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The white letter tires make me think this car is from the 2005 movie. I can't see the damage or the scrapes too clearly, but it looks like it could possibly be the one detailed in this article.

There's only one motor race that matters this Sunday - to quote Jenson Button: "Monaco baby" .

Roger, it sounds like you've been unlucky - computers aren't always that bad. I have mainly good news to report. My replacement laptop arrived today, and I'm nearly back in business. I just need to tie down what I assume is a software setting that's intermittantly interrupting my internet connection. :)/:(

Follow the link I posted and you'll see Wekke's floorplan (it's on page 2). Alternatively, it's here:

I think the thread you're after is here. Wekke sketched out his version of the floor plan, and there was some discussion about the number of bedrooms/bathrooms. I might have a look myself when I get my own computer up and running again.

Sadly, today's post is another tribute. I've just read that Ray Manzarek, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors, has died at the age of 74. I've posted several Doors songs before, so I'll stick to thread rules and link this one to the previous one (Ray is the one with glasses): Love Me Two Times - The Doors http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M_0nU7RdPU RIP. Raymond Daniel Manczarek, Jr. (February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013)

You can easily get rid of the sidebar by clicking on the double arrow. This also has the benefit of giving more width to the regular forum, and thus reduces the amount of orange on-screen. The ads that I object to are the ones inside the first post on each page - they wordwrap the text and scale all images in that post to 740 px wide.

Thanks for the update Garrett. That rain delay ended my chances of being able to stay up for the finish. I think I dozed off after the first 20 laps and woke up to see Ricky's crew patching up his car. At that point I thought it best to get some sleep. It sounds like I didn't miss much. I'm still not sure that I see a reason for this race. To me it seems to be pointless in more than just the scoring. It's very early in the season to separate half the field, and the fact that the rules get changed nearly every year, and have to have a long explanation before the race, indicate to me that NASCAR are still searching for a way to justify this event. That just my £0.013 (today's rough Sterling equivalent of two cents ).

It's also mentioned in the episode guide for 'One Armed Bandits' on the HNet home page. There's even a small picture: Episode Guide: One Armed Bandits

I wrote this last night as a joke, but I was looking for solutions for someone else's computer problem earlier when I came across a video on YouTube that recommended taking out the main board and baking it in an oven. My suggestion doesn't sound so mad now .

Roth, feel free to post additional maps/aerials etc., but can we stick to CDoherty's location numbering system - it will help to avoid confusion:

moon Anyone else remember 'Moonlighting' and the Blue Moon Detective Agency (and Bruce Willis with hair )? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3wxebhMo3k

Sorry Roger, but I don't think it's shown over here. When I Googled 'Duck Dynasty' I got as far as "Duck Dynasty is a reality television series" and decided it's probably not for me. I do sometimes watch shows like 'The Apprentice' (UK version), but that's as close to reality TV as I like to go. Speaking of rednecks on TV, literally minutes after you posted this I saw a trailer proclaiming that 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' was finally coming to UK screens. I feel so lucky that I don't have the channel that's showing it.

Roger, unless you're emailing people infected files, you're not spreading viruses. You should never connect to the internet without some kind of anti-virus program - there are even some good free ones. Having said that, my brother's computer go a virus a week or two back, and he has the same A/V as me (it's all fixed now). I Googled my problem and replacing the GPU isn't an option. Some people have replaced the whole main board, but there don't seem to be many around (especially the updated version where my problem is unlikely to reoccur). I found a reconditioned unit like mine on Ebay at a fraction of the price of the current equivalent, but they lied about shipping to Ireland . I'll have to see if I can get one sent to my brother and forwarded over to me. In the meantime, I have been offered a loan machine for a few days. I'll miss all my programs and music, but at least I'll be online . I can't try the blender option because we don't have one. I wonder if a toasted sandwich maker would fix it? BTW. I'm using Google Chrome on this computer and found it amusing that its built-in spell checker doesn't recognize the word "Googled"!

