Hobie Hartkins

Yep And you aren't going to believe what I have planned. You will never guess. 
Okay, I can't wait. I have to say it. I'll be on Emma's postal dirt bike but she is going to be operating it remotely on top of Iron Mountain where she can see the entire race. Ain't no way anybody can beat me and her when we team up. 
I have to give you credit Hobie with your buttermilk comment. I thought it would be fun to have a buttermilk in each hand so you inspired me by saying I was racing with one hand. I'm taking this to the next level. 
You might have noticed I've been delivering the mail in my truck lately. That's because Emma has been at Elon Musk's house these past couple days and they are working on the bike. I have to admit I am a little concerned. She is quite a catch. I hope he doesn't get any ideas and try to steal her from me. 

well cousin, we hope you're having fun, wherever you are on the holiday! Fun is what it's all about on Dukes Of Hazzard Day! If you get back anytime soon, stop in and say  " HEY! "  We'll all be down at the Boar's Nest doing what you imagine we'd be doing!!  

MOONSHINE 400!!
 
Hey guys! The   2nd Annual  Moonshine 400 snuck up on us! ( on me??  )  We're now in the 1st week of may....( 5/4/25 was the 1st annual !!)  and so I figure instead of having it tomorrow on the second,  we could spend this week preparing for it and all the things we need to do, watch out for etc. and then NEXT Sat, on May 9th, we can have the official 2nd Annual  Moonshine 400! Then we can all meet at the Boar's Nest and congratulate the winner and console the losers....with my special  " Back 40 Moon" and cousin Roger's Boar's Nest Buttermilk!  

Well guys....I'm tuning up the Moonshine Mauler, getting ready for the big race. on Sat. the 9th !!  I've got a few tricks up my sleeve....don't know if they're legal or not but in a dirty no holds barred race like The Moonshine 400, anything goes!! SO.....I'm making plans and adding a few new devices to my ride for the race on Sat. !  Do you guys have any special equipment or tactics? 

Did you watch the WURTH 400 in Texas? That was ok but neither one of  my drivers won!

That was a Crash party!

Hey Garrett! It's good to see you bud! Hey, just remember OUR race, the  Moonshine 400! Remember last year? You were the winner!    This year you will need to  defend your championship! I plan on giving The Moonshine Mauler an extra .....uh special tune up.....just to make sure you don't rough me up right at the last, like you did last year! LOL!   Not only will you need to guard against me but cousin Roger and his unequaled skill,  of driving with only one hand......while chugging Buttermilk straight from the carton!!  LOL!  
 

Although I use my phone to check HNet when I'm out of the house, I make well over 90% of my contributions from a laptop. The ability to easily switch between multiple tabs and multiple sources, and having an actual keyboard to type on means that I can't imagine getting nearly as involved with smaller devices. Roger, I don't know how big your tablet is, but I'm sure the larger screen benefits your viewing of photos and videos.

F1 is finally back this weekend with the Miami Grand Prix, but I'll post about that later.

First, I read the sad news earlier that Alex Zanardi died yesterday at 59 years old. The Italian driver spent a few years in F1 before moving to the US where he won the CART World Series in 1997 and 1998 with Chip Ganassi Racing. After that, he had another brief stint in F1 before returning CART. In 2001, he lost both legs in a terrible crash in Germany, and survived for nearly an hour with less than a litre (under two pints) of blood left in his body.

Undaunted by the injury, he returned to various forms of motor racing., but it was racing handbikes where he really succeeded once more becoming a four-time Paralympic gold medallist and 12-time world champion. There was a minute's silence for Alex Zanardi before today's Miami F1 sprint race.

There's a full article at bbc.com.

That was some crash! Sounds like nobody got hurt very bad. Looked like a demolition derby.

I can do it. I've gotten pretty good with tech lately. My wife just showed me how to open links. It's not really that hard. You just click on it and all the information pops up. 
I asked her to show me how to do a screen shot so hopefully in a few weeks I'll get good at doing those too. 
Is there anything else I need to know? 

This is why Daytona and Talladega isn't a favorite to me. It's all about the big one and all the accidents. I am glad no one got hurt in the accidents, though. 

Probably won't be home until midnight. 

Well fellow Hazzardites....it's DOHD once again! ( Dukes Of Hazzard Day).  I'm going to have to pick up my wife later and then I'll come back and open a new 15pk. case of Milwaukee's Best Ice ( Ice beer is my fav.!  )  and I'll watch some of season 6 tonight and might get into season 7...don't know....I'll probably be back on here later as I watch the show and....uh.....celebrate the holiday!  Hey cousins! You guys need to get on here with me on DOHD and celebrate with me!  Roger, you can celebrate with Buttermilk!   We can all get wild and party on Friday night, the official DOHD !!  

Sorry but I have an astronomy event to go to in a place called Clarion Pennsylvania. I'll jump a creek on the way down though just to get in the spirit of DOHD. 
Yeeeehawwww!

Well fellow Hazzardites....it's DOHD once again! ( Dukes Of Hazzard Day).  I'm going to have to pick up my wife later and then I'll come back and open a new 15pk. case of Milwaukee's Best Ice ( Ice beer is my fav.!  )  and I'll watch some of season 6 tonight and might get into season 7...don't know....I'll probably be back on here later as I watch the show and....uh.....celebrate the holiday!  Hey cousins! You guys need to get on here with me on DOHD and celebrate with me!  Roger, you can celebrate with Buttermilk!   We can all get wild and party on Friday night, the official DOHD !!  

Great to be here, feel like I’ve found an extended family here already.  

Always great to make memories ain’t it? You and your brother will cherish that time forever.  
 
My dad and I went to a few local car shows in our time too, he liked his cars but he really loved art. 
 
He was a painter, he did those paint by numbers kits, and managed to do 50 of em. He gave a lot of em away a few years ago, but the handful he kept are now proudly hanging on my walls. 

Hi Roger,
I was very blessed to have him, and I hope I do him proud. He definitely passed the tradition on to me, and I hope someday I’m blessed enough to do the same, should I be blessed with fatherhood. 
 
You’re not too personal, don’t worry. Actually my name is Thomas, but I shorten it to Tom these days. When I signed up here and thought of a username, I figure Tom Duke has a nice ring to it.  
 
Never realized about the parallel with Tom Wopat, kinda cool as he’s my favourite of the Duke Boys. 

Dad instilled a love of cars in me. He used to take me to cruisin' 50's night in high school and when I was little we went to the Harrah's Auto Museum in Sparks, NV on vacation. That was a treat. Dad had dementia for his last years, but my brother and I managed to get him to the Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance and the Petersen Automotive Museum a few years ago. We had a blast, made some great memories, and took lots of photos. 

welcome Tom! It's great to have you!

And ketchup!

I certainly did.

No ketchup or mustard for me. I eat corn dogs the way Boss eats liver....raw. They taste so good I don't want to mask the deliciousness with anything. 

Thanks for the warning, Hobie. I was about to appoint Roger as HazzardNet's official tech guy.