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Our Jackson Y2KV Black and White Guitar Specifications
Item: The original Y2KV Our replicated Y2KV Finish: Black and White Black and White Body Shape: Flying V Flying V Body Construction: Neck-thru Neck-thru Body Wood: Mahogany Mahogany Bridge: T-O-M Style T-O-M Style Fretboard: Ebony Ebony Inlays: MOTO Shark Fin MOTO Shark Fin Scale Length: 25-1/2" 25-1/2" Frets: 24 24 Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector 3-way Pickup Selector Controls: 2 volumes, 1 tone 2 volumes, 1 tone Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16") 1.6875" (1-11/16") Tailpiece: String Through String Through Hardware: Chrome Chrome Pickups: 2 Seymour Duncan
2 Wilkinson Humbuckers
Dave Mustaine's Musical Life
Dave Mustaine, formerly referred to as David Scott, who was given birth to on September 13, 1961 in La Mesa, California, USA, is the Megadeth's singer, songwriter and guitarist. He spent his youth in south California suburbs. Being the focus figure of Megadeth and a old Metallica songwirter and lead guitarist, he's also one of many pioneers of speed metal and trash metal music.Three decades ago when Dave Mustaine quit his initial band Panic, Metallica's drummer Lars published an advertisement searching for a lead guitarist. Therefore he become a member of Metallica as being the band's lead guitarist. After expelled by Metallica in 1983, Mustaine was really angry, and promised to create their own band. Thus he set up Fallen Angels this year, and inside the summertime he attained bassist Dave Ellefson, and finally they organized Megadeth, starting off another thrash story.
Dave Mustaine Y2KV Guitar
Y2KV was designed by Dave Mustaine, in an effort to create a less aggressive and retro-looking flying V guitar, to contrast for his usual King V. It was mainly used for touring of Risk and The World Needs a Hero as Mustaine's own model, with less than a dozen produced, including some prototypes. Eventually, the Y2KV went mass production and introduced in 2000.The Y2KV is a Dave Mustaine signature model and differs from all other King Vs in that it has rounded ends which seem similar to that of the Gibson Flying V. Because it was based much more heavily on the Gibson Flying V. For the closure song "Holy Wars", Mustaine uses a Y2KV stars and stripes (USA flag).Before Y2KV, he used King V's, which were actually modified toY2KV. Here's how he described the process at the time: "I've been playing Jackson guitars for about 15 years now and my main guitar now is a Y2KV, which is a little bit different from the King Vs I have. My first Vs were all custom ordered because they didn't make a 24-fret V, except as a special order. One of the modifications I've made on the Y2KV is that I got rid of the Kahler and put a stop tailpiece on the new model. Another change is in the construction and body design. The King V has sharp points, King V but the Y2KV has rounded ends and the wood used is a little bit softer, so it has a smoother sound and it resonates better. I don't dig the harder woods because I think the tone is too brittle. I think the wood is mahogany and the fingerboard is rosewood or ebony (The woods we utilised are the very same as those utilized on the original design. The wood for body and fretboard are the same as the originals)"Moreover, Dave Mustaine Y2KV is available in four stunning, high-quality finish options: US Flag Graphics, Black and White, Snow White and Black Pearl. (Our replicated guitars contain four finishes, too)Features of Our Jackson Y2KV Black and White GuitarSo far as we know, this is the first time for Dave Mustaine Y2KV to be replicated. Why did we make the replica of Dave Mustaine Y2KV? As is well-known, Y2KV guitars have been very popoular then in the world. But it was discontinued about back at the start of the 2000s. However, many fans of Dave Mustaine are so desperate to see this guitar again. They tought Y2KV has an overwhelming sense of the past and their idol---- Dave Mustaine.
We have bought Y2KV professional drawing and meticulously studied this electric guitar, thus we can grasp every details of processing technique. So all our guitars are flawless when it comes to craftmanship. Besides, they are absolutly 100% hand-mades. The body and neck wood of Y2KV is mahogany, and the fretboard wood of Y2KV is ebony. Those two kinds of wood have been purchased in large volumes from our professional wood suppliers. So we can replicate it in an cost-effective method. As for other parts, It has 24 Jumbo frets and the standard layout for the Y2's which is two volumes, one tone, and three-way pickup selector switch. (Our Jackson Y2KV Black and White Guitars are strictly in accordance with those 3 controls)
All the hardware is chrome.
Pickups are H/H.
The neck goes through the body as do the strings. (The original Y2KV is strictly followed by our replicated guitars. As we all know that the construction of neck-through is more firm and stable than that of set-in. But neck-through construction needs high quality wood. Therefore the processing cost is higher than set-in construction. Of course, the neck-through body guitar is more valuable for you to collection. You can rest assrued that our strings also go through the body)
The fretboard is ebony with shark fin inlays. (Certainly, specs here is strictly keep in with the original Y2KV)
Only the finest woods and hardware go into this masterpiece. Moreover, body style is a V shape, and some guitar fans think that it is the best V availiable at the present stage.
We comply with Dave Mustaine Y2KV specs strictly. So our guitars are nearly the same with the original one. Our replicated Dave Mustaine Y2KV guitar is definitely a must have guitar! All in all, our replicated guitars are quality assured and cost-effective and can save much money for you.We have to say that the price in our website is not include the original Seymour Duncan's pick-ups. The pick-ups we used are Wilkinson pick-ups, which is not simply quality guaranteed but also affordable for most people. Wilkinson pick-ups are what we suggested. But if you want Seymour Duncan's pick-ups, we can also satisfy your need. Certainly, the price would be a little higher than before.This guitar has some truly great features for the right price. It will satisfy a lot of musicians' desires. If you are interested in our replicated Y2KV, please take chance to contact us. Pictures and videos in our website are limited, and a lot of high-definition pictures will be provided if you email us.
Aiming to build your dream guitar!If you don't like the guitar above and you want a guitar dreamed for so long,what to do? It's so easy,please send the picture and the parameters of the guitar you want.We only need Pics and specs, and we can make the guitar same with your original guitar. You wonder learn Why? Pls click here to find the answer. Send your dream guitar pics and specs to us, let us make it come true together.All the guitars we built are based on our customers' requests. There are so many different options for you to choose if you don't want a standard one, you can check our custom shop for the details. The best way to go about obtaining this information for you is to contact us and let us know what you're looking for. We can discuss these options and figure out what is the best for you. Your business is important to us and we want to provide you with the best customer service we are capable of. We want this to be the best guitar-buying experience you've ever had.And please, don't be hesitate to contact us if you have any question.
