https://davesnothere.co/2019/01/31/im-not-dead/2019-01-31T22:07:13+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2017/04/08/getting-things-together/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_6728_1200x800.jpgIMG_6728_1200x8002017-04-08T12:27:49+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/08/21/busy-car-weekend/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1607_1200x800.jpgIMG_1607_1200x800So much detail. I wonder if cars will ever have this level of detail in their design again.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7956.jpgIMG_7956There was a Lincoln truck in the shop with a crazy amount of detailed metalwork.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_4977.jpgIMG_4977I love the look of the customs being built these days.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_4310.jpgIMG_4310We took this photo because I like the switch box up near the ceiling. I've been frustrated with the electronics in the Miata lately and like the idea of a simple box like this to control all the essential functions.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2884.jpgIMG_2884Yes! This jet-powered dragster was fired up. The police were kind enough to block traffic for a minute while the fog of smoke that was created rolled away.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1395.jpgIMG_1395It kind of has a steampunk vibe.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1509_1200x800.jpgIMG_1509_1200x800There was a driving program at the small track to help teens learn the limits of the cars they're learning to drive.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1504_edit_1200x800.jpgIMG_1504_edit_1200x800The classic whale tail Porsche.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1503_1200x800.jpgIMG_1503_1200x800Here's a one-owner Mustang. It had some work done to make it a little more suitable on the track.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1501_1200x800.jpgIMG_1501_1200x800The factory gauges weren't working right, so the owner installed some digital ones to monitor vehicle and engine speed.2017-02-06T02:26:42+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/08/30/first-track-experience/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2474_1200x800.jpgIMG_2474_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2473_1200x800.jpgIMG_2473_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2444_1200x800.jpgIMG_2444_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2435_1200x800.jpgIMG_2435_1200x800I still had difficulty placing myself for the turn 2 at the end of the night. I sometimes caught myself just hugging the inside of the turn.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2433_1200x800.jpgIMG_2433_1200x800The sun came out a bit at the end of the track night.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2400_1200x800.jpgIMG_2400_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2398_1200x800.jpgIMG_2398_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2388_1200x800.jpgIMG_2388_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2358_1200x800.jpgIMG_2358_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2357_1200x800.jpgIMG_2357_1200x800The owner is a friendly guy who competes in some hill climb events up near the Sleeping Bear Dunes.2017-02-06T02:22:18+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2017/01/03/happy-new-year/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_6263_blog.jpgimg_6263_blog2017-01-03T03:44:37+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/about/2016-12-27T03:02:20+00:00weekly0.6https://davesnothere.co/2016/12/26/ducktail-run/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3259_1200x800.jpgimg_3259_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3244_1200x800.jpgimg_3244_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3309_1200x800.jpgimg_3309_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3308_1200x800.jpgimg_3308_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3302_1200x800.jpgimg_3302_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3300_1200x800.jpgimg_3300_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3297_1200x800.jpgimg_3297_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3283_1200x800.jpgimg_3283_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3268_1200x800.jpgimg_3268_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3266_1200x800.jpgimg_3266_1200x8002016-12-29T04:30:32+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/11/01/the-end-of-a-season/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6039.jpgimg_60392016-11-01T01:47:22+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/10/29/drift-day-at-baer-field/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3149_1200x800.jpgimg_3149_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3121_1200x800.jpgimg_3121_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3112_1200x800.jpgimg_3112_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3086_1200x800.jpgimg_3086_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3067_1200x800.jpgimg_3067_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3062_1200x800.jpgimg_3062_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3061_1200x800.jpgimg_3061_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3052_1200x800.jpgimg_3052_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3034_1200x800.jpgimg_3034_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3018_1200x800.jpgimg_3018_1200x8002016-10-29T16:02:45+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/06/24/gridlife-midwest-part-i/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_96081.jpgIMG_9608This diffuser is serious business. Really, the whole car is serious business.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9670.jpgIMG_9670This is probably the cleanest track car that was out there.