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Old 04-26-2006, 03:03 PM
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The thing about crap is you can find it anywhere, it's all over the place, even comes in different colors.... Aint it great???

Now all we need to do is figure a way to make asphault into crap... The Midas touch... so to speak...

Talk about a mission....
 
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Old 04-26-2006, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by stevecars60
Now all we need to do is figure a way to make asphault into crap... The Midas touch... so to speak...
Here in California we've done that: the cement freeways Oh how I just love the way the high performance run-fats tram-line down the 85.....
 
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You guys in California are good, cement into crap... you are way ahead of us..
 
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Oh, crap!

Just added all the JCW exterior CF bits-o-bling, purchased at the great msfit liquidation sale (Thanks, Wil! ) Just when I thought this car couldn't get any more crappy...
 
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I'm wondering how much Crap I'll see at the Dragon this week.
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 05:18 PM
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How about this Crap!

 
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just picked up my car and there were crap door sills installed as a thank you from my dealership. Comp crap is great crap..
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 08:21 PM
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just picked up my car and there were crap door sills installed as a thank you from my dealership. Comp crap is great crap..
Although... to get the full craptastic experience, you really need to pay obscene amounts of money for your crappy bits. If it's not over-priced, it's not crap, laddie!
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 10:06 PM
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I'm wondering how much Crap I'll see at the Dragon this week.
My crappy Cooper was there and hanging just fine on the Dragon with all the non-craptastic MCSs I motored with.
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 10:38 PM
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My crappy Cooper with there and hanging just fine on the Dragon with all the non-craptastic MCSs I motored with.
Well done. You're probably a bit quicker than an S down at the low end.
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 11:55 PM
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Second gear and 5,000 rpms will kick a lot of Dragon tail.
 
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Well done. You're probably a bit quicker than an S down at the low end.
Definitely!
 
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OK, so I fell of the face of the earth awhile....and while I was gone, "Team Craptastic" was formed...

I wanna be a member!! I have lots of crap on my car...JCW CAI, JCW exhaust, strut brace and (getting fitted as soon as the RFs die) JCW wheels and BBK.
I also have a poser JCW boot badge 'cause it looks really cool.

Do I have enough crap to qualify? Huh? Puh - leeeeze?
 
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Hmm... I'll have to consult the bylaws, but I'm pretty sure that the faux boot badge disqualifies you. That's just wrong.
 
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I know, I know...Mea culpa. At least I 'fessed up to it, though. Can't help it, just like how it looks, and am a big fan of Works stuff.
Dang, if I knew how much I would end up liking JCW, I would have gotten it to begin with!
 
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I took delivery of my crap wagon yesterday. HOLY CRAP! It's SUCH a PIECE of CRAP! I might even return it or give it away.
 
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I took delivery of my crap wagon yesterday. HOLY CRAP! It's SUCH a PIECE of CRAP! I might even return it or give it away.
I'll take that Crap off your hands!
 
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Originally Posted by mamarazzi
I'll take that Crap off your hands!
Be sure to have the proper OEM tissue!
 
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Old 05-25-2006, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by MINIclo
Be sure to have the proper OEM tissue!
Good one!
 
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Originally Posted by XAlfa
Hmm... I'll have to consult the bylaws, but I'm pretty sure that the faux boot badge disqualifies you. That's just wrong.
Bylaw 42 section D says no faux badges. However, there is a codicil to that section that mentions that if the badge is partially torn off due to an over-enthusiastic dive into a corner resulting in a spin and minor scrape against the Armco, then it's ok.

Or send us $50 in small bills and we'll ignore it. You buy JCW crap. We know you can afford it.



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Originally Posted by Absorbine_Sr
Bylaw 42 section D says no faux badges. However, there is a codicil to that section that mentions that if the badge is partially torn off due to an over-enthusiastic dive into a corner resulting in a spin and minor scrape against the Armco, then it's ok.

Or send us $50 in small bills and we'll ignore it. You buy JCW crap. We know you can afford it.



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Originally Posted by Absorbine_Sr
Bylaw 42 section D says no faux badges. However, there is a codicil to that section that mentions that if the badge is partially torn off due to an over-enthusiastic dive into a corner resulting in a spin and minor scrape against the Armco, then it's ok.

Or send us $50 in small bills and we'll ignore it. You buy JCW crap. We know you can afford it.



A_Sr.

Well then...after a recent ride through the twisties of the Santa Cruz Mts., where I spun my MINI out ripping through a tight curve amongst the redwoods and oversteered my back end into a Really Big Tree, the crappy faux badge is hangin' off by a thread. That's what I get for having JCW parts and a 15% pulley and no LSD (ahem - of the mechanical, not pharmaceutical type).

(Those of you with me on that trip, shush now.)

Thank god for codocils.
 
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Originally Posted by Gerldoc
Well then...after a recent ride through the twisties of the Santa Cruz Mts., where I spun my MINI out ripping through a tight curve amongst the redwoods and oversteered my back end into a Really Big Tree, the crappy faux badge is hangin' off by a thread. That's what I get for having JCW parts and a 15% pulley and no LSD (ahem - of the mechanical, not pharmaceutical type).

(Those of you with me on that trip, shush now.)

Thank god for codocils.
What were you thinking, You know you have to drop LSD before any trip though the twisties of Santa Cruz man, it's the law now look at what you've done.........
 
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Old 06-15-2006, 09:55 PM
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Hey folks, it looks like a fellow member of Team Craptastic is in need of some help. We made Randy of Webb Motorsports an Honorary Member of the team quite a while back. According to this over at Gabe's site, Randy needs some funds to keep his racing program going:

http://motoringfile.com/2006/06/15/j...%9d/#more-4927

I think I'm going to send him enough to get Team Craptastic on the car for the race. If anybody else can help out, please do. Randy has done a fair ton of stuff for the MINI community, I think we can help him out.

So let's chip in for some racing crap!

A_Sr.

P.S. Anyone going to Indy for the F1 race, I'll see ya on the backstretch!
 
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Can I join Team Craptastic? I just ordered a crappy PW/B MCS JCW this week!

Please???

( By the way, this thread is really full of a lot of crap!)
 


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