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- Detached homes with large lots
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- Extensive amount of treed common area
- Close-in convenience
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- Fairfax County Connector Bus Route #305 service to Franconia-Springfield Metro
- operates within Newington Forest. It is approximately a 30 minute trip.
- There is a Slug Line at the Sydenstricker Commuter lot.
- The Lorton VRE sataion is within 15 minutes
- Fort Belvoir is approximately a 15 minute drive.
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- Depending on location in Newington Forest school age children attend schools located in either the Hayfield or South County Pyramid. You can locate all school grade levels by entering a specific pproperty address at Fairfax County Public School Boundary Locator
- Pohick Library is approximately 15 minutes away
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- South Run Rec Center with year round pool, exercise facilities and other activities is within approximately 10 minutes. There is a hiking/biking trail to Buke Lake Park
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Basement child case goes to grand jury
Six children in home reportedly placed in foster care
A Butler County couple suspected of keeping a 12-year-old girl locked in their basement for weeks will have their case heard by a grand jury.
The girl's father and stepmother appeared Monday in Middletown Municipal Court where bond was set at $25,000 each. A Butler County grand jury will hear their case.
The couple was charged in early July with kidnapping and child endangering. Butler County Children Service workers say the girl had been locked in the basement since mid-June, let out only to use the bathroom.
An attorney for 40-year-old Shawn Blackston said he has questions about the agency's investigation. An attorney for 36-year-old Joanna Blackston did not return a message left Monday.
Joanna Blackston has been released on bail, and Shawn Blackston remains in custody.


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If you want to field a good baseball team, you don't just show up on opening day and say "Let's play." No, you carefully plan your team. You make sure to get the best pitchers ("pitching, pitching, pitching," as they say). And you make sure your sluggers take a lot of batting practice. In short you work at it and you plan.
The same fundamental idea applies to building a nation's manufacturing sector. With global competition so aggressive, it's not enough to simply hope that other countries will buy your exports. You have to make a concerted effort to build up your factories and then give them the tools to succeed.
Take Germany, for example. The German workforce continues to be well-paid and highly unionized while the country enjoys the position of being a manufacturing juggernaut. The secret? Thriving labor conditions are combined with smartly targeted niche production, industrial specialization, and deliberately localized financing.
Simply put, Germany has identified and implemented the key steps it needs to field a home run-hitting industrial sector.
However, almost every industrialized nation has adopted similar tactics. Common sense tells us that manufacturing generates value-added income. It produces wealth and supports good-paying jobs. Why shouldn't these countries do what it takes to win?
Sadly, the United States is the one major country without any semblance of a manufacturing strategy. The U.S. has no concerted plan to address predatory trade from other countries or to focus investment on new areas of technology. The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) has repeatedly offered a key plan for U.S. manufacturing, one that would pull together efforts in these key areas.
The latest country intent on bypassing the U.S. on the road to industrial success is India. As Adrienne Selko reports in IndustryWeek, the Government of India is ramping up its factories:
In an effort to make manufacturing a larger percentage of its GDP (it's
now at 16%) and employ 100 million people, the government of India
announced last week that it will cut regulatory burdens, create
manufacturing zones and promote green technologies.
Selko spoke with AAM Executive Director, who says that it's logical for India to take steps such as reducing bureaucracy and increasing industrial investment:
"India has a growing middle class and manufacturing for that market is a sound strategy. The threat is that the U.S. does not have its own national policy," explains Paul.
Read more about India's efforts to boost its manufacturing base.
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Harmony IS (now part of Mediware Information Systems) provides local governments and private-provider human services organizations solutions to automate the delivery of home care to seniors and the disabled. When a lack of performance visibility "beyond the front door" made it hard to meet customer expectations, IT needed a way to monitor these critical services from the end user's perspective—all the way to their devices.
BMC Solution
BMC End User Experience Management, now part of TrueSight App Visibility Manager, enables Harmony to monitor the performance of customer-facing applications from the user's perspective. Application diagnostics help IT find and fix performance issues with transaction tracing and deep-dive diagnostics.
Business Impact
Harmony can now monitor customer-facing applications and detect, isolate, and resolve latency issues quickly and effectively.
- Deep visibility into the user experience enables IT to pinpoint problems and restore service faster.
- Visibility into transactions enables proactive problem detection in minutes, not days or weeks.
- The ability to drill down into the source of a problem and troubleshoot using a single tool simplifies and accelerates problem diagnosis.
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- Monitoring all the way to the customer's device enables correlation of issues to specific customer sources such as a customer's ISP or applications.
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Senior White economic advisor Larry Kudlow touted the Trump economy Friday, telling CNBC that "[w]e're in a hot economic boom. There's no end in sight." As a result, the stock market should "get back on track" soon following the recent swoon.
Some critics on social media immediately questioned Kudlow's track record – Kudlow famously said, just as the Great Recession was beginning in December 2007, that the "Bush boom" would continue "for years to come." But a new report from Ethan S. Harris, global economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, provides a more nuanced critique of Kudlow's emphatically optimistic view of the strength of the U.S. economy.
"The US economy is red hot," Harris writes, with GDP growth expected to remain near 4 percent in the third quarter. The "double dose" of fiscal stimulus set into motion in the past year – tax cuts and increased federal spending – gets much of the credit for the elevated growth, Harris says, but has also created the risk of a "boom-bust" scenario. Now, nearly a year into the new fiscal policies, the odds of that scenario are rising.
The main problem, as Harris and many other economists have noted, is that the fiscal boost was enacted in an economy that was already near full employment. This is creating demand pressures that already creating strains in the labor supply and in industrial capacity, Harris says. This tightening will force the Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates as it steps in to "water down" the punchbowl. The only question is the timing of the Fed's rate hikes.
At the same time, the tax cuts have done little to increase the economy's long run growth potential, Harris says, and the rising interest rates produced by both the surge in government borrowing and by Fed policy should bring economic growth back down closer to its previous trajectory within the next year or two.
Asked about the disconnect between the White House's rosy economic projection of 3 percent GDP growth for years to come and those of just about every other forecaster (see chart below), Kudlow reiterated his belief that the Trump economy is breaking the mold and that critics of the Trump economic program will be proven wrong.
"People have badmouthed it, said it can't work. Lower tax rates won't work. Deregulation won't work. Unleashing energy won't work. Telling the business community to take a good rip at the ball, bringing people back into the labor force. I like the skepticism. Okay? Me – I'm taking the over," Kudlow said. "So far I think we've proved the skeptics to be quite wrong. I don't think that will change."