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9665.jpgIMG_9665Drift damage. In all reality, this is just a flesh wound. There were several bumpers lost by other cars over the course of the weekend.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9658.jpgIMG_9658Another S15, but with a Toyota 2JZ turbo motor on the hood. I like the purple valve cover inside a black engine bay.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9655.jpgIMG_9655This is one of my favorite cars out on the track. I've seen it before, but the mega front splitter is a new addition.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9651.jpgIMG_9651If there was a hood for the Miata with this design, I would search the world to find it.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9649.jpgIMG_9649The Proceed drift team has the coolest drift cars. They're all quality builds with graphics that look straight out of Japan. I'm wondering where the Lexus Aristo/GS and Toyota Cressida are.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9645.jpgIMG_9645This tire swap station was in full operation for the drifters out there.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9642.jpgIMG_9642Inside Rob "Chairslayer" Parsons's drift S14.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9640.jpgIMG_96402016-10-18T00:53:40+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/10/16/life-has-been-busy/2016-10-16T02:18:16+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/09/23/heres-a-video-while-i-make-another-post/2016-09-23T01:19:44+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/09/17/scca-open-track/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2492_resized.jpgimg_2492_resizedhttps://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2489_resized.jpgimg_2489_resizedhttps://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2486_resized.jpgimg_2486_resizedhttps://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2478_resized.jpgimg_2478_resizedhttps://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2471_resized.jpgimg_2471_resizedhttps://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2644_1200x800_2.jpgimg_2644_1200x800_2https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2651_1200x800.jpgimg_2651_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2648_1200x800.jpgimg_2648_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2645_1200x800.jpgimg_2645_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2635_1200x800.jpgimg_2635_1200x8002016-09-17T17:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/09/03/backlog-interior-part-i/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5019_1200x8001.jpgIMG_5019_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5146_1200x800.jpgIMG_5146_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5144_1200x800.jpgIMG_5144_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5140_1200x800.jpgIMG_5140_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5131_1200x800.jpgIMG_5131_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5120_1200x800.jpgIMG_5120_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5119_1200x800.jpgIMG_5119_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5039_1200x800.jpgIMG_5039_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5038_1200x800.jpgIMG_5038_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5022_1200x800.jpgIMG_5022_1200x8002016-09-03T15:44:11+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/07/04/501/2016-07-31T23:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/07/15/the-new-radiator/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4657.jpgIMG_4657https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4651.jpgIMG_4651https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4649.jpgIMG_4649https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4648.jpgIMG_4648https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4640.jpgIMG_46402016-07-31T12:31:08+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/07/26/improved-steering/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4970_1200x800.jpgIMG_4970_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4965_1200x800.jpgIMG_4965_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4963_1200x800.jpgIMG_4963_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4802_1200x800.jpgIMG_4802_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4801_1200x800.jpgIMG_4801_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4800_1200x800.jpgIMG_4800_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4795_1200x800.jpgIMG_4795_1200x800https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4794_1200x800.jpgIMG_4794_1200x8002016-07-31T12:30:26+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/07/31/i-pretend-my-car-has-a-turbo/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4793_adjust.jpgIMG_4793_adjusthttps://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4817.jpgIMG_4817https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4816.jpgIMG_4816https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4811.jpgIMG_4811https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4810.jpgIMG_4810https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4808.jpgIMG_4808https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4807.jpgIMG_4807https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4792_adjust.jpgIMG_4792_adjust2016-07-31T12:29:50+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/07/09/offset-kings/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1473.jpgIMG_1473https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1242.jpgIMG_1242https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1241.jpgIMG_1241https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1240.jpgIMG_1240https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1239.jpgIMG_1239https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1223.jpgIMG_1223https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1212.jpgIMG_1212https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1211.jpgIMG_1211One of the coolest Miata's on the track. This guy let me sit in his aftermarket seat last year to try it out.