Show us what you see!!!

[BravoMike]

@beachbum Nice pictures, but they are making me cold just looking at them!

 

[Big Shasta]

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Sorry for being immature; but I am honestly curious if Yamaha has lightened up at all over the years. Are the 2015s still plastered with warning stickers?

That's exactly why I wear Kevlar swim trunks. Normal swimwear does not protect my rectum and or mangina. (I'm OLD GREGG)

 

[Andy S]

From last night's concert; Tower of Power, Steve Miller band, and Journey.

 

[BigN8]

Love me some "wild mountain honey"!!!!

Edited to end with "Go Tigers"!! Sorry.........

 

[MikeyL]

From last night's concert; Tower of Power, Steve Miller band, and Journey.

Mikey asks seriously ........ Isn't Tower Of Power from like 40 years ago ?
< Mikey hangs his head not knowing more since he only listens to Good 'Ole Modern Country now >

 

[Andy S]

Mikey asks seriously ........ Isn't Tower Of Power from like 40 years ago ?
< Mikey hangs his head not knowing more since he only listens to Good 'Ole Modern Country now >

Yes, and Steve Miller Band is two years older. ToP formed in 1968 and Steve Miller Band formed in 1966. Both bands still put on a powerful show.

 

[Big Shasta]

I went to a Foreigner concert here last year. It was awesome. Only one member of the original band left but when they played Juke Box Hero at the end, nobody was sitting.

 

[Britboater]

The Cozzies are amazingly quick. I thought about one early on in my time over there but I was young so insurance was ridiculous. If I had stayed longer I was about to trade my Z32 for a TVR.

Ahh, TVR's, now your talking. I was the biggest independent dealer in the UK in the late nineties, love the cars, still do, but so sad they've dissapeared into oblivion .
Not too sure you can get them in the U.S. due to non-existent crash testing, no airbags or ABS etc, but they did use a TVR Tuscan in the John Travolta film, Swordfish.

 

[Bruce]

Ahh, TVR's, now your talking. I was the biggest independent dealer in the UK in the late nineties, love the cars, still do, but so sad they've dissapeared into oblivion .
Not too sure you can get them in the U.S. due to non-existent crash testing, no airbags or ABS etc, but they did use a TVR Tuscan in the John Travolta film, Swordfish.

Where was your dealership? I was in and around Cambridge from 97 to 2001 then moved to London.

 

[Britboater]

Where was your dealership? I was in and around Cambridge from 97 to 2001 then moved to London.

I was in Birmingham, about 130 miles from London, smack bang in the centre of the UK, Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin territory .

 

[Bruce]

I was in Birmingham, about 130 miles from London, smack bang in the centre of the UK, Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin territory .

I was frequently in Birmingham in the late 90s. Unfortunately I never visited your dealership.

I really enjoyed the cars on offer in the UK.

I had a 528 with Alpina suspension and body kit (B10 looks and handling) and a Peugeot 406 Coupe as company cars. Later I bought a grey market 300ZX.

We had a number of BMWs, a F355, a Lotus Esprit V8, an XK8 and a few Mercs in the company fleet. One of my friends had a Volvo T5 then a Skyline. So I got to drive quite a variety.

We also sponsored a Formula Ford Car but I doubt I would have fit into it.

 

[Britboater]

I was frequently in Birmingham in the late 90s. Unfortunately I never visited your dealership.

I really enjoyed the cars on offer in the UK.

I had a 528 with Alpina suspension and body kit (B10 looks and handling) and a Peugeot 406 Coupe as company cars. Later I bought a grey market 300ZX.

We had a number of BMWs, a F355, a Lotus Esprit V8, an XK8 and a few Mercs in the company fleet. One of my friends had a Volvo T5 then a Skyline. So I got to drive quite a variety.

We also sponsored a Formula Ford Car but I doubt I would have fit into it.

Thats some fleet @Bruce certainly not the run of the mill, no wonder you enjoyed the cars because the average family runabouts where attrocious. Keeping on OP's track, what I "used" to see (sorry Murf) in my garage.

 

[Bruce]

Thats some fleet @Bruce certainly not the run of the mill, no wonder you enjoyed the cars because the average family runabouts where attrocious. Keeping on OP's track, what I "used" to see (sorry Murf) in my garage.
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Is that a TVR on the right?

There were a lot of Vectras and Cavaliers in the fleet as well.

I better keep Murf happy.

 

[Seadeals]

Here are a few more. By the way the silver Nissan is a full blown drift car with a modified engine, roll cage, etc. the gti was just purchased to show the body kit that they have exclusive rights to import from Japan. The Porche is the same way.

It's good clean fun, They even passed out complemtary pizza and drinks last week but damn I miss boating.

Hey @Ronnie. So I painted this track in the basement for the kids to play on (hilarious on their Scoot n' Zooms); but a neighbor gave me a pair of cheap Nikko drift cars, so I had to start playing.

Now I'm sure I want to upgrade to better cars. Do you (or maybe your son) think I can run a 1/10 on this tight of a track? It is also smooth painted concrete with a bump mid track, so will they slip around too much?
http://www.nitrorcx.com/51c806-driftstar-350red-24ghz.html

Thanks for any advice!

 

[Speedling]

It's done!

 

[Murf'n'surf]

View attachment 18298 It's done!

Nice! Just need some grass, green side up of course!

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Thats some fleet @Bruce certainly not the run of the mill, no wonder you enjoyed the cars because the average family runabouts where attrocious. Keeping on OP's track, what I "used" to see (sorry Murf) in my garage.
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Very nice! Are you still a dealer?

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Giant tarpon.

 

[BravoMike]

That's exactly why I wear Kevlar swim trunks. Normal swimwear does not protect my rectum and or mangina. (I'm OLD GREGG)

@Big Shasta That Old Gregg is some weird $/#@. Where did you come up with that?
@andy07sx230ho Steve Miller and Journey! That takes me back to some good times and memories! Never saw Steve Miller in concert, but saw Journey a few times.

 

[Ronnie]

Hey @Ronnie. So I painted this track in the basement for the kids to play on (hilarious on their Scoot n' Zooms); but a neighbor gave me a pair of cheap Nikko drift cars, so I had to start playing.
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Now I'm sure I want to upgrade to better cars. Do you (or maybe your son) think I can run a 1/10 on this tight of a track? It is also smooth painted concrete with a bump mid track, so will they slip around too much?
http://www.nitrorcx.com/51c806-driftstar-350red-24ghz.html

Thanks for any advice!

First of all, that (the track) is awesome. I dare not show it to my son or he will want to make it this weekend's projects.
Second, I think you could easily run a 10th scale car on it. I've seen a lot of guys (kids and adults) practice just by circling a cup or can. You can always reverse direction on an oval but it looks like you have room to reconfigure the track to a figure 8 if you wanted to in the future.

They make smaller 14th/16th and/or 18th scale cars as well all you really need is the plastic tires to drift. Get two of the same car to keep it competitive and it won't matter if they reach top speed or not. Some people prefer carpeted tracks others polished concrete and others the street. I like the concrete best because it doesn't leave as much mess in the car to clean up, carpet deteriorates quickly when people use it as a drift track and the street tends to wear the tires down more quickly.

Again great job on the indoor track.