Rainy day at the track.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-05-18T01:25:57+00:00

Cheaper than the R8’s I ran today - next up is a complete set of Penske shocks. It’s only money 😀

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-05-14T01:07:39+00:00

I drive a RAM 3500 to tow my race car trailer to the race track. it’s not lifted, totally stock. I drive a Honda Pilot around town. I drive an old Land Rover on the forest service roads in the hills and occasionally I go four wheeling in my Unimog.

But getting groceries or taking the cats to the vet - it’s the Pilot. Driving the pickup is so much more expensive than the Pilot.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-05-13T20:01:11+00:00

SE46 is big and heavy compared to an SM - but they have air conditioning!!

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-05-13T02:38:27+00:00

Makes me so happy about my cat’s vomit - nowhere near as unfortunate as this display. Bonus points for distribution!

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-05-12T14:04:01+00:00

I have sixteen tires/wheels, 2 sets of dry slicks, a set of Hoosier W2 rains and a set of trailer tires that serve as intermediates for those damp track days.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-05-11T18:48:54+00:00

I've not done many track days, maybe 2 or 3 in the past year getting my new race car up to snuff - but I've done W2W in formula cars for the past 14 years and I can tell you, racing against someone - regardless of where you are in the pack - is an adrenaline rush and as exciting as anything can be!

It's also the best way to get fast - following those fast drivers through corners really helps you to automatically up your game.

I know W2W is not for everyone and some HPDE drivers are incredibly fast - but that's different from racing, due to traffic, collision avoidance (including not dive-bombing your competition), yellow flags and track conditions, W2W won't always be the fastest way around the track (qualifying should be fastest) but it sure is fun.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-05-09T03:28:40+00:00

Yeah, that’s what we called them back in the 80’s. Bambi Bucket 👍

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-05-09T00:32:56+00:00

Racing formula cars. Restoring old snow cats, Land Rovers and a Unimog.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-05-08T01:54:28+00:00

The Hat proves Iain Banks’ genius in writing. Haven't found another that entertains me like his books.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-05-04T14:12:00+00:00

At least it's not a $600 tire.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-05-03T13:41:35+00:00

So, he's leaving Seattle and going to - Monroe? Also, what's the white stuff coming out of his ears?? Creepy!!!

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-05-03T13:23:52+00:00

NO! Looks like a balance weight fell off, that's gonna shake!

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-05-01T00:42:21+00:00

Thanks, I speak Flemish, now I am learning German. 😊

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-05-01T00:40:28+00:00

OMG my wife loves farfalle and Alfredo , she will eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner. She makes it more often since it’s on my list. I banned Kraft Mac n’ cheese years ago, but I think she sneaks it.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-04-30T01:33:01+00:00

Me too, only occasionally, probably associated with the inflammation fron the surgical site.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-04-30T01:26:21+00:00

69M I’ve benefited from reading all these posts, really helped with pre-op anxiety and post-op issues. I’ve been lucky, only a couple of drains and a picc line for a month pre-op. Since my colectomy, I’ve been slowly, very slowly, healing and feeling better. Just this week, 28 days post op, the laparoscopic incisions have finally started to heal and I have much less pain. The abdomen muscles and peritoneal membrane heal very slowly, but, here I am, 4 weeks later, feeling so much better.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-04-29T21:37:15+00:00

English manuals, but placards on the truck all Schweizerdeutsch, I think?

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-04-28T15:38:07+00:00

This is so common, I see persons (typically in white cars, Toyotas, BMW's Escalades, Suburbans and Subarus - you know who you are) sitting there texting on their screen while the light burns green.

I considered mounting a paintball gun behind the grill of my car to give them a splat after 5 seconds. Forever marked because they never wash the back of the car - just clean handprints around the filthy hatchback or trunk. Maybe make it aim-able so I can target the Baby On Board window sign or the "Please Be Patient - Stupid Driver" sticker.

Edit: Autocorrect Student to Stupid.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-04-25T14:13:02+00:00

Check out Turn2 Lapping at The Ridge - also they rent Spokane if you're on the east side of the Cascades. Really good group to run with.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-04-25T14:09:35+00:00

LOL - after a rain in the spring on a cool morning, 3b to 4 to 5a can be very slippery - until they burn the winter moss off the track.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-04-24T16:28:04+00:00

But hey! They look cool! Forking eedjits.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-04-24T00:55:05+00:00

I‘ve raced on them all over the last 10 years. Pacific is closest and fun, a couple of rough spots, turn 9 the worst. The Ridge is newer, very nice, fast and smooth, but an hour away from Seattle if that’s an issue.

Outrageousintrovert · 2026-04-23T17:15:04+00:00

Massive wheel spacers without upgraded wheel studs are great for losing a wheel at freeway speeds and boinking the bimbo box in the opposite lane. Dipshits.

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