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Hey Folks! Another week, another weekly chat, your place for stuff that may not warrant a full thread, or stuff that is just going on right now that you want to share. I am, as ever, on the verge of a nervous breakdown, so that is nice. Currently still waiting on the show Tshirt reprint to arrive, just putting the RR Gathering track applications live today, still behind on my Club RR updating (there is an even longer and more boring explination for this than usual, but I'll get it solved), and on top of that my major major major aim for last week was to get the new layout stuff in a state that was fit for human consumption so I could get it out to testing, so I could fix up the inevitable issues. Which I didn't manage. So this weeks aims: 1) Updated layout Menu styling 2) Mobile layout tidy up (removing big spaces, fixing gaps, adding some 'white space' etc.) 3) Club RR reconciliation (hopefully for the last time and then we're all in the new system and life becomes easy) So that by Friday (when I go on a short holiday to far West Wales), Club people will be up to date and open testing can start on the updated forum layout*. I did however find time to empty a box of random stuff that was blocking one side of my garage over the weekend, so that was a win. All disappeared in to cupboards quite easily, not sure why I didn't do it a year ago...... *The reason this is so urgent to me is that I wish to change advertising providers, but I can't do it until we have one unified layout for mobile and desktop, also the new photo uploading stuff is so much better for making threads on mobile I think it'll make everyones life better. Previous Thread: forum.retro-rides.org/thread/225107/chat-thread-new-wc-19
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And to counteract that massive self-pitying spiel ... have a fun video of a guy learning about lowriders
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Oh an forgot to add Happy Birthday to DarrenW member number 6 of Retro Rides and all round awesome guy
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Oh an forgot to add Happy Birthday to DarrenW member number 6 of Retro Rides and all round awesome guy Thank you! Fifty years old today, blimey... Spent the weekend at Santa Pod for the Summer Nationals, haven't been through all the pics yet but have some Outlaw Anglias All the way from Australia, some beautiful engineering in this, spent ages studying it at the Sportsman Nationals a few weeks ago: Flyin' Fyfer, incredible: And I'm not sure what exactly is in this, sounds like a turbo six and the commentator said it was a Lexus engine, something a bit different! Imagine telling the people that designed and engineered the Pop back in the early 1950s that people would still be doing crazy things with them well in to the next century!
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,841
Club RR Member Number: 174
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Oh an forgot to add Happy Birthday to DarrenW member number 6 of Retro Rides and all round awesome guy Thank you! Fifty years old today, blimey... Spent the weekend at Santa Pod for the Summer Nationals, haven't been through all the pics yet but have some Outlaw Anglias All the way from Australia, some beautiful engineering in this, spent ages studying it at the Sportsman Nationals a few weeks ago: Flyin' Fyfer, incredible: And I'm not sure what exactly is in this, sounds like a turbo six and the commentator said it was a Lexus engine, something a bit different! Imagine telling the people that designed and engineered the Pop back in the early 1950s that people would still be doing crazy things with them well in to the next century! I spent 2 hours today driving round trying to find some new bolts to fix the sheared supercharger drive on the Aussie pop.
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Spent the weekend at Santa Pod too, Happy belated birthday DarrenW! the Aussie Outlaw/ Flying Fyfer side by side run, both in the 6s was something Also Tom got through to 3rd eliminations, so here’s a lupo doing a burnout, because it’s cool
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
Posts: 11,714
Club RR Member Number: 34
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I wanted to sign up for track time but-
1. The link you sent out on fb doesn’t work
2. I wanted to ask what happened if I utterly fail to complete the vehicle In question in time? Is it transferable?
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Rich
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 6,254
Club RR Member Number: 160
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2. I wanted to ask what happened if I utterly fail to complete the vehicle In question in time? Is it transferable? I’m game to see if the body falls off the Dakota if pushed hard enough.. 😂
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What link was that? I just checked www.retroridesevents.com and retroridesevents.com and they both work. Most likely you'll get a refund and one of the other people that have been put on the reserves list will get the spot bstardchild will be able to give you a better read on that.
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
Posts: 11,714
Club RR Member Number: 34
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What link was that? I just checked www.retroridesevents.com and retroridesevents.com and they both work. Most likely you'll get a refund and one of the other people that have been put on the reserves list will get the spot bstardchild will be able to give you a better read on that. Yeah that was the link but it just white screens of you click on it. I’ve tried entering it manually now but it just takes you to the buy tickets and general info page? Can’t see anything about the track time.
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I spent 2 hours today driving round trying to find some new bolts to fix the sheared supercharger drive on the Aussie pop. Small world!
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
Posts: 11,714
Club RR Member Number: 34
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I *think* I’ve applied? I was told I had to log in to find the link, Had to reset my password 4 times as it just gave me an error page every time, then filled in the form but just got a blank screen again, no confirmation?
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Wow don't know what is going on with all that... we've got loads of applications come through. A few people that didn't understand you need to login/create an account to apply for track time because I didn't make it clear on the home page, but no one complaining about white screens and weirdness.
Is this on a mobile?
Got you entry email anyway, so you've definitely applied.
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Also Tom got through to 3rd eliminations, so here’s a lupo doing a burnout, because it’s cool Burnouts and Wheelies... it's what Drag Racing is about. Anyone who disagrees is wrong! Tom is handily placed for the LuProET 2023 trophy to be honest.... strong burnouts, good reaction times and some pretty close-to-dialin runs... He'll get a million bonus points if he does a RWYB pass at Bug Jam with the 'L' Pyramid on the roof as well.
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
Posts: 11,714
Club RR Member Number: 34
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Wow don't know what is going on with all that... we've got loads of applications come through. A few people that didn't understand you need to login/create an account to apply for track time because I didn't make it clear on the home page, but no one complaining about white screens and weirdness. Is this on a mobile? Got you entry email anyway, so you've definitely applied. Ah cool. Yeah it’s on mobile. I didn’t realise you had to sign in but someone else told me so found it after that.
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I'm selling a car with carwow today. I know it's only one up from webuyanycar but I've not had a sniff of interest on ebay, not even a offer to swap it for a ratty sub enclosure and a dangleberry flavoured vape.
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,841
Club RR Member Number: 174
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I spent 2 hours today driving round trying to find some new bolts to fix the sheared supercharger drive on the Aussie pop. Small world! Too small lol. I wish I had the enthusiasm to be enthusiastic about it but it's become a "race on Sunday, hope that Matt & Co can fix my f**k up Monday" chore.
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Too small lol. I wish I had the enthusiasm to be enthusiastic about it but it's become a "race on Sunday, hope that Matt & Co can fix my f**k up Monday" chore. Take it as a compliment
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To be fair that site needs A LOT of love over the off season for usability, mobile, general goodness of it all. Hoping the main RR stuff (here) is done before Gathering, and that will give space to make the events stuff dance a little better.
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braaap
Posted a lot
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I'm selling a car with carwow today. I know it's only one up from webuyanycar but I've not had a sniff of interest on ebay, not even a offer to swap it for a ratty sub enclosure and a dangleberry flavoured vape. I can get these things for You. What car will I get from You? 😉
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