Midwest Gaming Classic - now over, check for pics!

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:09 pm

I'll be there.

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:15 pm

vskid wrote: Dang, thats crappy mileage for something so small. Our 2000 Excursion (king of the SUVs) got 16mpg highway (9 in city) with average size all-terrain tires and it had a monster V-10. Our current 1994 F-350 4 door longbed with the biggest V-8 available from the factory and offroad tires gets 12 mpg and 8 mpg towing. Both are at least 2x to 3x the weight and engine size of a Wrangler. Kinda weird.

The Jeep is built out of solid steel and carriers heavy duty 4x4 gear all the time. Has a I-6 4.0L engine and is geared for max torque. So yah I am sucking gas.

I was planning to go, but I'll be gone from June 2-11 running a sailing ship (Seabase)

kickass marshallh you sail? I just spent the day sailing with my club. Great fun and sun burns hah

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:44 pm

Rekarp wrote:he Jeep is built out of solid steel and carriers heavy duty 4x4 gear all the time. Has a I-6 4.0L engine and is geared for max torque. So yah I am sucking gas.

Oh, I just thought you had big tires, didn't know you were all decked out. That would explain it, our Excursion and F-350 still have engines almost 2x the size, 7.3l and 7.5l, respectively.

Metallica Man X · Post by **Metallica Man X** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:08 pm

Me and a friend of mine are gonna try to get on over there. Depends if the boss creatures will give the time off (it's likely they will)

Post by **Triton** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:43 pm

lol my olsmobile weighs 4000 pounds, has a 5.7 liter smallblock V8 and sucks gas like a blackhole lol

JKO-K6 · Post by **JKO-K6** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:38 pm

Kurt_ wrote:Us Canadians measure gas in Litres! It makes it seem like less.
We're around .80-1 dollar per litre of gas.

You are lucky, over here is $1 to $1.50... Just because of that stupid second tax...

warmachine · Post by **warmachine** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:16 pm

Put my name on that list as well. My Mustang and I will see all of you there.

If anyone in [North] Texas wants to go with, we could probably split the cost and save us both (or up to four people) some cash.

twilightprincess · Post by **twilightprincess** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 12:14 am

benheck wrote:Yes, just think, you could meet ME, Benheck himself.
-Ben

Jesus Christ

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 12:29 am

twilightprincess wrote:
benheck wrote:Yes, just think, you could meet ME, Benheck himself.
-Ben

Jesus Christ

...it's a lion get in the car.

warmachine · Post by **warmachine** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:42 am

benheck wrote:Yes, just think, you could meet ME, Benheck himself.

I'd love to; I mean, come on, he turned two xBox 360s into laptops, people. Not to mention he's driven many of us to make our own portables and such.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:34 am

I just check the dates for the event... I'll have to see if it' clashes with an annual reunion I go to in Nebraska. If not I'll see how much it is to drive, ride the bus and a hotel stay. If it works out not to be too expensive I'll see about going.

I'll update in a few days.

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:28 am

Who's planning on going NEXT year?

@JKO: You keep complaning about this 4% extra tax in addition to GST. PST is 8%. Stop your whining.

ganonbanned · Post by **ganonbanned** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 3:23 pm

twilightprincess wrote:
benheck wrote:Yes, just think, you could meet ME, Benheck himself.
-Ben

Jesus Christ

yes, he is jesus christ.

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 3:36 pm

He's the Jesus of all us nerds, at least!

theelk · Post by **theelk** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:29 pm

Maybe I could somehow get there from West Hartford, CT, but probably not.