A little mission statement type stuff...

[sperry]

Alright guys... before anything gets out of hand...

This forum (and message board in general) is primarily to facilitate meet planning and to help each other make technical decisions regarding car care and upgrades. While "kill" stories do provide some basis for comparisons as to what helps a make a car faster, they aren't totally reliable due to the tremendous number of variables found on the street, especially the skill of the "other" driver.

Also, people are feeling offended by these stories, and since I personally think excessive driving on the street isn't worth the potential for catastrophy, let's just keep them off the board. As the operator of this board, I feel uncomfortable if there are posts that might instigate someone into driving unsafely. However, I'd love to hear about spotting sweet cars in the area, I just don't care who was faster. Take it to a track and *then* let us know what happened under more controlled conditions.

Please keep in mind that this *is* a forum for friends... most of us know each other personally... please treat each other as you would in person. The anonymity if the internet doesn't exist here.

Also remember, there's a lot of experienced people on this board, instead of arguing with each other, try to learn from other's knowledge. For example, DayOfPain obviously knows something about tuning turbos, since an 11 second WRX is no cheap feat. DKNV has lot's of SCCA (autocross *and* track) experience. AtomicLabMonkey's a Mechanical Engineer with some open wheel training, and knows tons about suspension on solid rear axles.

I don't mind heated discussions, as long as the goal is to come to a conclusion. But I really don't want to have to time-out accounts (and i-club BS like that) because people are simply flaming each other. Remember, it's fine to agree to disagree, and more often than not both sides of an argument are both a little right, and a little wrong.

Let's keep this board among friends, and save the fire-suits for the track. :wink:

[dayofpain]

good call...

very well written.

i love that word... anonymity... love it

[khail19]

Spot on, street racing kills, so keep it on a track. We are all too young to die.

Khail

[BOO]

Dayam i am ready to cry here ... lol.. Seriously though, that was WELL WRITTEN/SAID/TYPED ...It's true .. most of us like street racing movies but when it comes to Everyday scenerios.. we dont want to end up in a wheelchair for the rest of our (young)lives or worse... DEAD!!!...
Maybe this would be a great idea ..... IF and when you have something either bothering you or that you might think will bother others in the Forum.. maybe jot it down on a piece of paper.. and COME next meet.. we can all discuss it and have fun finding out what makes us tick and if we can all put our heads together to try to figure out what has you ticked and where we can improve as a Team..(I am sorry I am including myself in as a Team member, but I do like you guys and want to stay in it as long as I can because EVENTUALLY i do want to purchase a WRX)

[tysonK]

because EVENTUALLY i do want to purchase a WRX)

or even an STi<--(pink)?

[BOO]

@ Pink.. Well.. If it comes with a Really Hot Looking Chic.. I wouldn't mind

[sperry]

Hey BOO, even tho is says "Reno Area Subaru Owners Chat" don't be fooled into thinking you're not part of the group!! Even if you go EVO, you're always welcome here.. the only pre-requisite is enthusiasm towards cars, and you've got plenty!

[Kevin M]

Hey, you need to edit that to say "any of that NASIOC crap"! i-club is a drama-free zone.

[Evo Mike]

i agree... It is all right to own a "fast" car; however, driving capabilities are far more valuable. It's funny the way things work out in life.