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In our regular Sunday feature, FIFA.com presents you with some of the biggest names in football who will be celebrating their birthdays over the coming week.
17. Shinji Kagawa(24) is not only one of the Japanese national team's most talented players, but he has also become a veritable ambassador for Asian football. He rose to prominence at Borussia Dortmund, earning winners' medals in the last two Bundesliga campaigns and last year's DFB-Pokal. The attacking midfielder's form for *Die Schwarzgelben *persuaded Manchester United to come calling, and he already appears to be well on his way to becoming a firm favourite with the Old Trafford faithful. At international level, he appeared at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, at the 2008 Olympic Football Tournament in Beijing, and in the senior side's qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Kagawa subsequently helped the Samurai Blue to lift the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, although his joy was tempered somewhat by an injury that ruled him out of the continental final. He is currently involved in Japan's qualifying campaign for Brazil 2014, one which has been negotiated in impressive fashion so far by the Land of the Rising Sun.
18. Mauro Zarate(26) demonstrated his full array of attacking skills by helping Argentina to retain the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2007. The pacey forward started out at Velez Sarsfield, where he secured the Argentinian League title. After a brief spell with Qatari powerhouses Al Sadd, he was sent on loan to Birmingham City and then to Lazio, where he hoisted the Italian Cup and Italian Super Cup. Having taken up the option to make the deal permanent, the Biancocelesti then loaned Zarate out themselves in 2011, this time to Inter Milan. The Argentinian returned to Rome in the run-up to the 2012/13 season.
19. Alessandro Nesta(37) is one of the best defenders to have plied his trade in Italian football over the past two decades, developing into a key player for first Lazio and then AC Milan. He initially enjoyed nine productive seasons with the Rome-based club, claiming an Italian League title, two Italian Cups, two Italian Super Cups, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and a UEFA Super Cup, as well as twice finishing second in Serie A and losing out in the UEFA Cup final of 1998. A high-profile transfer to I Rossoneri saw the commanding centre-back further bolster his reputation, his fine performances contributing to many of the club's greatest success during that period, including two league championships, an Italian Cup, two Italian Super Cups, two UEFA Champions League titles, two UEFA Super Cups and a FIFA Club World Cup. Ten campaigns in Lombardy later, he opted for a completely new experience, signing for MLS side Montreal Impact at the beginning of this current season. On the international stage, Nesta was a lynchpin of Italy's defence for the best part of a decade, helping his nation to reach the final of UEFA EURO 2000 and hold aloft the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany. He also participated in La Nazionale's less successful campaigns at France 1998 and Korea/Japan 2002, as well as at EURO 2004. Earlier in his career, he was part of the Italian squad that emerged triumphant at the 1996 UEFA European U-21 Championship.
20. Rory Fallon(31) can look back with pride at having scored what many observers consider to be the most important goal in New Zealand's football history, a powerful header versus Bahrain that sent the All Whites to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, 28 years after their last appearance at the tournament at Spain 1982. The imposing striker went on to play in all three group-stage matches in South Africa, as New Zealand became one of the few sides to be eliminated from FIFA's flagship competition without losing a game. Fallon has spent his entire club career in Great Britain, starting off at Barnsley in 1999. Since then, he has played for Swansea City, Shrewsbury Town, Ipswich Town, Swindon Town, Plymouth Argyle and Yeovil Town, and moved north two years ago to represent Scottish outfit Aberdeen.
21. Ronald Koeman(50) is regarded as one of the greatest players of his era, and is fondly remembered by Barcelona fans for the outstanding free kick against Sampdoria at Wembley Stadium that delivered European Cup glory to the Catalans for the very first time. Renowned for his powerful shots, he finished joint top scorer in the competition during season 1993/94 – a remarkable achievement for a defender. He could not, however, prevent *Barça *from losing out to AC Milan in that year's final. A mainstay in the Netherlands' rearguard for many years, Koeman competed in two FIFA World Cups (Italy 1990 and USA 1994) and helped his country to capture their first-ever UEFA European Championship in 1988. The Dutch centre-back turned professional at Groningen, before making a name for himself at Ajax, where he won the Eredivisie title and national cup. Transferred to PSV Eindhoven, he added three Dutch Championships, two Dutch Cups and a European Cup to his footballing CV. A subsequent move to Barcelona – with whom he landed four Liga titles, the Copa del Rey, two Spanish Super Cups, the aforementioned European Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup – took his career onto a new level. One last challenge awaited the two-time Dutch Footballer of the Year, as he returned home to play for Feyenoord, prior to hanging up his boots and embarking on a coaching career. He has since taken the reins at Vitesse Arnhem, Ajax, PSV, AZ Alkmaar, Benfica and Valencia, and is presently in charge of Feyenoord.
22. Aldo Duscher(34) was part of the Argentina XI that emerged victorious at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Cup and 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and was later capped for the senior team during their qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany. The solid defensive midfielder has played for a number of top-flight clubs on two different continents, including Newell's Old Boys in Argentina, Portuguese heavyweights Sporting Lisbon and Spanish outfit Deportivo La Coruna, with whom he won the Spanish Cup and Spanish Super Cup. Spells at Racing Santander, Sevilla – a period that included a Copa del Rey success – and Espanyol followed, before Duscher returned to South America to defend the colours of Ecuadorian giants Barcelona. At the beginning of this current season, he put pen to paper with Cypriot side Enosis Neon Paralimni.
23. Fernando Hierro(45) was an assertive presence at the back for Spain and Real Madrid for well over a decade. He appeared at no fewer than three FIFA World Cups (USA 1994, France 1998 and Korea/Japan 2002), demonstrating his knack for contributing important goals by netting five times in twelve encounters. He also represented La Roja at the European Championships of 1996 and 2000. The dependable defender began his career at Valladolid, but it was at Real Madrid that he became more widely known, securing five Liga titles, the Copa del Rey, four Spanish Super Cups, three UEFA Champions League crowns, the UEFA Super Cup and two Intercontinental Cups. After 14 terms with *Los Merengues, *he joined Qatari team Al Rayyan, lifting the Emir of Qatar Cup later that campaign. Hierro's next stop-off was in England, where he donned the jersey of Bolton Wanderers for one final season.


