Post your track/auto-x Pics!!

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Joe, that's awesome, pal. Glad to see you tracking it.

[Terry]

Joe, that looks like Turn 10 :) Was that with San Diego chapter back in March? I was out there too... Great track I thought. All they need is a local hotel :)

-Terry

[UncleSmitty]

The soggiest autocross I've ever seen...

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o9/shaggy4267/6-19%20USAir/DSC04359.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o9/shaggy4267/6-19%20USAir/DSC04376.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o9/shaggy4267/6-19%20USAir/DSC04129-1.jpg

And the most painful... Luckily the only real casualty was the left tie rod. No bulldozers were harmed during filming.
http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww162/UncSmitty/411vsBulldozer-1.jpg

The ZHP did OK, though only once the giant puddle drained a bit.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o9/shaggy4267/6-19%20USAir/DSC04183.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o9/shaggy4267/6-19%20USAir/DSC04185.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o9/shaggy4267/6-19%20USAir/DSC04288.jpg

The bulldozer was sitting about 20 feet off the track right after an off-camber corner just past the giant puddle. No one really noticed it until the crash, but everyone agreed it was a damned stupid place to park the thing afterward.

Credit to Chris (ie. Shaggy4267) at fvscc.com for the pics.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Great pictures.

[danewilson77]

Great pictures.

+1

Droid + Tapatalk = FTW!

[Crickett]

The soggiest autocross I've ever seen...
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And the most painful... Luckily the only real casualty was the left tie rod. No bulldozers were harmed during filming.
[ . . . ]
The bulldozer was sitting about 20 feet off the track right after an off-camber corner just past the giant puddle. No one really noticed it until the crash, but everyone agreed it was a damned stupid place to park the thing afterward.

Credit to Chris (ie. Shaggy4267) at fvscc.com for the pics.

+1 on the bulldozer! I'm surprised the autoX was still held with that much water on the course! (That or the organizers at the autoXs I've been to are just pansies . . . ) Looks like it was fun & made for some great pics, though!

[spencers]

Pictures from autocross today will be posted soon.
Video of best run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiOd1YFU768

[M0nk3y]

Very Nice.

Here are mine. Best run on top, my screw-ups underneath...for enjoyment of course.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-MSIMCr7lY


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAwPCXxH2I0


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH4a5T45iNQ

[Hornung418]

Pics of cone carnage, Kyle :) Nice videos guys!

[M0nk3y]

Pics of cone carnage, Kyle :) Nice videos guys!

Haha, I took out 4 DNF cones...needless to say I DNF'ed. Throttle control is extremely needed when you have all your aids turned off, as you can see how easy it can get loose.

No pictures. I really do need a new camera though. This GoPro Sucks.

Regular Pictures should be uploaded within a few days hopefully

[M0nk3y]

Here are the results. The Vette was on R-Comps...so that's why there was such a big gap :(

You see who is under me? Eat it E92

1T AS 84 Dax Bushmeyer 2000 Chevrolet Corvette FRC Pewter 53.107 51.747 51.438 50.809 64.825 50.809
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2 AS 31 Kyle Herbst 2007 BMW M Coupe Imola Red 58.969 54.190 54.048+DNF 53.626 53.983 53.626

3 AS 14 Sergei Bobik 2008 BMW M3 Black 59.693+DNF 60.380 58.157 61.450+2 58.138+DNF 58.157
4.531

[spencers]

^Nice, how well overall?

Here's a couple pictures from the event:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7986/autoxu.jpg

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1642/img0529tv.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4800/reargx.jpg

Capturing SPEEEEEEED (except not really)
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/9651/img0497gb.jpg

[M0nk3y]

I got screwed over on PAX and RAW. I was first Run group out of 3 and on our last run the rain stopped and the sun came out and dried up the pavement. So everyone besides us got dry runs...which sucks :(

88 out of 118 in PAX and RAW. How about you?

[spencers]

88 out of 118 in PAX and RAW. How about you?

I don't recall. They had live stats available during autocross but I didn't save them. If I had to guess, I pax'd ~30 of 75 people. I'll have to wait for the results to be posted

[Hornung418]

Please explain the PAX and RAW datum.

[M0nk3y]

Please explain the PAX and RAW datum.

PAX is ment to put all cars on a equal playing field. Some cars are more heavily modified than others, and some run Racing Compound tires whiles others run on street tires. It's not fair to compare those cars, so it takes those factors into affect and adjusts them accordingly.

