Feel the Adrenaline While Hitting Huge Jumps With RC Trucks

On road RC cars get a little repetitive after a while because the tiniest setup changes make all the difference when racing other people or getting faster lap times. However in off-road the playing field is leveled a bit due to all trucks needing to handle rough terrain so this means they are not as tightly calibrated as a pavement car. Pure power and appropriate tires are the name of the off-road truck game. The beefier your treads the better your truck will find grip in the loosest of track conditions. They even make tires specifically for good traction on wet tracks. This means any time any where good fun.

There is a huge adrenaline pump for the more sane in society who don't actually jump human scale trucks 10 times their height. These trucks with good motors are really quite fast. Most will go about 30mph with light resistance and some nitro trucks will go 45mph. If they are 1/8 scale trucks that would be equivalent of driving a monster truck 360mph! These little trucks accelerate rapidly and don't need much room to get up to speed. 30 mph on a truck that weighs 10 pounds means jumps are epic at full speed. You want to start out just barely getting air at first to practice air control. You have to modulate the throttle properly to keep the nose level with the horizon for a good landing.

Throttle control really is what it is all about. You have to blast the throttle to load the springs as you hit the apex of the ramp. In other words, at the moment when your land speed is converting into jump height you want a little throttle left to squeeze out more pressure on the ramp to get air. If you hit the ramp with full throttle it will not dampen the springs enough to get as much air. It will still fly like crazy though.

Tricks are very possible using brakes and reverse and sometimes more throttle. Just like you see motocross guys doing flips the same principles apply. If you jump and hit the brakes your nose will come down hard. If you jump and hit the gas or hold the gas, the nose will stay up and you might land on the back end of the truck or do a partial back-flip and land on your lid. So what you do is use what's called in racing throttle blipping( or blip the throttle) to modulate. From 0 to 100 % throttle you find the "sweet spot" to hold the throttle or you can blip it until you level it properly.

Practice landing all four wheels at once before moving on to the more complicated tricks. Also when you move on to the hot tricks you will need to beef up your truck with aluminum shock towers to protect it as much as possible. You might want to consider new tuned shocks for tricking. Springs that rebound well will give you incredible height. Most suspensions out of the box will work fine for basics and huge air. You want to get foam cushioned bumpers with aluminum parts to prevent bad landings from ruining your day quickly. Try to keep the ceiling low until you are confident you won't land on one wheel over and over. Busting a plastic shock tower is not the worst break in racing or playing around but will happen quite a bit. Aluminum shock towers can bend, but just get some thick ones. They will take a lot of punishment.

Electric and nitro versions of trucks both can be tricked and jumped. The ones set up for racing will perform best at stunts. Don't forget about local BMX tracks or even bike trails in the woods. These can be perfect locations for existing ramps to be used and these trucks tear those courses apart. All in all RC trucks are some of the most fun that can be had in radio controlled hobbies. Flying planes are great but seeing the interaction of something without wings doing flying tricks is pretty amazing.

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Life in Bathgate, West Lothian

Bathgate, West Lothian is a central Scottish town not far from Edinburgh. Though people have resided there historically for thousands of years, Bathgate as a proper Scottish town comes into historical view under the reign of King Malcolm IV of Scotland. The town has had many different spellings over the years and has been a political pawn, changing hands several times. It was even once included in the dowry of Scottish princess Marjorie.

The area was often one of unrest, politically and economically. A silver mine was discovered, only to be abandoned when it was not ore of good quality. Reformers came, the economy changed. In the nineteenth century, Bathgate became a place of great advancement. A railroad line was built and mines other than silver were farmed.

The area became a distillery center for Scotch whiskey and was successful until higher powers decided to make the area solely a motor car industry town. Many different automotive companies opened and employed a great deal of the town. This was successful for only a few decades before Bathgate opened up again to other trades. In modern day, Bathgate has a large mobile phone manufacturing plant to boost the economy.

There are several reasons why Bathgate is famous. Firstly, the man who discovered chloroform as an anesthetic lived and worked here. Some of the residents may have been the first to have comfortable and safer surgeries due to this man's practice. Bathgate is also the site where the world's oldest reptile fossil was discovered. It is three hundred and fifty million years old.

Bathgate does not have a major sports team, but it does have several celebrity residents--the most famous being David Tennant, star of the decades-long British series, "Doctor Who." There is also something quite unique to the area, that being land art. This involves a series of ramps built to form-fit the natural shape of the land and form statues.

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Rough Draft and Ramps

Rough Draft riding stuff on wheels down ramps

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How To Pimp Up Your MySpace Profile

MySpace has become a huge community of individual people, a place where people can share information and pictures with friends and meet new people. People love to personalize their profile page. This is a reflection of who they are and the image they want to portray. Pimp MySpace provides different types of graphics and layouts to use with your home page or blog.

There are a few different types of graphics, with almost 5,000 unique choices. Animated gif's are very popular. It's amazing to watch these images come alive on your screen. These will help you Pimp MySpace. Choices include such unique looks as an angel with wings flapping, flowers dancing, and people running, jumping, dancing drinking or kissing. If you are a sports fan, you can display graphics from basketball, baseball, football, etc. Choose players in action or your favorite team. There are also racy graphics available which should be kept away from young children and teens. Potentially inappropriate graphics includes people simulating sex, and men and women in different stages of undressing.

Many of the graphics designs and text come in "glitter." This brings the eye directly to these objects or words as you pimp your MySpace. Typically the text will be colorful and animated or moving. Graphics to choose from include a playboy bunny, butterfly and a birthday cake. Other exciting choices to bring attention to your MySpace bio or blog are falling objects such as dancing teddy bears, stars with hearts moving around them and flying tea pots. You can also use unique cursors while people are browsing your page such as ghosts, flags of your country or hearts.

