In other news, auto racing is dumb.

You have been dubbed our leader, Gramps.

Thanks, I almost forgot that.

Yep. Even cyclists race in the rain.

Hey rjones,

Have you build any instruments lately?

fixed.


In other news, some kid shot up a school in Cleveland today. Killed one, and injured 4 more.

No. I haven't built any instruments lately.

i gotta admit that F1 in the rain is pretty incredible.

How about crafting a baroque-style trumpet?

SoCal schools have been plagued with Sousaphone thefts because of the popularity of Mexican Polka.

Dem $3,000-$7000 horns really add up!

www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/education/tuba-thefts-plague-california-schools.html

F1 isn't so stupid. It's brilliant. The money involved is rather stupid of course.

I don't know nuthin bout shaping metal.

http://www.baroquetrumpet.com/index.html

correct

Could be a new hobby, since cycling isn't working out.

So I learned that these doomsdayers, who apparently call themselves "preppers," are considering building a store in Knoxville to sell their guns and other supplies. Oh boy.

Because VV has expelled me from cycling, I'm going to sell my bikes to a band of local preppers and move into the wilderness. There I will endeavor to master the art of forging Baroque-era brass instruments.

Send me one.

What difference does it make? Same concept: drivers sitting in machines going around and around, trying not to smash into one another. The only difference is that the machines are shaped a bit differently.

I see that race, which was suppose to be yesterday, is going--but in pause mode--because some idiot ran into a fuel truck or something.

I don't think they have a pause button in those races...

Whenever they park the cars and the drivers get out and tweet or talk on their CB radios or whatever they do.

F1 is awesome.

I wish i had enough money to race cars. instead i can only race bicycles.

but i play the **** out of Forza on my x0b0o0x0 360

Anyone hear from the good doctor from Oklahoma?

F1 cars are so far beyond all other types of race cars in performance it's a little stupid. I think they go from 0-100 and back to 0 in <6 seconds.

I need to ride my bike back out past the build site again. I rode out there last August and they were just getting started. Some contouring but mostly big piles of dirt. It's been controversial to say the least...on again, off again. Right now it's on. And hotel rooms are nearly sold out and fetching 3x the normal price.

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6181/6...c14b330320.jpg

I think I'd race rally if I raced cars.

My favorite to watch has to be WTCC. Well, that and Figure 8 races.