT RIGHT why why why am i turn right, help I like this game but want to just turn write way

You'll get used to it.

Here's a hint: If you hold the wheel at the bottm, it will seem normal.

In college, we had a name for soccer players. We called them 'lawn fairies'.

I think a lot of the American distaste for soccer comes from the segment of American society that has embraced the sport. Many of us see youth leagues made up of upper middle class children that take a holier than thou approach and have families competing to be better than one another. In fact, mothers and fathers at soccer games adheir to a uniform just as strict as the players. They all show up in their lexus cars while dressed for the country club. In the end it comes off as being tacky and pretentous. For me, soccer families appear snobbish and elitest, while hockey, hand-egg, and baseball have a more grassroots, down-to-earth feel. If the attitudes of the kids playing, and their parents were to change, then I could see a bit more acceptance.

Kids running around in short shorts doesn't do much for the cause anyhow. Throw on some padding, and hit eachother! Get muddy, get bloody, and stop faking injuries.

Quote from Mackie The Staggie :

Disagree, it was a great catch and well defended by the Steelers. Normally the call would have been to defend the run in that situation but they managed to read the cardinals and defend accordingly. During the run he was protected well by the rest of the team and managed to bulldoze his way through. Considering he was a linesman it's not normal practise to run 30 yards let alone 100.

His blockers had to bumpdraft him the last 15 yards. That boy was hurting bad. Hell, I think I'd want to lay down after running 100 yards in terror.

I see my powers of explaination are failing. Hopefully I can summon the strength to describe.

Ok. Deep breath. Ihavea500gigharddrivewhichcontains35gigsofspacethatissetasidefor'Idon'tknowwhat',and25gigsthatIhaveused,IdidnotsayhowmuchspacewastherebeforeIcleaneditupbutitwasn'tawholelotIbetitwaslessthan100gigs. Clearer? No? Then I fart in your general direction!

Nope. Not mis-typed. Could have been a bit clearer. It's a 500 gig drive. Only 465 is available for use. I have only used 25 gigs. That includes Vista and all its wonderfully helpful programs.

I just cleaned out my 500 gig hard drive(465 gig available). I now have 440 gigs open.

Yep. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGR0KWLs51c
Makes me glad that our LFS crigs don't burst into flames very often.

And I believe his wreck was during an ALMS race, not Grand Am. Might be wrong. Looks like a GT1 car, not an SGS.

Quote from Forbin :

I don't know about cars, but with bikes, the first thing the instructor tells you on your first trackday is, "Track riding will ruin street riding for you."

Our head instructor is famous for telling us "there is nothing we can do at the track to increase the value of our cars".

Anyway. The group I run with does the novice, intermediate (sometimes two groups), advanced, and instructor. We all start with an instructor, but are signed off when the instructor is satisfied. 20-30 minute sessions, 3 or four runs per day. There is also a mandatory classroom period. The classroom bit is required for the insureance company. That way, it's a school and easier to get a dented fender covered by your auto policy.

By graphic adventure, do you by any chance mean a pop-up book? In any case, the Where's Waldo series has been captivating audiences for twenty years.

F-zero on SNES.

First sim was NASCAR racing from Papyrus for pc. Had a Thrustmaster wheel, too.

Love it!

http://james.nerdiphythesoul.c ... peedup.php?id=F5VItG9goX8

I might be the only one to find it funny because I'm the star of the show. lol

Quote from 5haz :

These ex-F1 drivers think they can breeze in and win against people who have been doing it on ovals since they were old enough to get a drivers liscense.

I won my first oval race at age 8. Most Nascar guys start in 1/4 midgets and go-karts even earlier than I did.

But it's still fun to see these guys try. I mean, the whole world talks about how good they are and how much 'better' open wheel racing is. The way some people talk about oval racers, you'd think they were talking about the Duke boys.

Quote from Forbin :

AMA Superbike:

12 9/06 New Jersey Motorsports Park*

*Pending Rider Safety Committee evaluation

Might have to see this if they run thunderbolt. Street cars get REAL light coming over the hill on the backstretch. I was getting a little wheel spin with 240hp and R-compounds. Those bike are going to come off the ground!

Quote from Sponge :

Impressive equipment you've got there any specs on the camera?

It's a Sony DSC-S750. Basic 7.2mp camera. My limit is 200mb per vid. That's why I couldn't get the whole thing. I should have gotten a pic of my 'tripod'. Cedar chest with a foot stool stacked on top, capped with a small plastic crate. Oh, and a couple stacks of coins for proper elevation.

chitty chitty bang bang...

I wont be in today. I'm...... pregnant.

NASA needs a bailout.

Do you have room to drill it out, then use a nut and bolt to secure the seat. This would get around the helicoil solution. Though, the helicoil is more elegant.

Might be good for you to get a set of left hand drill bits, or a set of easy-outs.

They don't have LFS on the island...

Heh thanks. I know the vid isn't so interesting. I would have loved having a little closer competition, but so goes life. Better than sitting on my ass doing nothing at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AlRC5_XFFg

So I got a new camera for Christmas. This is my first attempt at creating a video.

Soundtrack courtesy of Rush. I need music to pace myself.
Monitor is a 37" 1080P from Westinghouse.
Cpu is an AMD 3.00 ghz dual core
GFX card is an 8600GT
3 gigs ram

Frame rate is pegged on 60 fps. Pretty cool seeing that I am running LFS, Napster, AIM, and maybe a few other things in the background.

Thanks,
Mike