A great way to pimp your MySpace is to choose a layout which attracts attention such as Paris Hilton. Other fun layouts are the Chicago skyline, Al Pacino, and a jaguar car. Any of these layouts with have your page stand out from the majority of MySpace bios or blogs.

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ATV Parts

There are various ATV parts and upgrades available for sale. Companies like Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki and Polaris are the market leaders in ATVs; therefore, their parts are more available than lesser-known brands.

The various parts available are tires, batteries, gas tanks, brakes, cables, ramps, seats, exhausts, levers, seat covers, pistons, rings, gaskets, chain, mufflers, sprockets, bearings, seals, lift kits, heat fighter kits, fenders, bumpers, air filters, handlebars, and ATV exhausts. Another important part is an ATV repair manual. Some repair manuals are graphic in nature, and are more helpful.

Air filters also play an important role in increasing the pickup of an ATV. Installing a good air filter can increase the pickup of an ATV by almost one HP.

ATV guards and radiator grills are used to guard the ATV from damage due to rocks and debris. Two kinds of metals are used for these grills: stainless steel and alloy. Sometimes the stainless steel grills are highly polished, which gives them a mirror finish. They are also useful against ram-air and force-air effects.

The sub-frame guards are useful both to add to the grace of the ATV as well as guard it from damage. The sub-frame guard covers and guards the various parts of the ATV, like the exhaust system, electrical system and hot pipe.

Carburetors play a major part in increasing the pickup of an ATV. Therefore, a large high-performance carburetor is always preferred. Generally, carburetors are available in the market as part of a Carburetor kit. The kit comes complete with pre-jetted carburetor, choice of whirlpull type or thumb-throttle cable, manifold (if necessary), and all necessary hardware for an easy installation.

Crankshaft kits for ATVs are available on the market. The kits are sold complete with rods, top-end bearings and inner ATV crankshaft webs. The multi-ATV cylinder applications come with main bearings.

ATV connecting rod kits consist of an ATV rod, crank pin, crank pin bearing, top-end bearing and thrust washers.

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Pet Ramps And Steps For Your Dog

Pet ramps and steps should become part of your dog's necessities from an early age for spinal health. When dogs walk on all four legs, any jarring forces are normally applied at a right angle to the spinal column. When a dog jumps down instead of using portable steps or a dog ramp, the impact pressure is absorbed into the front legs. The line of force is directed down the length of the spinal column, causing compression of the individual discs. This increases the risk that a disc may rupture or become herniated, causing a portion of the disc to protrude and pressure the spinal cord, which in turn typically inhibits nerve transmission. This can lead to pain, weakness, and major paralysis in the hind legs, and can affect abdominal organs from the resulting spinal cord damage.

Training your dog to use ramps and portable steps can prevent spinal damage.

A dog ramp or steps can avoid such trauma. This is especially true with the smaller breeds and dogs with very long backs, such as Dachshunds and Basset Hounds. Ramps or steps are more imperative for these breeds. You will want your miniature or "teacup" dog to use a ramp from the time you bring it home.

Often the miniature dog is too tiny for indoor steps to be considered a good option.

Smaller dogs, or breeds that are lower to the ground, may find it hard to climb stairs, or get out of a pool or onto a boat from the water. That's where a dog ramp can be a help, and also for larger dogs where reaching and lifting can be injurious to both you and the dog.

It's not the jumping up but the jumping down that causes the damage.

Puppies should not be allowed to jump up on people, run up and down stairs, jump up to high places where they are likely to jump off, jump off furniture, beds and in and out of cars. They should be lifted down from these places or, better, be taught to use dog ramps or steps. Puppies and adult dogs should be kept at the correct weight, and not allowed to become fat or obese, to alleviate pressure on the spine. Your pet ideally should be trained to wait to be lifted out of a car or given access to one of the many available ramp systems. Your canine's age and physical condition will help determine the correct ramp slope.

Portable steps are fine for pets familiar with, and physically agile enough to use, standard people stairs. Portable steps for healthy young and middle-age pets of any size provide a great way to get up and down safely from sofas, chairs, beds or most any spot in the house.

Restricting jumping activities is very important in preventing immediate and future cartilage and spinal disc damage. A dog ramp will not only make life more comfortable for your dog, but can help your loved pet remain more active and involved in your life, especially in its later years.

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Hua Hin Vintage Car Parade 2009 @ Sofitel, Bangkok

This morning members of the Vintage Car Club of Thailand are setting off on the 7th Hua Hin Vintage Car Parade, a rally that will end at the costal resort city of Hua Hin, a 225 kilomter drive southwards. It is scheduled to take around eight hours, finishing up at the Sofitel Centara Grand Resort & Villas, Hua Hin. In Hua Hin, the favoured royal resort city which is also celebrating its 100th anniversay this year, the classic cars will take part in two days of events and parades, one jaunt round the city will see the crews dressed in traditional Thai costume, while there will also be a point when the public will be able to enjoy rides in some the cars. The event, which is aiming to raise the profile of the city of Hua Hin, will culminate in a special 50-foot long buffet comprising of 100 dishes cooked by chefs drawn from some of the resort's best 5-star rated hotels. The cavalcade is scheduled to head back to Bangkok on Sunday. The departure point for the event this morning was the Sofitel Centara Grand, an upmarket hotel that juts out of the back corner of the sprawling Central World mall in the retail heart of Bangkok with an early 8:00 AM getaway planned. The trip to Hua Hin today will see stops at the King Rama II Park, Samutsongkram, the cars resting briefly for a morning coffee break before the convoy heads to its lunch halt in Kaeng Kracharn, Phetchburi. The afternoon run was set to include two breaks, in the Alila Resort in Cha-Am and then at the Sheraton Hua Hin ...

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