So, what did you do today?

[y5e06]

1 arm marshal? no problem. just get your bro to prep the car
suicide knob, all the old folks swear by them...

[marshall_mosty]

1 arm marshal? no problem. just get your bro to prep the car
suicide knob, all the old folks swear by them...

run 4th gear only... hope we don't do an exit test...

[ShadowBolt]

1 arm marshal? no problem. just get your bro to prep the car
suicide knob, all the old folks swear by them...

"suicide knob"?

When I was a kid we knew them as something else.


JJ

[michaelmosty]

After I got Marshall's car back together and off the lift I got mine washed and waxed for next weekend. ;^)

[cobra132]

Marshall, That sucks, hope you are feeling better. FMR

[AllZWay]

Marshall, That sucks, hope you are feeling better. FMR

This... that sounds pretty painful.

[kbrewmr2]

was contracted today to finish up a project car for a member of my church... Triumph TR8 with a Rover all alum small block v8 , holly carb and custom stainless headers... Sweet power in a tiny convertible... Wish I could test it at TWS but no roll bar... at least $8K in the motor alone... My task is to find a way to keep it cool, have you seen the front of this car??... much like a vette..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_TR8

I know a guy that races one on the east coast - want me to pass your contact info (phone, email, etc?) over to him to see if he has any ideas?

[marshall_mosty]

Went to orthopedic surgeon #2 today, who humbly said... "Shoulders aren't my thing". He did ask who I was talking to other than him and the two that I mentioned were highly recommended by him. He said they were both "shoulder experts". Made me at least feel good about who I have seen and who I will see on Monday.

Good thing is I am out of my sling during the day and have basically the same mobility as before the dislocation. I had a MRI yesterday, so should be able to figure out 100% what the damage was by the end of next week.

[BlueFirePony]

Marshall if you need a new ortho give me a call...I'm sure I have my frequent surgury punch card around here somewhere...he did my knee and shoulder surgeries - back to back season ending injuries...I had another right after that which I still have not had operated on...so you can use my punch card

[Crumpacker]

Instructed for Porsche Club at TWS (instead of playing at hallett ) ... but I did pilot the most insane car I've ever been in.

911 GT2 RS
Tuned (just shy of 700rwhp) and rocking Hoosiers

roughly 4.4lbs/hp




Of course I looked up the stats when I got home:

911 GT2 RS: scariest car ever?
Palms are clammy. Buttocks are clenched. The mood, in short, is tense.

Porsche has just released details on the 911 GT2 RS – its fastest, most powerful road car ever – and we are frankly a little uneasy.

To remind you, the normal 911 GT2 is already one of the most monstrous cars on the road, with a 523bhp twin-turbo six feeding the rear wheels and a reputation for going sideways and never coming back. They call it The Widowmaker.

And now Porsche has made The Widowmaker even more evil. Here come the headline stats: the 911 GT2 RS produces 611bhp – yep, still all through the rear wheels – weighs 1,370kg and will go from standstill to 124mph in under ten seconds.

It's over 150 lb lighter than the next-rung-down GT2. The variable geometry twin-turbochargerd, horizontally-opposed six cylinder develops 620 HP and 516 lb-ft of torque with a curb weight just a tick over 3,000 lbs. That means every horsepower only has to lug around 4.8 lbs.

Those kinds of numbers mean only one thing: acceleration worthy of a Titan rocket — 0-to-62 MPH comes in only 3.5 seconds, 0-to-124 MPH: 9.8 seconds, 0-to-186 MPH: 28.9 seconds. Then everything gets hauled to a stop via carbon ceramic brakes.

Inside, there are carbon fiber seats, lighter doors and panels. There aren't even door handles for God's sake, rather "door opening straps." This is Porsche done right. Only 500 copies will be built, and with the asking price of £164,107 ($245,000) you better act fast Mr. Moneybags.