Check the darevdevil seagull at 5 seconds...and the roll at 14 seconds.
What are the odds that a camera would capture those two rather unusual things in less than 20 seconds?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6I29UlOZSo
That bird!
That's bizarre, for sure. The seagull reminds me of two incidents.
My wife witnessed a hawk swooping down at our Mustang Cobra in talons-out attack mode at Watkins Glen, when I was driving in the early morning. The car has color-shifting 'Mystic' paint from the factory that she thinks attracted the hawk's attention...like snake scales or something.
At Gingerman Raceway in Michigan we would be surprised by turtles crossing the track, usually at a critical apex point. They made quite a smelly smear.
"What flavour is it...?"
Quote from: jmcgliss on October 07, 2009, 03:06:03 PM
That's bizarre, for sure. The seagull reminds me of two incidents.
My wife witnessed a hawk swooping down at our Mustang Cobra in talons-out attack mode at Watkins Glen, when I was driving in the early morning. The car has color-shifting 'Mystic' paint from the factory that she thinks attracted the hawk's attention...like snake scales or something.
At Gingerman Raceway in Michigan we would be surprised by turtles crossing the track, usually at a critical apex point. They made quite a smelly smear.
Who do you drive with? NASA? SCCA? I've had my '08 Mustang out a couple of times with NASA at Road America and Autobahn in Joliet, IL.
gearhed289...I get it. I was a member of Midwestern Council, SAAC, and an instructor at Ford SVT open track events. Road America, Watkins Glen, Gingerman, Autobahn, Blackhawk, IRP, etc. Sorry for the mild hijack...the same gear head gene runs through car guys and bass players.
Quote from: jmcgliss on October 08, 2009, 01:35:19 PM
...the same gear head gene runs through car guys and bass players.
I think you're right. I've been through the Bondurant school, the Washington State Patrol Instructor's school, and spent as much time autocrossing as I could while at Texas A&M, where they had a whole WWII air base with runways on which to run autocrosses. Before the TX World Speedway was improved and re-paved, the TAMU Sports Car Club used to rent it for a day every year and run it one car at a time. My stock '83 280ZX Turbo was clocked at 112 MPH down the straight coming off the high-bank, but we came off the road race course onto turn 3 so we couldn't get a full run at the high bank.
Haven't had much chance to run since I moved to CO other than one afternoon at Second Creek raceway in Denver before it closed.
Quote from: Pilgrim on October 08, 2009, 06:23:05 PM
I think you're right. I've been through the Bondurant school, the Washington State Patrol Instructor's school, and spent as much time autocrossing as I could while at Texas A&M, where they had a whole WWII air base with runways on which to run autocrosses. Before the TX World Speedway was improved and re-paved, the TAMU Sports Car Club used to rent it for a day every year and run it one car at a time. My stock '83 280ZX Turbo was clocked at 112 MPH down the straight coming off the high-bank, but we came off the road race course onto turn 3 so we couldn't get a full run at the high bank.
Haven't had much chance to run since I moved to CO other than one afternoon at Second Creek raceway in Denver before it closed.
OK, it's settled then. That and the TBird / Subaru parallel universe.
Quote from: jmcgliss on October 08, 2009, 08:40:57 PM
OK, it's settled then. That and the TBird / Subaru parallel universe.
Yes. And the shed/squirrel continuum.
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"All you need is nuts, la la la la laaa, all you need is nuts, la la la la laaa, all you need is nuts, nuts; nuts is all you need..."
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One of these days I'm going to get the chance to do this at a wedding:
Walk up to the dais and intone into the mike:
"A letter from Paul to Ringo, John and George: All you need is love. Love is all you need"
And then I'll return to my seat and sit down.
When I was very young I asked an uncle who was "giving away his daughter" what he was getting for her... so he used that comment in his speech and I "lived" with it for decades...
