Mondo

Lucky you! Kind of pitiful that I wouldn't know how to use most of that stuff;)

Well it was about 90 degrees when I got back a little after 9am. I cut it a little short as the morning sun's glare was getting to me.... with no visor, brushed aluminum dash (didn't think about sun's reflection when choosing it) and the fact I can't keep a baseball cap on kept me squinting thru my sunglasses. Still was fun and was able to show a couple sportbikers what these cars can do in the corners;)

Going to leave for a couple hour drive around 7:30.... any guesses how hot it'll be when I get back home?

That's great news!

Little stroll down memory lane YouTube - This is Rallying

that's in California City Airport (Mojave)... where they did the first private flight into space. Awesome camera work.

Wow! I haven't had anything like that in years... though I'll make sure to let you guys know if I do as it was amusing to hear;)

I've come to the conclusion that no man's an island and the country is full of morons. No matter how responsible you, an individual are, the idiots and those that prey upon them will negatively affect you if they are left to their own devices. Hence, I've become more liberal on my views of becoming a nanny state. Wall Street and banking need to have regulations restored and updated, we need to become more self-sufficient with energy (which most people won't do unless forced), and health care costs will bankrupt us all if not fixed (this will be the hardest solution to find). It's sad that we can't just be responsible for our own self and family. But as someone who's career has put me in neighborhoods/homes all over one of the 60 most populous cities in the nation I can tell you it's a freaking crazy in some areas and you'd be amazed how some live! Many of these people literally can't fend for themselves and will never be productive. I don't have the answer but ignoring them by reducing government help would lead to chaos. I guess figuring out how to reduce this population (not racial but economically speaking) without being draconian is the big question. Sorry... getting off the topic. Obviously I'm for helping to create jobs and hopefully this Clunker Bill will help in some way.

Funny that he wears a helmet but there's nothing but a cheap seat, sealt belt & flimsy sheet metal around him... Colin Chapman would be proud

very nice!

Built by an artist.... beautiful show car but I'd hate to have to maintain all that polished metal and keep the wood varnished;)

"...My cars brother is for sale..." That may be illegal;)

If my wife knew their was an ultralite out there without the side exhaust she'd make me do it regardless of performance! Of course yours is a different motor and all.... I am working on a heat shield though.

I went thru 3 powersteering boxes for my 67 truck. First leaked and way too much slack before anythng happened, 2nd was a quick-ratio box which was great around town but over 65mph was too twitchy, finally bought a 76 box from redhead (same bolt pattern/design etc..) and it was a variable ratio; the more you turn the quicker the ratio. 3rd time was the charm.

Flying to Aspen tomorrow.... weather has been showing thunder storms all week. My sister lives in Basalt and is getting married Saturday.

Yep, seems there all different. I like yours best powderbrake..

People are so creative nowadays... I never would of guessed that much bodywork was done, very tastefully done.

Yeah, never fun watching someone run away with it. I liked when the TV guys would overlay the cars on the road (from helicopter view) and you could see where one car was faster than the other, pretty neat how they did that. Also remember them driving in fog once and relying on their co-driver's notes, it was the closest thing to driving by Braile;)

I felt the biggest thing that kept me out of the expert class in motocross was I couldn't recover from getting out of shape and back on the gas like the them. Those fractions of time add up. You can tell the pros just by listening to the throttle. Don't know anything about Loeb or other drivers but would love to go for a ride... it amazes me how they master the slide around corners, doesn't seem to matter whether its tarmac or dirt.

Good and lucky... http://www.fastfever.com/?vid=362

me likey

He had a hopped up Viper

Sent you an email before I noticed the dimensions... if you see this first, disregard. thanks

Got invited to a free trackday today. A friend of a friend rented Buttonwillow Raceway for the day. Maybe 15 - 20 cars... vipers, those Chrysler hemi cars and a variety of others. This was perfect for my first time out... never more than 3 or 4 cars on the track. One time I was out there by myself for about 3 laps! Got to gradually increase my speeds. Did have one problem though... it seems I would lose fuel pick up on the longest sweeper. For the day, I just kept the fuel tank full (on site gas station). Now I'm more crazy about my car than ever before.... fullfilled my fantasy of driving to the racetrack, having a blast, and driving home (only about 30 minutes away). Plus it was all Free! Tried to give the guy some drinking money as he was going out tonight but he refused (guess if you can afford renting the whole track....). Everyone was having a great time. Plus, the weather was overcast with slight sprinkles a couple times, track never got very wet.. in the 70s/ I don't see how it could of been any better!

My friend tows his boat behind his trailer.... but in California you need a special license to do this and there's a maximum total length.