DCLXVI
Thanks for the Rep
Yeah, I used to be a member of several automotive forums, most were like ANF is now.
That pretty much went to hell with egos and their stupid fanboys. Back then, I was on the cutting edge of tuning and modifying the new cars and transplanting COMPLETE modern drivetrains into old cars and with the ability to pass any inspection and have all the electronics fully function properly with no codes.
Like here, I fully shared my info to help with the community. I shared tunes with individuals in private, until I caught one guy charging for using my tunes in other people's vehicles and claiming they were his. His fanboys were all up his butt and saying his tunes were the best.
Well, that little fugger thought he could get away with using my tunes and making money off them, since he was fairly far from me. He wuz mistaken!
I confronted him at Norwalk, Ohio dragstrip. I knew the owner very well for many years. His son worked for me in Pearl Harbor! LOL! I let the owner in on my plans to confront this guy between my rounds of racing. He had two of his biggest guys go with him and watched me from a far when I confronted him. It really didn't go very well and the guy got physical with me.
LOL! That really didn't go well for him! I put him down pretty quickly. I guess he underestimated an older guy. I was almost 50 and he was like 22.
Bader and his goons swept in and picked the guy up off the ground, but didnt let him go. He was screaming that I started it while spitting blood and teeth!
He though they were holding them up! LMMFAO! Bader told them that they witnessed it all and he was the aggressor. He told him he would be leaving the track..............but the cops had been called and they would be removing him. When the cops got there. they talked to Bader first. They looked at the guy and then me. I could hear them ask him
again. who was the aggressor! LOL! Bader and his two guys gave the cops their statements. The guy that was getting MY tune gave them the same statement of who was the aggressor.
I gave them my statement and told them I would press charges and Bader wanted him trespassed. They hauled his ass off to jail. I guess he didn't have any money for bail or people to get him bailed out. He spent a month in jail before he finally got bailed out. I felt that was long enough, so I dropped the charges. He got punished, but didn't learn his lesson about stealing.
This fugger was found by a very big well known tuner, sucking HIS tunes out of cars that he was 'checking' their tunes for the owners. He got confronted with the same end results!
This tuner and I got together with the tuning software company at SEMA in Vegas and got them to add a lock feature on the tunes that are created. No other tuner could open or modify any other person's tune. They also rescinded Mr. Retard's license
That was just one example of how toxic the forums got. I dealt with it for several years, only because I was making quite a bit off forums as I was a vendor on many sites. I tolerated it only because of the money. I hated/hate drama! I knew the size of my
and it didn't need stroking by myself or any fanboys. I almost never gave an
opinion on questions. Racing is an exercise in engineering. Facts rules engineering, not opinions.
I miss it some, but not the retarded drama and
swinging!
I'm only on one car site to get specific and hard to get info for a car out of production. Good clean examples are getting more rare and more expensive, as are all desirable cars. I have one because it's a very safe and rock solid vehicle. It helps that most of the various components of the car I've used in the past and know them well. I can still knock down 25+ mpg on the highway going 70-75 mph. If the person in Washington keeps up the stupid energy choices, I might have to find an old Fox Mustang and a 2.3l Ford and build an econo-box that gets 45+ mpg, but I doubt if I'll ever sell or stop using this car............for as long as I'll live at least. LOL! I might have to rethink that if I live as long as Mom! LOL!
I might have to scour the junk yards for electric cars and build something from the parts. There are several guys doing that and making money with the cars they are making. It's just a different learning curve. I taught myself how to tune, I can do the same with it.
Damn! Long post and I'm not even high! Time to get to work!