Stijn!!

[GH85Carrera]

Lots of pretty trees. This one one stop at a local spot. I will try to get some better tree shots if the sun will come out and shine.
I did get my 911 washed. It is 99% better but will need more TLC when I get home.

[GH85Carrera]

It even has the big car phone mounted to the center console. I can’t tell for sure, but I think it is a 5 speed. It is a S-4.

[Outback Porsche]

Bye eNZed

[porsche4life]

Evening gents. Survived another week in the cold PNW. Busy all week getting project management certified. Happy to have that over with and hopefully be done with business travel for a while!

[GH85Carrera]

Business travel is fun!

Maybe next you can go to Minot, ND in February.

Speaking of cold. It is 16 degrees in Eureka Springs, AR. Lots of fancy cars like GT3s GT2s and a 918. It should interesting to see how their sticky summer tires are working.

[GH85Carrera]

At the crystal bridges museum. Wal Mart money spent well. Nice place.

[GH85Carrera]

Frosted 911.

[pete3799]

All our cars were white this morning too.

[GH85Carrera]

Time for the Parade of Power. Through downtown Eureka Springs

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by pete3799

All our cars were white this morning too.

Hi'ya Pete! So, you're fully into winter now, eh?

[pete3799]

Not fully yet......but working on it. Once the ground freezes we'll be in full winter mode.

[GH85Carrera]

At the car show we had
1- 356
1 - 914
2- GT2RS
1 - Carrera Gt
1 - 918
12 911s 74 to 89.
Bunches of boxsters, 996, 977 and modern stuff.

[Jim Richards]

Nice turn out, Glen!

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by pete3799

Not fully yet......but working on it. Once the ground freezes we'll be in full winter mode.

Who spilled all that rice on the ground?

[GH85Carrera]

[GH85Carrera]

Start of the parade through town.

[pete3799]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I'll take the blue one.

[Jim Richards]

I’d only take a blue one if it has a big ass wing,

[GH85Carrera]

Part of the dirty 918. The other GT2RS Here is arrest me red.

Two people drove from central Florida.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

So who is preventing them from going into orbit? If Tesla just put a hunk of junk in orbit, on purpose, why can't they launch into orbit?

My son is home from school for the weekend, he tells me this "challenge" is sponsored by NASA, and a bunch of the major aerospace companies.
There are specific rules, one being the entire rocket has to be recovered and land in a specified small area of desert.
If they want the funding, they need to follow the rules. Your tax money at work.

He's working on the pilot chute deployment now, then it's be off to the main chute systems later.

Plus there's a huge difference between going straight up 120km, and going fast enough to reach escape velocity. Last time checked that was in the 17,000 mph range.

That would take a lot bigger rocket with more stages.
That might happen but in a different phase.
On this one they're just shooting to leave atmosphere.
Planned launch is 2021 which would be his senior year, but odds are he'll be graduated early before the launch date. he'll work on it until he gradumacates, and still make it to witness the launch.