If you know about the classes, A-Stock, B, C, D, E...then ST, STX, STR...etc, the PAX times are all different for each class.

For example, I am in A-Stock. It's the class where Corvettes, new M3s, and other high HP cars race. A E46 3 Series would be put into D-Stock...HUGE difference, and that is why I have hard time getting good times...lol

Anyways, I ran a 53.626 today. In PAX my time would be multiplied by .841 which equals 45.099

If a car that was running STX (Which I was last year) and had the same time, 53.626. It would be multiplied by *0.824 which equals 44.187.

The problem is with PAX is that if you don't modify your car to your classes limit, you would be at a dis-advantage in PAX (especially Stock classes as PAX is calculated off of R-Comp tires). For me, a stock car...I beat both heavily modified RX-8s in STX today but they killed me in PAX...it's just the way the world turns.

RAW is just raw times, no calculations

[Hornung418]

Very good info. Thanks, Kyle. What can you modify and still remain in A-Stock?

[spencers]

Very good info. Thanks, Kyle. What can you modify and still remain in A-Stock?

Shocks, wheels (same size/offset), front sway, r-comps

[M0nk3y]

Shocks, wheels (same size/offset), front sway, r-comps

Bingo. I was going to get a 27mm front sway but I can't find them anymore :(

I have Style 224 wheels sitting in the garage at home waiting for 245 fronts and 275 rears :)

[M0nk3y]

Here is the only shot so far. Teaser time!

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/260272_1971547496580_1479780173_32038151_2691240_n .jpg

[spencers]

Results were finally posted. I pax'd 24 of 56. Not bad, not bad. Raw, though, I placed 39.

[danewilson77]

Well done Spence.

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[M0nk3y]

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/263121_1987934932941_1080333582_2161838_1225377_n. jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/263410_1987935212948_1080333582_2161839_3412735_n. jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/263415_1987948613283_1080333582_2161928_6572902_n. jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/264926_1987948733286_1080333582_2161929_3879498_n. jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/267355_1987947853264_1080333582_2161923_3979737_n. jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/269135_1987948053269_1080333582_2161925_1731446_n. jpg

[spencers]

Car looks goooooood

[Smilez]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/smilez23/track/P1000513.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/smilez23/track/IMG_5277-3.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/smilez23/track/IMG_5273-3.jpg
http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/smilez23/track/?action=view&current=P1000508.mp4

[M0nk3y]

Here is my fastest clean run, 87.643. I had a 87.1 and 86.6, but I coned them away...argggg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGLMK14UEdk

[danewilson77]

Here is my fastest clean run, 87.643. I had a 87.1 and 86.6, but I coned them away...argggg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGLMK14UEdk

Nice run brutha. Did I see a leeeetle bit of body roll?

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[M0nk3y]

Nice run brutha. Did I see a leeeetle bit of body roll?

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Thanks...and more body roll than you think! lol.

Hopefully sway bar in the front will help until I can get racing suspension...We'll see

[danewilson77]

Thanks...and more body roll than you think! lol.

Hopefully sway bar in the front will help until I can get racing suspension...We'll see

Oooo....can't wait for race suspension.

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[M0nk3y]

Oooo....can't wait for race suspension.

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Wait for alittle bit...gotta pay off the car first. Then TC Kline suspension :)

Pics (I forgot my helmet 3.5 hours away, so I had to wear this stupid one...)

http://grisez1.smugmug.com/Cars/NORAASCC-July-4-2011/i-hgBmNZk/0/L/D7K0199-Large-L.jpg

http://grisez1.smugmug.com/Cars/NORAASCC-July-4-2011/i-LktrPN4/0/L/D7K0241-Large-L.jpg

http://grisez1.smugmug.com/Cars/NORAASCC-July-4-2011/i-JxJBJb2/0/L/D7K0306-Large-L.jpg

http://grisez1.smugmug.com/Cars/NORAASCC-July-4-2011/i-n5Fbk9s/0/L/D7K0307-Large-L.jpg

http://grisez1.smugmug.com/Cars/NORAASCC-July-4-2011/i-Bc4C28T/0/L/D7K0380-Large-L.jpg

http://grisez1.smugmug.com/Cars/NORAASCC-July-4-2011/i-zCx8frB/0/L/D7K0381-Large-L.jpg

http://grisez1.smugmug.com/Cars/NORAASCC-July-4-2011/i-p9Nv5qd/0/L/D7K0382-Large-L.jpg

http://grisez1.smugmug.com/Cars/NORAASCC-July-4-2011/i-Vf2dn3N/0/L/D7K0451-Large-L.jpg

[M0nk3y]

Results are already up, Posted 41 out of 69 PAX...this club didn't do RAW...but I think I would be around the same range. Stupid AS one again...Oh well.

