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Subaru WRX Based Mid-Engine Factory Five Racing

Mar 4

Posted by Noel Adams in Uncategorized | No Comments

I'm so excited to see this happening and can't wait for the finished product. more info can be found on their site here. The subaru WRX turbo charged platform is one of my favorites and owning several subaru's i'm always ready to see what they can do with it :)  Way to go Factory Five!

Preview:

New 2nd Generation Type 65 Coupe

We've revised our Type 65 Coupe for the first time in 10 years.  The changes we made are designed to make the car easier to build, perform better, and with higher quality parts.  Production begins shortly and we will be shipping the new version Coupe in March.  Here is a summary of the changes.

again more info here

 

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Fairway Subaru Car Show/Swap Meet April 23rd

Jan 21

Posted by Noel Adams in Automotive | 1 Comment

Pictures of this event can be found here: http://speed-society.com/gallery/index.php/AutoMeetsandShows/Fairway-Subaru-Car-Show-4-2011

 

Pictures of Previous Meets: http://speed-society.com/gallery/ind…baru-Car-Meets

For more information you can visit my site: www.noelflash.com or www.speed-society.com

For complete vendor list please visit: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2121221

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New Automotive Enthusiast Forum

Jan 18

Posted by Noel Adams in Automotive | No Comments

After several years of it being down I have taken over ownership and have restarted the site.  Since it has been a while we have to start over with users and stuff but I'm constantly working on stuff for the site and new content.

Here is the
Blog: www.speed-society.com/blog
Forum: www.speed-society.com/forum

 

 

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BBS Wheel Company files Bankruptcy Again!

Jan 11

Posted by Noel Adams in Automotive | 2 Comments

Source – http://www.speed-society.com/blog/bbs-wheel-company-files-bankruptcy-again
“World-famous producer of wheels BBS is filing for bankruptcy, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung’s FAZ.net website. This brand has been seen on Volkswagens to F1 racers but apparently, it has been in some financial troubles. Actually, the German wheel manufacturer filed for bankruptcy on December 30, surprising its employees and its corporate partner IG Metall, whose CEO told FAZ right before Christmas that he planned a multi-million dollar investment in the firm.
A court spokesman made the announcement of the bankruptcy filing. Attorney Thomas Oberle has been appointed as a liquidator for the company. The company didn’t give specific reasons for this decision. It has also not revealed what it plans for the 436 employees working for BBS and IG Metall.
In 2007, the company filed for bankruptcy and since then, it has faced financial difficulties. What’s definite is that BBS will sell the production facilities at Herbolzheim, which has about 150 workers, to the Swiss bike manufacturer Ronal AG. Once this sale is completed, BBS would reportedly withdraw from the mass market, which makes up 65% of its total sales.”

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Track Day – Carolina Motorsports Park – Kershaw, SC

Dec 27

Posted by Noel Adams in Automotive | No Comments

Registration is now open for our next PDX and Time Trial event:

February 26-27, 2011
Carolina Motorsports Park – Kershaw, SC
Register: http://www.scsportscar.com/cmp

PDX stands for "Performance Driving Experience," and it's the easiest way to get on a race track in your own car.  It's not a race, but an educational event where an experienced instructor rides in your passenger seat to teach you how to handle your car at speed on the 2.3-mile, 14 turn road course of Carolina Motorsports Park.

The only required safety equipment (except for some convertibles, contact us for details) is a helmet, long sleeves, long pants and closed toe shoes.  If your car can pass a basic safety inspection (much like an autocross inspection), you can drive it in a PDX!

If you're interested in giving this as a gift, please contact membership@scsportscar.com to find out how you can purchase a gift code!

Online Registration: http://www.scsportscar.com/cmp

Supplemental Regulations: http://www.scsportscar.com/cmp/20110226-supp-regs.pdf

Event Schedule: http://www.scsportscar.com/cmp/20110226-schedule.pdf

PDX Driver's Info Packet: http://www.scsportscar.com/cmp/20110226-pdx-packet.pdf

Questions?  Please contact the South Carolina Region SCCA Time Trial Director, Joe Oliveira at joe@scsportscar.com or call the region office at 803-386-7727.

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Ubuntu vs. Windows

Dec 25

Posted by Noel Adams in Software Reviews | 1 Comment

Well my background is purely Microsoft related with all my certifcations and pc usage at work/home.  I have off and on played with linux distros and have found that the latest versions of Ubuntu 10.10 is really nice from a technical standpoint.  I have had issues with drivers and stuff on various machines that I have owned and but this one so far is the best with including alot of device drivers out of the box!!!!  I now run a dual boot on my windows machine and my other computer is ubuntu only.

Now you can download a cd image and burn it yourself (For Free) or order a cd from them, it will even let you install ubuntu inside of windows if you want to try.  If you don’t like you can go to Add/Remove programs and simply uninstall.

http://www.ubuntu.com/

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JibJab So Long 2010

Dec 25

Posted by Noel Adams in All Other Stuff | No Comments

I love this video lol, they always produce the best stuff!!!!  Make sure to hop over to JibJab.com and look at some of their ecard and stuff you can purchase and send.  They also have some freebie stuff on there too :)

 

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Wheels of Yesteryear Myrtle Beach, SC Review

Sep 25

Posted by Noel Adams in Automotive | No Comments

If you are ever in the Myrtle Beach, SC area and love cars then you need to stop by Wheels of Yesteryear which is located near 501 next to tanger outlets.  You can view their Website by going to http://www.wheelsofyesteryearmb.com/ All I can say is this place was wonderful and I would highly recommend it to anyone….. The owner was very knowledgeable and owns all but a few cars in the show room, you will not be disappointed by any means. Mr. Paul Cummings knows his stuff and will answer any questions, open any hoods (with exception of a few) and is a great person to talk cars with!

More Photos Click here

Here are some highlights:

 

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Facebook dislike button BEWARE

Aug 18

Posted by Noel Adams in Technology | No Comments

Chances are you're on facebook and always wanted a dislike button but the problem is there are several "dislike" addons for facebook that steal your data, if you have this addon report it to facebook!!!!!  Facebook has said they have it in the plans to come up with their own dislike but not anytime soon.

Link to the local news article: http://www.wyff4.com/news/24664343/detail.html

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Subaru Drive Performance – Friend got his Forester in.

Aug 3

Posted by Noel Adams in Automotive | No Comments

Glad to see its in the current issue of Subaru Drive :)

 

FORESTER MUDDER

This is my fourth Subaru since 1994. Each car has been different in its own way, from the high-mileage 1990 Legacy that just wouldn’t stop going to the high-horsepower and sporty 2006 WRX STi.

http://www.driveperformance.subaru.com/version7_2/reverse.asp#forester

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