Lets see everyone's cars and other TOYS (2 Viewers)

[Seth_L]

The problem with retro cars is they don't tend to sell well long term. Look at what happened to the Last itteration of the Ford Thunderbird.

 

[Eric Kahn]

these are my toys, not my daily transportation
both of which have the handling of a dead whale

 

[Michael Varacin]

A picture of my car (with me in it) taken at Mid-Ohio a while ago...the border is funny because it's a photo taken from the opening page of my web site. Anyone want to race? Hehehe.




And one other toy of interest. It weighs 70 lbs. I built it and flew it to 13,000 ft. I'll bet you didn't know the government lets us play with things like this.








I'm also a huge cyclist, but we've all seen pictures of bikes before.

 

[NickSo]

RonC/ChrisMoe:
Oh my goodness, SWEET Miatas... The Miata has always been one of my favourite cars, and still is. I dont care what anybody says, its not a chick car . That thing must handle awesomely on the twisties...

Jared:
So, what do you do for a living? So I know what classes to take in the future to get your job

 

[Steve Ridges]

My toys are 1/5th scale RC cars. I figure this is as close as I'll get to real racing.

 

[Scott L]

hey those look cool up close! I wish u could buy a mini-me type driver to give ur car more personality.

 

[Evelio Figueroa]

If GM/Chevy doesn't bring back the classic Camaro, I'd sure like to see this car on the road!! Its called the "SS"

 

[Tony Whalen]

Seth, I don't think it's an issue about that car being "retro". The problem with the new Thunderbird is that it's vastly underpowered for a car it's weight/size, and it's also way over-priced. Two major things that will kill any line of cars, I would think. (This isn't just my opinion... read it on many enthusiast sites.)

Personally, I *love* the new T-bird. But they cost too much.

Michael, that's one hell of a rocket!!!

 

[Eric Kahn]

Michael, were you at the LDRS that Discovery/TLC had the specials on a couple of weeks ago?

I never got past the Estes model rocket stage, my 90cc dirt bike was more fun then and we kept losing the rockets in the trees around the housing area at Pope AFB, we launched then from the back yard

 

[Tim Markley]

I'm absolutely drooling over the new C6 Corvette. What an awesome car! Unfortunately I don't think that I'll be able to get one any time soon but possibly next year. They'll be in short supply the first year anyway and I'll give them a year to get rid of the "bugs".

 

[Jason_H]

Just a few pics of my passion:

 

[John Gates]

My latest toy is a silver Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8.

LOVE that car. It handles better than anything I've ever driven. Brakes and power are awesome.

John G

Here are some pics (not my car, but give you an idea) if you've never seen an EVO: http://www.lancershop.com/customer_cars.htm

 

[Aurel Savin]

Insurance is OK ... nothing outrageous. It is only a $20K car

 

[Jens Raethel]

What beautiful cars you all drive!
This is my 2 month old Alfa Romeo.

 

[Michael Varacin]

That's funny...when I was young and played with the estes rockets, I too lost interest in them to my dirt bike. I went on to race motocross for about 5 years before I started racing cars. It wasn't until many years later that I started playing with the bigger rockets.

 

[Daren Welsh]

Michael, at 13,000 ft, I have to ask ... doesn't that impose upon FAA restrictions?

My new baby:

 

[Christ Reynolds]

i'm not into many non-german cars, but i am loving the looks of that new rx-8.

CJ

 

[Gwon Chang]

Did I hear someone say German cars? When in Rome...



http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/45ced...MxF__AzE1uOz4B

If that second picture doesn't work, click here.

 

[Michael Varacin]

Yes. The FAA comes into play when a certain weight or propellant mass is used. This rocket was about 70 lbs, with 22 lbs or so being propellant. A waiver is granted from the FAA up to a certain altitude for a given flying space. But from my understanding, pilots are still allowed to fly in the airspace, but they "informed" of the rocket activities. The ATF is also involved due to the propellant mass.

I don't really fly them too much anymore...I'm focusing on the racing stuff again.

Jens - I really like the interior on the Alfa.

 

[MikeH1]

Nothin' special but it does get me from point A to B