There was a E46 M3 there running same tires, but he was on Bilstein Coilovers and I don't know what else...but I beat him by .150 seconds...not too shabby for a stock car against a modified one ;)

[danewilson77]

Yeah.....no kidding. Goes to say...that the driver does matter.

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[kpro]

Good Job Kyle :) TC Kline is like 5 shops down from mine...really cool guys too. Mucho Expensive but nice stuff, I can introduce you to them :) They are always trying to get me to buy stuff...lol.

I went to BeaveRun this weekend for an HPDE and met up with Rob, had a great time, just no action pics since we were on the track at the same time. It was my first time tracking the BMW, I beat the piss out of it with zero problems :) . The rest of my experience has been in the NSX, Accord, and Prelude. I had a really good time in my car, and suprisingly I kept up with the ///M3 and the ZHP in the turns, then got my ass handed to me in the straights.

[M0nk3y]

Good Job Kyle :) TC Kline is like 5 shops down from mine...really cool guys too. Mucho Expensive but nice stuff, I can introduce you to them :) They are always trying to get me to buy stuff...lol.

I went to BeaveRun this weekend for an HPDE and met up with Rob, had a great time, just no action pics since we were on the track at the same time. It was my first time tracking the BMW, I beat the piss out of it with zero problems :) . The rest of my experience has been in the NSX, Accord, and Prelude. I had a really good time in my car, and suprisingly I kept up with the ///M3 and the ZHP in the turns, then got my ass handed to me in the straights.

I know TC comes with a huge price tag, but for something that is performance oriented it's worth it IMO. If you go any other route (Like KW for example). They aren't set up to be track ready, they are too soft.

My friend who has a E36 M on Hoosiers just got them and he is in love, plus he got the connection big-time so hopefully they need a Z4 M test car ;).

Got any videos of the HPDE?

[kpro]

I brought the gopro and FORGOT to put it on the car...total fail. It was in my helmet bag and just forgot :( Just got the LCD screen add on for it too. Rob has some still shots from the track of other cars and a few of ours and the bimmers there.

[M0nk3y]

I brought the gopro and FORGOT to put it on the car...total fail. It was in my helmet bag and just forgot :( Just got the LCD screen add on for it too. Rob has some still shots from the track of other cars and a few of ours and the bimmers there.

(Can you clear your inbox? I want to ask you some questions and avoid thread derailment)

[M0nk3y]

Best Run Today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFzV2TMWwPk

[Rovert]

Now that's some driving on the edge!!! :D

[danewilson77]

Best Run Today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl9PxtTYARA

Great run..

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[bcleaver]

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xrojC31Myn8/TiY3tqqp2UI/AAAAAAAAD0s/uP3bmz9v0ag/s800/IMG_8510.jpg

[spencers]

Looking good!!!

[M0nk3y]

Results finally came up for last weekend:

PAX: 17/70
RAW: 20/70

Not too bad for a non-prep'ed A-Stock Car running on NON-R-Comps

[MasterC17]

Results finally came up for last weekend:

PAX: 17/70
RAW: 20/70

Not too bad for a non-prep'ed A-Stock Car running on NON-R-Comps

Nice job! :)

[chris]

I admit, I like the tape, partially for it's functionality and partially cause it's cool :). Here's one from Autocross (and my Sig). Hoping to have some from the track this year.

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk52/MasterC17/autox.jpg

Some fellow ZHP'ers - one of which is on the forums.
Yup, that's my mystic blue zhp there :thumbup

[Marcus-SanDiego]

+1 ^^

[chris]

And besides the fun, for Autox one you've had to clean off the black rubber from a cone strike, or lost your Mtech2 fog light trim, or pop your temp sensor out, you start to put some tape on :)

[Oli77]

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xrojC31Myn8/TiY3tqqp2UI/AAAAAAAAD0s/uP3bmz9v0ag/s800/IMG_8510.jpg

Dig that pic. Subtle yet obvious elements of fast motion.

