Desert truck gymkhana? DESERT TRUCK GYMKHANA!!!!!! Repost .....

"blacktruck18" (blacktruck14)
09/19/2014 at 16:51 • Filed to: None

Because it's Friday and I got off work 4 hours early, and I am about to go get the best pizza ever, then ps3 it up and drink rum and Dr Pepper all night. YAAAAA!!!!!

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DISCUSSION (25)

Eli's Got 2 > blacktruck18
09/19/2014 at 17:18

Thanks for rubbing it in! Have fun! What are you playing? Destiny?

Dusty Ventures > Eli's Got 2
09/19/2014 at 17:24

Right? This is my tenth straight day working and I'm stuck here until 8. Also there's a fair across the street and I smell bacon and fried things that I shouldn't eat but really want to.

Eli's Got 2 > Dusty Ventures
09/19/2014 at 17:29

:( I'm 12 days deep myself, with no day off in sight, and prob working till 8 tonight too. I tried to be off last Sun, but ended up working a few anyway. Don't do it! A fair?!? Where?!? Sounds like fun!

BJ > blacktruck18
09/19/2014 at 18:13

Rum & Dr Pepper. Not sure about that...

But I'm always up for a challenge! What kind of rum?

Dusty Ventures > Eli's Got 2
09/19/2014 at 18:16

Someone who understands my struggle! Lol. The fair is in West Springfield, MA. It's a huge two-week thing with thousands of exhibits and vendors and about 100,000 visitors per day. There's a fried dough stand about 150 feet away on the other side of the fence. It smells so good.

SnowBallin > blacktruck18
09/19/2014 at 18:23

Why are you working weekends? Are you investment bankers or something?

Eli's Got 2 > Dusty Ventures
09/19/2014 at 18:58

Yes! We are twins! The struggle is real. Haha OMG! Fried dough? Hot, fried dough? With sugar on top? Whyyyyyyy?!?! Haha. Mmmmmmm. That's gotta be hard to resist. The fair sounds cool. Is it a car thing... Or?

blacktruck18 > Eli's Got 2
09/19/2014 at 19:05

I'm not really rubbing it in..... oh wait yes I am.

Right now I'm playing GTA 5, I am trying to get gold on all the missions. I beat the story line awhile ago but I want gold on everything. Once I am too drunk to drive in that probably some Call of Duty, not sure which one though.

blacktruck18 > BJ
09/19/2014 at 19:12

Quite awhile ago one of my friends told me to try switching to Dr Pepper in any drinks that normally have Coke. She promised it would make them better. She was totally right.

Captain Morgan 100 proof.

Dusty Ventures > Eli's Got 2
09/19/2014 at 19:16

Yes! Fresh, hot fried dough with powdered sugar AND cinnamon! This is what I'm up against!

The fair is an "everything" kind of thing. Over a hundred food vendors selling every kind of food you can imagine, crafts and products of all kinds from across the country, animal exhibits, elephant rides, concerts (ZZ Top is playing next week, I saw Seether here a couple years ago), dozens of rides, carnival games, horse competitions, even a parade that takes place twice a day. It's seriously massive. Four or five of the auto manufacturers have displays as well.

BJ > blacktruck18
09/19/2014 at 19:21

Ha! You could mix anything with the 100 proof captain and it'd probably work out ok.

I'll try it sometime, but I've got a lot of gin & tonic to get through first...

Eli's Got 2 > blacktruck18
09/19/2014 at 19:24

Maaaaaan... You suck! Lol Drunken CoD makes me so dizzy. Haha I'm sooooo terrible at that game. Everyone had put down shit for me for me to pick up constantly, I kept getting lost and then finally they were like... Can you just not play? Hahahaha

Eli's Got 2 > Dusty Ventures
09/19/2014 at 19:29

Oh, cinnamon is my kryptonite. Go forth, and eat the fried dough! [drools]

Oooooh, we have those too in L.A. & Orange County. Those are fun! Lots of meats and weird fried foods. Sometimes they get really good performers! ZZ Top? Cool!

Dusty Ventures > Eli's Got 2
09/19/2014 at 20:49

Orange County? Why do all my twins live so far away?

Eli's Got 2 > Dusty Ventures
09/19/2014 at 21:02

Rusto is my CA twin. Brian is my NY twin. lol

Do you live in MA, or just working there right now? I saw something about you being a track driver or something? Is that what it is?

Dusty Ventures > Eli's Got 2
09/19/2014 at 21:03

I live in MA. I'm a rally co-driver

Eli's Got 2 > Dusty Ventures
09/19/2014 at 21:05

Awwwww That's far. :(

That sounds like an exciting job!

blacktruck18 > Eli's Got 2
09/19/2014 at 21:38

I don't even play online anymore, I got tired of having to listen to 11 year olds try to talk shit. I just keep replaying the games over and over again.

Dusty Ventures > Eli's Got 2
09/19/2014 at 22:06

Doesn't suck :) It's more of a hobby than it is a job though.

Eli's Got 2 > Dusty Ventures
09/20/2014 at 00:31

:D I am all for doing things you love that make you happy!

What all does that entail? I really have no idea.

Dusty Ventures > Eli's Got 2
09/20/2014 at 03:39

I'm probably going to TL;DR, so here's the short version: Rally is basically about finding the best driving roads you can, shutting them down legally, and competing to see who can drive these roads the fastest. A co-driver rides shotgun in the car reading pace notes (notes that describe every crest and corner in the road) because the driver is actually driving faster than he can see.

Longer version: The co-driver is responsible for ensuring the rally car and driver are where they need to be when they need to be there. The co-driver is responsible for providing direction to each closed road stage and ensuring the car arrives on it's exact minute (get there a minute early or a minute late and you receive a time penalty). The co-driver actually controls the speed of the car on the closed road stages with the way he calls the notes, calling tight corners early or repeating lines when the driver needs to slow down, adjusting notes on the fly to sound less severe when the driver can go faster. It's up to the co-driver to keep track of the schedule, keep track of the competition, keep track of the vehicle and it's performance, and keep track of any updates or bulletins. Basically we run this shit ;)

Eli's Got 2 > Dusty Ventures
09/20/2014 at 11:35

Whoa! That's super intense and yeah... You run that shit, alright! ;) Seems like a very important role. And extremely technical.

So, I'm assuming you scout and physically drive the track itself prior to the drivers and that's how you get your pace notes? Sounds like a rush, for sure! Thanks for explaining it to me! :) Have a great day... I'm heading to work!

Also: Subaru is all the yes! :D

Dusty Ventures > Eli's Got 2
09/20/2014 at 14:48

I'm at work as well (again). The day before the rally starts the driver and I drive the roads together (slowly) and he tells me what he wants the notes to say. That way the notes are custom tailored to his specific driving style.

Eli's Got 2 > Dusty Ventures
09/20/2014 at 15:44

UGH! Many works. Such tired. Haha

Ahhh, I see. Very cool. Well, have a good day! I hope you get a little R&R this weekend. Is it wrong that I had a dream about fried cinnamon dough? Naaaaah. lol

Dusty Ventures > Eli's Got 2
09/20/2014 at 17:03

Right back at you. And definitely nothing wrong with that dream