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Author:	ColeLT1 [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:36 pm ]
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Went to the track this weekend, started out really bad. Friday: Took a half day at work, so I could pack up my bike and hit the road early, on the way home, Camaro blew the clutch out, limped it home in 2nd gear, said fuck it, and did not think about it all weekend. Had all 4 bikes, gear, and all people loaded up and on the way by about 4pm, got there 15 minutes before they stopped letting people in (9pm). Unloaded all our stuff went back to the hotel, slept on a floor. Saturday: Got up at 6:45, went to track. The one guy who had never been on the track had signed up for an intro ride on his bike (two 20 minute sessions on the track), wrecked (vid will be posted soon) in turn 5 (a sharp hairpin 180 degree U turn), he got on the throttle too early, bike skidded and then tires caught, high sided, and thew him off. Took us about 2 hours to put new parts on and his bike was ready for the next day. I put the race wheels / slicks on my bike, took off my street wheels and also had a new back tire put on just as a backup. Went to walmart, got a blow up mattress, went to sleep. Sunday: All 4 of us raced, it rained a bunch and a lot of people left, but we stuck with it and rode on the wet course, which meant there were more instructors to watch us on more of a 1 on 1 basis. At the end of the day one of the instructors pulled me aside and asked me if I have been doing this for a while, told him it was my 2nd time, and he said that I was doing everything right, and moved me up to the middle level (I was the only intro level guy all day to be moved to the intermediate level). So it was a good day for me, and it means I get to go to Talladega Saturday and ride with the experienced riders (no noobies running me off the track etc), and get to pass in turns now (intro can only pass on straightaways). So then we packed all of our stuff up and came back. Monday: Remembered my car was screwed up, bike is not street legal right now, no way to get to work. So I did some shopping around and by the end of the day I bought a 2006 Honda Accord V6 coupe with 16,000 miles, so its like almost brand new, in perfect shape for $10,000 less than new (got it for 16,000 after giving them the Camaro), so yeah, the Camaro is now gone. So yeah, thats what I have been up to, check out my new avatar too

Author:	$torm [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:45 pm ]
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Seems an awesome weekend. I'd love to see them videos, I liked the other ones you done. Picking up a new car too. Thats pretty awesome. Good to see you back though

Author:	Reaper [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:46 pm ]
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^Yeah I enjoyed those videos too cool stuff.

Author:	Zombie [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:48 pm ]
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Lawl, that's sick! Congratz to the new car and to the step up. And btw that was some nice shopping, dude! I have to see that crash! <3<3<3 Good to have you back!

Author:	sword [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:51 pm ]
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important thing is you're back and safe! too bad that camaro had to go though :/ and sounds like you were under to much stress so time to relax:) cya in server

Author:	{rIOT gIIIRL} Gigi [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:53 pm ]
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You sold your car?! I wanna see it lol Sounds like you had some crazy adventures. Welcome back homie

Author:	ColeLT1 [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:55 pm ]
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Oh yeah, sorry guys, no vids, my camera stripped out where it mounts to my bike, so I have no way of securing it to my bike, going to work on changing that out, or figuring something out. I am going to buy a cheap camcorder instead of using my digital camera.

Author:	Display [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:16 pm ]
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Sorry to hear about the mediocre start of a weekend, and as well selling your Camaro. I can only imagine how much work you've put in it over the years... But hey - we have the same car now! Well, until I sell it though (insurance is driving me nuts w/ high premiums demanding that I drive a 4-door car). Always thought you were an anti-Honda guy though, lol.

Author:	ColeLT1 [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:24 pm ]
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Display wrote: Sorry to hear about the mediocre start of a weekend, and as well selling your Camaro. I can only imagine how much work you've put in it over the years... But hey - we have the same car now! Well, until I sell it though (insurance is driving me nuts w/ high premiums demanding that I drive a 4-door car). Always thought you were an anti-Honda guy though, lol. Its my 3rd Honda... haha I am anti- thinking honda is a race car. Ricers make me die a little inside every time they rev their fart cannons. Here are a bunch of thumbnail pics of my weekend (more to come) To look at watermarked larger pics: http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/ThumbPa ... 03HV00FM09

Author:	The Wonderguy [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:26 pm ]
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ahh, no more of that famous Camaro... Looks like cole's gunna need a new sig now too!

Author:	bob [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:14 pm ]
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hell...and a new name ColeV6Accord Lawl

Author:	VMAN [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:00 pm ]
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Aw man, the camaro is gone =[. Well atleast you have something new to work with. Hope you had fun

Author:	Element [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:01 pm ]
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glad everything turned out for the better welcome back, stack!

Author:	Creeping\|)eath [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:02 pm ]
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^lol but damn man, camaros gone, it was a damn fine car. good luck with all this new stuff though. Planning on gettin a new muscle car?

Author:	ColeLT1 [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:44 pm ]
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Creeping\|)eath wrote: ^lol but damn man, camaros gone, it was a damn fine car. good luck with all this new stuff though. Planning on gettin a new muscle car? In the future I will, when I can afford a track bike, a street bike, a commuter car (like the accord with good milage), and a sport/muscle car (cough cough 68/69 camaro)

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