dwiemerRegarding Daytona, from what I hear, the track has not been surfaced since the 70s. The drivers like that as it has a lot of "give", but will now have to be re-done. With a 31 degree bank, will be quite a job! Once that is done, it will be "tight" and the drivers will not be as enthused.
Dennis.....First we mill off about 2" and then http://www.roadsbridges.com/Get-a-grip-article6147
Ol Timer....Happy Birthday!! Wishing you many more great February birthdays. Remember, when you are in Buckeyeland, stop and see the layout.
Mitch...Glad to see you posting.
Doug.....Are the other museums free during February?
Chuck.....Why are you using the small snow gun?
Speaking of potholes, Central Ohio is the pot hole capital of the world. Cleveland and Cincinnati have a less number of freeze-thaw cycles than we do here in Buckeyeland.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
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Ole Timer WOW !!! Thanks guys for all the birthday wishes ! You brightened up an old batterd man's day . Thank you all who posted them and God bless you all . I brought my whole family in and sent links to the others to show them what a fabulous bunch of fellows you are . I told them .. it's a brotherhood .... friends from all over this country ... linked by one fabulous hobby and the best darn bunch of folks one will ever find anywhere !
WOW !!! Thanks guys for all the birthday wishes ! You brightened up an old batterd man's day . Thank you all who posted them and God bless you all . I brought my whole family in and sent links to the others to show them what a fabulous bunch of fellows you are . I told them .. it's a brotherhood .... friends from all over this country ... linked by one fabulous hobby and the best darn bunch of folks one will ever find anywhere !
Happy Birthday, and many more!Had breakfast with friends I mentioned earlier. What a great couple these folks are. We are invited to Chicago area and may do so this summer. It doesn't get too hot in the windy city now, does it? We are looking forward to the visit. Perhaps can catch up with Doug and some other friends up that way.
Cold and rainy down these parts. Kids are going to Chuck-E-Cheese with bride as they are meeting some friends there. I think I will just eat here at the hospital....food is better! Will check in later, but hope everyone has a great afternoon.Dennis
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anjdevil2OK NASCAR FANS: THIS is why I'll be watching the Nationwide series: http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/31/dodge-challenger-nascar-nationwide-racer-unveiled/ You'll see it at Summer Daytona. Chevy is sticking with that tired Impala, like Toyota is staying with Camry. Ford & Dodge are still the only serious carmakers in racing. And this is especially cool, is that the last post was 1320 (as in feet as in 1/4 mile drag racing!!)
OK NASCAR FANS:
THIS is why I'll be watching the Nationwide series:
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/31/dodge-challenger-nascar-nationwide-racer-unveiled/
You'll see it at Summer Daytona.
Chevy is sticking with that tired Impala, like Toyota is staying with Camry.
Ford & Dodge are still the only serious carmakers in racing.
And this is especially cool, is that the last post was 1320 (as in feet as in 1/4 mile drag racing!!)
Great looking car and a step in the right direction! There are some weekends when Nationwide is better than Sprint. Now it could be even better.
Pat
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Ole TimerWOW !!! Thanks guys for all the birthday wishes ! You brightened up an old batterd man's day . Thank you all who posted them and God bless you all . I brought my whole family in and sent links to the others to show them what a fabulous bunch of fellows you are . I told them .. it's a brotherhood .... friends from all over this country ... linked by one fabulous hobby and the best darn bunch of folks one will ever find anywhere !
From one "Ole Man" to another -- Thank You --. You are right on on the brotherhood. Unfortunately, after reading this post my head is two hat sizes bigger!
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
happy birthday, you know what they say. we are not getting older, just better. enjoy yourselof old timer. navyjack
Good afternoon all,
It is Snohioing in SE Indiana. Tried to go to work, almost slid off road, said to H--- with it, came home. Getting closer to new job. There may be a light at the end of the tunnel. I did watch the finish of the Pothole 500. One of these days I will learn the first 490 miles of a NASCAR race takes 5 hours and the last 10 miles takes.... 5 hours. Come on IRL and F-1, although I may go to some Silver Crown races on dirt this year. Champ cars on dirt, that is some spectacular racing. I ran the 10 E last night with NO pile ups. I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast. TBIL any time. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Happy belated birthday Old Timer. Hope you have many many more.