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Unbelievably, it has nearly been a year since the Cycle for a Cause crew hit the road from Salt Lake City to Seattle, Washington. From there we began the 1600-mile, 21 day, Seattle to San Diego "Cycle for a Cause" ride. As the 2010 summer has progressed, I (Max Kuszaj) have struggled with what type of bike ride I wanted to organize for charity to be completed this fall. As I was weighing out options, and discussing them with new and previous ride participants, I came to a huge "bump" in the road that would result in the cancelation of any ride ideas for this fall.
It is with great regrets to announce, the Cycle for a Cause crew will not be participating in a charity ride this October due to a motorcycle accident I was involved in on August 13th. Instead I will be focusing my time on recovering from my injuries that were resulting from my accident.
Trust me, there is no other place I would rather be than on the road with my friends laying down miles for an amazing cause. This fall will have to take a "rain check" for me personally so I can rehab my body from the broken bones. Be sure not to worry, the Cycle for a Cause will resume this up coming 2011! Please stay tuned to our website for updates. If there is anyone interested in participating, or has ideas themselves for a ride or charity work, please contact me through email.
Please be sure to check out the photos I am posting from ski photographer Alex O'brien, who was onboard with us from San Francisco to San Diego. He captured some amazing moments from the second half of the ride. I am sorry Alex it took me this long to put them on the site.
And finally, I want to recognize some amazing people who we have lost since we completed the 2009 ride. Three great friends and amazing people have left our ski community and lives; Jack Hannan, CR Johnson and Arne Backstrom. We love you guys and will forever miss you…especially your smiles. Blue skies…
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Over a month has passed since the Cycle for a Cause crew arrived in San Diego. The butts have healed from saddle soreness, the tan lines are starting to fade, and the memories from the road are a constant reminder of how much the ski industry is actually one big family. When we all reached the final destination of Southern California in late October we all wanted to celebrate, but we all needed proper rest and recovery time.
Now that we have recovered as much as possible, I felt a proper celebration of Shane and Billy's lives, and Riley's recovery was in order and The Downstairs bar in Park City, Utah gave us the location to do so. Not all the riders from Cycle for a Cause were able to make the evening, but Pep Fujas, Cody Barnhill, Jesse Hall, Suz Graham, Carston Oliver, and myself Max Kuszaj were present and brought the celebration (and amazing dance moves) all night long. Dave Steiner, Jackie Paaso, Angeli Vanlaanan, Alex Obrien, and all the other riders, you were greatly missed.
The evenings entertainment was top notch with beats spun by PC local, DJ Knuckles, and reggae/punk performed by the Cody Jordan Band, eye candy on the flat screens by Matchstick Productions, and an amazing raffle to raise money for the charities.
The outpouring of the ski industry and it's participants once again reached beyond my expectations. Thank you Park City, the family of freeskiers and snowboarders in the Park City and Salt Lake area, and all the others that made it a point to make this night memorable. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU RILEY POOR, SHANE MCCONKEY, AND BILLY POOLE! WE LOVE YOU GUYS.
See you next year?????
Cycle for a Cause would personally like to thank the following people and companies that made this night possible:
SETH HILL and THE DOWNSTAIRS BAR
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When: Friday December 11th. 9:00pm till close
Where: The Downstairs in Park City
Why: CycleforaCause.com
Cost: $5.00 door, $5.00 raffle
Raffle includes: a Tribute pair Shane McConkey K2 Pontoon's, Go Pro Cameras, an "UnderGround" Revolution Snowboard, Discrete Gear, Scott USA Product, Skullcandy Gear, NEFF swag, Utah Resort Lift Tickets, Nike 6.0 gear, MSP DVD's and much more.
LIVE music by CODI JORDAN, UnderGround Drink specials, late night music by DJ KNUCKLES, MSP movie screenings of "In Deep" and "Something About McConkey", athlete appearances, and much more.
XSI will also be in attendance to spread awareness of their insurance offerings to athletes.
When: Friday December 11th. 9:00pm till close
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Since the arrival in San Diego less than a week ago, I have had time to relax, reflect and think about the 24 days spent on the road raising awareness with an amazing group of athletes and friends. Now that the ride has come to completion, I need to express the point that the cause will live on, and the spreading of awareness to the public must continue.
As freeskiing athletes and friends we are involved in an amazing industry, but one that needs a lot of direction when it comes to the health and well-being of its' participants. Yes, it is a one-of-a-kind industry in many ways, and one that has consumed my life for nearly 10 years. I have met the most amazing individuals, traveled the world, and have made the best family of friends one could ever imagine possessing. With the stream of tragic accidents continuing, injuring and claiming the lives of friends, something needs to be changed. When I say "something" I am stressing the health, life, and general insurance freeskiing athletes cannot carry to protect themselves and their families against the financial struggle that may occur with an accident. I cannot think of another industry where the athletes and participants involved are in a situation like this, and it MUST improve.
Common questions often linger in my mind constantly. "Why can't an athlete receive health insurance with a sponsor when signing a contract?" "Why can't athletes like us receive life insurance that is affordable?" "How can companies turn their backs on an athlete who is in need after an injury?" The questions continue on and on, and for some reason I cannot find the proper answers, and that I have an "EXTREME" issue with. I hope that with events like the "Cycle for a Cause" we can bring some awareness and shed some light on these answers.
Our quest to pedal the West Coast was a success. Being surrounded by a group of people who share these concerns, who want to bring the necessary change to our world of freeskiing is what made this achievable, enjoyable and memorable. I cannot express my gratitude enough. You all have hearts of gold, buns of steel and the experience of sharing the open road with you is one I will never forget; Pep Fujas, Dave Steiner, Jesse Hall, Cody Barnhill, Jackie Paaso, Angeli VanLaanen, Alex Obrien, Tom Dolezel, Sherry McConkey, Tal Fletcher, Suz Graham, Carston Oliver, Greg Strokes, Tess Weaver, Derek Taylor, Tony Zentil, Matt Barber, Ian Graham, Mike, Casey, Katie, Shane (forgive me for not knowing your last names), 'Super Nanny" Jen, and Ayla McConkey. Thank you for your pedal strokes and support of this ride.
This ride would not have happened without the financial and corporate support from the companies that have helped. The appreciation and gratefulness we have to you all is inexplicable.
The ride THANKS:
Oakley and Oakley Research and Development
And finally, thank you Riley Poor, Shane McConkey and Billy Poole for being the inspiration in my life. You are what made this happen.
