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Raikkonen: Ferrari deal changes nothing for 2013
Sep 13, 2013, 4:45 PM EDT
Kimi Raikkonen may have signed a deal to drive for Ferrari next season, but the Finn is adamant that this will not deter him from giving his all for Lotus during his final seven races for the team.
When asked how the announcement will change things, Raikkonen said: "Hopefully it means I won't be asked so much where I'm driving next year." The Finn's no-nonsense attitude towards the media has been ever-present during the flurry of speculation surrounding his future.
"But maybe it means more questions. For my racing this season it doesn't make any difference. I'll keep pushing at every race to get the best result I can."
Raikkonen will re-join Ferrari, having last raced for the Scuderia in 2009 at the end of a three-year stint. However, the two parties did not split on good terms, with Raikkonen walking away from Formula One at the end of that season in favor of some rally events.
In 2012, Lotus managed to lure Raikkonen back the sport, and despite appearing to enjoy his time at Enstone, the 2007 world champion has decided that it is time for a change in pursuit of a second title.
- Tomsk - Sep 13, 2013 at 5:35 PM
Will Massa move over for him now, as well as for Alonso?
- racingmatt - Sep 13, 2013 at 6:09 PM
Snappy response there Tomsk. Got a good chuckle outa me.
Would not think Kimi would go back to the big F after being pushed out before. And just who was it that took his seat?
- f1waybetterthannascar - Sep 14, 2013 at 9:07 AM
Kimi is not going to take any $hit , he"ll move over for no one
- indycarseries500 - Sep 16, 2013 at 9:26 AM
He pulled over for Massa a few times in 08
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This is my first time owning a dodge I have to put a new exhaust o it. I am looking for some input on what I should put on I have been told the flowmaster super 40 sounds good but im 19 all I really care about right now is loud with a good rumble. Message me or just replwith your input. Btw its a 1995 ram 1500 4X4 with the 5.9 any and all help appreciated.
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3" cat back piping into a 14" Magnaflow and then dumped. If it's to loud you can add a turndown or tailpipe.
a lot of people go with Magnaflows, I like Cherry Bomb myself.....most people here shy away from Flows
If you want loud then try flowmaster Super 10 Series,when i got my ram a year ago it had one on it and yes its really loud. I just love rollin through the parking lot setting off car alarms, havent done that since i sold my stang lol.
Youtube is the best for deciding what exhaust you want. There aren't too many videos of the older dodge trucks like ours, but all the 94-02 Rams should sound similar. Good luck in your search.
I gotta put my vote in for the Flowmaster Super 40. Maybe cause I'm biased. Here's a link to my post from some months ago that has a link to the YouTube video of my truck with the exhaust on it. Give ya something to listen to. Good luck with your search bud.
My neighbor has the same truck as you and has a Flowmaster Super 40 on his. It sounds good to me.
However, what sounds good is subjective. I'd listen to some clips as Josh suggests and pick what sounds good to you!
Thanks for all ur help guys sorry it took so long been in school (college) so no money and no time
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We live in a world that is a true kaleidoscope of colors. Vivid hues surround creation, in the landscape, animals and in our natural surroundings. The color of the sky at sunset, the beauty of our fields here in Florida, covered by magenta Phlox, the lush, verdant horse pastures and the pink, purple and white flowering crepe myrtles transform our environment into one that is a pure delight of color.
Amy Lou Kingery, public relations coordinator of Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center, has been named Public Relations Professional of the Year by the Nature Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association.
In her own words, she is the storyteller of the organization.
Yesterday when I was buying fish for dinner, Harry the seafood guy looked at me and said, "Today has been a good day."
He didn't say why, and I suppose I should've asked him.
Even so, as I drove home with my two salmon steaks and the solitary fresh, humungously jumbo shrimp with its head still on that Harry tossed in as a freebie, Harry's words echoed in my thoughts.
Today has been a good day.
Sometimes we learn life lessons in the strangest ways. Living in Ocala, with its diverse population of minorities, has opened my eyes to the religion and culture of many of my neighbors. Like most people, the old adage "Birds of a feather flock together" is true for most of my social situations, but the other day I received a lesson from a most unlikely and unexpected source.
When I was a new Christian, I discovered a portrait of Jesus called the "Laughing Christ" at a Christian book store.
