Drewboyaus

quote:Originally posted by fatboyslimI thought the engine HAD to last for two race weekends and if it was changed they got dropped 10 places on the grid?? id="quote">id="quote">They do, I think Schuey incurred a penalty for changing his engine on the morning of the race. BUT, if they retire during the race, you can start again with a new engine at the next GP. Quite surprised there weren't any more 'retirements' just before the end of the race.

mmmm...interesting too that because Schuey retired, he can now use a new engine for the GP in Malaysia.

That's what I thought, thanks mate. I wonder why the spare part number for the tires is different?

Yeah, he was the first positive they had too....and one of the local rags had him photographed and pegged as guilty before the confirmation came through. No apology I suspect. I saw Mythbusters for the first time a couple of weeks ago, it's quite funny. I don't think they will ever get the roadside drug testing right, so many drugs seem to linger in the body for a long time.....not that I'd know, of course[] Cheers, Drew.

Hi all, Does anyone know if Fox front/rear tires are the same as those for the Wild One? The spare part numbers are different, but the tires themselves appear, from photographs anyway, to be the same. Question number 2. Does anyone have a set of NIP front and rears for a Fox they would be willing to part with? They're to be my shelf set. Thanks for the help. Drew.

I'm just pleased Mark Webber had a solid if not spectacular start with Williams and the new format indeed provided a very interesting race, certainly by previous years standards. I managed to spend Thursday & Friday entertaining clients in a corporate box on pit straight.....thats the way to do it! Sorry guys, couldn't resist.....[] Cheers, Drew.

quote:Originally posted by WillyChangOur big interstate trucks which are speedlimited to 100/110 have the limiters hooked to the ignition, so it works like traction control. Doesn't stop them falling asleep at the wheel but. id="quote">id="quote">Yeh but 'speed' does....LOL[]

LOL They've got rum though![]

My irritation is not with speed limits and cameras as such, but their enforcement in areas where there is no real danger, but where the enforcement agencies know they will raise revenue... Indeed, in some areas seed limits should be lowered as they have in Australia around schools during school hours and suburban shopping strips (high streets)etc. Some should also be raised as well. What really bugs me is a hidden "safety camera" with a 3km/h tolerance located on a straight stretch of slightly downhill dual carriageway with a 60km/h speed limit...Happily snapping drivers at 63-64km/h when there are far more dangerous locations where this device would be better deployed. Also, driver training and road upgrade programs only ever see a tiny fraction of the revenue raised from these devices...If governments were serious about reducing road trauma and not just adding to consolidated revenue, they would put far more of the money raised in fines back to driver education and training programs, road mainainence, and tighter manufacturing standards for car makers ie; Why in Australia is it only a manufacturers option for a car to have anti-lock brakes? Active safety, that is what it should be about...

quote:Originally posted by netsmithUKSpeed is just a concept or a measurement, so as such I completely agree 'can't kill' - in the same way 'guns don't kill' its the people that use them that do. id="quote">id="quote">Speed is in essence the same as velocity and I have to disagree with the idea that speed doesn't kill...... This is the pedantic point the various law enforcement agencies will get us on every time, and they are indeed correct because literally without speed/velocity, there can be no crash. You cannot argue any other way. I am not saying they are right with that literal interpretation, but you cannot argue with the physics. What you can argue with though is the poor driver skill and lack of attention on roads all over the world. Law enforcement agencies and law making pollies need to have a good hard look at how drivers are trained and policed......a wholistic approach is what should be used not just taxation with so-called safety cameras. So there...I'll get back to my beer now.....[] Cheers, Drew.

We have a silmilar 12 point system over 4 years. Up to 15km/h over the limit 1 point, 15-30km/h 3 points and over 30km/h is immediate suspension. Its also 3 points for not wearing a seatbelt, failure to stop at a red light etc.....Our tolerance has also been tightened up now on the cameras with people being routinely booked for doing 64km/h in a 60km/h zone!!(Like doing 42 in a 40mph zone)

Guys, what you're experiencing is just the tip of the iceberg....In Victoria, my home state (of approx 4.5 million people), our state government raised over $500 million from speeding fine revenue alone last financial year. That is just one state out of 8.....and we have the second lowest annual road toll (behind Sweeden I think). They are now becoming even more cunning and concealed, in that they now use private contractors with private cars parked by the side of the road with hidden speed cameras mounted inside....very sneaky[!]. We also now have them permanently mounted at some intersections to nab you when you speed up to beat the red light. As you can tell, they really annoy me and as Jozza pointed out, more marked police on the road will have a greater effect on driver behaviour than automated tax collectors.[V] Hope it doesn't happen in your part of the world. Cheers, Drew

Congratulations mate, Quite a ride you have in front of you...my first is about to turn 1. Well done you....and to your better half of course![^][^][^][^]

Congratulations!

