Forum Activity for @jeff-gilder

A Look Back

General

While looking for information about a Gallo Wine Sponsorship...for the gentleman who posted earlier about that subject...I found this article from 1987..I think. "Madison Avenue Joins the Races.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1948&dat=19890605&id=s-YjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-9cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2137,4048393

My how things have changed.

updated by @jeff-gilder: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM

Could This Be The future?

General

Now that's clever. We could certainly fuel the D.C. streets with this one, BB.

Could This Be The future?

General

Very interesting What is this? Will it be the next big thing? Tata Motors of India thinks so. What will the Oil Companies do to stop it? It is an auto engine that runs on air. That's right; air not gas or diesel or electric but just the air around us. Take a look. Tata Motors of India has scheduled the Air Car to hit Indian streets by August 2012 The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy N. For Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air to push its engine's pistons and make the car go. The Air Car, called the "Mini CAT" could cost around 365,757 rupees in India or $8,177 US. The Mini CAT which is a simple, light urban car, with a tubular chassis, a body of fiberglass that is glued not welded and powered by compressed air. A Microprocessor is used to control all electrical functions of the car. One tiny radio transmitter sends instructions to the lights, turn signals and every other electrical device on the car. Which are not many. The temperature of the clean air expelled by the exhaust pipe is between 0-15 degrees below zero, which makes it suitable for use by the internal air conditioning system with no need for gases or loss of power. There are no keys, just an access card which can be read by the car from your pocket. According to the designers, it costs less than 50 rupees per 100 KM , that's about a tenth the cost of a car running on gas. It's mileage is about double that of the most advanced electric car, a factor which makes it a perfect choice for city motorists. The car has a top speed of 105 KM per hour or 60 mph and would have a range of around 300 km or 185 miles between refuels. Refilling the car will take place at adapted gas stations with special air compressors. A fill up will only take two to three minutes and costs approximately 100 rupees and the car will be ready to go another 300 kilometers. This car can also be filled at home with it's on board compressor. It will take 3-4 hours to refill the tank, but it can be done while you sleep. Because there is no combustion engine, changing the 1 liter of vegetable oil is only necessary every 50,000 KM or 30,000 miles. Due to its simplicity, there is very little maintenance to be done on this car. This Air Car almost sounds too good to be true. We'll see in August. 2012

updated by @jeff-gilder: 08/08/18 12:04:30AM

IF YOU'RE WILLING TO HELP, LET ME KNOW

General

LOVE< Love, love the package sponsorship idea, Dave. Fits very nicely in today's NASCAR. For example...in the case of the most recent Busch outburst (Kurt vs Dr Punch), Dial Soap might fit.

As for those involving finger gestures....a jeweler might be interested. And if an incident involves athletic ability...the throwing of a wrench...or even better, rasltin in the pits...we could go after Golds Gym...or some of those guys.

For those that involve on-track dumps....Charmin, or Cottonelle would be great.

1950's Car Test

General

I scored 77%. I thought I was better than that.

1950's Car Test

General

See how many of these you can get right

http://www.americantorque.com/game/car-show-50s/

updated by @jeff-gilder: 01/06/17 10:53:25PM

Domain Changes

Administrative

Ahhh. Malvin Wald. As Johnny says...memories.

Domain Changes

Administrative

Oh...I already knew I would catch it from you! So, far, so good though. The only complaints have been having to re-login. My biggest worry are broken links, so if you find any let me know. Kinda cool...in the first three hours after the re-map and re-assigning the google analytic code to all sites, we have had visitors from over 200 different cities in 15 countries who looked at over 10,000 pages. Although the new google package is supposes to be real-time, I still suspect it is somewhat behind. But, I'm having fun watching the results. I no longer have to add up all the different (from 7 sites) analytics to do a RacersReunion report!!

Domain Changes

Administrative

Just in case you have your email notifications from the site turned off...and did not receive the email to all members I sent this morning, here it is:

Please note we have just completed a domain mapping project that may affect how you have our sites bookmarked or cached. Here is the run-down:

RacersReunion.com...................no change

Stock Car RacersReunion......was http://racersreunion.ning.com...........now/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> http://racersreunion.ning.com now http://stockcar.racersreunion.com

Drag RacersReunion...............was http://dragracersreunion.ning.com.....now/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> http://dragracersreunion.ning.com now http://drag.racersreunion.com

Dirt RacersReunion.................was http://dirtracersreunion.com..............now/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> http://dirtracersreunion.com now http://dirt.racersreunion.com

Local RacersReunion...............was http://localracersreunion.ning.com....now/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> http://localracersreunion.ning.com now http://local.racersreunion.com

Show Car RacersReunion........was http://showcarracersreunion.ning.com now showcar.racersreunion.com

The Open Wheel RacersReunion site has not been changed yet...having an issue there, but that change will occur and will change as:

Open Wheel RacersReunion...from http://openwheelracersreunion.ning.com..to/?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> http://openwheelracersreunion.ning.com to http://openwheel.racersreunion.com

Essentially we have dropped the .ning from our domains and moved all sites under racersreunion.com . This will accomplish the task of having google and other search engines recognize our combined existence and strength.

All sites still have individual logins as before...no change there...wish I could combine that, but that is not possible at this time.

If you had the old domains bookmarked...just re-bookmark the new ones.

If you were relying on your cache to "remember" you on login...just reboot your computer and clear out your cache and re-check the "remember me" prompt.

Let me know if you have any other issues or notice any broken links.

Jeff

updated by @jeff-gilder: 12/05/16 04:02:57PM

Could / Should This Dream Still Exist for Racing Heroes?

General

I understand very well the circumstances, but refuse to stop dreaming...hoping...for someone to step up and set a precedence to begin properly funding the Racing Legends Medical Hardship Fund . I know that each wealthy driver and owner in today's NASCAR makes charitable donations every year as a tax write-off. Those combined donations total in the tens of millions of dollars annually. I realize NASCAR will never make the move.

But, I will never stop suggesting, pushing, asking, and expecting something to be done!