[spencers]

And besides the fun, for Autox one you've had to clean off the black rubber from a cone strike, or lost your Mtech2 fog light trim, or pop your temp sensor out, you start to put some tape on :)

*if you hit a cone :)

[M0nk3y]

*if you hit a cone :)

Nailed my fair share when I first get my car....I hit one last weekend at 50 mph and I need to polish out the marks....whoops

Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk

[MasterC17]

And besides the fun, for Autox one you've had to clean off the black rubber from a cone strike, or lost your Mtech2 fog light trim, or pop your temp sensor out, you start to put some tape on :)

Hey, glad to see you joined the forum. I presume I will be seeing you Sunday?

[spencers]

Adding a couple pictures to this thread from this weekend. Girlfriend took the pictures. The 300mm lens helped greatly!
The performance package dampeners feel great, and make the car look more poised in the corners. I just need new tires. Z1 Star Specs soon, I hope.

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/2894/quidrich.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1825/fastp.jpg

[chris]

Hey, glad to see you joined the forum. I presume I will be seeing you Sunday?
Hey I joined before you ;) (and entered a 6 month lurker mode)

Good race on Sunday

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Hey I joined before you ;) (and entered a 6 month lurker mode)

Good race on Sunday

Chris, time for you to formally introduce yourself in the new members forum! LOL.

Glad you came out of lurker mode. Enjoy.

[danewilson77]

Hey I joined before you ;) (and entered a 6 month lurker mode)

Good race on Sunday

I heart lurkers.

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[bcleaver]

A couple shots from last weekends National ProSolo in Packwood. I placed 6th out of 9, and got schooled pretty handily, but learned a lot and had a great time at my first pro.

On the drive over with Rainier in the background

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-w_af7YRdu-s/Ti4pv87_IKI/AAAAAAAAD14/FH6qQH_ZqUI/s800/IMG_5233.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RaTVOGlvBkM/Ti4pukmBytI/AAAAAAAAD10/Omp2qVAcFDk/s800/IMG_5231.jpg

Ladies grid:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8Hsyxc8Hc8U/Ti4p9XNWKuI/AAAAAAAAD2M/YraM2FrcVkQ/s640/IMG_5250.jpg

good luck beating that off the line
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uoiWFJ6bMyo/Ti4qE0P9s6I/AAAAAAAAD2U/4HTebh6mlKE/s640/IMG_5259.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vd04BTgRVpQ/Ti4qVejPihI/AAAAAAAAD2g/7-qNSJYDAKk/s800/IMG_5268.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-veXAcZb_nMU/Ti4rO6LHDuI/AAAAAAAAD3c/FQRZgNoVynE/s800/IMG_5348.jpg

[spencers]

Nice pictures! Looks like a very scenic course.

Completely unrelated, but one day I will summit Rainier.

[danewilson77]

Pic 1 is amazing. What was that lil green car?

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[bcleaver]

Pic 1 is amazing. What was that lil green car?

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That is a KFR turbo sprite. It's a maza rotary engine putting out around 400hp I think and weighs about 1200 lbs. It's unbelievably fast. Like FTD over every car there by seconds.

[spencers]

Pic 1 is amazing. What was that lil green car?

Why that's a bugeye sprite!!!

[M0nk3y]

Photos finally got posted of my autocross 2 weekends ago. There are over 50 shots of my car, but I got the good ones ;)

My Car under Full WOT....it's amazing how much the backend drops

http://www.ovr-scca.org/gallery/photos/Autocross/2011/PE%2007%207-17-2011%20Aaron/_EMN8377.jpg

http://www.ovr-scca.org/gallery/photos/Autocross/2011/PE%2007%207-17-2011%20Aaron/_EMN8350.jpg

http://www.ovr-scca.org/gallery/photos/Autocross/2011/PE%2007%207-17-2011%20Aaron/_EMN8962.jpg

http://www.ovr-scca.org/gallery/photos/Autocross/2011/PE%2007%207-17-2011%20Aaron/_EMN8964.jpg

http://www.ovr-scca.org/gallery/photos/Autocross/2011/PE%2007%207-17-2011%20Aaron/_EMN8967.jpg

http://www.ovr-scca.org/gallery/photos/Autocross/2011/PE%2007%207-17-2011%20Aaron/_EMN9224.jpg

http://www.ovr-scca.org/gallery/photos/Autocross/2011/PE%2007%207-17-2011%20Aaron/_EMN9231.jpg

By far my favorite shot...look at the tire roll in the front ;)

http://www.ovr-scca.org/gallery/photos/Autocross/2011/PE%2007%207-17-2011%20Aaron/_EMN9330.jpg

Snap Oversteer Time

http://www.ovr-scca.org/gallery/photos/Autocross/2011/PE%2007%207-17-2011%20Aaron/_EMN9403.jpg

My tire wannnntsss to lift

http://www.ovr-scca.org/gallery/photos/Autocross/2011/PE%2007%207-17-2011%20Aaron/_EMN9406.jpg

And the snap part

http://www.ovr-scca.org/gallery/photos/Autocross/2011/PE%2007%207-17-2011%20Aaron/_EMN9408.jpg

[danewilson77]

Looks great Kyle.