At the time I was attending a serious church, a church where the thought of Jesus laughing was most likely frowned on. Maybe Jesus smiled at babies and puppies, but telling jokes with his friends? God forbid.
When the phone rings here at the newspaper, you never know who's on the other end and what the person will say.
That's why we have an antacid dispenser in the break room. (Not really.)
One day last week I got a call from a woman who sounded greatly distressed; she had lost her wedding rings.
It happened several months ago when she was going through cancer treatment. She said the treatment muddled her brain, made her absent-minded and forgetful.
For me, last week began and ended with funerals.
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About a month ago, she called me. She told me her name and said she was 92 and she was dying, but that it was OK, that it was a "happy death."
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A 15-month-old girl found unconscious while taking a bath at home with an older girl Sept. 21 has died.
Adrhianna Solinger of 531 Washington St. NE died Thursday night in Akron Children's Hospital.
Adrhianna, who was on life support, died a few hours after she was removed from a ventilator, Warren police said.
The girl's mother, Amanda York, 21, had put the two girls in the tub together that morning and asked her father, Charles York, 47, of Red Fox Run Northwest, Warren, to keep an eye on them while she was busy elsewhere in the house, Warren police said.
Charles York said he could hear the girls in the tub splashing water, but when he checked on them, the younger girl was underwater and not breathing.
Charles York attempted to resuscitate Adrhianna, but the child was not breathing when paramedics arrived, police said.
Warren police and the Trumbull County Children's Services Board continue to investigate the death and expect to present evidence to a Trumbull County grand jury for a determination of whether any criminal charges will be filed, said Capt. Janice Gilmore of the Warren Police Department.
It is sad but true...children who live with an adult who is not a biological parent have a 50 TIMES GREATER chance of dying than children who live with both biological parents.
This means children who are born to single mothers have a better than 50 times better chance of dying than children born to women who live with their husbands - and father of their children.
I'm so sorry about this poor, poor, child.
But when he was born illegitimately to his 20 year old mother, he was, simply, doomed.
Curious...where do you get your statistics Boardman?
While this is truly a tragic story, it certainly is not our place to assume we know all of the facts in this case.
I did not make this statistic up, ThatGirl. I read this in an article in the Vindicator several years ago.
As I said, this is a tragedy.
Every time I read about some poor illegitimate child who dies, I am reminded of this extraordinarily disturbing statistic.
But yet, the number of children born outside of wedlock in this country grows and grows each year.
I have never understood why young women consent to having illegitimate children, but every year, more and more do.
It's disturbing and disgusting.
And their poor children are the ones to pay.
Boardman.....Your comments are "disturbing an disgusting".
You don't know the circumstances or the people involved. Don't throw out BS stats and c omments. Let this family grieve the loss of their loved one.


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While planes are crashing and bridges flown away by the floods in Pakistan, all there was in Gilgit was a three day power cut due to a landslide taking some poles with it. People do not really associate themselves with Pakistan here in the North, so life goes on.
With no power there was not much to do, so we decided to get acquainted with local life at the market. Here are some pics and vids of the goings on.
Boy working at bakery.
Selling tea at the bazaar
Trading routes through the near neighbour - Afghanistan.
Want a cuppa?
Merchants and customers
Spice shop
Gilgit muslims...
Selling live chicken by the weight. Where is the GreenPeace?
Tasty naan bread in the making. Check out the tandoori oven!
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You'll be happy to know the axles are still working, and published a magazine article about the beer
Back on thread - The hunza food looks superb!
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Our Iran visa applications still pending (three weeks already!), we decided to spend some time in the area known as Baltistan. On our road there we were accompanied by the mighty Indus, changing its face from fast and furious to slow and serene.
Road to Skardu is mostly cut into rock, the raging Indus river below - hard to believe the same river right now is causing devastating floods in the South of Pakistan.
Indus goes into wide and "silent" mood near Skardu.
The main reason for going to Baltistan was to get a glimpse of K2, the second highest mountain in the world. One might think that it is an awkward name for one of the highest points on our planet, but the thing is that it is so remote (not even visible from any village) that until recently it did not have a name at all. It was in 1856 that Thomas Montgomerie undertook a survey and charted the highest peaks of the Karakoram range. The nearest neighbours of K2 were marked down as K1, K3, K4 and K5, but were later renamed Masherbrum, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I and Gasherbrum II respectively, using their native names as a basis.
