Pete's thread mentioned Carbon motors which reminded me of the new cop car they made:

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I think its pretty sweet looking. There are a few features I think are excessive but overall, pretty intimidating. Almost a bastard child of CTS-V with TL type S with some 300M mixed in.

thoughts?

Now that the '08 season is coming to a close, what is everyone's plan for '09 (or to get ready for '09).
Mine:

Spec Miata:
-Clutch
-Kill switch
-Fuel test port

Track/autox Miata
-replace race seats with stock seats and reinstall factory belts
-enjoy driving it on the street again

Trailer:
-hopefully build a tire rack

Right now a $25 billion bailout package is being flaoted for GM, Ford, and Chrysler. The reasoning for this is that 2 million jobs are tied up with those three companies (including suppliers) and it would be a major blow to the country if they went bankrupt.

I feel that the reason those companies are hurting is because of mismanagement and because of that these companies need to fail and be restructured. If they all go bankrupt, sure, jobs will be lost, but I'm sure someone will buy the companies and reorganize. Allowing the US auto industry to continue on crutches on the taxpayer dime is not going to transform them into healthy companies in the foreseeable future. Let them fail, so someone else can figure out how to rebuild stronger companies. I doubt any of the big three would end up being gone for good.

I'm headed out soon:
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/contest/bondurant/

Anyone in the burg have a timing light I can borrow? I need to see if mine's actually working before I beat a bigger dent in the wall with my head.

Thanks,
Peter

So, someone stole my bike, painted the frame purple, and then expected to pass it off as theirs while parking it back in my dorm. So i stole it back and decided to do a quick, cheap restoration while simultaneously turning it into a cruiser for around campus.

some before pics:






I took everything apart down to the frame, sanded it down and then repainted it a gun metal gray with metal flakes (a rim paint). The guy who stole it also got purple paint on my cranks so i had to paint those the gun metal as well. after it dried in my room, i started reassembly and got here:
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now, i'm waiting until tomorrow to finish because i need to get a few new parts:
brake pads
tires and tubes
a chain
and some washers to space out the freewheel when it's on after taking the other sprockets off

I also am going to be painting the rims of the bike but leaving the spokes the aluminum. I'm thinking black but can't decide flat or gloss...any other suggestions would be much appreciated

here are the wheels pre paint

So I'm sure there aren't as many Caps fans as skins fans on this board, but I think there's enough of us to warrant a thread.

Anyway, the Caps are 9-4-2 and in first place of the SE division despite injuries, inconsistent goaltending, and a slumping Ovechkin. While at least one (perhaps two) of those seem to be ending, this offense seems to be heating up. A 5-1 victory over Carolina in Raleigh tonight is without a doubt the best victory this season (with the Vancouver game a close second), and the 4th victory in a row.

So, if all goes well, we'll be talking about them well into April/May

Go Caps!

Oh, and if anybody want's to go to a few games I figure this would be a good thread for it. I'm going to be home for a month or so in a few weeks, and I'll definitely be going to a few games. The friends that I drag there are always out in DC before and after so if any of you guys want to meet up before/after just post in here.

There is a feature to disable programs when the computer starts up. I used to access this by clicking "start", "run" and the typing something in and clicking "ok". Problem I can't remember what to type in. I want to restart the computer without a couple programs starting up as well.

Thanks in advance.

I drove my 99 Maniata down here to Fl.  What a fun car to drive on this trip. I do have to slow down to 50 when I get a call on the cell, but other than that I have been able to cruise at about 75-90 the whole way (I love my radar detector).

I have been in Ocala but was able to take a business related trip down to Boca Raton on Friday. On Saturday I went to a house called Vizcaya on Biscayne Bay. This house was built by James Deering in 1914-1916. Mr. Deering was the son of the founder of what was to be International Harvester. Really nice place to visit if you ever get down to Mijami.
Anyway, when we were done visiting Vizcaya it was about sunset. We drove out on Key Biscayne and took some really nice shots with the sunset in the background. I will post them when I get home.

http://video.kenblockracing.com/flash/sm...autoplay=0