[M_Six]

iPad Mini and case

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

I've been trying to find some olive green trainers for a while. Actually got a deal on these.

Are you going for a semi combat look?

[Gregrobin]

Originally Posted by dinonz

Send them back - you're missing a pedal.

Yeah, thought the same, difficult to find the dead/rest pedal one so I started with these 2. And when I did find it the cost did not make sense to me.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

Are you going for a semi combat look?

Oddly enough, my younger affection for G.I. Joe's has been awoken again at the ripe age of 44. I have stayed away from camo damn near all my life as A.) I'm not a hunter and B.) I've never been in the military. In the past 6 months, I have bought ASRV military looking combat-esque gym pants, several olive green shirts and a couple different pair of camo basketball shorts for the gym.

Also recently purchased was camo cargo pants. Subconsciously I'm trying to figure out what weird damn phase this is I'm going through.

The trainer's were bought to accompany the olive green shirts. I honestly can't believe I'm typing this. What the hell has got into me?

After typing, I just realized that I have also purchased a G.I. Joe Cobra t-shirt (mostly as a joke because the logo looks like a giant red vagina), and several other designs or logos on shirts have camo in them. These are dark days I tell you.....

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

Oddly enough, my younger affection for G.I. Joe's has been awoken again at the ripe age of 44. I have stayed away from camo damn near all my life as A.) I'm not a hunter and B.) I've never been in the military. In the past 6 months, I have bought ASRV military looking combat-esque gym pants, several olive green shirts and a couple different pair of camo basketball shorts for the gym.

Also recently purchased was camo cargo pants. Subconsciously I'm trying to figure out what weird damn phase this is I'm going through.

The trainer's were bought to accompany the olive green shirts. I honestly can't believe I'm typing this. What the hell has got into me?

After typing, I just realized that I have also purchased a G.I. Joe Cobra t-shirt (mostly as a joke because the logo looks like a giant red vagina), and several other designs or logos on shirts have camo in them. These are dark days I tell you.....

It's not over for you until you join a prepper militia group and start living in a buried school bus. There's no coming back from that.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by LemansE90335xi

It's not over for you until you join a prepper militia group and start living in a buried school bus. There's no coming back from that.

Shit. Ceasing my google search for excavator rental and old school buses for sale.

[yahh]

Originally Posted by tcphoto

I know, I can sense the envy radiating from the internet. I lead a very glamorous life don't I?

If you're using it on a BMW, I recommend the Permatex stuff. We use it every day in a Euro Specialty shop. It's expensive but will last a person forever.

https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c...ant/per0/24125

[tcphoto]

The job has already been done, I have no complaints about the ordinary stuff as it did the job. It’s been two weeks and there has been no squeak, chirping or grinding.

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

Shit. Ceasing my google search for excavator rental and old school buses for sale.

Just don't let us see you in the news if you know what I mean!

[flybigjet]

Dipping my toe into being on a track.....

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by flybigjet

Dipping my toe into being on a track.....

I'm jealous.

[Gregrobin]

Originally Posted by flybigjet

Dipping my toe into being on a track.....

A buddy of mine races Porches on the track. He's been talking to me about bringing mine out. I don't know, racing side by side, possibly bumping into another car or worse, another car bumps into mine...

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by Gregrobin

A buddy of mine races Porches on the track. He's been talking to me about bringing mine out. I don't know, racing side by side, possibly bumping into another car or worse, another car bumps into mine...

Most track sessions have rules about when and how to overtake safely. The chances of vehicle contact is quite slim. You're more likely to do damage by running off the track. Get out there and have some fun. That's what your car was built for.

[jmg]

Originally Posted by Gregrobin

A buddy of mine races Porches on the track. He's been talking to me about bringing mine out. I don't know, racing side by side, possibly bumping into another car or worse, another car bumps into mine...

I try and get out to the track once or twice a month in my M3 CS. You don't start out in wheel-to-wheel racing. As a beginner, you start in "point-by" HPDE's. A "point-by" is literally pointing a finger out in the direction you want a faster car behind you to pass safely. It's actually safer than driving on a public street because no one is being an idiot and driving while texting, eating, putting on makeup etc. There are no pedestrians, and no intersections, and no opposing traffic. Everyone is going the same direction, and everyone is supposed to be hyper aware of what's happening. Collisions are actually VERY rare and in my 2 years of tracking I have yet to see any cars collide with another car in an HPDE (high performance driving event).

Wheel-to-wheel racing is a whole other category that requires a racing license, and you won't have to worry about that if at all. There is plenty of car contact there.

Anyway, it's a lot of fun, can get expensive in consumables if you go often (tires, brakes), but well worth it.

apex-0896-Edit_100 by JMG, on Flickr

[tcphoto]

Just replacing shoes approaching the 500 mile mark.

[BMWGUYinCO]

Originally Posted by flybigjet

Dipping my toe into being on a track.....

I was thinking about doing this as well, but my M550i is no track monster LOL.

Might be fun just to meet up with other Colorado peeps though...

[jmg]

Originally Posted by BMWGUYinCO

I was thinking about doing this as well, but my M550i is no track monster LOL.

Might be fun just to meet up with other Colorado peeps though...

If it moves when you gas it, and it stops when you brake, then you can track it!

[jsanatx]

Hopefully my last camera bag - Shimoda Action X

[Gregrobin]

Originally Posted by jmg

I try and get out to the track once or twice a month in my M3 CS. You don't start out in wheel-to-wheel racing. As a beginner, you start in "point-by" HPDE's. A "point-by" is literally pointing a finger out in the direction you want a faster car behind you to pass safely. It's actually safer than driving on a public street because no one is being an idiot and driving while texting, eating, putting on makeup etc. There are no pedestrians, and no intersections, and no opposing traffic. Everyone is going the same direction, and everyone is supposed to be hyper aware of what's happening. Collisions are actually VERY rare and in my 2 years of tracking I have yet to see any cars collide with another car in an HPDE (high performance driving event).

Wheel-to-wheel racing is a whole other category that requires a racing license, and you won't have to worry about that if at all. There is plenty of car contact there.

Anyway, it's a lot of fun, can get expensive in consumables if you go often (tires, brakes), but well worth it.

apex-0896-Edit_100 by JMG, on Flickr

Thanks for the feedback, I feel silly doing it as well because mine is an automatic. When I shared that with him he said don't be.

He also said they put an experienced volunteer driver in the passenger seat in the beginning, he volunteers to do this.

[tcphoto]

jsanatx, the first step in recovery is admitting that you have a problem. I have jumped of the train by selling unneeded bags and am down to three. One holds everything, one is the largest allowed in an overhead bin and the other is for small inconspicuous jobs.

[jmg]

Originally Posted by jsanatx

Hopefully my last camera bag - Shimoda Action X

That's a nice looking bag! On that note I absolutely destroyed my camera bag last week on a gnarly hike through jungle, mud, and mosquitos. It looks like an elephant with Crohn's disease took a shit on on it after slumming at a cheap buffet. Anyone just thrown their entire bag in the washing machine?!

[jsanatx]

Originally Posted by tcphoto

jsanatx, the first step in recovery is admitting that you have a problem. I have jumped of the train by selling unneeded bags and am down to three. One holds everything, one is the largest allowed in an overhead bin and the other is for small inconspicuous jobs.

lol, I also got rid of all the bags, except 3. Smallish Lowepro for quick jobs, Med Lowepro for short hikes and the 30L Shimoda for trips and long hikes. Has been taking a little abuse in the snow and elements the last week or so and its held up like a boss.