Located right on the border of China and Pakistan, the densest area of high peaks and glaciers in the World, this 8611 metre (28 251 ft) mountain is difficult to access (and even more difficult to ascend - till now only 302 people have made it to the top, compared to more than four thousand that have summited Mt Everest). Even to get a distant view of it, one has to abandon the wheels and do some trekking.
To get to the right point we first rode as far east as we possibly could. Since Baltistan is basically a disputed territory (administered by Pakistan, claimed by India), there is quite a lot of military presence, and foreigners are not allowed anywhere near the so-called Line of Control. It is interesting to note that at some point we were as close to Kargil (where we passed some two months ago) as some 60 kilometers (40 miles), so one could say we have not progressed too much on our route. In the very eastern part of the disputed territory lies the Siachen glacier, the very big thing clouding the relations between the two countries - Siachen is the highest battleground on Earth at 6000 meters. Soldiers fight in thick snow, extremely low oxygen environment, at 100 mph winds (bullets fly in unpredictable directions) and -50C (-60F) nights, fighting with avalanches and cervasses. Obviously the murderous extreme conditions has taken a lot more lives than the bullets from the enemy's guns.
(Military) road to Siachen area is strictly off limits to foreigners.
From there we turned north into Hushe valley, towards a village with the same name. This is where the road ends, if one can call it a road. This jeep track has it all - sand, water, mud, loose rocks, swinging bridges and irrigation ditches dug right across. It isn't long, but it definitely is torturous.
This is a good part of Hushe track.
Biriges are mostly made out of wood and are quite unstable and questionable.
This is the best bridge on the Hushe track.
Hushe village is in fact some 700 years old, although the timeless design of the houses there does not give many clues as to how old they might be. Mostly consisting of dry stone walls, they really do make you wonder how they manage to stand and not collapse. Wealthier families live in plastered houses.
The main sources of income for the 140 families living in Hushe are growing crops, livestock and tourism. Women take care of the fields and animals while men offer their services to mountain expeditions as guides, cooks and porters - here, it's one of the best access spots to the high Karakoram. Because of the political situation and US involvement in Pakistan, the last years have been very low in tourist numbers, so we mostly saw men chatting and sipping chai on the street, leaving a somewhat neglected feeling - they say this year only 30 expeditions have visited, yet last year the number was well over 90 teams that went to conquer the extreme high peaks in Karakoram. The setting of the village is, however, fabulous, with 7821 metre (25 659 ft) Masherbrum looming over the valley.
Views from Hushe...
Panorama of Masherbrum (click to enlarge)
7821 metre (25 659 ft) Masherbrum glows over Hushe
And cliffs that are hard to scale from the pictures...
Local brick factory.
Curious Hushe boys chekcing out our GS and following us everywhere we went in the village.
Sufi-muslim in Hushe.
Muslim with a child.
Hushe girl.
So, in order to get a glimpse of the K2, we hired a guide and took off for a trek. It took us some six hours of walking and scrambling along the steep, rocky slopes to get to the viewpoint, ascending some 1100 meters (3 600 ft). After this, our venture into the Ultar canyon in Karimabad really seemed like relaxation - this time it was uphill all the time, sometimes on all four. But most importantly - the higher we got, the broader were the views.
Trekking with our guide.
The guide giving explanations of everything - behind is Humbrok Peak.
Panorama from the trek (click to enlarge).
Some flora on the mountainsides - they blossom in August - summer here is short.
Kariina on the mountainside.
View to the Hushe valley from above.
Majestic Cigarette Peak - name comes from the fact that warm winds are always blowing loose snow from its sides - looks like a smoking cigarette.
At the end of the trek - our weary bodies need some rest now and pain in the legs is sure to come the next day.
And there it was, K2 (look in the centre of the picture, left of the sharp dark cone)! Far away, and only the top visible of course, but worth the effort - to get the full view of the K2, you need an over a week trek with special permits from Islamabad and special equipment and training for a bit more technical glacier travel (rope technique). So we were happy to get that rare glimpse to the K2 which is very hard to obtain anyway.
The mighty K2 (8611 m / 28 251 ft) peeking in the middle of the picture.
