Ok... we've seen the cars. Now let's see the driver's. The ultimate driver thread...

[vash]

damn, race boats are at a whole new level. nice.

[speeder]

Carl, That race boat is RAD. How many inches per gallon does she get?

[BillyIdaho]

[KevinP73]

Originally posted by techweenie
Maybe not -- I bet Kevin will post a picture of his kayak!

Not too far off Bill. How about one of the kayaks and one of my better half. I actually have three(two daughters and a granddaughter)but one at a time for now. This was my youngest daughters first time in a kayak. Taken over the 4th of July weekend at the beach in Marina Del Rey.

['89cab]

Off topic? Yea, OK. But this is one of the best threads I’ve read yet. Can’t tell you how impressed I am with the extent of interests and skills of our board members.

Bruce, K911SC, nostatic:

You guys started this. Wonderful pics triggered memories of dirt bike riding and racing in my younger days. My brother successfully raced a Montessa in Central California in the early seventies. The following picture is something I drew 25 years ago for my brother’s pit crew tee-shirts (that’s him, mustache, numbers, bike, and leathers correct). I silk-screened a bunch of shirts (all now long gone) and for some fortunate reason printed one on poster board – which has remained stashed away for a long, long time. Until today – your posts caused me to dig it out and scan it with great pleasure and joy.



One of my favorite memories was racing my brother and his Montessa on a 500 Triumph Daytona (TT imitation) in his garage for a late Saturday night short track, flat track. Spectators were at their own risk – sit or stand on the washer, dryer, or work bench. Those were great parties. Redwood City neighbors were very, very tolerant.

[Jocke]

Here's a pic 3 weeks ago, no porsche but many beers...

(i´m the blond guy)

/Jocke

[nostatic]

Originally posted by '89cab
You guys started this. Wonderful pics triggered memories of dirt bike riding and racing in my younger days.

one of the great things about this board. Until this thread (actually until halfway in or so), I hadn't thought about Montesa in probably 25 years. But it brought back some fond memories of when I was a kid walking down to Taco Casa and buying some tortillas and hot sauce ($0.05), then wandering over to the Montesa shop to oogle the bikes.

hey, at least I didn't fry all of my brain cells in the intervening years...

[brittbolen]

Here I am a couple years back...



To update this to today, add a very dull white 911, blond hair, and giant ear to ear grin

Britt, just back from his first real drive in the 911!

[vash]

a view from my "office"!

[GettinHeadStuds]

Originally posted by vash
a view from my "office"!

I think I see a 911 on the bay bridge!

[Bigtoe]

Vash,

I've always wanted to do that!

Alan

[84porsche]

Vash,

Do you really climb bridges for a living? Throw in some more detail please. I am curious. I hope you are not afraid of heights.

[VINMAN]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cmelecci
Yes, Vinman, but an old one. currently run superboat heritage class. I used to run APBA, OPT and some Miami to Nassau stuff.
Thought I'd show the bussiness end a little.
Thanks to all for the interest.
Carl [/QUOTE

Carl, do you own Kramers old Apache?? Thats one sweet boat.
Are you going to the Cambridge Maryland race? I didnt make this yrs A.C. race. I blew a motor. (had a bad header, got some water inversion). Hopefully I'll make the last few races of the season. As long as I make it down to Key West , I'll be happy.

[JTO]

These were taken last night after a long PCA drive to Crater Lake. The 911 was bug-encrusted after a very unPCA-pace drive. My "older" son (only three) Garrett needed to scrub his Porsche too.




His car uses a very ineffecient evaporative cooling system that limits the performance of the car. About one lap of the cul-de-sac and he has to pit to get a drink.
Troy

[vash]

84porsche, before sept.11, me and my friends would climb up on the bridges to have lunch. we go under the guise that the bridge needs "inspecting". we actually went on a suspension bridge tour, i only have the golden gate bridge to climb and i would have done all of them in the bay area. i am a bridge engineer with the state, so i have a key to the small hatch that lets you onto the towers. my girlfriend's uncle, is a engineer on the goldengate bridge, so i am trying to work that angle. security is starting to relax again, so i may start the "lunches" again.

btw, even if you are afraid of heights, the beginning tends to be the only scary part. once you get way up there, it gets kinda abstract, and you dont realize you're up that high. fun stuff.

[}{arlequin]

Cliff, that is just awesome. I'd love to do a "climb" like that. The view is certainly worth it.

[singpilot]

You'd be amazed how many pilots are afraid of heights.

It only bothers me when I can see thru the floor (helicopters) or upside down above FL410 looking up at the ground.

Last time I did that was in 1978 in an F4N.

For some reason I can look out the window at the ground 9 miles down without any problem. But at the top of the mast on my boat (70 feet off of the deck) my knees go.

[Seahawk]

Sing,

Absolutely! Almost 4000 hours in H-60s and I still hate the view through the floor unless I'm coming aboard the frigate!

[JavaBrewer]

Originally posted by singpilot
For some reason I can look out the window at the ground 9 miles down without any problem. But at the top of the mast on my boat (70 feet off of the deck) my knees go.

I've got the same affliction. I get dizzy on a ladder 5 feet off the floor but have no issues in a plane - even my friends little piper cub with the fold down doors that basically snap to the body.

Vash - there's no way I could ever do something like that. You would have to pry me off the thing with a spatula and I'd be on heavy meds the rest of my life.

[JavaBrewer]

Oops and to stay on topic this was me at the Big Bear Run II.