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Re: The Great Race
Ray3 #394575 06/26/13 12:05 AM
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Don't be so modest. You were on the kickstarter team that invented the stone that was later used to invent the wheel, too.

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pmbuko #394594 06/26/13 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted By: pmbuko
Don't be so modest. You were on the kickstarter team that invented the stone that was later used to invent the wheel, too.


Damn - BUSTED!!!!

Re: The Great Race
Ray3 #394595 06/26/13 06:35 PM
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After the first 4 stages, the guys are in 2nd place, hot on the heels of 1st place.

Cumulative results - stage 4

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Ray3 #394766 07/01/13 08:19 PM
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The guys ran into a problem with tires after the fifth day and changed the full set.

The new tires drove them crazy - the expansion/contraction was inconsistent and they couldn't get the calibration correct. When you are traveling for the entire day over great distances, the the mis-calibration adds up. Dropped them right out of the thick of things. I think they finished 16th.

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Ray3 #394769 07/01/13 08:35 PM
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You know, there's a reason obsolete technology is obsolete.


<<DUCKS>>

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Ray3 #394772 07/01/13 08:45 PM
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Sorry to hear, Ray. I hope they keep competing.


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pmbuko #394774 07/01/13 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted By: pmbuko
You know, there's a reason obsolete technology is obsolete.


<<DUCKS>>


Ironically, it was the NEW-manufacture tires that did them in.

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tomtuttle #394775 07/01/13 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted By: tomtuttle
Sorry to hear, Ray. I hope they keep competing.


They absolutely will. The whole thing is a big family party with a stunning sense of community.

How was the visit with Pete?

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Ray3 #394787 07/02/13 05:05 AM
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Epic. As usual.

About 15 different, amazing beers. Clams, hamburgers and pizza. Seattle from across Elliott bay. Cruised top down in the roadster.

Good thing we are both already married.


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Re: The Great Race
tomtuttle #394794 07/02/13 11:45 AM
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The thought of you guys getting together makes me happy. So glad. smile


Jack

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