Panorama of the peaks from the viewpoint - find the sneaky K2 in the picture (click to enlarge).
Descending from the viewpoint, we set our camp in the seasonal village of Humbrok at around 4000 meters above sea level. Most of Hushe's women spend there the whole summer, herding the yak and the cows, and making butter and yoghurt. Younger ones assist by collecting dry wood and cow dung for fire. Living conditions are very simple - sleeping and cooking in stone huts, and washing in streams with ice cold water.
Our appearance was, of course, a big thing, especially among the girls. While our guide, Sher Ali (whom they also called Sherpa) was cooking us some rice, there were some ten little heads sticking in the stone hut doorway, observing the strange white people. Actually, the airflow of the hut was pretty much cut off by all the attention, so the smoke could not get out and we sat in a haze.
Humbrok village - only women and herd live here in the summer. Most of the year it's under snow.
Young girl carrying her brother.
Muslim girls in Humbrok - it took a whole day for them to take us as insiders so we could get a chance to take pictures of them - mostly Muslim women say straight NO to any picture taking of them.
Humbrok children.
Inside the stone hut.
Sherpa making us some chai.
And soon rice was cooked - tasted good after exhausting day trekking in the Karakoram.
It definitely was an experience, and one of the highlights of our stay in Pakistan - to watch the rice cooking in the dimly lit stone hut, and meanwhile to sip the chai made from fresh milk.
Next day as we headed down to Hushe, and sat on the bike for a ride back to civilization, we felt as if Pakistan had turned its smily face towards us. Until just a little before we reached tarmac the violent swinging of the rear brought back some old memories. The rear shock was blown, badly.
Not again!!!
It was phenomenal this time, the problem. It wasn't the main seal leaking, but the body itself had cracked, with inner seals peeking out. Never would have thought this could happen to a supposed-to-be high quality shock.
Not much left to do with this ingenious creation of Öhlins engineers, we headed to the nearest tyre shop and stuffed the thing with some rubber. Put some duct tape on it to keep the composition from disintegrating, and swinged (not so violently thanks to the rubber) back to Skardu. Even on the relatively smooth tarmac it felt like riding in a horse cart, with speed never exceeding 40 km/h.
Proper introductions first.
Cracked body of Öhlins shock. The world famous Swedish quality of metallurgy?
I put rubber between the spring to dampen the shaking.
Taped it up so the rubber doesn't jump out.
Farewell all our planned detours to Deosai Plains, Nanga Parbat base camp, Boroghil and Chitral, we now have to figure out what next, because this time the suspension damage is beyond repair, and having a new one shipped here to Pakistan is costly to say the least. It does not seem Pakistan will be offering easy solutions on this one.
So guess what - we're pretty much screwed now!!!
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So much beauty !
There is no word to translate what you are showing to us. This is all beauty of landscapes, people, faces. Contemplating all that is definitely a gift.
Thanks so much.
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Hi Margus and Kariina
Absolutely awesome and emotional roller-coaster of an epic journey that you two are taking us on.
Best of luck with the repairs.
When your journey leads you to the southern part of the African continent I will be humbled but delighted to help you with anything you need.
Safe riding,
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Let's help this couple out in the only way we can: send them some money
Perhaps that will enable them to get a shock to them in Pakistan.
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Second, this is the first time I've seen a report like this of a shock actually breaking. Have you contacted Ohlins about this? I remember Striking Viking's Ohlins going belly-up on his trip, and they were pretty good about getting him another one.
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Öhlins? Yeah, right!!!
Striking Viking is a superstar, maybe that's why they replaced his (producer being afraid of bad press from a popular guy). But we're regular people, so probably we can just forget about it, since most definitely we will be ignored by Öhlins again.
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Superb RR. Kept me entertained for many lunch times at work.
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Ohlins are number one
I use the same finger when I want to tell someone they are number ONE!
Fantastic adventure writing on Pakistan. You two are awesome folks!
YK in N.S.
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man that is bad luck with that shock.........wonder if anyone has a standard GS shock that could be shipped outr to tide you over.....I dont but if you dont ask you dont get
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You both are THE test riders for the shock that could not. They should take care of you just to avoid the bad publicity!