Sorry guys....couldn't help myself. A woman was shopping at her local supermarket where she selected: 2 litres of low fat milk, a carton of eggs, 2 litres of orange juice, a head of cos lettuce, half a dozen tomatoes, a 500g jar of coffee, and a 250g pack of bacon. As she was unloading her items on the conveyor belt to check out, a drunk standing behind her watched as she placed the items in front of the cashier. While the cashier was ringing up her purchases, the drunk calmly stated, "You must be single." The woman was a bit startled by this proclamation, but she was intrigued by the derelict's intuition, since she was indeed single. She looked at her six items on the belt and saw nothing particularly unusual about her selections that could have tipped off the drunk to her marital status. Curiosity getting the better of her, she said: "Well, you know what, you're absolutely correct. But how on earth did you know that?" The drunk replied, "Cause you're ugly."

Here we go again.....I have been relatively immune to some of the Ebay scam emails going around, but this one dropped in my inbox last night: ***Urgent Safeharbor Department Notice*** eBay Fraud Mediation Request Date: Tue, 15 February 2005 You have recieved this email because you or someone had used your account to make fake bids at eBay. For security purposes, we are required to open an investigation into this matter. THE FRAUD ALERT ID CODE CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE WILL BE ATTACHED IN OUR FRAUD MEDIATION REQUEST FORM, IN ORDER TO VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT REGISTRATION INFORMATIONS. Fraud Alert ID CODE: 00937614 (Please save this Fraud Alert ID Code for your reference.) To help speed up this process, please access the following form to complete the verification of your account registration informations: http://scgi.ebay.com/verify_id=ebay &fraud alert id code=00937614 . Please Note: If we do not receive the appropriate account verification within 48 hours, than we will assume this account is fraudulent and will be suspended. The purpose of this verification is to ensure that your account has not been fraudulently used and to combat the fraud from our community. We appreciate your support and understanding, as we work together to keep eBay a safe place to trade. Thank you for your patience in this matter. Regards, Safeharbor Department (Trust and Safety Department) Cheers all, Drew.

Man you just know they should never have messed with that... Come on Aussie come on jingle...but they couldn't help themselves! Its crazy international cricket's finished for the summer[V], footy season starts soon though[], and I've got cricket finals coming up![] Going to see the mighty Bombers this weekend too...[][][]

'these the ones you were looking for...they are indeed very nice. Polished aluminium. I just picked them up from 'the bay' the other day. They cost me quite a bit of the folding stuff, but they are going to go on a hopped up TA03RS chassis with a NIB PIAA 911 GT2 body painted up as a club racer. Should look nice.[8D] As far as finding a set goes....It takes a long time for them to come up, but they do once in a while. I'd love to offer you these but they're MINE he...he..he.he[8)] [] Cheers, Drew

Indeed.....the further away from me, the better. I think it would go something like "cuuuummmmm on pommy cuuuummmm on cuuuummmmm oooonnnn." [] I just can't quite seem to get the rock whine quite right!![]

LOL[^] The English like to think it is going to be close this time...... You know I read an article written by Mike Gatting about this time last year, and he reckoned McGrath was over the hill!!! Gillespie was too injury prone and Shane Warne would be retired by this time, meaning England would easilly win back the Ashes. Not a snowflakes chance in badword!!![}]

There's an outside world?[:0]LOL Do we have such a folder? Hey Chris, if you read this, mabe we should have a humor folder....for really bad jokes'n stuff. Cheers, Drew.

I know its not Tamiya.....[:0] Telephone conversation goes; "Hello, is this the police? "Yes it is. How can we help you?" "I'm calling to report about my neighbour, Wazza. He's hiding cocaine inside his firewood!" "Thank you very much for the call." The next day, police officers descend on Wazza's house in great numbers. They search the house and then go out to the shed where the firewood is kept. Using axes, they bust open every piece of firewood but they find no cocaine. They swear at Wazza and leave. The phone rings at Wazza's house. "Hey, Wazz. Did the cops come?" "Yeah!" "Did they chop up your firewood?" "Yep." "Happy Birthday", maaaaate!!!! Cheers all.

quote:Originally posted by CoolHandsI got a reply from ebay today - usual rubbish telling me that they've 'investigated' (yeah right) and they can't do anything because they can't be sure a thft of images has taken place :< what a load of ****. They're not worried about the theft of someone's $500-odd dollars though. Ebay really are so pathetic sometimes it makes you sick id="quote">id="quote">Have they seen the different links to the different Auctions? How can there not be a theft of images, they are identical [8)].....This is surely a fraud. Are the folks at ebay totally spineless?

Sorry guys, Bucklys chance - meaning; zero chance. For the worldwide audience who has no idea what I am rambling on about!! Here's a link: http://www.anu.edu.au/andc/ozwords/Oct%202000/Buckley's.html

quote:There is a product here in Canada, not sure if you guys have that, its called CLR. Its a cleaning product that removes Calcium, Rust (and I forgot what the L stands for...). I wonder if that would work. id="quote">id="quote">We have the same in Oz....L is for Lime[] As to the re whitening of yellowed plastic....I really have no idea how to fix it, I would have thought the bleach might have worked, but I suspect it has to do with UV light from the sun affecting the chemical composition of the plastic. If that is the case, I think you have Buckleys chance of fixing it other than with paint. Cheers, Drew.