SPMan
Afternoon all
Happy Birthday Ol Timer and Wes
Snowing like crazy and very slick out. Took about an hour to get to work, normally 45 minutes.
Got a 764 Express Office, the gray version off the bay last night. Looks like a nice one. Minor clean up and re-glue windows. Been looking for one a about a year. When it comes I'll post pictures.
May God bless
Jim
- Old'Timer & Wes!!
Chuck - We're ready...
Blueberryhill RRHappy Birthday OLE TIMER.... For you Suthern folks....here comes the snow........
Happy Birthday OLE TIMER....
For you Suthern folks....here comes the snow........
Looks like that thing is aimed so the pay load will pass over Virginia and hit a certain town in North Carolina.
laz 57 OLE TIMER!!!! Wish you many more. laz57
OLE TIMER!!!! Wish you many more.
laz57
Amen, Amen. Plenty more.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good Morning
Still cloudy, no new snow.
Instant grits would have fixed that nasty ole pothole.
Ole timer Happy Birthday
S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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RockIsland52Nascar queries: someone explain why the restrictor plates and restrictions on ground effects. The former slows the cars down, arguably for safety reasons, and the latter seems to keep them from being safer. Bill Elliot turned the fastest Nascar qualifying lap at Talladega at 213 in 1987......a record that may neber be broken. Is that progress? LeMans records are broken. Why not Nascar? Jack.
Nascar queries: someone explain why the restrictor plates and restrictions on ground effects. The former slows the cars down, arguably for safety reasons, and the latter seems to keep them from being safer.
Bill Elliot turned the fastest Nascar qualifying lap at Talladega at 213 in 1987......a record that may neber be broken. Is that progress? LeMans records are broken. Why not Nascar?
Jack.
Restrictor plates and restrictions on ground effects do work against each other, but this years rule changes are a step in the right direction to correct this and increase the excitement for us spectators.
This year the holes in the restrictor plate are larger, therefore more horsepower. Bump drafting is again allowed anywhere on the track including in the corners.
Bill F - I like the idea of a NASCAR series based on Camaro, Mustang, Challanger platforms. Would allow for individual building of the cars as they were back in the moonshine running days. No limits on HP, total weight, Etc.
Rich - Kurt lost the draft and slipped 17 places. The same thing happened to Harvick. Went from 1st to 7th in the last lap or two.
Ole Timer!
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good Morning...
Jack – You have a PM!!!
Good to hear that Char is back home..
– Brutus & Family and any one I’ve missed
Well, that Pothole 500 sucked, Nice that McMurray (a previous Dodge driver) won.
Kurt looked strong but was up to 3rd then –wahappen? went to 20th? 3 Dodges out 43, what kinda odds is that and Petty with a Ford...geez like 1969 again.
Yeah, I don’t like the NASCAR format with spec cars...they pretty much banned Mopars from racing because they are GM lovers...Ford & Chrysler were the real deal in the late 60’s & early 70’s....
The Nationwide series is supposed to allow the new Challengers in, but haven’t seen ‘em yet.
I like the Dark Haired girl....Drag Racing season opened on the Left Coast yesterday!!! NOW THAT’S REAL RACING!!
Priced most of the inventory to sell on Saturday, a few more to do and then we can sell out and make room for more.
Work beckons – see ya in a bit
It took the hiring of Nascar engine builder Holman Moody by Henry Ford to get the raw speed and reliability to win LeMans and unseat Ferrari as the car to beat. 427ci of pure, unrestrained Nascar modified muscle, and every American knew it.
Ford GTs won LeMans four years straight, 1966-1969, including a stunning 1-2-3 finish in 1966. The cars were hitting never before heard of speeds on the Mulsanne straight.....over 230mph 45 years ago out of a naturally aspirated engine. Yes, the drivers were important (Foyt, Gurney, Hill, et al) but it was the combination thrill of the car, the drivers, and the team that got Americans all cranked up.
And there was no mistaking what you were looking at with those Fords, up close and at a distance.....
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Good Morning: It was 18 when I first got up to take the pup out and stoke the stove. It is now 25 and the forecast is snow. I am glad to have this day off, I need a break, but thanks to modern technology I have a 1:00 conference call on how we are going to handle the storm.
