Getting ready to start DUMPING my 20 plus years of R/C stuff...raced 1/10th on road for many years off and on since 1980. Lots of vintage crap. Will ebay mostly unless some knows a specific item I might have.

I'm a trumpet player, mostly legit stuff, just starting to learn jazz improv. High school band director during the day. Summers i spend wakeboarding, winters, some hunting, snowboarding(usually 1 week a year, we don't get much snow down here), 70'VW fastback to finish, 72'chevy truck to finish, 83' 944 to finish, trying to get a shop built, used to fly R/C planes, i think that's about it.

Cycling:

SingleSpeed, Mountain Bike, Road Bike, Cyclocross, you name it. It used to be my life, then I got a real job, married, and soon baby...

Trail Running:

Mostly weekends with my dogs, 5-10 mile trail runs, with a few half and full trail marathons each year.

Sell Cars:

More of a hobby than a second income, I usually turn 3-5 cars a year, I like to keep my Daily Drivers rotating so I don't lose any money.

Ferg

i also got me 2 golden retriever stooges. they make me laugh

Besides a full-time job in the military, which of course includes some travel , a 3 year old, 5 month old, dog, and an addiction to tennis, I still squeeze in time for the 914. Of course, that's probably why I've only done a fraction of the work that needs to get done. I still love it though.

Corporate Health & Safety Manager for a heavy industrial construction firm during the day and sometimes at night and on weekends. Enjoy the occasional round of golf. Love to travel. Usually it's to somewhere here on the west coast with the every year or so trip to Turkey (Wifes family).

I have a Boxster and Toyota Echo that I spend some time on. Boxster allows me and my wife to join the wine and cheese crowd occasionally - thats often very boring. Toyota allows me to hang with the young ricer tuner crowd. ...thats often scary. ..But hey I have a whole crowd of guys working on suspension mods rather than fart can mufflers for their Echo's!

But most of my time is spent training my Aussie frisbee tricks.

Study, study, study, and when I have time I study ) and slowly selling things off of my teener that I don't want but the CWs do

When I have time I try to finish my /6 conversion; assembling the engine presently.
Trying to keep my BMW K bike up and running, adopted another that needs an engine rebuild.
I also seem to end up fixing other peoples cars..you should see my back yard.

Oh, and I do upholstery, guitars, and r/c aircraft!

I may be obsessed

The 914 hobby for me is really secondary to my other hobby, which is even more unusual. I'm relaly into a particular form of amateur radio. Specifically microwave communications. Each year for two weekends, we (about 150 people in the US) get up on top of mountains and try to talk to each other on strange contraptions we've built. Our goal in this contest is to talk to the most number of other people over the longest distances. Since the microwave signals are inherently line-of-sight we have to be on mountaintops.

Here's a picture of my latest radio, its a 47 GHz radio. The wavelength of the signals is 6 mm, which is actually considered beyond microwaves (millimeterwaves). The rifle scope on the side is actually used for pointing, the beamwidth of the antenna is around 1 degree.

-Tony

Here I am with a group of other microwave operators on Signal Hill near Long Beach. (actually I'm not in the picture, but my dish is the left-most one.

-Tony

I love to play rock in roll on the Drums! But I haven't had a set or a place to play in almost 2 years.

I have been wanting to go skiing since July! (we need a smiley for this!)

I am suba certified, but I dont particularly like doing it.

I love listening to music and have my XM radio on constantly!

Surfing the 914world.com

and doing absolutly nothing!

I run almost everyday. Love it.

Retired after 25 years of roadracing. Sold everything last December. 5 local and 4 regional class championships; class win at innaugural (2003) race at Californial Speedway in Fontana. New hobby; 914 V8!

Andy

Getting back to cycling.
Radio control gas cars.
trying to get into pocket bikes.
Guns. Some say I have too many

According to my boyfriend, there is no such thing. Especially when you live in Cali, where they keep limiting what you can own. That's his excuse for the last couple ones he's purchased. "But I won't be able to get this a year from now. It'll be banned... "

BTW, for those that are interested, 50 cals are a no-no as of Jan 05.

Jen

CRAP

just buy a lower receiver for now and get it registered before next year. You can collect the rest and build at your own pace later.

Hijack over.... back to regularly scheduled OT thread.

Jen

Are you like Dirty Jenny? 50 Cal? Damn.

Haven't shot one of those yet. It'd probably dislocate my arm!

My weapon of choice is the AR15

Jen

50 cal. is just a half inch whole.

BTW more to add for hobbies.

Airsoft (it's as close to the real thing as I can get to)
Paintball

Maybe it's time to move to Nevada. Gun friendly and car friendly.

............

I just fix shit. If it ain't broke I screw witrh it till it is and then I can fix it

Hmmm, Hobbies, not just where My time seems to slip away to...
I guess that would be amature mechanical work (like Goeff I alway seem to be helping someone else with thier Car or Bike) working on my Homes (yes the deck is coming along nicley thank you) but my main Vice is Roadracing Motorcycles, in which the opertunity to run seems to be becoming less and less frequent as my Children get older (8 & 5)

First is my family. Wonderful wife, daughter, and one on the way.
By day I'm an investment advisor (fee-only portfolio management)
Next would be 914 repair and modification (the possitive manifold pressure is quite nifty)

Dormant hobbies would include:
flying, scuba, downhill skiing

Semi-active hobbies would be:
fly fishing, mountain-biking, target shooting (benchrest rifle and combat pistol) and falconry

Active list:
914 as stated above
autocross
designing and building custom folding pocketknives (from scratch). This is the most challenging 'work with your hands' task I've ever tackled but it's been very rewarding. I like working with medal and tight tollerances. I must be getting old because any earlier in life an there's no way I'd have the patience for this.

