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Since recent Gallup polls show that many feel, incorrectly I might add, that I dodged my promise to post a picture, I will offer two as recompense. Actually they are quite cool.

Anyone familiar with sandrails? For those who aren't, they are also called dune buggies or swamp buggies depending on where you live. They are essentially a tube-frame racing rollcage with an engine strapped to the back. For those familiar with horsepower to weight ratios, that means they weigh about 600 lbs or so and have usually 65-85 horsepower.

Of course, mine makes north of 100, but who's counting? ;-P

So, to make amends, I offer some recent pictures of me and my "doom" buggy while I was in the staging area.

NOTE: my rig is the hot rod looking one flying the Jolly Roger

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I took it out the other day and found myself following some quad ATV riding friends up a dune face that, no joke, went straight up at something close to 80-85 degrees (translation: wall). Thinking I'd need mucho horsepower to not get stuck going up, I got a good dead-on (pun intended) run at it. Now, in my rail, first gear has gobs of torque, but second is my screamer gear because first gear is just too short to build up any real speed. Plus, in second's powerband is when my hopped-up cam kicks in and smashes you back in your seat. Raced at this wall-o'-dune, downshifted to second and shot straight up the thing....and kept going....Tailstand 10 feet off the ground going 35 mph or so.

My quad riding buddy, who is never prone to exaggeration, said afterward, "Nice job, Evel Kneivel. You just jumped over my sister's Honda Civic."

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Since when did Chayesh become a smooth talking bard? I mean seriously the ADD of the pbase was just whole heartedly proven. Chay weaves a few words and tosses a picture of him behind a helmet that hides far more than any mustachioed and cowboy hatted picture of big b (Note: That everyone has been complaining about since it was posted.) and everyone is completely disengaged by it. While I was writing this I relazied when....ooh look, a blue car went by...

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I'm well overdue for that, come to mention it...

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Please meet my girlfriend. I call her Sally.

May as well post the winning Nail it Chainy dance. At a house party, and had a competition to see who could bust out the best Nail it Chainy dance (the actual dance comes from a long story). Naturally, I have the skill mastered... ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4iZ2DV9zzw

Dey

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