Post Race!

[dclamp]

[Gruff]

Dclamp! Nice!

[Shaggy Hiker]

Yeah, that's a good image.

[homer13j]

Further proof that God hates us.

[homer13j]

Latest freight power for my HO scale layout:



Electro-Motive Corporation introduced the FTA and FTB models in 1939, but due to wartime restrictions they didn't go into full production until 1944 so they're a bit out of my 1930-38 modeling time frame, but I always liked the looks of the E and F units (and NYC's lightning stripes) plus the prototypes these models represent were built here in Cleveland so here they are...

Scored them off ebay cheap since they were NOS from a defunct hobby shop. They've been waiting in boxes for almost 20 years waiting to be put to work.

[dday9]

Who are you you calling a HO?

[homer13j]

Who are you you calling a HO?

Go to bed. You're drunk. Oh, wait... that's me. Never mind.

[homer13j]

First sign of spring: auto racing season officially starts Saturday at 2:10pm EST...

Michael Shank Ligier Honda takes pole for Rolex 24

[Pc Monk]

IM BORED!BORED BORED BORED BORTBOREWDVOBEWROBOERODVLOPEOP breiphk

[Shaggy Hiker]

I'm a bit under the weather. The weather is up there above me, and I'm under it. It's sickening, so I'm sick.

[dday9]

Well Pc Monk, the post race is the right place to post that you're bored!

[homer13j]

IM BORED!BORED BORED BORED BORTBOREWDVOBEWROBOERODVLOPEOP breiphk

Obligatory...

[homer13j]

I just realized PC Monk's avatar looks like race car driver Boris Said...

[dday9]

I saw that Jeff Gordon is retiring.

[dday9]

I don't care for nascar, but my wife does.

[dday9]

She's a Johnson, Gordon, and Logano fan.

[homer13j]

I don't care for nascar, but my wife does.

I was a NASCAR fan in the '70s and '80s when the cars were still relatively stock. But in the last 20-25 years NASCAR has degenerated into the pro wrestling of motorsports.

[dday9]

What I don't understand is all the rules set in place for nascar.

[dday9]

The sport originated from bootlegging moonshiner's racing each other!

[Gruff]

What I don't understand is all the rules set in place for nascar.

What. Drive fast and turn left?

[dday9]

From what Kat's told me, the car has to match up to certain specs.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Yeah, it isn't exactly stock, it's more like spec.

[homer13j]

Yeah, it isn't exactly stock, it's more like spec.

At least into the '90s the cars still looked like what you saw in the showroom, but in '92 they switched to a standard chassis & body with the only differences between the makes are those impossibly stupid headlight and taillight stickers so you can tell a "Ford" from a "Chevy." If I'm going to watch purpose-built race cars I'll watch Indy, F1 and IMSA.

[homer13j]

My initial interest in NASCAR was because they were basically the same cars as on the street. My uncle drove a '74 Charger that was identical to Richard Petty's iconic #43 except for the gaudy paint, roll cage and about 200 more horsepower. Ditto for my dad's '84 Pontiac a few years later. When that era ended so did my interest.

[homer13j]

This explains it pretty well:

[Shaggy Hiker]

I guess it depends on what you want to show. Originally, it looks like it was a question of how much you could boost a car that you bought off the lot, which showed innovation. It then became increasingly specialized and standardized, which meant that you were really showing driver skill and to a lesser extent, vehicle reliability. Innovation seems more interesting, to me, but considering the money involved, if you opened the doors to "anything goes", somebody would show up with a rocket sled.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Now, it's all about the base...the fan base, that is.

[homer13j]

Now, it's all about the base...the fan base, that is.

All your base...

[homer13j]

Ganassi's Fords running 1-2 after six hours. We Ford fans are happy, but the Corvettes aren't far behind.

The fugly Delta Wing was surprisingly fast, but only lasted 42 laps before the gearbox exploded. They are guaranteed a DFL finish.

Nice to see the Mazda in the lead for the first time in many years. A lengthy pit session put them down 5 laps, but they're getting better mileage than anyone and there's plenty of time left.

[dday9]

My son had his birthday party today.

[dday9]

[dday9]

Hmm, apparently VBForums doesn't like mobile images.

[homer13j]

Hmm, apparently VBForums doesn't like mobile images.

I see the image no problem. What I don't see are any dogs in the photo waiting for chunks of cake to hit the floor...

[dclamp]

I hope you named your son after me.

[Gruff]

Mmmmm Cakey goodness.

[Shaggy Hiker]

The only thing that looks mobile in that picture is the cake.

I still eat my cake that way, though.

[homer13j]

I still eat my cake that way, though.

Worthless without pictures.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I may have a picture from a pie eating contest, but it wouldn't be all that good.

I hate pie eating contests. It's a waste of a good pie. Unfortunately, everybody expects me to be a big eater (because I am), so they think I'd be a natural for a pie eating contest. I do like pie, but those contests are about speed rather than quantity, and I'm not a particularly fast eater, especially without my hands. I want to enjoy the doggone pie, not just eat it.

[Shaggy Hiker]

That whole post really can't be taken the wrong way.

[Pc Monk]

i was thinking about the valve icon! it may sound odd but i realy would try to do this to someone or see someone like it! never told this to anyone cause they'll think im sick! am i ?

imagine when you spin it