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Brad is a REAL Person, I Think |
914gem |
Oct 8 2003, 12:05 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Greenwood Arkansas Member No.: 89 |
Got to meet Brad this weekend in Hot Springs and he is a real person. Not sure what the hair thing was all about, must be a west coast thing. He is taller than I thought and doesn't wear glasses. He didn't say anything about still living with his Mom and Dad. And he didn't even talk funny. He wore normal duds and didn't have a lap top straped to his back. He was even nice enough to let his wife beat him at the auto cross. What a guy. It was a plessure though talking to him about 914 stuff. He knows a lot about the 914 and is a true 914er at heart.
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Jeroen |
Oct 8 2003, 03:43 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
Are you talking about Brad the Asshole?
Are you sure you're not confusing two people (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) cheers, Jeroen |
URY914 |
Oct 8 2003, 05:50 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 121,070 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
Must be two Brad's out there.
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redshift |
Oct 8 2003, 05:52 AM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
QUOTE(URY914 @ Oct 8 2003, 07:50 AM) Must be two Brad's out there. Oh yeah, the one we know and love, and an imposter trying to destroy his reputation. M |
JWest |
Oct 8 2003, 06:15 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,662 Joined: 6-January 03 From: Fort Worth, TX Member No.: 97 Region Association: None |
914gem, did I get to meet you there?
BTW, I beat Brad at the tech quiz, and I don't think he LET his wife (or Andy, who won) beat him at the autocross. Brad's hair? Did you see Andy's hair? Brad is tall, though... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
TheCabinetmaker |
Oct 8 2003, 06:36 AM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,304 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
914 gem, I know I met you, but what were you driving?
Brad has blown his cover! After several hours, several rounds, and lots of talk, he's not an asshole, but is a motivator. Like most of us, he is dedicated to the preservation of the 914. About Andy, maybe he was out of character on this weekend, but the only thing "weird" about him was the hair! He's also a very good ax driver. John Leto. Don't forget to shutup once in a while (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Lyressa did a great job in the ax. Her times were much improved on each run. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) They all drove the silver car in the ax. Brad did the last three runs, and car didn't want to run. |
seanery |
Oct 8 2003, 07:21 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
You guys are figuring it all out.
Brad-Normal Guy Andy-Looks like he's not, but is a very nice guy (probably doesn't like to admit it) the hair color and rep is just to throw people off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
Joseph Mills |
Oct 8 2003, 08:08 AM
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on a Sonoma diet now... Group: Members Posts: 1,482 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Oklahoma City, OK Member No.: 39 |
QUOTE(James Adams @ Oct 8 2003, 06:15 AM) I don't think he LET his wife (or Andy, who won) beat him at the autocross. Brad's hair? Did you see Andy's hair? Brad is tall, though... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Here's what I noticed....Brad cheered EVERY ax driver that crossed the finish line that I saw. Andy did a good job of finessing Lyressa's car around that course. The reason I say this is there was very little traction on that surface. It was VERY rough, EXTREMELY marbley (lots of small crap - ideally it should have been swept), damp from the rain, and lots of off-camber turns. |
seanery |
Oct 8 2003, 08:17 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
Joseph,
I have the solution to your missing carb top wingnuts. send me your address and I'll send it to you. It's cheap and simple and very effective. My CB stuff came with it. -sean |
Joseph Mills |
Oct 8 2003, 12:00 PM
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on a Sonoma diet now... Group: Members Posts: 1,482 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Oklahoma City, OK Member No.: 39 |
QUOTE(seanery @ Oct 8 2003, 08:17 AM) Joseph, I have the solution to your missing carb top wingnuts. send me your address and I'll send it to you. It's cheap and simple and very effective. My CB stuff came with it. -sean Seanery, Thanks for the offer. I'll PM you. Once you have my email address, could I ask you to send a jpg file of the sticker? I'd really like to replace my magnetic ones that were stolen. Someone....somewhere....is driving around with a 914.com sticker on their pickup truck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) I trust your drive home went okay? Carbs starting to clean themselves? My one minute demo of how to remove & clean the idle and mains pretty much exhausted my knowledge of webers. Rich Johnson was so kind, without being asked, to come over and just start tweaking mine. I learned a lot just watching him. It was a great weekend for 914 owners. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) |
Brad Roberts |
Oct 8 2003, 12:28 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Well.. I had a lengthy (thank you written up and the computer died).
I'll revisit the thread when I figure out why the computer rebooted on its own. B |
SirAndy |
Oct 8 2003, 01:40 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,679 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(joseph222 @ Oct 8 2003, 07:08 AM) Andy did a good job of finessing Lyressa's car around that course. The reason I say this is there was very little traction on that surface. It was VERY rough, EXTREMELY marbley (lots of small crap - ideally it should have been swept), damp from the rain, and lots of off-camber turns. considering that it was my very first AX ever plus i had never driven that car before, i am very pleased with the results (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) brad should have gotten bonus points for coasting and pushing the car over the finish line on his second run (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Andy |
Charles Deutsch |
Oct 8 2003, 01:42 PM
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QUOTE(Brad Roberts @ Oct 8 2003, 11:28 AM) Well.. I had a lengthy (thank you written up and the computer died). I'll revisit the thread when I figure out why the computer rebooted on its own. B The site was down for a few days when you were gone and then it was just magically working again ... maybe this auto re-booting is a good thing? |
Brad Roberts |
Oct 8 2003, 01:42 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Rain and marbles didnt bother us.. we where on sticky street tires. Had we been on race tires.. it would have been a mess. The rain never bothers me.. just adjust.
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Brad Roberts |
Oct 8 2003, 01:45 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Via cell phone Andy had a person restart the web server Tuesday during the day.
We had little to NO web access at the resort we stayed at. Somebody told me late Friday night that the site was down.. nothing much we could do from 2400 miles away from the server with dialup. Our cell phones didnt work in the mountains of Arkansas (not enough to make calls longer than 3 minutes) I'm sure the group survived. B |
Jeroen |
Oct 8 2003, 02:07 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
QUOTE(Brad Roberts @ Oct 8 2003, 09:45 PM) I'm sure the group survived. Just barely (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) cheers, Jeroen |
Brad Roberts |
Oct 8 2003, 02:23 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Words cant express how pissed I get when I hear the site is down..
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SirAndy |
Oct 8 2003, 02:26 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,679 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Brad Roberts @ Oct 8 2003, 01:23 PM) Words cant express how pissed I get when I hear the site is down.. and guess why it went down ... php crashed causing IIS to hang up causing the whole box to go into schnooze mode. grrrrrr .... Andy |
Brad Roberts |
Oct 8 2003, 02:29 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Yep.. I knew you/me knew the reason. I knew it wasnt any of your clients or the box.
Now to figure out how to solve it and get some people back on the BBS. B |
SirAndy |
Oct 8 2003, 02:33 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,679 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Brad Roberts @ Oct 8 2003, 01:29 PM) Now to figure out how to solve it and get some people back on the BBS. get the BBS on a dedicated box and run a watchdog on port 80 that'll call yer cell phone when it's down. (haha, yeah right, as if you check your messages) ... Andy |
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