More Photos from the final day of the ride courtesy of Oakley:
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Today was the final leg of our 24-day grueling journey along the Pacific Coast. We started the day off in Newport Beach, CA with our crew (plus Tom Dolezel's friend, Mike) and headed down the PCH to Laguna to meet up with the Oakley posse consisting of Greg Strokes, Tess Weaver, Matt Barber, and Tony Z. Once catching up with them, we all pedaled on to Dana Point to meet Derek Taylor from Powder Magazine. From there our crew was complete, and we motored on towards San Diego, a ride roughly about 90 miles.
Having some new, strong, and less fatigued riders was great and made the riding much easier for the crew that has been on the road for 3-plus weeks. Thanks you guys for "pulling" the crew along and all the support. It was amazing to see the group grow as the ride continued on each day, and having 20-plus individuals for the final day showed what an impact this ride has made in such a short time.
We pedaled on to Encinitas to meet briefly for some coffee and food to fuel the final push to La Jolla and finally, San Diego. Once in San Diego, we were met at the finish line at Mission Beach by Alex Obrien, Ayla McConkey, Jen the "Super Nanny", Craig Coker, Michael Olenick and many others handing out "high fives" and hugs. The support from all was felt all around. As much as it was amazing to San Diego, it almost felt anticlimactic after all the days on the road. But standing there on the boardwalk along Mission Beach surrounded by friends and family, in the sunset, and watching Sherry and Ayla play on the beach, it all made sense as to why we did this ride.
Thank you everyone that was involved and all the support. None of this would have, or could have happened without you. Riley, Shane and Billy, we all love you and this was for you guys.
As far as all the riders involved, Pep, Dave, Jackie, Jesse, Suz, Cody, Sherry, Tal, Carston, Shane, Ian, Alex, Angeli, Tom, Greg, Tess, Derek, Tony, Matt, Mike, Casey, Katie and everyone else (if I failed to include you, I'm sorry) you guys are amazing and thank you!
Stay tuned for more photos and blogs from the final days and after ride events in San Diego.
An after-ride conclusion party will take place in Salt Lake City later in November. Information for this will be up soon.
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Today was a new day, with all the bad luck set aside from yesterday; we headed out of Malibu and south towards Newport Beach for the second to last day (hopefully) of this long trip.
Unfortunately though, today was the day that we had to say goodbye to one of our key participants from the start, Cody Barnhill. Cody had to fly up to Alaska today for a Warren Miller movie premiere in his hometown. Thanks so much for being apart of this ride Cody. We all are going to miss you!
After our goodbyes to Cody, we hit the road and packed into a large drafting party along the PCH from Malibu to Santa Monica and motored out the first 25 miles to Venice in great time. There in Venice we slowed down the pace and to get some great people watching in. We also spent some serious time convincing Tom to change into one of his famous banana hammock thongs, but the idea was shot down when the Venice locals verbally assaulted him as he stepped out of the restroom. Guess Tom riding a bike in a lime green thong through Venice is not going to happen on this trip, what a disappointment.
From there we pedaled along the boardwalks down to Manhattan Beach for some lunch. Pumpkin races were the local attraction down the streets of Manhattan Beach today. See the photos below for some images of the street rolling madness.
After some killer food at the local Wahoo's Fish Taco Restaurant, we motored on though Hermosa Beach. Then we hit the busy roads of Long Beach on to a bike path running parallel to a Los Angeles water canal made famous by all the Hollywood action movie chase scenes. The only chase seen going on was the group trying to keep up with Sherry as she pulled the crew the few miles down the pathway. I think Sherry is starting to like wearing spandex and hauling down the road, but I won't start the rumor with her mountain biking peers.
A quick refueling stop at the Long Beach Whole Foods market and we were ready to go for the final 20-mile push to Newport Beach for the evening. The final 20 could have been mellow, but Pep and Steiner decided to power it out to make the Newport Dunes Resort before dusk. Mission accomplished.
Everyone is getting well rested for the final day to San Diego tomorrow, which will be a long one, at least 90 miles. A quick stop at the Powder Magazine offices is in store for the morning, and then the rest of the day will be the mission to finish this 1500 mile ride.
Wish us some luck and thanks for all the support. Shane, Billy and Riley, you guys are nonstop on our minds and this one is for you.
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Today was one of those days…one of those days where no matter what you do, or try, things just don't go the way you planned them or wanted them to.
We knew that the miles were going to be high today on our venture to Malibu from the Santa Barbara area, but the major bumps in the road were not at all expected…
As usual, the crew set out at separate times with a 40-mile halfway meeting point established. Tal started off the day rough, with 2 flats before we even left the campground. The day would only get better from here.
My group of Dave, Pep, Tom, and Tal powered through the bike paths and side routes of Santa Barbara and the Pacific Coast Highway. Pep suffered some mechanical issues with one of his tires and needed the tire replaced, so he fell off our group and stopped at a shop for repairs. Tal experienced his 3rd flat of the day, and then was rescued by the Canadian RV when the bead on his tire would not hold on to his front rim.
We all made it to the midway meeting point with the support truck along the Pacific Coast and regrouped and planned the rest of the long afternoon to Malibu. Jesse and Suzanne pedaled on, followed by Steiner and Carston who made a push on solo, then Tom and myself, and finally the rest of the group including Pep, Shane, Jackie, Sherry, and Cody.
The directions were a little vague, but everyone managed to navigate through Ventura and Oxnard eventually and towards Malibu. Here is where it all "hit the fan." Shane struck something in the road and went over the handlebars while pedaling and required multiple staples in his head. So while the crew that was riding with him was occupied with his medical attention, Alex ran into problems and had a flat tire on the truck. Luckily, he managed to be in front of us down the PCH so we were able to assist him with the spare tire.
By the time the truck was ready to go, the sun was setting and 25 miles remained till Malibu. Jesse, Suz, and myself pushed on along side the sunset (with our highlights and tail lights) and pedaled out the final miles to Malibu and our hotel in the pitch dark. Right behind us arrived a sweaty Pep, who decided to keep pedaling even after the Shane accident, and also managed to get in 100 miles for the whole day.
Much needed sleep is in order for tonight and thoughts of 2 more days of pedaling to San Diego is on our minds and in our dreams.
Tomorrow is slated out to put us in Newport Beach.
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Hailing a taxi in San Francisco can be nearly impossible if you're not downtown. Calling ahead isn't a guarantee either – often, the cab is late and sometimes it never comes.
So, of course, there's an app for that. A smartphone app called Uber is trying to solve this problem by using GPS to match town cars and taxi cabs with people who need rides. The app figures out where you are, shows the cars near you, and sends the first free one over. You pay with a credit card on file, and the charge includes a tip.
