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[terrytek]

holy FUCK i just realized my posts went down by a whopping 800 posts. i'm so mad.

[carguy86]

2 minutes ago, terrytek said:

holy FUCK i just realized my posts went down by a whopping 800 posts. i'm so mad.

Mine went down with 200.

[pagani123]

why did they go down?

[terrytek]

1 minute ago, Strando123 said:

Mine went down with 200.

i feel like the more posts you have, the more affected you are.

 

Just now, Maybach123 said:

why did they go down?

that's what i wanna know.

[bcredeur97]

Went to the mining section of the forum. saw people thinking they could make money off of old bitcoin mining hardware.

 

Almost started crying when I remembered my mining room. 4 Butterfly labs ASIC's, 4 Radeon 6950's. I had gotten on the GPU train before everyone else and made a killing. The ASIC's I also bought early but Butterfly labs was 9 FLIPPING MONTHS late on shipping. So instead of making upwards of a million dollars between me and my dad, we ended up making $48K in profit and lost about $20K when the coins crashed. We cashed out at that point and split the cash. Which part of it went to my car, and then the rest is pretty much being sat on.

But yeah... im driving a corolla. Literally was closer to being a millionaire than most people ever get a chance to. And ill probably never get that kind of opportunity again.

 

sorry for the sob story lol. please dont feel bad for me, im over it. just felt like sharing.

[bcredeur97]

Just bought a bottle of ATE Type 200, A wide angle/fisheye/macro lens combo for my phone, and a RAM mount for my phone.

 

so March 20th will be extra fun. http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20160320T00&p0=844&msg=AutoX&font=serif

[chaozbandit]

Qualifying for the Bathurst 12H is underway. Shane Van Gisbergen, a native V8 Supercars star AND somebody who drove a GT3 car at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona last week, just set a new qualifying record for GT3 cars at Mt. Panorama. SVG took the Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S GT3 to the top of the time sheets with a 2:01.591. IN TRAFFIC. An unofficial record but don't see anyone beating it.

^not his car.

 

Holy shit.

 

Live stream of quali here: http://bathurst12hour.com.au/stream-int

 

NISMOTV will also be running their own livestream starting 1PM EST tomorrow, in conjunction with the one being provided by the race organizers.

 

 

 

SO MANY PRETTY NOISES.

 

 

[FuzzyYellow]

thoughts? 2001 Celica GT with 152k on it for $1900. front left fender is dented up, but a replacement is only $85.

 

http://masoncity.craigslist.org/cto/5435684384.html

[terrytek]

1 minute ago, FuzzyYellow said:

thoughts? 2001 Celica GT with 152k on it for $1900. front left fender is dented up, but a replacement is only $85.

 

http://masoncity.craigslist.org/cto/5435684384.html

i'm quite iffy until he shows pics of the engine.

[arnavvr]

1 hour ago, terrytek said:

holy FUCK i just realized my posts went down by a whopping 800 posts. i'm so mad.

My posts went up kek. I really wish they made posts for off topic...

[FuzzyYellow]

6 minutes ago, terrytek said:

i'm quite iffy until he shows pics of the engine.

i'm really torn between a Celica GT and a tC. I LOVE the looks of a celica, but it's just slow... I'm getting impatient...

[arnavvr]

@vinyldash303Your new sig is baller. Are off topic posts counted now?

[DutchTexan]

P1, LaFerrari, or 918

 

Bentley vs. Aston

 

S class vs. 7 series 

 

M3/4 vs. Cayman/Boxster S

[TheTiger]

Seems like nobody knows about Holset Turbo's...I asked in 2 other forums and still got no answers, but so many people interested in buying them...

Holset itself doesn't show any reaction on my mailing and I don't find any online-shop (even in the US) which sells the whole line-up or at least a big part of it -.-*

[RatedBlam]

32 minutes ago, TheTiger said:

Seems like nobody knows about Holset Turbo's...I asked in 2 other forums and still got no answers, but so many people interested in buying them...

Holset itself doesn't show any reaction on my mailing and I don't find any online-shop (even in the US) which sells the whole line-up or at least a big part of it -.-*

I've seen some holsets for sale. Only HX35 and bigger though excluding like one or two hx25/27s.

