I want to punch someone every time I read "G50"

[911heaven]

Originally Posted by Matt Monson

Thanks mate. Now you might have bit of an idea why I talk weird for an American. Be around people who talk like that enough and you absorb some of it. I'm not being pretentious or snooty. I just say "piss off" and "no worries" because I regularly communicate with people who talk like that.

I know you like your pictures and movies so I'll share a couple.

Here's the gearbox on the bench. You can see the different sections here.






Here's the year I campaigned a car in the 24 Hours of Daytona. This was 2012. We came in 18th out of 25. I ran it with Bullet Racing out of Vancouver. I campaigned cars with them for 3 years, but this was the one year it carried my logos as a major part of the livery. We made the front page of the local Daytona rag next to Scott Pruitt's Lexus on race day and into a Porsche Motorsports promo video. You can see us at 1:57

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fOKPqIu2p0

The irony is that in 2011 and 2012, most of the teams and drivers in the video were running my gears. We helped Leh Keen win that title in 2011 and worked with Brumos, Alex Job Racing, The Racers Group, and several others. We supplied the gears for 10 out of 18 Cup Cars entered that year. Eventually, Porsche got IMSA to rewrite the rules to effectively ban us from their series. There were some crazy arguments and the series sanctioned gearbox sealing mechanic was fired when he was caught by Porsche putting my gears in a car after the rule change. Lots of yelling that day!

And here is my favorite motorsports achievement. We spent 3 years working with Jeff trying to break the world record and get into the sub 10 minute club at PPIHC. This is the year he finally got it. He's got my parts in most of his personal cars, including he street driven 908 and his Colorado driver seen here. He's got a roof rack on it and drives around with a canoe and his dog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVmPoWImMTk

I didn't build the company, I bought it almost exactly 10 years ago. We just celebrated our anniversary July 1st. I used to call myself the Dread Pirate Roberts because it was really Paul Guard's thing. But I've managed to make it mine, do some new things, form some really good relationships, and win a bunch of motorsports titles. For example, being the OEM for Ruf was his relationship. Being the OEM for Mosler, 9FF, Singer and making a product that competed with Porsche Motorsports directly on the world stage was mine. They've even talked to us about this gearbox and maybe putting it into the GT4 Clubsport rallycars. They are having Francis Tuthill help with the car, and they are one of my bigger Euro customers. I don't know if it was the bad history or just leaving it in Francis's hands, but he, and not Porsche made the call.

I don't talk myself up much, but since you rubbed the lantern.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIDWgqDBNXA

Matt, the other night I wondered what the logo, your logo, that was on the livery for the first time actually was. Looking at the pics, I still didn't know. Are you still using the same logo these days? I'm assuming you mean decals on the race car. I would like know since I am dumbfounded about which it is.

Cheers,
bernie

[dwelle]

GT...

Guard Transmission |

[911heaven]

Originally Posted by dwelle

GT...

Guard Transmission |

Got it!

Thank you dwelle. Nice to hear from you! How the hell are you anyway?

bernie

[blau911]

I don't want to punch someone - I just want to tell them to stop using BS expressions with the hope that they will catch on in the Porsche community. The BS word is "Slicktop".

[911heaven]

Originally Posted by blau911

I don't want to punch someone - I just want to tell them to stop using BS expressions with the hope that they will catch on in the Porsche community. The BS word is "Slicktop".

I don't get it. Slicktop sounds like a corporate hairdo with glasses (or not).

[dwelle]

Originally Posted by 911heaven

Got it!

Thank you dwelle. Nice to hear from you! How the hell are you anyway?

bernie

just terrible.

sitting on the beach with the fam enjoying some time off!...

[juanbenae]

Originally Posted by 911heaven

I don't get it. Slicktop sounds like a corporate hairdo with glasses (or not).

I prefer "slicklid".

[Matt Monson]

I need more beach in my life.

[trader220]

Sorry I thought a few pages ago we were posting hockey players..

[911heaven]

Originally Posted by dwelle

just terrible.

sitting on the beach with the fam enjoying some time off!...

That sounds real ****ty!. I just got six weeks off first day. Hot as hell and getting hotter by the day! 69 degrees humidity! What keeps me motivated is crating a 3.8 964 motor under a 3 X 3 meter tarp with a shop fan on high speed. Lots of green tea on ice is good too!

Someone I know said once, always be thankful for what you have. You got fam and that is something to be thankful for. send you some visuals.

regards,

[911heaven]

Originally Posted by juanbenae

I prefer "slicklid".

I'm still not getting it. Michael Jordan copied Kojack, then everyone in the world copied Michael Jordan. Now we have all these corporate monkies with the slick top hairdo, as if they could do anything else? Slick tip is a new one Juan. I saw that on your profile in your garage. You gotta educate me or else I'm gonna lag so far behind, losing my language and/or culture. It does happen when one is away for too long. So, educate me on the slick tip.

Raw man could help I'm certain, but I don't have the extra money just now. I would prefer to remain anonymous, just learn from you.

thanks!

[juanbenae]

when I say "slicklid" im referring to my factory non sunroof 911.


ive not found a slick term for the manual crank windows in my car as of yet..

I not dare use the "factory delete" term....

[911heaven]

Originally Posted by juanbenae

when I say "slicklid" im referring to my factory non sunroof 911.


ive not found a slick term for the manual crank windows in my car as of yet..

I not dare use the "factory delete" term....

Thank you Juan, I'm fully enlightened now and can relax. I thought if it were something kinky, the Raw man would know, maybe even be pimping, but like pnutz, I can't afford that -- just at the moment anyway. I'm not that cashed up right now!

Getting back to the thread mainstream, on this crate I've built, ain't gonna STICK my G50 (R 50-50) in there! I will however SLIP in a 915, the one Matt Monson gave me advice on early in the year. That's the one pnutz thought I got scammed on! Ha! Got me a slicklid 69E sportomatic, but no one seems to think it's very slick.

[pmax]

Originally Posted by juanbenae

.. my factory non sunroof 911.

... "factory delete" term....

Blah blah blah blah


Thread has totally gone off topic .... so that means it's time for

[911heaven]

Originally Posted by pmax

Blah blah blah blah


Thread has totally gone off topic .... so that means it's time for

pmax,

You are a veteran troll! Just kidding. Now what is that Fred Flinstone bumble bee pic? Maybe some culture I missed out on? I apologize for the inconvenience, but it would be nice to know.

[JMS935]

Too many words Bernie, I corrected it for you.

Originally Posted by 911heaven

pmax,

You are a veteran troll!

[Matt Monson]

Let's just remember that being a veteran doesn't mean all that much by itself. I know vets who were colonels and captains. And then I know vets who were just grunts who never did anything during their service. Which one is Max?

[JMS935]

Bernie means a veteran in the other meaning of the word, someone who has a long experience in a specific field, in this case it’s trolling forums.

[juanbenae]

nutz is simply a one trick pony, on a borrowed pony no less. as I recall raw came up with the CC tag and it was fresh and funny out the gate. nutz has taken another's find and driven it strait into the ground to the point of tired and lame.

[dwelle]

hey bernie, that’s captain caveman, old school cartoon.

and apparently the new mascot of CIS? am i right pmax?...