A great ambition, Al... 8)
Quote from: jmcgliss on October 07, 2009, 03:06:03 PM
That's bizarre, for sure. The seagull reminds me of two incidents.
My wife witnessed a hawk swooping down at our Mustang Cobra in talons-out attack mode at Watkins Glen, when I was driving in the early morning. The car has color-shifting 'Mystic' paint from the factory that she thinks attracted the hawk's attention...like snake scales or something.
At Gingerman Raceway in Michigan we would be surprised by turtles crossing the track, usually at a critical apex point. They made quite a smelly smear.
The freeway through the hills down to town that I drive everyday usually has about 1 or 2 Koala's a week splatagated on it.
I'm so used to driving different ways home through the hills at 3am after gigs that I pretty much know where certain animals are likely to appear.
Millbrook = Emu's, (dont ever hit those bastards!, 50+ Kgs comin' at ya through your windscreen sucks bad. Front end takes out their legs and the body keeps coming.) Cudlee Creek = Wallabies. I came around a corner at about 60kph a few weeks back and the little bugger was standing on the white line, he looked up as I went past and got a headache from my right rear bumber. They are hard to see because they are the same colour as the road. Kangaroos = most parts of the hills. The ones that piss me off the most are the damn Wombats out between the hills and the riverland. Low down to the ground and built like a brick sh*thouse. I have never hit one but have seen the damage that they do. I have however dodged quite a few in my time.
Wombats, wallbies, emus, kangaroos..... You got me beat - we just have to dodge skunks, 'possums, armadillos and a few rabbits ;D
I wonder how many bands Down Under have had names that include the words: wombat, wallaby/wallabies, kangaroo/kangaroos, outback...and similar.
I remember hearing the name of a band called Platypus. I don't think they were from Oz though.
Aaaahhhh...! I get it... "Men At Work" busy scraping all that carnage off the highway... ;D
Quote from: jmcgliss on October 08, 2009, 01:35:19 PM
gearhed289...I get it. I was a member of Midwestern Council,....... Sorry for the mild hijack...the same gear head gene runs through car guys and bass players.
It's true. I also was a member of Midwestern Council (NSSCC). My brother and I Autocrossed '86 MR2s at Blackhawk and Gingerman. We both still own '86 MR2s. His still sporting damage from hitting the berm in the outfield at Gingerman.
No kidding...I autocrossed an '85 MR2 for years that I owned from 1986-2006. Ran at BFR from about 1995-2001. At times my MR2 transported a '69/'70 Jazz bass behind the seats and an Ampeg B15N.
I'm guessing 1993 was about the last time I ran Blackhawk. My brother was there last weekend with his F2000.
I moved to Ohio, but still go to Illinois to play bass sometimes. Before I had a van I did actually make the trip to Illinois with my Rickenbacker bass, MM HD130 head and Carvin RL115 cabinet in the MR2. How did it all fit? I left the passenger seat at home ;D
Quote from: Lightyear on October 11, 2009, 07:23:04 PM
Wombats, wallbies, emus, kangaroos..... You got me beat - we just have to dodge skunks, 'possums, armadillos and a few rabbits ;D
I haven't bothered mentioning the rabbits, possums and foxes because they dont really make a dent, just a kind of ...barump! kind of sound.
Quote from: Pilgrim on October 12, 2009, 10:04:40 AM
I wonder how many bands Down Under have had names that include the words: wombat, wallaby/wallabies, kangaroo/kangaroos, outback...and similar.
I had a bunch of mate that were in The Wally Wombat band. The Dingoes were a country influenced rock band from the 70's.
Quote from: jmcgliss on October 12, 2009, 06:53:19 PM
No kidding...I autocrossed an '85 MR2 for years that I owned from 1986-2006. Ran at BFR from about 1995-2001. At times my MR2 transported a '69/'70 Jazz bass behind the seats and an Ampeg B15N.
