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Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - *insertusernamehere* - 01-28-2014
Just autocross the truck! This guy had fun: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTxpOBiuNps">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTxpOBiuNps</a><!-- m --> ..points for originiality and everything :thumbup: :lol:
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - Steve85 - 01-29-2014
Skiing / Snowboarding
Golf
Home Projects - Major projects are pretty much done, getting more into furniture pieces and details. Planning an angle iron and distressed wood coffee table for the relocated living room. Will start build when (if) it gets above freezing.
Interests I'm looking to spin into hobbies
Mountain Biking
Kayaking
Soccer
Mostly though, introducing the kids (8 and 10) to these things and others to see what sticks. They love skiing so we are going every weekend and we're looking at getting into some "racing" (NASTAR). I loved soccer and want to get into an adult league, the kids are on travel teams so they are playing/practicing year-round.
As far as cars go, track weekends are spendy so I think some autox and just fixing some minor annoyances will be it and just enjoy driving it on weekends and commuting a few times a month. Or, sell it and move on to something else.
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - Senor_Taylor - 01-29-2014
*insertusernamehere* Wrote:Just autocross the truck! This guy had fun: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTxpOBiuNps">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTxpOBiuNps</a><!-- m --> ..points for originiality and everything :thumbup: :lol:Eh, considering my back leaves are collapsed right now and will be until I lift it. I don't think it's ever going to happen
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - ScottyB - 01-29-2014
Evan Wrote:BBQin' some of the finest pork shoulder and beef brisket youve ever tasted.yeah we need a grilling and/or cooking thread....call it "come admire my meat" :lol:
mountain biking
grilling
flyfishing and fly tying
saltwater aquariums
skiing (living in the southern flatlands blows this time of year)
running
woodworking
gardening (the food kind) and orchids
dad stuffs
old hobbies on the back burner for now due to time/money:
model building (cars + model railroads)
offroad RC car racing
homebrewing beer
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - Senor_Taylor - 01-29-2014
ScottyB Wrote:Evan Wrote:old hobbies on the back burner for now due to time/money:
model building (cars + model railroads)
offroad RC car racing
That reminds me. Some guys I went wheeling with the other week had scale models of their exact truck in RC form. Pretty sick. I have a video somewhere of them driving them around on the trail.
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - Apoc - 01-29-2014
The list I'd make for myself is below, but I don't seem to do that many of them consistently these days.
Crossfit
Tinkering with websites
Video games
Road biking when it's warmer
Photography
Guns
International travel
Eating and drinking at new places
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - SlimKlim - 01-29-2014
I'm down for a "Show off your meat" thread.
Senor_Taylor Wrote:ispoonwithmugen Wrote:Lol stick around the forum enough and come to enough events you'll catch on to everything. Usually they aren't as funny as we make them to be.
Isn't that the whole poing of an inside joke. Totally not funny unless you get it. Maybe once I have a car, and can afford to miss work, I'll come do some auto-crossing and stuff.
I think we need more MM offroad trips
I was actually talking to a guy I met on TacomaWorld who goes to JMU and he said he had heard about MM but thought it was nothing but ricers. I had to educate him. Maybe we can get him next semester or something.
You don't really need to own a car to have fun at an MM event. Show up at an autocross and someone is bound to offer you a co-drive. Same thing with a cruise if you guys still do those. Show up at the track and you'll end up in the passenger's seat of an instructor's S2000 while he attempts to fly it right up a Corvette's poop shoot. (Lookin' at you Maeng
)
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - Senor_Taylor - 01-29-2014
SlimKlim Wrote:I'm down for a "Show off your meat" thread.
Senor_Taylor Wrote:ispoonwithmugen Wrote:Lol stick around the forum enough and come to enough events you'll catch on to everything. Usually they aren't as funny as we make them to be.
Isn't that the whole poing of an inside joke. Totally not funny unless you get it. Maybe once I have a car, and can afford to miss work, I'll come do some auto-crossing and stuff.
I think we need more MM offroad trips
I was actually talking to a guy I met on TacomaWorld who goes to JMU and he said he had heard about MM but thought it was nothing but ricers. I had to educate him. Maybe we can get him next semester or something.
You don't really need to own a car to have fun at an MM event. Show up at an autocross and someone is bound to offer you a co-drive. Same thing with a cruise if you guys still do those. Show up at the track and you'll end up in the passenger's seat of an instructor's S2000 while he attempts to fly it right up a Corvette's poop shoot. (Lookin' at you Maeng
Oh I know, it's just the fact that I've only driven an actual car for a total of like 15 minutes in my entire life. I wouldn't feel comfortable driving someone else's car. The downside of coming from a family with trucks.