Since 2010, the company has launched its service in 23 cities around the world. It contracts with car companies and individual drivers, and gives them free iPhones to run its software. But it doesn't go through traditional licensing channels – and that's where it's running into trouble. Here in San Francisco, it's faced heated opposition – from taxi drivers who say they're being cheated out of fares to city officials worried about regulations and safety.
An Uber dilemma
I stood on the corner of 48th and Cabrillo, and with no cab in sight I opened the Uber app on my phone. It was eight minutes from the time I pulled out my phone to the time my Uber car showed up. Half an hour later, I arrived at the 16th and Mission Bart station in style – $50 worth of style, actually. I got the email with the credit card charge, a few minutes later.
Now, I did take a town car, instead of the cheaper yellow cab option. It was the closest car when I requested my ride. And we did hit some rush hour traffic. Still, that's a pretty big chunk of change for a drive through the city, but maybe the convenience is worth it. Uber's tens of thousands of San Francisco customers seem to think so. I decided to repeat my ride – same time, same corner – but this time, just calling a regular cab.
And instead of seeing a car rushing to pick me up, I got stuck on hold.
Two years ago, Ilya Abyzov found himself in a very similar situation to mine. He had just moved to San Francisco from New York. It was late.
"And I found myself sort of stumbling out of a karaoke place at 2am in Japantown and wanting to go home to the mission, and my prospects were either to walk for half an hour or to seek alternatives, because there were no taxi cabs around," Abyxov remembers.
Uber got him home that night.
"I thought it was amazing," he says.
So amazing that he applied for a job with the company, and now is the general manager of Uber's San Francisco operations. Clearly, Abyzov is a fan, but he says Uber fills a real need in the city.
"There's a lot of excess demand for transportation that cabs can't fulfill," says Abyzov.
In most cities, the taxi industry is heavily regulated – it's considered part of the transportation network. San Francisco is no exception. Part of the reason Uber is so efficient is that it sets up shop first, and asks official permission later, essentially skirting a lot of those regulations. The company has been expanding rapidly, though, and it recently hit legal walls in several cities. Here in SF, two local taxi drivers are suing Uber. Last month, the California Public Utilities Commission slapped Uber with a $20,000 fine, calling its rule-bending "a matter of public safety."
City officials are concerned about safety as well. Christiane Hayashi is in charge of the taxi division at San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA).
"We make sure that a San Francisco taxi driver has a shown us a ten year driving history, as well as a criminal background check to make sure that there is no crime in their background that would them dangerous when they are alone in a vehicle with somebody," explains Hayashi.
Uber says it's just a middleman: a tech company that helps people find cars, but not a car service itself. Still, Ilya Abyzov says the startup does take safety seriously – and that it verifies whether all its drivers are licensed and have insurance.
"We only work with people who satisfy those conditions, we gather and track all those documents, and we verify their compliance," says Abyzov. "So I think the biggest misconception about Uber is that we're going rogue, but really we're working with entirely regulated entities."
MTA'S Hayashi says she doesn't buy it.
While it's not yet clear how the legal cases will shake out, the idea of Uber – or something like it – seems to have taken hold.
San Francisco already has an app that helps people find available parking, using data provided by the city. MTA's Christiane Hayashi says it's a model San Francisco is embracing: "I think that's the next step in making this technology really effective, to get all the city's taxis in one sort of data stream that then private application developers can use to make taxi service more reliable."
In other words, to make all the city's cab information available to companies like Uber, but to keep control over what that information is, and how it's used.
Steve Webb is a taxi driver in San Francisco. He's been driving his cab for 25 years. It's how he put his daughter through college. He shares some of the city's worries about Uber's safety, but he says his biggest problem with Uber is something he thinks will bring them down: the price.
"I've had numerous people tell me they were standing on a corner, they were very very cold, there was four of them, and Uber charged them sixty dollars for a $12 cab ride."
That sounded familiar. I asked Webb what he thought of my $50 ride from Ocean Beach to the Mission. He guessed that would have been a $14 meter.
I did my own calculations based on the cab fares listed on the MTA website. Taking traffic into account, it looks like that cab ride would have cost me more like $20 or $25. Unfortunately, I never got to test either calculation with a real ride, because the cab I called from the Outer Richmond never showed up. Instead of forking over another $50 for an Uber car, this time, I took the bus.


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Last year Lionel Lagasse sent me these pictures via his son Dennis.
Lionel's grandfather was Dennis Lagasse III.
Dennis Lagasse III is easily identified as well as on this picture of his family.
This is Dennis Lagasse II. He was Dennis Lagasse III's father.
Dennis Lagasse II is my great-grandfather. His youngest son was Léo born on June 5, 1888. He was my grandfather.
Nothing to get too excited about…?
Of course I was excited to see those pictures of my grandfather's brother's family!
Back in 2007 when I started getting interested in my ancestors I knew nothing about my grandfather's family or his siblings.
That was before I decided to start writing this blog.
Well I had some information but I had no pictures. These people were only names in a family tree.
Yesterday, Lionel's son, Dennis Lagasse IV, posted some more pictures on his Facebook page to share them with friends and family. He gave me the go-ahead to post them here… 39 in all!
Nothing to get too excited about…?
You will see.
Lionel's old family album is full of pictures of the Lagasses and the Dubés. The Dubés were just names in my family tree.
Here Dennis Lagasse III is seen in the middle. I don't know who are the other two…
But I do recognize the house in the back.
On this next picture Dennis Lagasse III is again in the middle… under a hat! I believe he is wearing his son's Joseph's hat.
Joseph is on the right. Levi Napoleon, who is Lionel's father, is on the left.
Here again we see them goofing around… Victor Philip is wearing a flower on his lapel. Did he just got married?
Dennis III is helping his son Harvey to climb up the tree while Victor is imitating a monkey.
Meantime Dennis' wife Amanda Ménard Lagasse is doing the laundry…
I wonder what they are up to…
But is this woman really Amanda Ménard?
This could be Mary Lagasse, Amanda's daughter… with her straight face seen on the porch on the left in this picture Lionel sent last year.
All the children of Dennis III and Amanda Ménard are pictured here. 12 in all.
This will help you out finding who's who.
Next time, more pictures…
I hope you are all excited about all this.


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Appealing to emotions of caring Americans by using names focused on children, veterans, law enforcement officers and those who are suffering from cancer and other diseases, bad charities raise hundreds of millions of dollars each year but use very little of the money for good causes, a national investigation by the Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting has revealed.
