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<DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="49780490.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="329" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Welcome to our little corner of the internet.  <I><B>Caintmakit Racing</B></I> started out as a joke (after Paul overheard a hilarious conversation at the dragstrip between a few 'locals') and has now transformed into quite the debacle of automotive experiences.</div> <bR> <div> Most of us attended or graduated from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300FF" FACE="Arial" >GMI/Kettering University</FONT> in Flint, Michigan, which could be a story upon itself.  Flint is an interesting place, severely depressing at times, yet I'm sure most of us wouldn't change a thing about our times spent there.  The school wasn't that great either..unless you discovered the student vehicle teams such as FSAE or Lightning, not to mention the Firebirds car club.  If you were a gearhead, there was always something to build, fix or race on any given weekend.  I, along with many others, was exposed to autocrossing and TSD rallying at school through the Firebirds.  Needless to say, it was addictive.</div> <bR> <div> We had (and to some extents, still do) this nasty habit of racing complete junk.  Stock 'Power' Rangers, Jettas, Mazda pickup trucks, Mail Jeeps, and many a rental were subjected to repeated autocrossing/rallying abuse.  More than a few were damaged or wrecked in one form or another.  Stories of rentals being returned with JB Welded oil pans or broken motor mounts/bald tires (usually from doing <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Burnouts"><U>burnouts</U></A>) were commonplace..the stories we have could fill up this website five times over.  Some have even been recorded on video for posterity.  This naturally evolved into our current projects...</div> <bR> <div> At this moment there is a fair number of us with competition-prepared vehicles, mostly for autocross and rally events.  Skip is busy fixing and racing his silver 95 T-bird.  Brian Scott just sold his PGT Eagle Talon and has stepped up to an EVO IV for the <I>CARS</I> Canadian Rally Championship series, Matt can be spotted anywhere in Detroit autocrossing his MR2, and I'm slowly transforming my 68 Charger into a Dick Landy Super Stock clone.  The above picture is at the Silver Lake sand dunes, where we took turns in offroading, jumping, and breaking our daily drivers, toys, and tow vehicles.  Some aren't even fixed, over four months later.  That's another key point regarding Caintmakit Racing...we break stuff.  Often.  Our tagline has always been 'Just fast enough to break stuff and hurt ourselves', which is more than appropriate.</div> <bR> <div> Honestly, most of us are addicted to this rather unorthodox lifestyle.  We spend every dime made on our cars, but it's entirely worth it.  When you're diving into turn 11 at Road America trailbraking the crap out of your '95 T-Bird to keep a C5 off your tail, two feet of the ground at Brockway Mountain, nailing an apex and chirping 3rd gear with your B2000 in lot 7, street racing off of Dort Highway, or cresting a dune at Silver Lake, you MIGHT understand.  We're having fun, and that's all that matters.</div> <bR> <div> I'm going to periodically update this page, and others on the site, with current Caintmakit Racing outings, so anyone interested in witnessing the spectacle (or just wanting to hang out with a bunch of car freaks and *maybe* consume an alcoholic beverage or two) can get in contact with us.  Look for updates/times/contact info shortly.  In the meantime, keep 'er shiny side up.</div> <bR> <div> <I>-</I>Nick</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Be sure to check out Mike Radowski's spectacular website,</FONT><B>   </B><A HREF="http://www.maximumpsi.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.maximumpsi.com"><U><B>www.maximumpsi.com</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Executives of Caintmakit Racing</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><I>:</I></FONT></div> <div> CEO and director of international operations- <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:blusmbl@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:blusmbl@yahoo.com"><U><I><B>Nick "Blusmbl" Parisi</B></I></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Vice President/Ultimate Durability Test-</FONT><I><B> </B></I><A HREF="mailto:markkleckner@hotmail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:markkleckner@hotmail.com"><U><I><B>Mark "Skip" Kleckner</B></I></U></A></div> <div> Founder and Head Loudmouth- <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Paul "Runaway" Bahna</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Associates:</I></div> <div> Resident offroad king/junk vehicle collector-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Ed "Professor" Heil</B></FONT></div> <div> Screw you and your parking lot full of small penis yellow-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Martin Pettus</B></FONT></div> <div> Latent homersexual-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Dave "Raptor" Nottelmann</B></FONT></div> <div> "Exit Sign"- <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tim "T-Dogg" Ridley</B></FONT></div> <div> MG repairman/kart racer-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> "Statutory" Sean Oshea</B></FONT></div> <div> NDB of the year-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Jason Cartwright</B></FONT></div> <div> Where am I?- <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Jeremy Whitmer</B></FONT></div> <div> Bob Smith-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> "Jimmmmmay" Hendricks</B></FONT></div> <div> Monkeywrench Motorsports founder!-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Matt Price</B></FONT></div> <div> EE Extordinare/Jeep captain-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Jeff Wolak</B></FONT></div> <div> Fuck GM-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Bob Trees</B></FONT></div> <div> Resident Pimp-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Drew Stahr</B></FONT></div> <div> Caintmakit! Stunna/Worst Luck Ever-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Mike Radowski </B></FONT></div> <div> Mountain community resident-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Fred Loquasto</B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >6 speed in a Caprice???-</FONT><B> Mike </B><B>Kaczmar</B></div> <div> Current Formula SAE team leader-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Travis Slagle</B></FONT></div> <div> Embezzleathon Winner!-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Ryan Brookshire</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Honorary member:</B></I></FONT><B>  </B><A HREF="http://www.bc-computing.com/matt/yump/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bc-computing.com/matt/yump/"><U><B>THIS GUY</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Also, don't forget to try the</FONT><A HREF="http://iqx.ionichost.com/other/instest.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://iqx.ionichost.com/other/instest.h"><U><I><B> Insanity Test</B></I></U></A><I><B>!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Suggested Reading:</B></I></div> <div> The Unfair Advantage- Mark Donohue</div> <div> Sunday Driver- Brock Yates</div> <div> Rivethead- Ben Hamper</div> <div> Running on Empty- Satch Carlson</div> <div> Sideways to Victory- Roger Clark</div> <div> Dust and the Glory- Leo Levine</div> <div> The Racing Driver- Denis Jenkinson</div> <div> In like a Lamb, out like a Lion- Tom Grimshaw and John Buffum</div> <div> Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics-TD Gillespie</div> <div> Race Car Vehicle Dynamics (the bible)- Milliken and Milliken</div> <div> any articles by PJ O'Rourke or Satch Carlson</div> <div> Carrol Smith Quintology</div> <div> Racecar Engineering (UK publication)</div> <div> Grassroots Motorsports</div> <div> Mopar Action</div> <div> Car & Driver</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Avoid at all costs:</B></I></div> <div> Road and Track</div> <div> Motor Trend</div> <div> Consumer Reports</div> <bR> <div> <B>Sponsored by www.edsgaytractor.com</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="065f47b0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="379" ALT="my bad, yo." 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