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - Jake - 01-29-2014
Senor_Taylor Wrote:Oh I know, it's just the fact that I've only driven an actual car for a total of like 15 minutes in my entire life. I wouldn't feel comfortable driving someone else's car. The downside of coming from a family with trucks.
You're tall, you'll fit in the M3's fixed seat. Drive it at the next autocross. I'll come down early and you can bomb around some back roads first. It's paid for, it's already been crashed, and you can't do damage to anything from a little parking lot racing :thumbup:
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - SlimKlim - 01-29-2014
Yeah I was gonna say, that hasn't stopped anyone before. Driving stick was barely a qualification to hoon the Miata back in the day. Sharing is caring.
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - Senor_Taylor - 01-29-2014
Jake Wrote:Senor_Taylor Wrote:Oh I know, it's just the fact that I've only driven an actual car for a total of like 15 minutes in my entire life. I wouldn't feel comfortable driving someone else's car. The downside of coming from a family with trucks.
You're tall, you'll fit in the M3's fixed seat. Drive it at the next autocross. I'll come down early and you can bomb around some back roads first. It's paid for, it's already been crashed, and you can't do damage to anything from a little parking lot racing :thumbup:
Deal! :thumbup: :mrgreen:
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - Jake - 01-29-2014
SlimKlim Wrote:Yeah I was gonna say, that hasn't stopped anyone before. Driving stick was barely a qualification to hoon the Miata back in the day. Sharing is caring.
I think I taught 13 people on that car.
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - Maengelito - 01-29-2014
Senor_Taylor Wrote:I think it's always interesting when a group of people knows each other due to a common interest. You never really expect anything more than that out of the people. It's very easy to be surprised by what OTHER things people like to do.
So, what do you like to do other than cars?
taking care of a baby has taken up like the top 14 spots
I also like good food and beer. I've got a home brewers kit and I've been meaning to start brewing but see above.
I play ice hockey (terribly) and I'm on a couple of slow pitch softball teams. I really want to get back to skiing but again, see above.
SlimKlim Wrote:You don't really need to own a car to have fun at an MM event. Show up at an autocross and someone is bound to offer you a co-drive. Same thing with a cruise if you guys still do those. Show up at the track and you'll end up in the passenger's seat of an instructor's S2000 while he attempts to fly it right up a Corvette's poop shoot. (Lookin' at you Maeng
haha yeah, come out to the track and I'll take you out in one of the instructor sessions.
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - Senor_Taylor - 01-29-2014
I'm liking the sound of that!
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - JPolen01 - 01-29-2014
Hobbies other than cars...hmm
Baseball. I live 10 minutes from Camden Yards so I probably go to 5-10 Orioles games a season. When I'm not at the stadium I'm watching every game on tv. I love baseball season purely for the fact that on almost any night you can catch your team playing and even when they have a travel day, you can find another game to watch.
Concerts. I love seeing live music and living a few minutes from Merriweather Post Pavilion gives me that opportunity. I try to see 1-2 concerts a summer depending on who is coming to the area. Nothing beats a day of drinking on the lawn and hearing some good music.
Beach. I love the beach. I'll hit up Ocean City, MD with the girlfriend just for the day or the weekend sometimes if one of our friends is there and has extra space at their house/condo. We probably do 3-4 weekend trips during the summer/fall plus a big family beach trip to Bethany.
A little bit of home improvement stuff. My best friend bought a house as a fixer upper so I've helped him with a few things. We built a shed from the ground up. None of that premade put together stuff. He bought some plans online and we did everything from the slab to roof. It was fun and educating. Also helped him put in a bathroom.
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - JustinG - 01-29-2014
Guns, video games, and smoking delicious meats.
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - Kaan - 01-29-2014
in no real order:
1. house projects
2. Guns
3. Beer/Bourbon/BBQ
4. Motorcycles
5. Racing RC 4wd Short Course Trucks
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - Dragon - 01-30-2014
SCUBA Diving
Triathlons
Mud/Obstacle Runs
Video Games
I've recently started getting into Skiing, and the plan for '14 is some light backyard homesteading.
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - Jake - 01-31-2014
Dragon Wrote:SCUBA Diving
Triathlons
Mud/Obstacle Runs
Video Games
I've recently started getting into Skiing, and the plan for '14 is some light backyard homesteading.
Hi, who are you? :mrgreen:
Re: What hobbies do you have OTHER than cars? - SlimKlim - 01-31-2014
We all forgot "Animals." A significant portion of us are pet owners, but you don't usually think of that as a hobby, maybe it's more of a lifestyle. :dunno:
Regardless, it's been a huge part of my life since I was a kid and has always been a big part of how I spend my free time, especially back at home with a mob of dogs, cats and horses tearing around the place 24/7.