[TheTiger]

18 minutes ago, RatedBlam said:

I've seen some holsets for sale. Only HX35 and bigger though excluding like one or two hx25/27s.

I guess I'll just order a HX27W or HX30W from ebay US...I don't see any other option

[RatedBlam]

2 minutes ago, TheTiger said:

I guess I'll just order a HX27W or HX30W from ebay US...I don't see any other option

Make sure you get a genuine one. Buying turbos from ebay sounds scary.

[TheTiger]

15 minutes ago, RatedBlam said:

Make sure you get a genuine one. Buying turbos from ebay sounds scary.

I don't like it either, but I have no other choice...the dealer seem legit tho

[chaozbandit]

Holy crap... Shane Van Gisbergen is the ultimate driver-for-hire and is fast in just about anything you stick him in, be it a GT3/GTD car, Porsche Cup, or a V8 Supercar. Allan Simonsen pole shootout after qualifying yesterday where the top 20 cars have a chance to re-qualify with lower fuel and a set of fresh tires of their choice (of brand).

 

This might be the first year the 650S GT3 has raced around Mt. Panorama, but that didnt stop SVG from bettering his 2:01.591 to a 2:01.286. Rene Rast also jumped to P2 with a 2:01.8 in the new generation R8.

 

 

 

 

The starting order for this year's race will be:

1. McLaren 650S GT3

2. Audi R8 LMS

3. McLaren 650S GT3

4. Audi R8 LMS

5. McLaren 650S GT3

6. McLaren 650S GT3

7. Bentley Continental GT3

8. Bentley Continental GT3

9. Audi R8 LMS

10. Audi R8 LMS

 

Also keep an eye out for the GTR GT3, which got pushed down but still in the top 20. It's a new car for 2015 made specifically for Australian competition, though the BOP got adjusted this year and I don't expect it'll rocket away from the other cars like last year where they got extra turbo boost.

 

 

 

[terrytek]

8 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

Ty. <3 also No they're not. The posts being recalculated is something different. If off topic posts were counted, my post count would have gone up somewhere in the neiborhood of 800 posts, not down by 400. I dont know what they did, and really its not that big of a deal IMO.

if they did count, i would have gone up by nearly 4k posts, not down 800.

[bcredeur97]

So when is the race @chaozbandit ? I see on the site race coverage starts at 5:30 AEDT, it's 2:13 there now. Is it today or is it tommorow? 

 

What website can I watch it on?

[carguy86]

is gearbest safe? 

(want to get some of these: http://www.gearbest.com/other-tools/pp_216959.html )

[vetali]

22 hours ago, techswede said:

18 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

I think two people were killed is what I last heard. 

 

On another topic: poly sway bar bushings and new to me Kenwood amp are installed. I greased them, compared with old ones, and then disconnected the negative battery cable, apparently without a ground my engine runs away and overheats. 

 

Are you supposed to grease poly? This old guy that hangs out at my shop says to put them in dry. I personally don't know. 

[chaozbandit]

22 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

So when is the race @chaozbandit ? I see on the site race coverage starts at 5:30 AEDT, it's 2:13 there now. Is it today or is it tommorow? 

 

What website can I watch it on?

 

Race starts in 3 hours UTC+11 (SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6), or 1:15 PM EST. That should be ~12:15 pm CST for you. Radio le mans is once again doing the commentary, with Shea Adams doing the pit lane commentary. Both parties were present during the rolex 24. 

 

There will be two main streams - one via the Bathurst 12 Hours #B12HR website where you can see the international / global feed: http://bathurst12hour.com.au/stream-int

Live timing here (Bathurst upgraded from 3 to 12 timing points, aka the full FIA F1 timing and scoring system, so there is a wealth of data here; what you see is exactly the same data being relayed back to all the teams): http://bathurst12hour.com.au/live-timing

 

Alternatively NISMO TV will once again be streaming the race on their youtube channel. Judging from the qualifying / practice video Friday, this is most likely also a HD (720P) global stream but with their own show segments and commentary from time to time. On-track action and live-timing should be the same here regardless.

 

 

 

As per usual, r/WEC will also be running the global IRC - drop in here from time to time if you want live race updates from fellow motorsports fans and discussion.

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/wec/comments/44gexm/official_bathurst_12_hour_race_discussion/

[bcredeur97]

Thanks @chaozbandit