State governments and local district attorneys offices have been battling bad charities for years. Apart from taking advantage of the public, these questionable charities also damage the many hard-working and honest charitable organizations that address real problems.
The news series, "America's Worst Charities," built on the ongoing work of charity analyst GuideStar USA to focus on the 5,800 charities across the country that pay professional solicitations firms to raise money.
In total, there are at least 1.6 million tax-exempt organizations. The series focused on charities paying paid solicitors because making use of for-profit fundraisers "is one of the most inefficient ways to collect donations. Regulators and industry experts widely consider the practice a red flag for bad charities," the newspaper reported.
In the questionable charities, too much of the donated money goes to fundraising staff and management. If a charity keeps less than 65 cents of every dollar raised, that is considered bad management.
The study reported that "The 50 worst charities … have raised more than $1 billion in the past 10 years, but only a fraction went to anyone other than the charities' operators and professional solicitors."
Americans can be generous, but they also have resources to check out charities to ensure they're doing good rather than just enriching the charities' operators or professional fundraisers. Check GuideStar (guidestar.org), Charity Navigator (charitynavigator.org) or CharityWatch (charitywatch.org) before making your next donation.


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Server: Twisting nether
I am looking to RAF a (new) friend!
I am aiming towards players who want to return to WoW without having an old account, or just plain new people.
My realm is Twisting nether EU horde side.
Will help boosting in instances on my main and ensure you have some good gold to start with 1000g ish you can get more as well depends on how much i like you but you will atlest get 1000g.
I will also help you with group quests in outland / northrend when I'm not raiding on my main i will also help you get gear once you reach level 80
Thanks for reading, let me know if interested!


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New: The University of California's Two Big Mistakes: The New Logo and the Berkeley Stadium (Opinion)
I worked for 27 years at the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) and then finished my career at the new UC campus in Merced. So I think I know a little about what goes on, or at least what should go on. UCOP sets overall policy, but the campuses plan and propose projects, UCOP reviews, and the regents approve. Two terrible things have happened to UC this year: the design of an absurdly ugly and unnecessary logo that some have compared to a flushing toilet and the revelations about the huge and unpaid debt for the Cal football stadium. And both problems I would submit are a result of UCOP malfeasance.
Writing to other UC alumni, faculty, and friends about the logo has made me aware that the logo reflects a much bigger and dismal picture of the new culture at UCOP. I learned for example that Regent Blum was responsible for UC hiring Bain Consulting for $12 million to recommend various useless and counter-productive changes to make the University more like a private corporation and less like an educational institution. I learned that the logo was designed in-house at UCOP by, quote, " 2-3 people on staff working on this over the course of several months at about 10% of their time while they were doing other things." I learned that the logo is planned to be printed in many pastel colors and for use on shopping bags and delivery trucks. I guess we are lucky that Bain wasn't hired for the logo and only a small amount of funding was devoted to its design, but by my calculation even this amount of staff time converted to professional salaries amounts to more than I was able to donate this year to a scholarship fund at Merced. It is pretty depressing to think that what I can give for scholarships is wiped out by salaries at UCOP so we can have a nice design for shopping bags.
At the Berkeley campus the football stadium was remodeled and enlarged to include an athletic training facility and an elaborate new press box at a total cost, in round numbers, of about half a billion dollars. Some of this was to come from gifts, but most was to be paid for from the sale of bonds. The campus athletic director alleged that the debt service on the bonds would be covered by the sale of permanent seats to alumni. Some seats have been sold but not enough. Servicing the remaining debt is calculated at about $17 million annually over and above what seat sales will bring in. This money won't come from the state so presumably it will have to come out of student pockets. If my numbers are correct, paying this debt will increase each Berkeley student's fees by about $485 a year. My question is how did the Office of the President recommend and the regents approve a financial plan that has such a horrible impact? At one time my job at UCOP was reviewing campus borrowings for housing, parking, recreation centers, etc. I also worked on the approval of capital projects. Remembering what sorts of analysis we did before ever sending something to the regents for approval I am simply stumped as to what folks at UCOP are now doing, except we know that some of them are spending 10% of their time on logo design.
The logo, for all the jokes about its bad design, is not a trivial issue. It is emblematic of where the University of California is going. While its board of regents directs its Office of the President to move ever closer to a corporate model, they are neglecting their basic fiduciary duties. The California State Constitution gives the board of regents almost complete independence. The regents historically have been captains of industry and finance, usually associated with the party of the appointing governor. Recent events--one thinks of Countrywide Mortgage, Lehman Brothers, and Hewlett Packard--show how badly these sorts of people may be at running their own affairs. Perhaps it's time to consider whether UC needs a new way of governing itself. UC is not a private corporation; the regents are not a private board of directors; UC is not a "brand" that needs an updated corporate logo like a UPS truck.


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Dream Drive: K&K Insurance Nascar Daytona
PreludeI guess you could say this all started on September 14, 1969. I was a boy, but my father was an avid fan of stock car racing, and we went to the first race at Talledega, Alabama, our home state. The Dodge wing cars made their debut at that race, and I saw this car running at that time. I haven't missed a race there since. Never would I have dreamed that I would someday have a chance to touch, fix, and drive this car, let alone drive it halfway around the world in Europe.
Due to my father's close association with the founders and builders of Alabama International Motor Speed (now Talledega Superspeedway), I was also part of it. It was a great personal honor to be appointed to the track's executive board of directors by the governor of Alabama in 1982, and as a result, I have been intimately involved in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and museum. The library at the museum is now named in part after my father; he did much of the construction work to archive the material.
Since I own some vintage Mopars myself, restoration man Roger Gibson and I go way back. With an engine secured, I called him and asked him if he would be interested in helping get the car back together. Like Lutz, he was excited and agreed to do it, volunteering to do the work without charge. He prepped the car and then installed the engine, and the car fired right up for the first time in decades. In fact, it has never missed a beat since that time. Remember, this car is truly original in every way, the same suspension and all. Basically, all that has been upgraded is having the engine installed. All of this time, though, we had no intention of actually driving the car on any racetrack; I wanted to take it from being a static museum piece to becoming something that could be started, moved under its own power, taken to car shows, and so on. Roger had the driveshaft balanced, rebuilt the rear end, put a real transmission in it, and even found some N.O.S.-type original Stewart-Warner gauges to replace ones that were broken or gone.
