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You're the fourth person who asked me to wait for the 50D . My bro has the D300. I'm going to hijack that for this weekend to see how that one shoot. It should fall between the 40 & 50D and should be a good comparison.

Some guys go ball out on these canyons. You see at least 2-3 riders helicoptered to a hospital every weekend. There is at least one fatality a month in the canyons around LA. This is what it's like every weekend if the sun is out. I got here sort of late, in the early afternoon. By then most of the sport bike riders are gone and all the cruisers on Harley Davidsons are out. I'm going back this Satuday & Sunday morning to catch the sport bike guys in action. Should be interesting.

Anyone here shoots with a Nikon D300? I'm getting mixed signals from people when I have them compare the D300 to 40D. While I agree the Nikon has a higher megapixel rate but how is it for actions shots?

I've been shooting with the Nikon for couple of weeks now. For action shots, it's not as good as the 40D. So far I'm disappointed in the Nikon's performance. I'm going to play with it a little more and see if I can get it to focus better on the subject that I'm shooting. Out of the 800 or so shots today, I could only salvage about 200.

I was out shooting few pictures of some bikes in action. Couple of car shots there as well. Link below for all the pictures. Enjoy... http://s228.photobucket.com/albums/ee38/Ma...ibu%2009-21-08/ More of the Ferrari shots on page 5

Pretty good. 10 types to avoid. Problem is that this little equation write off about 90% out there. No matter which way you look at it, us guys are screwd! 10. The woman who is obsessed with getting married You know the type. Desperate to be married...jerks are ok so long as they are marriage material. She's the woman who had her whole life laid out like clockwork and with a timeline to give her the perfect life, only to find she hasn't met the perfect man and her biological clock is counting down in seconds. You know she's going to suddenly discover as soon as she's married and gotten the two kids that you are a stinker...but now, you're going to have to deal with her the rest of your life. She's so scary that any man in his right mind would run away....so run. 9. The woman who is always looking for a fight You will be able to tell if your woman is this type if everything with her is a battle. Anything that is said by anyone will be quickly taken out of context to become some sort of insult or some reason to wage war against the world. She will make you an angry and bitter person too as there will be nothing but misery with her. Avoid her like you would a shrieking alarm. 8. The woman who needs to be handled with kid gloves Everything in life hurts this type of woman. You feel like she should be wrapped up in bubble wrap so she doesn't break. The tiniest criticism, the most innocent of comments will have her dripping in tears and big sad dog eyes. Before you know it, you will be spending your whole life apologizing, saying sorry for all the things you did, didn't do and for the mere fact that you came into her life. It's easier if you just get out of her life, as if she doesn't commit suicide because you leave her, she will sure threaten suicide because of something your did when you stayed. Avoid her like you would moldy bread. 7. The woman who really needs to cover up I understand there are many women out there that still feel as young on the inside as they did when they were teenagers, but there does come a time when they need to stop dressing like they have the body of a lovely young lady. To me, almost nothing is as gross as looking at the jiggling flesh of aging skin put out for display by a woman as if they are at the prime of youth (other than the behavior of leering men too old for them I am told by my wife - guess which doll is inspired by her). If you are involved with a woman who shows a bit too much, she has issues that are not going to get smaller with the decay of time so issue her a kiss off letter and vamoose. 6. The woman who is a constant drag God, there a million of these types of women aren't there? You know the type? Everything around them is a total drag. There is always something that could go wrong and she can never be happy, no matter what you do. You could have won the lottery but with her worrying and kvetching, it will soon feel like it was the worst thing that ever happened to you. This type of woman will slowly seep the will to live out of you, so stay away. Avoid her like you would an old used shoe. 5. The woman who can't shut up I get attracted to women who can carry a conversation and has a good sense of humor. But there is a fine line between being a good talker and talking too good. Avoid the wise-cracking woman who always has to make a comment about everything. If you don't watch out, you'll wake up one morning to find yourself next to your nightmare version of Rosie O'Donnell. 4. The woman who takes and takes and takes I've known only a few women like this because I don't have the money to attract more of them. These are the women that are lovely on the outside, but really inside are a bunch of money hungry takers who are just with you for your wallet. Your woman usually looks likes this when you first meet her and then you slowly realize it's all a cunning shell designed to lure you to her like a sirens' call. Watch yourself as the types of ladies will just suck you and your wallet dry and leave you emasculated. Avoid them like you would avoid a mosquito nest. 3. The woman who has nothing to say There are woman who talk constantly and say nothing. This type of women can go on and on about what her friend told her other friend about the shoes she bought on sale, but were really not on sale as her other friend found them cheaper at another store and on and on. These are the women you just what to yell "Shut the F#### Up" on a daily basis but don't say anything to as they will then spend the next hour grilling you as to why you aren't happy today. ARRRRRRGH!!! 2. The woman who is one big freak show This is the woman who will quickly drive you to your untimely death by having a stroke induced by frustration. She can't make a decision about anything and doesn't know whether she is going forwards or backwards. Too wracked by anxiety about making the wrong decision, she drives you up the wall as you sit there patiently as she for the millionth time tries to figure out what to do, where to go, what to eat and what to wear. 1. The woman who is all out evil These women are rare but the most scary and destructive to be involved with. They usually come in very normal packages, but as the layers of normality peel off with familiarity, you one day discern that your woman is just plain evil. Get away if it's not too late....but make sure she can't track you down, because she's the type of person to find you and send you to prison on some false charges to become Bubba's pet dog.