Chief: That Yankee Bar-B-Que and Chicken was finger licken good. If the Colonel had my nephew's recipe, he would have been a General. The rest of the food was excellent right down to the lasagna and ziti. He fed over 20 people and we had a great time between watching the Olympics and the Pothole 500.
Off to replacing the kitchen sink faucet and a few other chores. I hope to disassemble, inspect, lube (with 5w20) , reassemble the GG1 today.
John
Bill Elliot turned the fastest Nascar qualifying lap at Talladega at 213 in 1987......a record that may never be broken. Is that progress? LeMans records are broken. Why not Nascar?
Morning. Sunny and cold. No snohio here. Must admit, Yankees are better at patching pot holes than we are. Why? More experience as they are one big pot hole. Meetings starting at 11:45 until 9 tonight. Really a busy week. I know the beavers are mad. Found their dam in one of the creeks that feeds the pond. It has a big hole in it and the water is gone. Friend Fred will check it again this afternoon as I will be tied up in meetings. May I wish the Yankees a very good day of snohio and enjoy. [I see why Buckeye enjoys snow. He does not have two big yards to mow in the summer. Snow gives him the same as me mowing. He gets out the snow blower and does his chores. As for the over the hill horn blower that lives in an iglo in Ioway, he just does not know any better. Why so many Yankees move to NC? They know better.]
Later
Morning to All,
It has been weeks since I checked in. The snowhio around here has been keeping me busy. I've used my snow blower more this season than in the last 10 years combined. The forecasters are calling for 3 - 6 inches more today/tonight and some are making noises about the possibility of what they are calling wrap around snow that follows the low up the coast. So far we have lost 9 snow days. Last week was a total bust, no student days at all. Our parking lot at school is really not cleared enough for all staff to have a place to park yet. Two 24 inch plus snows in 5 days will do that.
Took my best girl out for a late dinner last night. She was patient enough to let me watch the end of the Pothole 500 before we went out.
Got to get some chores done around here today.
Take care,
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
Did you ever wonder how the track crew at Daytona can fix a pothole that will stand up to the pounding of over 40 cars travelling at 190mph+, and our own road crews cannot? Need to hire those guys up here.
Chief's call to Bass Pro Shops got McM his ride and hence greatly influenced the outcome of this race,.
Morning all,Getting ready to head out for breakfast with our friends from Chicago. They came here to thaw out a little. Raining right now, at least it is not that white stuff....YUCK!Regarding Daytona, from what I hear, the track has not been surfaced since the 70s. The drivers like that as it has a lot of "give", but will now have to be re-done. With a 31 degree bank, will be quite a job! Once that is done, it will be "tight" and the drivers will not be as enthused. Regarding NASCAR in general, one of my friends at a church I used to attend up in Harris County was a Nascar driver way back. He used to race against Dale Sr.'s father. He often spoke of the type of cars they drove when it was just this side of the bootlegger history. Real interesting guy to talk to. He had no use for the Jeff Gordons and other personalities we are seeing these days.
Bob, enjoy the photos of the mountain out there. I have thought about booking a Elk Hunt out in AZ. Real pretty place from what I have seen. You have that 2025 looking nice. I have one, but it needs some TLC.
Well, I am on call again and already got my first page this morning. Will head in later and take care of some business. I look forward to the day when I no longer have to take call....about 15 more years? Guess I will stick it out till the kids are done with college.God Bless,Dennis
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cold 10 degrees. Going up to 31 today with some snow showers on the way.
Today is a busy day. Chores to do and PT this afternoon. then an errand to run. No train time today. I need to clean track.
Nascar should be ashamed of themselves. After all this time, since last season, they have to do pot hole repair during their biggest race. With 200,000 fans watching. Good race, though.
Buckeye......Give me a couple of hours to get the cannon ready.
Dining car is here for the usual breakfast.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Chuck
Buckeye RiveterI can't believe a race track developed a pot hole, but then again the track is in the South so ignorance is bliss.
What do you expect? They just discovered asphalt and they kept fixing the pot hole with dirt!
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Chuck......Let's load up the snow cannon. Someone in NC seems to be displeased with our past efforts.
Presidents Day.......................... The government is shut down. Didn't they do that last week?
I can't believe a race track developed a pot hole, but then again the track is in the South so ignorance is bliss.
Hi ho, hi ho......................you know the rest of the song.
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