A recent interest

For whomever (or is it whoever; darn grammar) reads this out there in internet land, here is something that I have an interest in.  Well technically it will be a few, but at the top level it is one. (Don't over think it.)

Auto racing.  More specifically:

1. Red Bull Global Rally Cross
2. FIA World Rally Cross
3. Stadium Super Trucks
4. The Off Road Championship (TORC)
5. Lucas Oil Short Course Trucks
6. The Dakar Rally
7. Formula Drift

Did you think I was going to list NASCAR? (I think you did. Is it because I'm an American?)  Ha ha.  Though honestly I did try watching it a few seasons, and even attended an event in town.  I just couldn't really get in to it.  Not enough jumps and banging around I guess. (They do jumps in Formula Drift?) But not Formula Drift.  They frown upon bashing and jumping.

What got me really started in the above is this guy: Ken Block.  A few r/c companies did some models based on his cars.  I decided to find out more and came across his Gymkhana videos.  From there found out he was in the Red Bull GRC.  And this year he moved from there to the FIA WRX.  The others were started by Traxxas having short course trucks, Robby Gordon, and the LaTrax 1/18 Stadium Super Trucks.  And since Robby Gordon participates in the Dakar, I started trying to catch the highlights on those races.  I got into watching the Formula Drift from Vaughn Gittin Jr and Justin Pawlak.  Two other drivers that have also licensed r/c cars.

Most of the time I have to catch replays on their sites or YouTube.  Red Bull GRC used to play on a TV channel I get, but not this season.  So it's been a little difficult for me to watch those races.  With the FIA WRX, and I can catch the delayed broadcast of their live stream.  Which is awesome that they do this, especially since most of their races are in Europe and happen early in the morning (when I like to continue sleeping).

Last year, I was able to catch the Red Bull GRC here in town.  For the most part it was fun, but could have done without the rain.  Even though it is more fun to watch them race in the rain.  But this season they are coming to town.  And neither are the Stadium Super Trucks.  I was hoping they would.  Oh well, guess I'm stuck trying to catch the full races on the internet.

These races I really enjoy watching.  I'm usually rooting for the above mentioned drivers, along with anyone from Sweden.  (Why Sweden?)  Possibly a heritage thing?  Hmmmm...  And I also root for the women drivers.  We need more women auto racing drivers, especially in the Rally Cross and Drift. Ah heck, we need them in all circuits/genres.  Whatever you call the different types of racing.

Anyways, that's all this time.

Drive safe, and drink responsibly! (Wait.  Where did the drinking come from?)

31 days of Halloween 2016

Wow! I haven't posted here for a long time.  Well I hope to change that, but we'll see how things go.

Staring off with my October 31 days of Halloween movies.  Well it is actually a bit longer as I started last weekend.  My movie choices for the most part are not what you would typically consider Halloween type movies.  If it involves creatures, vampires, werewolves, zombies, or contains something that could be considered a Halloween theme, then it is in my list.  Some of it scary, and some of it funny.  Heck, I guess I could watch Uwe Boll films. Ha ha.  They are scary in their own right.

So far here is what I have watched (and yes, I own copies of these):

1. Blade
2. Blade 2
3. Dylan Dog
4. Ghost Rider
5. Jonah Hex
6. Vampirella
7. Alone in the Dark

Happy Halloweening you trick-or-treaters!

Happy Independence Day 2014

Happy Independence Day, America!  Have fun and be safe!

More 31 days of Halloween

Oct 18: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters unleashed
Oct 19: Syfy's Scarecrow
Oct 20: Resident Evil; Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Oct 21: Resident Evil: Extinction
Oct 23: Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invasion
Oct 24: Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
Oct 27: Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy; Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Oct 28: The Monster Squad
Oct 29: Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
Oct 30: Syfy's Rise of the Zombies
Oct 31: Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost

31 days of Halloween...part 2

Oct 12: Ernest Scared Supid
Oct 13: Resident Evil: Degneration
Oct 14: The Walking Dead/Talking Dead
Oct 15: Resident Evil: Damnation
Oct 16: Toy Story of Terror, Doom

Some old gaming

While cleaning up earlier this week, I decided to get out the old Sega Genesis.  This is the first model Genesis with the built in headphone jack and volume control.  I had bought it brand new in the early 1990's.  Several years ago, I ended up getting the 32x and Sega CD expansions for it.  I got everything connected, and was able to try a few of the games I have.  I wonder if the nephews will want to try it out.

Even though it is only 2 player, I do have 5 controllers.  The 2 gray ones are turbo controllers.  And yes I even have 5 power supplies.  Not sure why as the setup only requires 3 power supplies, one for each system component.

As long as this works I'm not getting rid of it.

SEGA!

31 days of Halloween

I have decided to start up my own little Halloween tradition, other than candy and costumes.  I am going to try to watch a Halloween appropriate movie each day of the month.  Well, the only problem there is I have missed 2 days already.  But I shall continue on.  So far, here is my list:

    Oct 1:  Ghostbusters (the best start for Halloween)
    Oct 2:  Ghostbusters II
    Oct 3:  An American Werewolf in London (My first time watching it)
    Oct 4:  An American Werewolf in Paris
    Oct 5:  Van Helsing
    Oct 6:  Scooby-Doo Cartoons (both TV series and movies)
    Oct 8:  Scooby-Doo 2002 movie
    Oct 9 : The Addams Family
    Oct 11: The Addams Family Values


Not sure what's up next, but I do have a decent collection to choose from.  More movies to come!