The big auto-X courses at Texas A&M's old air base were usually set up at the X where the old runways crossed. There were some long runs and slaloms there. My 280ZX turbo did well on the straights and anywhere I could keep boost up, but the MR2 contingent ate me alive on the tight corners. Those little suckers really handle...and I always ran Dunlop D60A2 street tires.
there's a local band here called Wombat in Combat. kinda silly. also when i was a kid i remenber my dad running over a snake in Virginia. not much bump but it made a mess on his lt. blue beamer
one for the Texan's...
Present (temp) outfit used to do a fun song called "Armadillo, on my Pillow"... someone "knicked" the title and wrote a kids book...
... forgot to add, we did the song for the drummer's 50th, and then the guitarist (it is his song, mostly) refused to play it, "ever again, and if you ever mention it, I'll sell all my gear again..." Probably the bands best number, usually reserved fo encores; yes, it was a novelty item, but it worked, even down to the (original) 3 part harmonies...
Snakes are a weird one. We have heaps of snakes here but you see very few on the roads unless you travel long distances through the country. Certainly none on a cold winters night like the hills have been recently.
I've never seen an armadillo (they look interesting) we sometimes get Echidnas on the roads, I've only ever run 2 over though.
Uwe! do I need to start a Road Kill thread? ;)
Quote from: the mojo hobo on October 12, 2009, 07:46:02 PM
I'm guessing 1993 was about the last time I ran Blackhawk. My brother was there last weekend with his F2000.
Apparently it is actually a Formula Continental:
Quote from: Fall Sprints 2009 - FC Press Release
Rockton, Il
Lessick Sweeps Blackhawk - Hat Trick Plus The Scarf
Well known Liberty Motorsports mechanic Chuck Lessick got behind the wheel and dominated the 2009 Falls Sprints this past weekend by nabbing four poles and four wins in two days. No one could come close to Lessick, who credits his win to his team manager and wife Jaqui, the only person who can keep Lessick's ascerbic wit and otherwise annoying presence in check.
Car development is also a factor. "We don't need no stinking engine brace," quipped Lessick. "We found 10 horsepower on the shaker rig and 200 lbs of downforce on the chassis dyno. It's not that I can drive or anything. Anyone who knows me knows that."
Jaqui would have none of that. "Engineeing, schmengineering. It's the Turkey Burgers."
The "ascerbic wit and otherwise annoying presence" runs in our family.
Chuck Lessick...Chuck Lessick...that name rings a bell (but my memory won't answer the door). In the 21 years I owned my '85 AW11 the progressive mods just made it better and better. I ended up with coil overs, a really sweet 20-valve 4-throttle silvertop motor that pulled to 8000rpm, battery relocation, brake upgrades, and different pad compounds front/rear. MCSCC ran high speed open track autocross events on road courses...a total blast.
Roadkill thread...?
... Only if it's " gud-eatin' ", as my wife's late uncle used to say...
Don't get much veggie road-kill...
Ken, dont they have some crazy rule up in bonny Thistle land whereby you cant kill, cook and eat Pheasant without a permit unless you run it over in your car first?
Are Armadillo's edible?
Yeah, they're like possum on the half shell! ;D
Hehe ;D
Don't know that rule, Bret, but do you remember that odd grass verged road between Kingston Bridge and Hampton Court Bridge... runs between Bushey Park and Home Park... critically, both Royal Parks... the reason for the verges is down to what is called "FAIR GAME"... King Henry VIII (I think... may predate him) declared that the deer in the parks were his, but if they were within a specific distance of the road, they were "FAIR GAME"... the walls were put up to stop the Royal deer becoming "FAIR GAME"...
ALBA (AA-LA-VAA) has her own rules, but the aristocracy jealously guard their birds, so it would not suprise me if the odd 4x4 accidentally strayed off the road and accidentally came across the odd phezzie or two... ;)
Poaching from the aristocracy is a national passtime in the Highlands and Islands... ;D