POTD - random

Discussion in 'Picture of the Day' started by haunteddoc, Nov 7, 2008.

  1. Scottwdw

    Scottwdw Member

    This is an 84 year old starting his 18K Apple Run event. He was given a head start and though he finished last, he finished. I hope I can walk, let along jog at his age.

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    Octogenarian 18K Runner
    by Scott Thomas, on Flickr
     
  2. Scottwdw

    Scottwdw Member

    A little autumn in New York for you today. This is from Taughannock Falls State Park proving the park has something else to give besides the big waterfall.

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    Cayuga Lake Autumn
    by Scott Thomas
     
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  5. ddindy

    ddindy Member Staff Member

    Just a thought, but maybe we might consider breaking this up into multiple threads, like People, Animals, Landscapes, etc. Any opinions?
     
  6. ddindy

    ddindy Member Staff Member

    Just to prove that New York is not the only state fair in the country, here's a shot of Jason Goodman riding "Roman style" as part of his Percheron Thunder act. Jason and his beautiful black horses perform during breaks in the draft horse competitions at the Indiana State Fair.

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    Forget something?
     
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  7. ddindy

    ddindy Member Staff Member

    Sometimes even sticky race tires can't grip strongly enough, as Azlan Shah discovered during practice for last summer's Red Bull Indianapolis GP.

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    All kinds of wrong
     
  8. ddindy

    ddindy Member Staff Member

    Believe it or not, these two cars raced at Indianapolis twenty years apart. Chan you tell which one ran in 1948 and which in 1968? Yeah, it's pretty obvious that the Kurtis Kraft roadster is older than the Lotus turbine. What's even more amazing is that the Lotus is almost 50 years old!

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    Twenty years of progress
     
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  9. RedOctober25

    RedOctober25 Member

    #60 looks like it should be in a Pinewood Derby race.
     
  10. ddindy

    ddindy Member Staff Member

    It was about as loud as one. :D
     
  11. Evad

    Evad Member

    Watkins Glen State Park.....

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  12. Scottwdw

    Scottwdw Member

    Hey, @Evad, when were you at the Glen?
     
  13. Evad

    Evad Member

    I was there on October 13 - 15. Stayed at the Harbour Hotel. We had a great time!!
     
  14. Evad

    Evad Member

    More from WGSP...

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  16. ddindy

    ddindy Member Staff Member

    I was happy to see harness racing return to the Indiana State Fair this year. Here are a pair of trotters entering the fourth turn. (For bonus points, who can tell the difference between trotters and pacers?)

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    Fair race
     
  17. RedOctober25

    RedOctober25 Member

    Ones a horse the other a basketball team? Boy that was easy. In reality, doesn't it have to do with the number of hooves touching the ground at the same time? Like walking/jogging/running...
     
  18. gary

    gary Member

    Yes, both on one side is pacers, 1 each side is trotters,
     
  19. ddindy

    ddindy Member Staff Member

    I should have known that @gary would have the correct answer. And, @RedOctober25, thanks for making the obligatory midwest NBA team reference.
     
  20. gary

    gary Member

    Ringer, i have no less than 4 licensed driver/trainers in the family, 1 of whom gets a few drives at meadowlands on occasion
     

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