so uhh... bets on how long it takes them to change the fuel cell design? That's two fireballs this season... scary stuff.

what happened with that marshall they had to stop the race for? They said he was badly hurt.


... I hope he's ok, whatever it was.

SPAM ALERT

reported.

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Quote from Jakg :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs#Philanthropy

http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/0 ... d_jobs.fortune/index4.htm

thanks for telling me what I already know

Quote from Electrik Kar :

Jobs' refusal to get into philanthropy (when you have that much money and you're not a philanthropist, there is something seriously wrong with your values),

public philanthropy. No one can really say for sure right now how much he has anonymously donated to various causes. He was fairly private person.

Maybe absolutely nothing, maybe tons and tons.

Quote from bunder9999 :

i don't even know anyone who actually owns a zune... as far as i'm concerned it was dead in 2008.

I do

Quote from bunder9999 :

strange that it happened the day after they showcased the iphone 4s.

and two days after reports that Microsoft's Zune project was going to be killed.




Love or hate his products, he was pretty incredible. RIP.

No, but he's asking the moderators to check them.

I don't understand how your boot camp was only 8 weeks and then you were shipped out directly after. I thought there were more programs to go through after boot camp, and boot camp for the USMC is 13 weeks long. Some things don't add up to me...

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the mental image of PartyBoyU's avatar sitting on a train (i think) with a hot Russian girl...

pink shirt. Kinda muddy.

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Does anyone else worry about the safety standards on Chinese tracks? I know it's an emerging market and all, but is this track really safe?

Though the WTCC cars seem to be pretty safe themselves...

Quote from BullHorn :

I don't know but when I saw this thread, I felt like slappin' a 'ho.:splat:

Care to explain why you are slapping prostitutes with fishes?

Quote from Rappa Z :

He's like Danica Patrick. Drives like shite, complains about the car and everyone still talks about him.trolololo

And they both are only in the top levels of the sport because they happen to be minorities (in racing).

trolololol too

Quote from pfpdoodlez2009 :

Http://www.randompassword.com

Works wonders.

good luck remembering your passwords though

Quote from DarkTimes :

If a driver doesn't complete a lap in a qualifying session they get a +5 grid penalty. That way if you get into Q3 and don't finish a lap you'll start 15th. Seems fair to me.

that "solution" doesn't do anything to change the problem of them cruising around off the pace to officially set a lap and then immediately pit.

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Quote from Agniz :

nice http://vimeo.com/29184991

we actually need a topic for all car related stuff, this doesn't suit here

racing videos in General Racing Talk

http://www.speedcasttv.com/scca/#/races/253

live stream of the Runoffs

Frack, I wish I was there right now

http://www.scca.com/var/assets ... _RO_Schedule_v8_23_11.pdf

EDIT: Lunch break until 1:15, Central time.
EDIT2: PLAY BALL!

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Quote from anttt69 :

With new plasma rocket tech there is a possibility of sending a probe to another system within our life time (although we may not be alive to see the results).
http://www.physorg.com/news174031552.html

Yesterday the CERN scientists said they had measured a particle moving faster then the speed of light. Speaking of ridiculously fast things and new tech.

Of course it may have been a faulty measurement or something, and will require a lot more research to prove... but if it actually turns out to be true..

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WO ... rland.science/?hpt=ieu_c1

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Quote from JJ72 :

a cage in a road car = busted heads!

depending on the exact nature of the crash and the exact nature of what he has in there, that could be true, yes.

Quote from Klutch :

Exactly...a roll-cage is meant to stiffen up the chassis and, you know, protect you from dying in the event of a roll-over when you're racing or pushing your car hard.

Its not for aesthetic purposes, It has a genuine purpose. However, hes using it purely as aesthetic purposes, which in my eyes, is being a poser.

1. He could get in a bad accident and be saved by this cage, it's not like he found some random tubes, just bolted them in and declared them a real cage. Roll overs happen on everyday roads too.

2. He intends to track the car eventually.

3. I still don't see why it's not allowed to be for aesthetic purposes.

XCNuse, do you have some pics of the cage, or did I miss them earlier in this thread?

Quote from Klutch :

Theres a difference between a "pretty" car with aesthetic modifications, and a car that has suspension and engine modifications with a rollcage, yet has never seen the track and the owner will never push the car on the road.

You think a rollcage isn't aesthetic at all? It looks freaking badass. Lowering the suspension is definitely aesthetic, and may have been counter productive to handling at the limit, but I'm too lazy to search back through and see exactly what he did to it.

As for engine mods, why can't he make engine mods, and then drive it like a normal car? It probably feels way nicer when he's driving than the stock mazda 3 engine.

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Quote from Klutch :

So let me get this straight.
You drive a fairly modified car that has a cage..You've never taken it to a track, and you don't condone "hooning" so you've never pushed it on twisty roads or anything.


Whats the point? You're just a poser in that case lol

because all pretty cars must have jackholes driving them, else they aren't pretty anymore

The amount of work he's put into that car, he can hardly be called a poser.

Quote from flymike91 :

Mustang

Lots of 4th gen mustangs were available, but I've never liked them. Just not my style.

Quote from simulation :

Wow they are worth more in the states than up here i guess

Well for starters, I live in Detroit, which likely has the highest demand for American cars anywhere in the world. All 3 automakers are within 25 minutes of me, not to mention all the suppliers, etc.. People can price American cars a bit higher here than anywhere else and still have them sell. This little pocket of American car buying doesn't even extend to the far side of Michigan, I notice a sharp difference in the cars on the road while on trips. and I'm guessing you don't care about buying American in Canada. Second, though they are the same car underneath, Saturn Ion Redline is actually worth less... Third, buying from a dealer is worth more because it's certified and detailed and whatnot (Not a deal maker, but it's nice if you can actually find a decent price). I can't speak to what condition your brother's car was in. You lose $100 of the price by converting to Canadian dollars (They are stronger), which really isn't much, so we'll forget that.

But I'm not too surprised he had to drop the price to $6500 in Montreal.