-Ben M.

Aaron, you sure you're talkin' cards here?

yes you old fart.

the game is called texas hold em. (cards!)

With 5 914s it is hard to do anything else.
Joe

i have 3

Hmmm, hobbies, I've got lots of em, but not enough time for any of them lately.

Windsurfing (the best thing I've ever done)
Downhill skiing
Golf
Jogging
Rollerblading
Paintball (just started this year. It's so satisfying to see a paintball explode in your friends face!)
Working on cars, not just the 914
AutoXing
Fixing up my house, planning on redoing the basement into a home theatre and games room this winter

And, because these hobbies don't cost me enough as it is, I'm really hoping to get into Karting next spring. It looks super fun.

If I'm helping Joe move his cars around the yard, I'm usually at home working on my house, inside and out. There's always things to do. Now my car is fixed, so I'll be driving it for some fun.
helping Mom (76) & Dad (89) it's like driving Miss Daisy
Gardening
Fishing
Playing Pool
Relaxing after a day at the Post Office (totally Postal!! )
Hanging with friends & my dog, Bubba (a pug)
And mainly enjoying life! it's been good to me!

Linda

my Harley is my second choice ride
also shoot trap and skeet, fish, tennis
new fiancee' is fun, too. maybe i should have put that first in case she looks here

I have closed the 914 shop for a while. I realized that I have neglected a LOT of otherthings I really like besides Porsches
Golf (zero rounds this year!)
Sailling ( one series all summer)
Hockey (nill)
Bad git tar playing (just moved my Fender amp outta storage this weekend!)
Skiing (no snow yet)
Surfing (no fit in wet suit anymore)

So the car habit is on hiatus untill I get some otherthings inline... Good thing this site is here!

outside of work.....

ride bikes with my kids
cook - it is how i decompress from work
brew beer - but haven't had time lately and i need to plumb my new brewing system anyway
gardening - wife digs what i do and i get 'special attention' after doing good work!
try and house train our new puppy
refining plans for finishing out the basement

Congrats on the new puppy, Scott. Show us a picture of the little booger!

Jen

my wife really missed having a puppy after dillon died, so now here is our new mutt parker along with my kids.....

He's adorable.

Jen

So cute! Use this picture to hijack a thread next time an argument is getting out of hand. Should work like a charm.

Mer

Edit-- The "Supersize Me" thread could use it right about now...

Lots and lots of tournament and recreational paintball... (almost as expensive as the 914)

Besides the 914:

1. Workout (mostly weightlifiting, some biking)...
2. Booze...

I know... counter-productive...

School and work take up most of my time, so in my free time I'm usually out with friends. Or tagging along with my dad to 914 events. What I would like to get into, however, is:

1. SCUBA diving. Hopefully this will be accomplished next semester.
2. Rock-climbing. I'm not sure how or when I'll do this, but I think it would be fun. Anyone want to learn with me? (Insert rock-climbing smiley here)
3. Cooking lessons. I'm a decent cook, but I want to learn how to do the fancy stuff.
4. More 914 stuff, of course.


Mer

Mer, Planet Granite (or Granite Planet ) is close to where I live. If you ever want to go, shoot me a PM and I'll meet you there. I'd be interested in learning with a newbie.

Jen

Oh sweet, thanks. I completely forgot about that place. That would be a great starting point.

OOook. lemme see....

umm...

(thinks deeply)

Hmmm

AH golf!, wait, no I dont do that anymore... 914 sucks up that one..

Hmmm, Work? not a hobbie.. and I only do that so I can do more to the 914...

no girls...

computers, well.... im here, nope that one doesnt count...

games? nope, I only play NFS: PU...

Shoot,

I suck!!!



And my car wont start, so I cant even drive it!!! BAH, Worthless, everything is worthless..

Andrew

Uhm.... eleven cars, all old, Rock Climbing, Bike Riding, Bay and Ocean Kayaking, Did I mention Old cars (Porsche, VW, Kelmark Kitcar, and Triumph) Avid fruit sticker collector, estimated 2000 plus stickers covering kitchen doors, maybe that's just a strange obsession rather than a hobby. HALO on the XBox is fun, can't wait for HALO II, garden work, and home repairs/improvements, also like trying to improve semiconductor processes, but that's a work thing, although still fun and interesting, heck they pay me for it too.

However recovery to injury on hands has preoccupied the last year, so looking forward to next, hope to be healed up, and start to enjoy these things again. Health is number one priority always (with out which you can not enjoy the 914)

If you decide to get into it, and you need gear, let me know. I'll be putting my equiptment up for sale soon. It's really a great sport. I enjoyed much more than cars. Im sure you'll be hooked once you start. Best thing to do is to learn in a gymn. They can teach you the basics of belaying, tying in, commands, and some basic techniques. ALWAYS go with someone that has alot of experience and make sure each anchor system has a back up!!! Always double check everything. No margin for error here. Be safe and enjoy!

Family

Coach High School Hockey

Team WebPage

Eat Pizza, Drink Beer

Cut, Grind, and Weld in the Garage

Listen to BB King

Walk Rocky or wrestle with my pet bear.

WTF How the hell did you get into that? I had to wrestle a Great Dane puppy that was a bit enthusiastic about licking my face, but I cannot imagine wrestling a bear. Is it fun?

Yea!