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Amazing report, maybe I can help
I am a rider without my bike working in Lahore, Pk.for another 3 weeks. I have a 2005 R1200 GS standard shock at home in Va. USA. (I too have Olins) Most mail gets to me in 10 days or so but if that doesn't help. I have some friends here (Lahore) that own an auto repair shop that work on high end Mercedes, BMW, Porsche and fabricate some outstanding work. I believe they can help you as good as anyone in this country. If you are heading this way or I can assist you please contact me. Thanks for sharing your ride with us. See you at the top. Jeff/Duck
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While at the Redmond BMW rally last month I talked to a Ohlins representative about my own 1100GS rear shock.
I just sent the rep a email outlining the story of the split shock and asking him for help either from Ohlins USA or Europe.
Maybe, just maybe, something will come of it.
And maybe if we all telephoned or emailed Ohlins USA something will come of that too.
Worth a shot, Right?
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One more way to ensure a privateer doesn't get to outshine the sponsored pro's
To be competitive in this "new Dakar" a rider needs, amongst other things, 2 support vehicles (one for bivy and one to shoot ahead to allowable CP's, ghost cars (one to be at beginning and one at end of each SS), an RV with air conditioning to sleep in and provide a humane bathroom experience, a team manager that is competent to interpret the every changing rules so they can be taken advantage of, etc, etc, etc
My only issue with all of this is the $$$ required now to be competitive. I still applaud the fact the everyday man can race next to the hero's but imho they can no longer be competitive. So good but also not to so good.
Another "bummer" of this is that it is changing the race from what it once was to what it is becoming. I, like many others here, don't like the change as I am clinging to an ideal of what the Dakar was. I keep having to remind myself to accept the change as the "new Dakar" is as awesome as the "old Dakar", its just different
I watched some videos the other day of Dakar's from the old days. People riding 500 lb bikes, scooters, etc. The terrain they were riding on was NOTHING like what we see today. Hearing people like Pyndon saying a top of the line, modern, purpose built 450rr can barely make it up some of the hills puts a bit of perspective of the "new terrain". I don't get the impression that folks racing felt they were cheated due to lack of distance yesterday
People are complaining that the distances are short, yet I still see riders coming in at all hours of the night. The challenge seems very real, just different. Again, accepting change is difficult.
I am continually reminding myself not to be a stick in the mud and to accept the evolution of the Dakar. Can you imagine if the course was still doable by a scooter or a 500 lb bike...I don't think we would all be impressed by the daily videos
An analogy, I used to be a pretty decent snowboarder. The terrain we rode and the tricks we did when we jumped are now done by 5 year olds. The pros have become gymnists doing flips and twists that are mind boggling. How freaking lame would it be to watch people on tv doing nothing but old school tricks on old school equipment
Same goes for rally I think.
Sorry, felt the need to express myself
I felt real bad for you last year Ned when we learned we were allowed to assist but you had already gone threw the CP and were on your way to the bivy. If I could do it again......we should do it again
Nate in N.E.
Yes, I have a Dakar problem -- that there are 50 weeks of the year without Dakar!
They don't expect you to finish. That's why it's the Dakar. -- PPiA
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RaboDirect PRO12: Ulster prop Declan Fitzpatrick undergoes heart tests
Monday 21st April 13:19
Ulster prop Declan Fitzpatrick will return to Northern Ireland on Monday after being treated for heart problem in Glasgow.
Brian O'Driscoll back in Ireland side for Six Nations opener against Wales
Tuesday 29th January 13:56
Brian O'Driscoll, Rob Kearney, Sean O'Brien and Rory Best are restored to the Ireland starting line-up for Saturday's Six Nations trip to Wales.
Kidney unveils Ireland squad
Monday 21st May 12:17
Ireland have named three uncapped players in a 29-man squad for the three-Test summer tour to New Zealand.
Trio commit to Ulster
Wednesday 20th October 10:28
Ulster have been buoyed by news Darren Cave, Robbie Diack and Declan Fitzpatrick have all agreed new contracts with the club.
Rupert Cox's Off Load: Clermont, England Sevens and Jean Deysel come under scrutiny
Rupert Cox shares his highlights from the week's rugby action in his round-up blog.
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Rupert Cox's Off Load: Hurricanes, Toulouse and Nick Williams all come under scrutiny
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