One person who gets a lot of credit for this project was Harry Lee Hyde, Harry Hyde's son. He was able to answer a lot of questions, became a good friend of mine, and had a lot of the information still in his dad's files. In fact, we took the car up to North Carolina and he still had the little black books his dad had kept, showing every setting for every track this very car had run on. Spring pressure, tire pressure, shocks, camber, you name it. We were able to set the car up for the Europe trip using that data. Harry Lee also prepped the car for a simulator ride that is on the current Dodge City NASCAR road show, which we did at a small track near Charlotte last winter.
Talladega, Alabama
At about 90 miles an hour, you begin to feel the effects of the aerodynamics, especially the wing. The rear of the car begins to plant itself; you feel like you couldn't spin out, almost an honest feeling of safety. Despite this, at higher speeds, the 528 Hemi still wants to break the rear wheels loose, and on that Third gear-to-Fourth gear shift at speed, the car still tries to go sideways from the unbelievable torque. Once in Fourth, however, there is absolutely no question the car wants to run; 200 miles an hour would be no problem. Without a restrictor plate, it goes far above that margin; in Fourth, you have to let off of it or you'll certainly go that fast. In its present form, it is by far the most powerful NASCAR machine ever-wing car, 528 inches of Hemi and no restrictor plate.
We took it to the Louis Vuitton Classic Car Show in New York City, and I was able meet in person some of the best-known people from the factory, like Bob Lutz, Robert Herlitz, Jim Julow and Tom Gale; this is a very prestigious event. Plans were made to take the car to Europe for some exhibition racing in 1999, and we also had an invitation to bring it to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Chichester, England.
Goodwood Festival of SpeedBasically, Goodwood is a series of time trials run up this 3-mile hill to a castle. It is among the premier racing events in England, and many classic cars and famous drivers are there as part of the festivities; everyone you have heard of in international racing goes to it. There are no guardrails, just bales of hay along the sides, and it is very dangerous if a car gets off the course. About 250,000 people show up for this event every year.
The wing car was unique; they had never seen anything like it, and at 20 feet long, it was much larger than any race car over there. Chrysler again wanted to show what the factory had raced 30 years ago. We still had the old pre-Eagle Goodyear tires on it, and we were hot-lapping the car with them. As an aside, I talked with a Goodyear engineer about that and was told that as long as the tires have not been in the sunlight, they stay pretty stable and safe; the sun really ages them.
All day long, a race car will go up the hill every minute-and-a-half or so, and it is run by classes, twice a day for two days. We could not go up that hill as fast as the little Lotuses and cars like that, but we still got a ton of attention. As cars wind up the hill, everyone is hanging over the haybales with their hands over their ears; they had never heard a car like this before, let alone seen one! They loved the sound of the Hemi.
It was also unique from a cultural standpoint. Chrysler treated us very well, and they had rented this huge castle where everyone stayed, complete with chauffered cars for the guests; guests don't drive. This was more than Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, it was pretty amazing.
SilverstoneThe next event was held at Silverstone, another racetrack located in England. It's a road course with two long straights and many (unfortunately) right-hand turns. With this car, it was very hard to go around the curves; it just wasn't designed to go right! So we could accelerate hard down these long straights, but had to get on the brakes and then muscle it around the curves the wrong way. Moreover, as I mentioned, the car is still basically stock; since it has drum brakes, you can imagine what happens once they got hot.
Unlike NASCAR races in the States, this event has an open infield, and the fans can come down and see you at your work area. They respect your space, but like to ask questions. At Silverstone, I did exhibition laps between the actual racing heats with Justin Bell, who was driving the Viper that won at LeMans, and we finally went through those old tires at that event. We went through a whole tank of gas there too; lots of laps.
An elderly gentleman came up to me in this pit area at Silverstone and asked if I would start the car. I politely said, "I will be running the car on the track in few moments, and will be starting it then." His reply was, "I will tell you why I wanted you to start it now. In the Second World War, I flew fighter planes. I have heard you go around the track in this car today, and the engine is the most beautiful sound I have heard since 1943! It sounds like the planes I flew during the war." It was one of the coolest things I'd ever heard anyone say about a Hemi car, and I fired the car up. He leaned down over by the exhaust and grinned from ear to ear.
The people in Europe really did enjoy the Hemi sound, that's what turned them on more than anything else. The museum's Petty 43 car we just restored has a 426-inch crate motor in it, but that 528 Hemi is in a league of its own; it is like afterburners in both sound and power. We never had any problems with the car on the entire trip. Give it good gas, and it would do pretty much whatever you wanted it to.
Nurburing, GermanyThe next stop was an enormous track in Germany, a very famous road course called Nurburing. It's an older track and has been around about forever. It is also a track we almost continuously had to turn right on. The front part was two long straights, plus an S-curve that was difficult to get the Daytona around. Along the straights in the stands were thousands of fans, all screaming and waving their hands; they wanted to hear the thing run. After we got through the S's, there was a long half-mile straight, and we could really get that Hemi wound up. We probably did 120 laps there; it was a lot of fun, and I had a chance to drive the car and get comfortable with it. We learned what the car would do, and it made us want to drive it faster and faster and faster. Nurburing had the longest straights, but it also had the shortest, tightest turns; we got that feeling of speed on the long straights and then had to get on the brakes to slow it down.
There were about 110,000 people in attendance there, and that was an old-timer sort of historical event. They would do a race of all Ferraris or all Mini-Coopers and had eight heats or so. Justin was there with the LeMans car and a group of Viper owners; 32 cars on the track. They all had mufflers except me, so people always knew where we were on the track. The Vipers kicked my butt on the curves, but we made it up on the straights with the 528; it would just blow by them. After about 20 laps in the car, we had serious brake fade, and we had to begin really prejudging the turn and downshifting the car all the way to Second to slow for them. Since Third gear took us up to 140 mph or so, Fourth was rarely needed.
The guys who drove these cars back then really drove them; this thing will roast you. After a few laps, the temperature in the engine is up; there is no insulation, nothing but a firewall and this huge engine. It is 110 degrees or more in the driver seat. Back then, no cool suits or helmets, and those guys had to fight them, had to turn them, and had to push the brake pedal down with both feet; it's not a friendly car. It's a fun car; it's a safe car; but you never forget it is more of man than you are; the minute you do, you're in trouble.
Chrysler is keeping the car on tour all the time right now; with Dodge's return to the Winston Cup series this year, it will be going all over the country. I will probably make a few laps at Talladega in it this season for exhibition purposes, but we are now focused on getting Richard Petty's No. 43 Charger over to Europe for the '01 Goodwood event. Like most people, I never would have dreamed that I would get a chance to drive the machines that made so much history for NASCAR, and I still have a hard time believing it.


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