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1187.jpgIMG_1187The radiator fan behind the driver is a cheap way to keep the cabin cool.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1170.jpgIMG_11702016-07-09T14:20:47+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/07/01/catching-up/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4220.jpgIMG_4220https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_2805.jpgIMG_2805https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_2798.jpgIMG_2798https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1855.jpgIMG_18552016-07-02T12:30:25+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/05/15/the-conversion/2016-06-26T11:50:22+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/06/25/gridlife-midwest-part-ii/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9996.jpgIMG_9996Risky Devilhttps://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9957.jpgIMG_9957https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9949.jpgIMG_9949I've never seen such a large drift car. I think it's powered by a 5.6L Nissan V8.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9937.jpgIMG_9937I'll admit that I've never been a fan of domestic drift cars, but this guy knew how to do it. That angle is so much, the rear might be entering the turn ahead of the front.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9886.jpgIMG_9886Hardly anybody in the US sticks with the rotary in their RX7 drift car. This one is powered by a 2JZ.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9876.jpgIMG_9876Here's one powered by a turbo LS motor.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9512.jpgIMG_9512Chairslayerhttps://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9472.jpgIMG_9472https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9471.jpgIMG_9471Ryan Tuerck flying sideways through a light fog of tire smoke. There were a few times that cars would have to slow down after the one leading left so much tire smoke, there was no visibility.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_9470.jpgIMG_9470The Corvolla. I'm not crazy about LS swaps in every rear drive import you see, but I have to admit that a Corvette engine in a Corolla from the 80's makes for a pretty good power to weight ratio.2016-06-25T02:25:27+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/06/23/finally/2016-06-23T15:29:51+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/05/15/car-spotting-in-san-francisco/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6077.jpgIMG_6077We also saw this beautiful Porsche 356, and another in red brown, parked in the same town square.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_8144.jpgIMG_8144One of my favorite wheels, the Volk TE37.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_7958.jpgIMG_7958Here's a Ford Bronco in Sausalito.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_7293.jpgIMG_7293Like most of the West, you see a lot of old VW buses. We saw these hippie-mobiles up on Twin Peaks.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_7258.jpgIMG_7258This is dorky, but we just don't see vans like these in the Midwest. I'd drive one every day.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6932.jpgIMG_6932This seemed to be the only vehicle permanently residing on Alcatraz.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6073.jpgIMG_6073This is the only old Datsun Z car we saw on the trip. It was in the town square in Sonoma.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5884.jpgIMG_5884I don't know if I've ever seen a VW truck on the street before. This guy was excited, honking the horn as he passed by.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5869.jpgIMG_5869Parking options are limited on the steep hills.https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5843.jpgIMG_5843Maybe it's not impossible to navigate the hills in a lowered car.2016-05-15T22:00:32+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/05/09/most-recent-good-picture/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4792.jpgIMG_47922016-05-10T01:55:53+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/04/30/busy-busy-busy/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_8221.jpgIMG_82212016-04-30T13:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/04/30/time-to-get-low/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_0873.jpgIMG_0873https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_0328.jpgIMG_0328https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_0325.jpgIMG_0325https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_0321.jpgIMG_03212016-04-30T12:24:53+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/04/10/timing-belt/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_0130.jpgIMG_0130https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_0076.jpgIMG_0076https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_0057.jpgIMG_00572016-04-10T14:19:05+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/04/03/here-it-is/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/photo0045.jpgPhoto00452016-04-03T02:39:28+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.co/2016/04/03/the-beginning/https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1448.jpgIMG_1448https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1447.jpgIMG_1447https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1445.jpgIMG_1445https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1442.jpgIMG_1442https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1406.jpgIMG_1406https://davesnothere.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_5133.jpgIMG_51332016-04-03T01:25:56+00:00monthlyhttps://davesnothere.codaily1.02019-01-31T22:07:13+00:00