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PAUL!!!!!!!!!! What are you doing???????...........I really need you my corner! :ack:

Man!!!!!!! Where's the love when you need it? . . . . . . . . :svengo:

So, did Clarkson 'cream' the producer or 'un-blacken' him?

Hey, Bob, Thanks for asking. I'm 'hanging' in there. The doc released me yesterday for administrative duties, so for now, I’m flying a desk. But that’s okay, lots to do to keep me busy and in the ‘aviation’ groove. As for pain, it’s manageable with meds and I’m only taking them as needed.

jevs, Very impressive! :cheers:

Thanks for sharing. :cheers:

A ragged, old derelict shuffled into a down and dirty bar. Stinking of whiskey and cigarettes, his hands shook as he took the "Piano Player Wanted" sign from the window and handed it to the bartender. "I'd like to apply for the job," he said. "I was an F-4 driver, flying off carriers back in 'Nam; but when they retired the Phantom all the thrill was gone, and soon they cashed me in as well. I learned to play the piano at O-Club happy hours, so here I am." The barkeep wasn't too sure about this doubtful looking old guy, but it had been quite a while since he had a piano player and business was falling off. So, why not give him a try? The seedy old pilot staggered his way over to the piano while several patrons snickered. By the time he was into his third bar of music, every voice was silenced. What followed was a rhapsody of soaring music unlike anything heard in the bar before. When he finished there wasn't a dry eye in the place. The bartender took the old fighter pilot a beer and asked him the name of the song he had just played. It's called, "Drop your Skivvies, Baby, I'm Going Balls To The Wall For You" he said. After a long pull from the beer, leaving it empty, he said, "I wrote it myself." The bartender and the crowd winced at the title, but the piano player just went on into a knee-slapping, hand-clapping bit of ragtime that had the place jumping. After he finished, the fighter pilot acknowledged the applause, downed a second proffered mug, and told the crowd the song was called, "Big Boobs Make My Afterburner Light. I wrote it myself. He then launched into another mesmerizing song and everyone in the room was enthralled. He announced that it was the latest rendition of his song, "Spread 'em Baby, It's Foggy Out Tonight and I Need To See The Centerline" I wrote it myself. He excused himself and headed for the john. When he came out the bartender went over to him and said, "Hey fly boy, the job is yours, but do you know your fly is open and your pecker is hanging out?" "Know it?" the old fighter pilot replied, "Hell, I wrote it!" :cheers:

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Duane, I'm not quite sure how to respond here; I cannot, for a moment, even pretend to be able to relate to what you are going through. For what it's worth, I am deeply sorry that you are having to endure this situation. I wish you well in the future and I do hope that you will stay plugged in with the forum. To you, Duane.......:cheers: Shane

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Loren, have you tried deleting cookies / clearing all browsing history and then trying it anew?

I'll take meds and settle down.........maybe Hilda has the cat. :jester:

Oh sure........go ahead........hit a man while he's flat on his back. :deadhorse: Paul........better stay in my corner; this may get ugly. :boxing: I'm wheeling out to the shop; time to design a cage for my fancy hospital bed. :smash: Now where in the hell did that cat run off to? :jester:

Ron, Ah.......may want to take a look at the two videos listed in the third post. :rofl:

Paul, you're spot on. It's the same reason I peruse the classifieds; just enjoy window shopping with my coffee.

Thanks, Mike. Paul and I though you had abandoned us.........nothing like a good morning read to get the old spine feeling better. :jester:

Busa, Another vid of the car:

Busa, The car is on track with Scott Bilinski (brother of Kurt) in this video. Starts at around 13:30 in the vid: Same track session as seen from Kurt's car. Go to about 6:00 for the Storker overtake :jester::

A man calls home to his wife and says, "Honey, I've been invited to fly to Canada with my boss and several of his friends to go fishing, for the long weekend. This is a good opportunity for me to get that promotion I've been wanting, so could you please pack enough clothes for a three-day weekend. And also, would you get out my rod and tackle box from the attic? We're leaving at 4:30 pm from the office and I'll swing by the house to pick-up my things. Oh! And please pack my new navy blue silk pajamas.” The wife thinks this sounds a bit odd, but, being the good wife, she does exactly what her husband asked. Following the long weekend he returns home a little tired, but, otherwise, looking good. The wife welcomes him home and asks if he caught many fish? He says, Yes! Lots of walleyes, some bass, and a few pike. "But", he said, "why didn't you pack my new blue silk pajamas, like I asked you to do?” The wife replies, "I did, they're in your tackle box"...

Bob, After the accident, one thought regarding risk assessment is how, in the future, I will review a track that I have never run; especially concerning potential track hazards that a video camera simply cannot capture. Prior to the mishap, I would study the line of a new track and learn every turn while taking in all I could about the terrain, track layout, etc.; basically, anything that would aid in providing me with a safe and enjoyable experience form lap one. I would review various videos of different cars with diverse levels of performance to help give me a good feel for what I might expect out of my car and my own skill level once on track. But, getting back to how I would review a new track in the future; given the opportunity, I would walk the track. In fact, I personally think every person who attends an HPDE event who has never driven the track should be given this opportunity. And I firmly believe that if I had been afforded that chance at TWS prior to running, I would be sitting here right now without a back brace. At the very least, if not given (in the future) the opportunity to walk a track prior to running, I now have a broader idea of what questions I’d ask the HPDE host prior to heading to the grid. Mike, I totally agree. I want to make the most of my time while here, and I want to do it as safely as possible. . . . . . . . . :cheers:

Okay, Croc. Coffee's getting cold. Come on now.

Paul, I'm pretty sure it was the car......pucker factor was way off the chart at the time.

I think I'd rest on my laurels with that run and call it a day.

Hey, Jim, I'm a bit late for the party, but just to reiterate (in short) the obvious of what’s already been well stated here, I can’t stress enough the importance of presentation. Good, high-quality photos of everything, including underneath the car if possible, are a must. Depending on the ad, both sides of the car, as well as the front and the rear, should be presented from various angles. One of my personal pet peeves regarding photosis an ad that does not provide photos of both sides of the car. Photos revealing engine bay and interior detail are a must as well. The write-up needs to be detailed; the more detail, the more interested a perspective buyer will be. In the past, when I decided to sell a car, I would open all the doors, the hood and the trunk. I would then take a note pad and, starting at the front of the car and working my way to the rear, take notes regarding things such as the nose, tires and wheels, engine bay, mirrors, etc. Once finished, I would then do my write-up based on my notes. In ads that would permit me to do so (such as eBay, for example) I would try and arrange the photos so that they would flow with, and complement, the write-up. In the past, this has worked well for me.:cheers:

Dave, don't feel too bad........the last time I drove my Storker, it too had a really bad shake in the drive train. :jester: