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Woah! This is crazy. I know one of the guys there personally and he kept it all under his hat REALLY well. I didn't see this coming at all. I knew they had backorders stacking up for their control arms but most companies go through that occasionally. Crazy stuff.

Dang! It says the add was deleted by it's author. Was it an MJ tailgate? This is something that had crossed my mind, thought it would be kinda cool for the "game" room.

And this exact thing has helped me many times. It looks great for younger guys who don't have a ton of experience in the work place to show that they have great potential. It seems, the older I get (considering I became an Eagle more than 11 years ago), the let it plays less of a part in the interviewing process, but it's always an extra recognizable achievement. Though that might be more because of the rest of the resume being more prevalent for the specific job as I am making a carrier out of what I do.

That looks really good! Mine was kind of the same way, it seemed like it would be a lot easier than it ended up being (even besides the dozer damage). It certainly felt good the first time we played a game on the field.

Caught me before I could correct the photo. Dang, yer right! It is the XK Commander headlights. I thought for sure they were the KK Liberty headlights but after seeing the Commander pic I can see the difference.

I do belive thats the newest Liberty and not the Commander. I may be wrong though.

Yea, thanks! It was heartbreaking to say the least. Luckily, due to the environment out there, we weren't working with grass, but all the grating and dozing we did on our own we ruined, all the "special" infield dirt was displaced and mixed with hard pack yada yada yada. It all ended up working out well though, everyone who volunteered their time was more than happy to help out even more to get it cleaned back up. The dozers nearly took out the backstop we built too. There were tracks less than a foot away from it. That would have made the whole things even worse, that's for sure. Brandon, what did you do for your Project if you don't mind me asking?

It's actually called a Court of Honor. I never had my Court of Honor for when I received my Eagle but I don't believe gifts are typical. Someone else have any thoughts on this? As for attire, typically it is a tie occasion, but I've been to some on both sides of the spectrum.

Congrats!!! I'm a second gen Eagle myself. I had a bit of a tough time finishing mine up. I plowed through everything up to Life a little after my 16th birthday but somewhere in there I moved to the Las Vegas area with my parents and it went kind of down hill from there. The Troop I was with in Southern California was incredible. Tons of events (camping or hiking once a month at least) and awesome support from the families involved. The Troop in Vegas was a little worse for wear. Went camping or hiking once or twice a year at most. Not many parents involved. My parents and I tried desperately hard to pick things up and boost attendance to no avail. The Scout Master and his group even asked my parents to leave them alone at one point! They were trying to help and give ideas for the Troop to make money on fundraisers and going to events and such but they wanted no part in it. I was SPL 2 or 3 times in 2 years because no one else would do it. I got to the point were I was barely interested in scouting anymore. My parents were an awesome support for me and I finally got my butt in gear and got my Eagle barely before my 18th bday. Actually, IRC it was a little after because of a massive delay in my project. The project was building a soft ball field on the property behind the Church we went to. There was construction going on near the property and some massive bull dozers drove right through the middle of the field, forcing us to nearly start over. It was obvious that they shouldn't have been driving there but they did anyways. Anyhow, it got done and was great! Congrats again, it's a huge accomplishment!

My Uncle is a Bootmaker/repairman. He can do just about anything. He's in Arizona though, but maybe you guys can work something out? Here is a link to his website. Let him know that Jake Headlee referred you. http://leatherimages.com/

Those are awesome! Good find!!!

I remember that being a major concern when the iPhones first came out. That they were so much like a computer that they didn't work well as phones. I can never have a regular phone again. Smart phones have changed my life. Stupid technology! I am even posting this from my phone and it's faster than my work computer! Though that isn't saying much...

I almost got the 3GS a little while ago, because I agree, the 4 doesn't do much more than the 3GS. But I decided to hold out, since the 4 was so close to coming out. The battery is the biggest improvement, and good lord is it fast. Ten fold faster than my wifes 3g (she's VERY jealous, like I was when she originally got hers awhile ago!) and IMO still fast enough over the 3GS to make it worth while. The forward facing camera is kinda fun, my daughter loves it because she can watch herself on it while I take a picture of her. Beyond that, it's basically the same. THough I do like the way it looks over the older style.

It seems you know quite a bit more about the non-profit system than I, all I can draw from is my experiance with FAST-Aid and what I have seen them do for off road racing. Each person who wants to help can make their decisions based off of what they know and what they learn. I just wanted to share one of the ways they can do that. Multiple people have set up donation funds for specific people that were affected by this accident and I didn't feel comfortable giving to only one person, not knowing how that money would be used. I don't have much to give and preffered to give it to a group I know would spread it out. I was thinking about ways that the race organizations may be able to make these races safer for spectators. Due to the scale of the events, typically there is no 1 single entrance to funnel everyone through and give them literature or make them sign something. It would be nearly impossible to fence off the entire course so really all they can do is fence off the popular and "extreme" areas. I think that people will still go past the fences to get close to the action, but at least then it will be painfully obvious that they are not supposed to be there. Any thoughts or ideas on other ways they could make it safer without turning it into a short course race like CORR or Lucas Oil Series?

Ah ha there it is. It's now called "alpine crawler". Thanks!

I absolutely love my iPhone 4. I've had it a little over a month now. It's my first Apple product. I can't stand their computers (not sure why) but love the phones. I am bummed! I can't find the mountain crawler game!

It seems I didn't address all of your comments in my post, I guess I went on a bigger tangent than I thought. :doh: Though you've no real reason to believe me (since you really don't know me from Adam), I can say that the money will for sure go to the victims and family of the victims of the accident. I can say this because of my previous knowledge and experiance of FAST-Aid. They will not help a driver's rebuild of his vehicle, only to help them with what they and their family needs to survive. The same will go for the victims and their families. MDR has it's own insurance policy that it will have to use. How does the Red Cross know who needs help? How does any other non-profit public service organization know who needs help? They do the research, talk to the right people and get the facts. I am not apart of their organization so I do not know the exacts on how they determine who gets what but I know they do a fair job of it. I want to make sure that you know that I am in no way discrediting you or what you believe, merely stating what I know and what I believe. The greatest thing about this Country is that we can be our own person and speak freely with all that we are.

I can understand your concerns regarding FAST-Aid and if I didn't know about them prior to this accident it's possible I would feel the same way. That is not the case here, they have been around for awhile and have done a wonderful job for the off road racing community. We live in this wonderful Country, we are allowed to think for ourselves so I don't expect to change your minds. I only wanted to make sure people knew there was a place to go should they want to help. There are many other places and ways that people can help as well, I merely posted the one I chose. While I agree that the sanctioning body of the race must take some responsibility for the accident, I don't believe they are to blame. The spectators must take some as well. People don't go and stand right next to the highways and freeways trying to touch cars and get close to the action and they should have the common sense to not do the same at any racing event. We go to these races for the excitement of the trucks and buggies that are competing. It's all to easy to covet these incredible machines because they are so awe inspiring and incredible. People need to remember that the things that draw us towards these vehicles and spark the excitement can also turn deadly. As with any extreme sport, they dance along a very fine line and things can go bad, quickly. I am in no way saying that MDR doesn't need to step up pre-cautionary measures to assist in preventing this but in the end, the spectators do what they want. People jump fences all the time, riots happen all the time despite a security presence, things go wrong. I believe the biggest thing that will help this not happen again is awareness. Awareness for the sanctioning bodies of the races, awareness to the drivers and pit crews as well as awareness for the thousands of spectators that go to these events. On a small tangent, it was mentioned that BLM put in the 15mph rule and the amount of spectators at the event. The race wouldn't be much of a race if they dropped to 15mph every time there was a group of people nearby, people spread out all over the place on these courses. I believe this is just a cop-out on BLMs part. It seems technically the driver's and MDR did not comply, though I have not read the permit so I don't know the exacts on this rule, so the government did it's thing and got the blame off of itself. As far as the amount of spectators, there is no way to know how many people will be at any given event. I've been to races that in previous years, it was absolutely massive. But the next...you could hear the crickets chirping a mile away. One must remember that this is open desert. Goverment BLM land that is open to every red blooded American (and then some!) that wishes to be there what ever the reason is. It's not short course racing like CORR and the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series that can be fenced off and everyone can sit in bandstands to watch after paying to get in. It's a different animal and needs to be treated differently.

Eagle, you are absolutely right on the mission statement but if you go to the California 200 page I believe it says that the fund is going towards victims as well. -- edit I just double checked and if you put in a note that you want the funds to go towards the California 200 tragedy, it will

If anyone would like to help the folks out that have been affected by this horrible tragedy, you can go here http://www.fast-aid.org/ to make a donation.

I was at this race. My buddies and I were a mile or two away from it when it happened. I've been going to races like this for more than 8 years, and never have I seen anything like this. Luckily for my friends and I we didn't see the accident or worse be apart of it but it has still changed me. I was talking with my wife later that night (who was at home with our 6 month old daughter) and she mentioned that we have stood very close to the course before and that it was stupid. I agreed but added that we don't just stand any where. I am EXTREMELY careful about where we stand. My daughter has not been with us at a race yet, but you can be d*mn sure that when she does, she will be no where near the course at all. I've done a lot of pitting for these types of vehicles and have learned that you never ever ever stand anywhere near the course after a jump, anywhere near a turn (let alone the OUTSIDE of a turn) or in really fast sections. Granted anything can happen, even in the "safest" spot but there is still some common sense that needs to be taught/learned. Come to find out, another buddy of mine was out there at the race as well and I didn't know it. He and I talked Sunday night. He said earlier in the day he was literally parked where the truck came to a final rest and quickly moved aways away from it because it wasn't a safe spot to watch the race from. This is a horrible tragedy that will change Off Road racing forever, hopefully only for the good.

I dunno, I think if it had a short box and was lifted up a little it wouldn't look half bad. Also wouldn't look half good, but you know what I mean.

Comanche County - They are Boze wheels. I got them from a guy who had them on his ranger. Originally they were a very blingy Chrome but the previous owner had scuffed them up and painted them black. I didn't like the black so I painted the silver. Not bad for getting 4 nearly perfect wheels and 1 with a ding (that I fixed) on the edge for $200! kastein - No, the blower wasn't on. Had 2/60 air going! I guess it's more 2.5/60 air with the back slider open...

hornbrod - Good catch! I read it over 3 times any didn't catch that. All I know is that it started somewhere need the middle of the dash. Well I should say I first saw flames near the middle of the dash basically right next to my right shin when it's on the accelerator pedal. I will definitely pass along what I find out as I dig through it.

Sir Sam - Tell the folks over at Jeepin.com thank you.