Good morning!!!!

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Any of you guys ever watch flat track motorcycle racing? It is supposed to be televised on NBCsn sports network.
A fairly old sport that seems to be on the upswing again, with most of the manufacturers opting in.

The big boys will be twin cylinders with Harleys, Indians, Kawasaki, Ducati, Yamaha, and probably others coming online. They will also have the super competitive single cylinders with most engines being a homologated 450cc liquid cooled engines. Almost all the Japanese mfgs , KTM, Husqvarna will compete.

Believe it or not, there are a couple of gals that are not only competitive in the singles, but one of them won something like 5 races last year.

American Flat Track American Flat Track
This photo belongs to their website at the above link.


First race is Mar 15. TT race (left and right turns with jump) at Daytona.
I can't wait to watch.

A friend of mine and I are trying to plan to attend the Texas Motor Speedway on April 28th IIRC. They will race on a half mile track.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My "local" dealer is 25 min away. This dealer over an hr from home, but 5 miles from work. They have quick lane for oil changes.
Last night, When i told the local dealer i had better offers ( after they had raised their price), sales mgr asked where I'd get it serviced (implied if i bought elsewhere). I told him In all the yrs driving, I had never gone back to a dealer for service. That shut him up.
He did mention subaru will replace failing parts on warrenty, before they fail. Makes me wonder how they know they are failing..
They also cover wear parts in first yr, wiper blades, brake pads. Cant imagine needing new in a yr though.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

My "local" dealer is 25 min away. This dealer over an hr from home, but 5 miles from work. They have quick lane for oil changes.
Last night, When i told the local dealer i had better offers ( after they had raised their price), sales mgr asked where I'd get it serviced (implied if i bought elsewhere). I told him In all the yrs driving, I had never gone back to a dealer for service. That shut him up.
He did mention subaru will replace failing parts on warrenty, before they fail. Makes me wonder how they know they are failing..
They also cover wear parts in first yr, wiper blades, brake pads. Cant imagine needing new in a yr though.

I usually tell this to snarky salesmen:

"You don't worry about the mules, you just load the wagon."

 

[ronjhall]

Any of you guys ever watch flat track motorcycle racing? It is supposed to be televised on NBCsn sports network.
A fairly old sport that seems to be on the upswing again, with most of the manufacturers opting in.

The big boys will be twin cylinders with Harleys, Indians, Kawasaki, Ducati, Yamaha, and probably others coming online. They will also have the super competitive single cylinders with most engines being a homologated 450cc liquid cooled engines. Almost all the Japanese mfgs , KTM, Husqvarna will compete.

Believe it or not, there are a couple of gals that are not only competitive in the singles, but one of them won something like 5 races last year.

American Flat Track American Flat Track
This photo belongs to their website at the above link.
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First race is Mar 15. TT race (left and right turns with jump) at Daytona.
I can't wait to watch.

A friend of mine and I are trying to plan to attend the Texas Motor Speedway on April 28th IIRC. They will race on a half mile track.

Never watched the American Flat track racing. Many years ago we had a European type track in Detroit area.
Flat Track Motorcycle Racing at FIM Speedway - YouTube
Friend at work raced there.

 

[txdon]

Don, I will have to ask him if it has SST pot or not.

Don't bother I found it online it does not have a SS pot and at least one buyer has remorse for not buying an INSTANT POT.
He also thought he saved money by buying it at Costco but we all bought our Instant Pots for less than he paid for the clone.

Costco Pressure Cooker review:

Does OK job
The pot itself functions well. However there is no manual settings so difficult to follow recipes on Pinterest. The manual and recipe book are pretty much worthless. Basically best not to waste your time and just go online, then you get to watch their obnoxious video. Not sure the savings over the Instapot was worth it!!!

✘ No, I do not recommend this product.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Any of you guys ever watch flat track motorcycle racing?

Usta go to the San Jose Mile back in the '80s. Now that was a spectacle! Haven't been since they tore the stadium down and sold off the land for condos.

Short track racing is pretty popular at several county fairgrounds up here, though. They use speedway bikes like Jawas with alcohol for fuel. Kids down to five or six years old race smaller versions. It's a real hoot!

 

[toppop52]

Update:
Bought one today.

$600 less than my local dealer who raised the price on me.
Only difference, this doesnt have the $172 cover in the back, so $428 less..

This dealer is 5 miles from the office. One of the best and easiest car buying experiences ever.

I'll pick it up sunday. They had to clean it.
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Very nice!

 

[toppop52]

Any of you guys ever watch flat track motorcycle racing? It is supposed to be televised on NBCsn sports network.
A fairly old sport that seems to be on the upswing again, with most of the manufacturers opting in.

The big boys will be twin cylinders with Harleys, Indians, Kawasaki, Ducati, Yamaha, and probably others coming online. They will also have the super competitive single cylinders with most engines being a homologated 450cc liquid cooled engines. Almost all the Japanese mfgs , KTM, Husqvarna will compete.

Believe it or not, there are a couple of gals that are not only competitive in the singles, but one of them won something like 5 races last year.

American Flat Track American Flat Track
This photo belongs to their website at the above link.
View attachment 543298

First race is Mar 15. TT race (left and right turns with jump) at Daytona.
I can't wait to watch.

A friend of mine and I are trying to plan to attend the Texas Motor Speedway on April 28th IIRC. They will race on a half mile track.

Flat tracking was popular in Delaware until about 30 years ago, a lot of fun to watch.

 

[toppop52]

Wind has dropped off, so has the temp, 34 already. Upper 20s tonight.
All clubs breakfast in the morning, where members from area car clubs have breakfast and exchange schedules and flyers. Firehouse in Millsboro, DE puts out a nice spread for the $10 charge.

 

[jbrumberg]

BEF- Congratulations on your new Forester. I hope you many uneventful and boring miles together.

We went through the "tutorial" and picked ours up this PM. We ran through a snow squall on the way home that covered the highway with ~1" and it handled as expected. I like those steering activated headlights and fog lamps. Heavy fog, rain, and snow can throw off the gizmo sensors, but it did not happen with what we experienced. Wifey drove which did not exactly help my BP.

Before we left we had some visitors. Mixed gender(?) a couple of small beards, lots of buttons, lots of jostling at the feeders.

We hated to scared them. They may fly @ 45mph, but they can not run @ 35mph in this snow. Lot's of bottom bumping taking off and/or running. It always amazes me how these big birds can roost on branches thinner than a finger.