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[3ZHPGUY]

Another family shot from The ZHPGUY. This is my first addition to this thread so, i though I'd start with a few older shots from 2008 & 2009

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/3zhpguy/BMW/323I/Family/AutoCross/VettClubAutoX_G4.jpg

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/3zhpguy/BMW/323I/Family/AutoCross/VettClubAutoX_S1.jpg

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/3zhpguy/BMW/323I/Family/AutoCross/VettClubAutoX_G5.jpg

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/3zhpguy/BMW/323I/Family/AutoCross/VettClubAutoX_S2.jpg

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/3zhpguy/BMW/323I/Family/AutoCross/VettClubAutoX_G3.jpg

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/3zhpguy/BMW/323I/Family/AutoCross/VettClubAutoX_S11.jpg

[bcleaver]

A few shots from last weekends race. Best day was Sunday for me where I finished 1st in class and 6th in PAX out of 50 drivers.

woops:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KPnAAjbrkTY/TkqN1-nly9I/AAAAAAAAD5M/Al-qVgO54eM/s800/IMG_2535.jpg

the wife:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9NxSy54oAi8/TkqN2jIQ7pI/AAAAAAAAD5Q/TAoyAMLaiJ4/s800/IMG_2863.jpg

co-driver:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-eb4VAhZqZdk/TkqOJ8wyjrI/AAAAAAAAD5o/ORvN825UxGA/s800/IMG_3053.jpg

me:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Num76C9Unx8/TkqOKrVGk4I/AAAAAAAAD5s/2UuF5uiG87Y/s800/IMG_3075.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vNuQ2G9WCS8/TkqOLT8D4SI/AAAAAAAAD5w/nSiV5g481d0/s800/IMG_3077.jpg

BMW Tricycle
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JMw9b_kZyvk/TkqOH2yLiDI/AAAAAAAAD5c/UG2H3K8Mv1s/s800/IMG_2953.jpg

[danewilson77]

Nice pics. Love it.

[Rovert]

When a wheel is leaving the ground does that mean sway bars are too firm/thick? I always wondered that. Awesome action pics!

[M0nk3y]

When a wheel is leaving the ground does that mean sway bars are too firm/thick? I always wondered that. Awesome action pics!

Sometimes yes and sometimes no. Sometimes it's the suspension maxing out and there is no where else for it to travel besides up. Sometimes you do adjust it too much and that's the case

[Rovert]

So the best adjustment for Auto-X would be to have sways adjusted just enough that the suspension can reach max travel at any given corner of the track. The more rubber stays on the ground, the less time it takes to complete.

[M0nk3y]

So the best adjustment for Auto-X would be to have sways adjusted just enough that the suspension can reach max travel at any given corner of the track. The more rubber stays on the ground, the less time it takes to complete.

Essentially, yes. You're giving up traction by lifting a wheel.

[Rovert]

But I guess you get better pics and style points for lifting a tire off the ground! LOL It does look DOPE!

[murph]

Lifting a wheel may mean that you're giving up grip somewhere, but usually it's a tradeoff that you're making to improve grip somewhere else.

Lots of very fast BMWs lift wheels. I don't think lifting a wheel makes you fast or slow, it's all about when, how, and why...

I spent a fair bit of time testing bar settings yesterday from a 27mm bar on full soft to a 30mm bar on nearly full stiff, and while the stiffest option lifts wheels, it's also the fastest. (for my driving, with those tires, on that surface, on that course...)

[M0nk3y]

http://photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/P81458071600x1200.jpg

Look at the passenger front tire

http://photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/P81458061600x1200.jpg?t=1313673207

[mko9]

VIR

21188

21190

[Pip]

Great photos everyone. I need to do this one day.

[M0nk3y]

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4lTBxpJ1TIg/VdQnmSoxCOI/AAAAAAAGuq4/yL_QrtVavpY/s720-Ic42/PB1_6942-1.jpg

[NorCal-Dimitri]

I can't wait to get into all this shenanigans.

[SwiftyM3]

sorry for the poor quality, too cheap to buy the images ;)