In case you missed it in another thread, I have to get a new laptop, so I won't be able to afford the apartment this week . *memorabilia *Charlotte Did you break that spell checker already?

This one looks like it's from the collector cards. For some reason they chose to put unused footage of the jumps on several cards - I posted pictures here.

I should have known better than to mock someone with a computer problem. Last night I turned off my laptop as normal, but this morning all it wanted to do was beep at me. This evening I managed to get online via a friend's computer and it looks like I have a known problem with the GPU (the bit that handles the graphics) that requires the replacement of the whole main board. It's out of warranty, so I'll have to weigh up my options. Needless to say, my access and contributions to HNet will be limited until I can resolve this situation .

Just PM me your PayPal details . The apartment looks good, but it does work out at $10m per bedroom! It's weird to see so many pictures of elephants, but not a single reference to motorsport. Sir Stirling Moss designed his own house in the center of London, and now has a carbon fiber elevator made by one of the F1 teams. His house is full of memorabilia. Maybe Jeff keeps all of his in Charlotte.

Thanks Roth. When I covered the first season I was only including the patrol cars, but as time went on I added some other vehicles. The tow truck you posted is a 1967 Ford F-350. It was the impound truck in 'The Big Heist', and was also used as Cooter's tow truck during seasons 1 and 2.

I'm just watching the pre-race show for the Spanish Grand Prix, and they've announced that it's the 200th start for both Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber. The highest number of starts is Rubens Barrichello with 322, but F1 has less than half the number of races per season compared to NASCAR, and few of the drivers continue to race after their late-30s.

I nearly forgot the screengrab I took last night. Seeing as I did it for Roger last week, it seems only fair ... Sadly for Garrett, I don't have a similar one for lap 367.

I actually missed about 100 laps. Thanks for updating me. I see Ricky made up a few places and got a lap back, but still finished a lap down. Sorry, I have no idea what this means. Is it an interactive course in witchcraft, or do you mean "misspell"?

Thanks Garrett. It's only a cold - I'm on the coughing/sneezing day today . Hope you had a good birthday outing. Sorry, I missed that Jeff Gordon info. Seven hundred consecutive starts is pretty impressive. I have the race on now, but I dont know how much I'll get to see. No doubt you'll have a summary posted when I wake up .

For some reason NASCAR.com seemed to be hiding the link to the qualifying results of the Bojangles' Southern 500 last night. They were available from other sources, but I wanted to check them. Kurt Busch has rebounded from last week's accident at Talladega to take pole. I'm sure Garrett will be happy to see Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon in the top ten. Here's the whole lineup: 1) Kurt Busch 2) Jimmie Johnson 3) Kyle Busch 4) Kasey Kahne 5) Martin Truex Jr. 6) Denny Hamlin 7) Matt Kenseth 8) Jeff Gordon 9) Greg Biffle 10) Kevin Harvick 11) Jeff Burton 12) Juan Pablo Montoya 13) Clint Bowyer 14) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 15) Paul Menard 16) Dale Earnhardt Jr. 17) Carl Edwards 18) Aric Almirola 19) Casey Mears 20) Tony Stewart 21) Ryan Newman 22) Mark Martin 23) Bobby Labonte 24) Marcos Ambrose 25) Jamie McMurray 26) Brad Keselowski 27) Regan Smith 28) Travis Kvapil 29) David Gilliland 30) Joey Logano 31) David Ragan 32) Landon Cassill 33) David Reutimann 34) Josh Wise 35) Michael McDowell 36) Scott Speed 37) Dave Blaney 38) Mike Bliss 39) David Stremme 40) Danica Patrick 41) Timmy Hill 42) JJ Yeley 43) Joe Nemechek The race is Fox tonight at 6:45 PM ET. I'm feeling a little under the weather, so I'm not sure I'll make it to end, given the lateness of night races in my time zone .

Roger, I think there's only one solution : Hey presto! No more computer problems.