Nice numbers but as soon as about 200MPH comes in, it's game over for the scooter.... Sunny day and a dry road would help too and that's not the Bugatti driver thinking

If you have no luck in anyone being able to help, you can always go to a JDM auction. Unfortunately it's in Japanese so you'll need someone who can translate it for you. Here is a link with search function for WRX and see if they have the part that you're looking for. If you find it, point the part out to me and I'll pick it up for you while I'm there next week and throw it in the mail for you. Good luck. http://search1.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/sea...=0jp&acc=jp

Interesting concept http://carrunswithwater.com/default.htm

The conversion can be done but it's complicated to do it properly. I have converted two supras to manual transmission but it was a PITA. If you decide to go through with the conversion, you will need all the little pieces that is needed for a proper conversion. Major parts are the obvious transmission, ECU, all the clutch links, tubes, cables [depending on how the clutch is actuated]. You will also need a new brake pedal as the auto pedal is usually wider than the one that is on a manual transmission and will not fit with a clutch pedal next to it. Although, on paper, the conversion looks simple, there is a lot of little parts that you will need to properly do the job. If you must do this conversion, my recommendation is to find a wrecked van with the manual transmission and take all the parts out of it and transplant it to your vehicle. Expect for a long and costly process though and your resale value may not benefit from it. If your worry is that your auto trans reliability, keep this in mind. The biggest killer of an auto trans is heat. Especially for vehicles driven in SL as it's a lot of low speed stop and go traffic. The biggest and most cost effective preventative measure you can do to a automatic vehicle is to install a good trans oil cooler. If you keep the oil with in it's proper operating temperature the trans will be just fine and will last you a long time.

Oh dear. This is indeed sad and unfortunate news. RIP

Thanks all. I'll pass on your compliments to the photographer.

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The question that hasn't been answered here is how this guy going to give birth. Is the baby going to come out of his poop hole or will it just drop into his nut sack. If god intended for us men to have babies, the human race would've been extinct long ago.

Those motards are super fast on the corners. My bike is faster on the straights but when the corners come they catch up to you quick. This track is in Las Vegas, NV. It was an excellent day with the exception of the weather. It was in the 110 deg. range. Way to hot to run around with a leather suit, boots and gloves on. On one of the side shots you can see engine coolant overflowing due to heat. Tires got greasy with in about 5 laps and I had to pull in and let them cool. Fun time none the less.

I Was out doing some laps around a local race track past weekend. Had a chance to test out an onboard camera. The sound is terrible but the picture is not bad. Short clip here. Pahrump 06/14/08

More testosterone than all of us combined.

LMP 1 probably going to be taken by Audi again. That team is very competitive and has a well sorted out car and seasoned team. Although it would be nice to see another team take it. You're probably right on GT1. The new C6-R is a monster. Very competitive car and the driver line-up is good. As for GT-2, Porsche going to kill that. I'm pretty sure they'll take the top 3. Porsche has an advantage here because of the number of cars entered in that class. While it would be nice to see Ferrari's place well but I doubt they have what it takes to top Porsche. Lexus is entering this year with the new LFA. I like to see them place well. I don't think they have any chance of wining but a top 10, in their class, would be nice. I know there are couple of other sites that stream the race live. I need to check and see if I can find it. Will post the link when/if I do.

Enjoy Low bandwidth http://adac.24h-rennen.de/live/live-streaming.html High bandwidth http://adac.24h-rennen.de/live/live-streaming-premium.html

Pull a wheelie right in front of the police http://break.com/index/wheelie-in-front-of-cop-goes-bad.html

Was out burning up some rubber for fun... 350Z supercharged with little over 400 to the ground. Went through an entire set of new rear tires down to the cord and had a blast doing it.

I'll be the black sheep and pick the IS-F BMW is the best performer, no question but lack the reliability if you beat it daily. Audi the same. Merc. is nice and probably better than the BMW and the Audi in reliability but it's a heavy pig. The IS, though missing some of the BMWs overall performance, is the best well rounded and most reliable out of the bunch. Styling on the IS is ass ugly though compared to the competition.

It was a controversial win though. Helio was told that she's a lap down and to let her go by. By the time they realized it, too late.

Nope, you don't have to. It won't harm anything.