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Well, i had quite the eventful weekend. Saturday morning the Corrado and I started on a journey to Ocean City, Maryland to attend H20 International, and meet up with the infamous Matt Youse and Jared Henninger. The trip took about 10 hours from start to finish, and 453 miles according to Google Maps. Surprisingly, the Corrado made a respectable 28mpg on 93 octane gas, not too shabby if you ask me. We had reservations at the glorious Executive Motel that was 1 block from the beach, and right in the center of most of the VW action going on in Ocean City.

Friday night and Sunday afternoon I got to spend some time with my parents and Maggie at their new beach house which is located right near Rehoboth Beach. Too bad I live on the other side of the world now, or i would be spending a heck of a lot more time there…

Saturday was overcast and pretty uneventful, and we had lunch at the Brass Balls Saloon right on the boardwalk, and walked around a bit. The fun began when Jared and I took a short drive to the local Go-Kart track and tore it up on the Slick Track for about 2 hours straight (the “no bumping” rules were a bit of a joke that night…) We finished up the night with dinner at Big Peckers, and some partying at Seacrets.

Sunday was the day of the show, and it did not disappoint… Being my first and last VW/Audi show for the year (compared to the 5 I was at last year) I was very pleased with the turnout, and had a great time with my friends, and met some new people. Check out the photo gallery of all the cars from the show. I also picked up some Kamei eyelids for my Audi, so you will soon be seeing an update on that.

photos: H20 International
photos: Mom & Dad’s Beach House

I finally made my first trip to the Boston Museum of Science, and let me tell you, i highly, HIGHLY recommend it. Beau and Meghan joined me in experiencing the Imax feature Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag and the Butterfly Garden.

I plan on going back in the very near future…

Looks like i was right all along… the Porsche 911 is the greatest performance car known to man (according to myself, and Auto Express magazine). Although I do not own own, nor have i ever driven one, I drool over them on a daily basis, and I aspire to own one someday (a 911 Targa to be precise).

Porsche 911 named best performance car ever by Auto Express

More pictures of the elusive Porsche Panamera have popped up all over the internet, it seems to have taken on the look of the Carrera GT.

Here is a pic of a Porsche 989 concept that was made in the 90’s that was dug up. As you can see many of it’s styling points made it into the modern 911.

Stay tuned for more details.

It looks like my tiny hometown has made it all the way to CNN. 13 Students at Kutztown Area High School have been charged with Computer Trespass, which is a 3rd degree felony in Pennsylvania.

Basically, my former high school decided to participate in the Apple 1 to 1 Learning program, where each student is given a laptop to use in school, and at home. Logically, the laptops are set up in a manner that will limit administrative and internet access to each student, so that questionable content and unwanted programs can not be utilized. Each student also signed a contract agreeing to terms of use of the equipment.

Now, here is where the geniuses in the Kutztown Faculty and Administration follow their typical path to failure. The password to gain administrative rights on each computer was 50trexler, the address of the high school… From what I hear, the password was definitely not ‘top secret’ and does not follow the standards of a strong password. Naturally, the students discovered the password, and used it to its full extent. After being caught downloading music, and viewing ‘questionable content’ 13 of the ~100 students that knew the password are being charged with a 3rd degree felony. People with 3rd degree felonies get denied at universities, lose scholarships, and get turned down at job interviews. Does the school district have any idea that they are ruining these kids lives?!?! The students should be punished, but not faulted for discovering the weakness and stupidity of the Kutztown High School administration.

Support the Kutztown 13 by visiting their site, and buy something from the store.

CNN.com - Harmless hackers or teen criminals? - Aug 9, 2005
CutUsABreak.org

VW issued a press release today with details of the new Golf R32. Unfortunately, the car will only be available to the European market, but that doesn’t mean i can’t drool over the pictures…Mmm, 4Motion, 241 bhp VR6, and 18in. “Zolder” rims. I will just have to wait for the rumored 300hp 3.6l VR6 FSI Golf R36.

As you may or may not know, 2005 is the 25th anniversary of Audi’s famous Quattro all wheel drive system. To commemorate this anniversary, Audi is developing a special edition of the already potent S4, and it will be called the 25quattro S4. Only 250 25quattro S4’s will be made, and special features will include modified exterior trim from Europe’s A4 DTM edition, Premium & Audio packages, Navigation Plus, and 18 in. rims inspired by Audi DTM racecars. I think i am going to save up $65,000 and pick one up.

That’s right, I said it: Jame Carney is a Douche Bag.

On June 10th, 2005, there was an incident during the keirin final at the Lehigh County Velodrome. On the backstraight with half a lap to go, Jame Carney and Ben Barczewski tangled wheels and Barczewski crashed, along with another rider. Jame Carney crossed the line first, followed by Andy Lakatosh. Lakatosh passed Carney, reached over and slapped/grabbed his handlebars causing Carney to Crash. Carney then ran up the track after Lakatosh on the next lap, apparently attempting to grab him, but was unsuccessful. In the infield there was a general mêlée with many people involved in heated arguments and at least one case of physical contact between Marty Nothstein and Jame Carney.

Both Andy Lakatosh and Jame Carney were disqualified for unsportsmanlike behavior.

From that point, there have been many complaints filed, investigations done, and decisions made.

Jame has managed to take his reputation and that of many other cyclists in Trexlertown down a peg by filing complaints against 4 Officials, 2 Riders, 2 Track Personnel, and 1 Coach. I have personally discussed the incident with both parties involved, and reviewed the video of the race, and developed my own conclusion from that. Jame obviously crashed Ben (you don’t see the 18 year old filing any complaints, which shows he is a much bigger man that the 37 year old). Some people may say it was not deliberate, but it is Jame’s style to make an intentional move look innocent. Andy, along with the rest of the pack saw this, but Andy took it personally. While Andy’s actions were valiant and entertaining, they were a bit overboard, and it sparked a huge controversy. Although you don’t see much of what followed the crash, Jame quickly took his shoes off and proceeded up the bank to attempt to pull Andy off his bike, and from what i hear turned into an embarrassing failure. This is where officials and staff step in. For the safety of the riders, both on and off the track, the scuffle needed to end, but one staff member has a bit of a history with Mr. Carney. Marty Nothstein was the first on the scene, and this added to the scuffle.

I understand that Jame felt the need to file complaints against Andy, but he has blown this whole ordeal way out of proportion. Too many people were dragged into this, and it has put a dark cloud over the velodrome in Trexlertown. I have had my issues in the past with Jame (thanks for the broken nose…) and as far as I am concerned, he had this coming to him. I hope he tries to sue me for defamation of character, then i can fit in with everyone else.

Video of the Crash
mcall.com - USA Cycling issues suspensions
usacycling.org - T-town incident results in three suspensions