Improve customer service while cutting costs with mobility solutions from Stratix. In this retail mobility success story, you'll see how fast growing PGA tour superstores are using mobile handhelds, and mobile printers to drive greater efficiency in their operations. Our philosophy is to grow the game of gold. We have a huge selection of junior products, as well as women's products that can't be found at any other golf store anywhere.
With a typical size of about 60,000 square feet, a PGA tour superstore stocks about 30,000 items, and serves about 750 customers a day. Their goal, improve customer service by reducing the time that store associates spend tasking. What is tasking? It's making price changes. It's taking cycle counts, be sure our inventories are correct, and making necessary adjustments.
PGA tour superstores turn to Stratix for help integrating a mobility solution that will allow to operate more efficiently. We run pretty lean and mean, as far as the back office infrastructure. Try to keep the overhead to a minimum, so that's why a partner in mobility is very important. For it's mobile platform, PGA tour superstore selected rugged mobile devices from Motorola, and mobile printers from Zebra.
All installed and maintained by Stratix. It's just basically pushing a button, scanning it, and turning on the printer and printing out a label. I mean couldn't be any easier. It saves us, I would say, at least 50% if not 75% of time.
You scan the skew, and it reprints a new price label for you, almost instantly, and away you go. It helps on returns. We take a return if it comes back with a receipt to the club desk here. It allows us to go ahead and type in the skew, and immediately put a label back on it, and get it back out on the floor so we can hopefully sell that product.
So with mobile allocation, what we can do is obviously run our low stocks, and help keep ourselves in a better stock position. Helps us with daily operations as far as price changes and cycle counts. So what were the lessons that PGA tour superstore has learned implementing a mobile solution for their business? For one thing, store associates quickly come to rely on. It has to work 100% of the time.
If it doesn't work, you know, the world comes to a stop, so you have to keep it up and operational, which is actually kind of lesson number two, you have to maintain the equipment. For PGA tour superstore the decision to implement a mobility solution, and utilize Stratix to install and maintain it has quickly paid off. It's helped the retail chain improve on job one, raising the bar on customer service. We are going to survive with good customer service, and the only way you can provide that good customer service is to actually be there and help the customer.
So to label the store, to be able to do inventories in the store, to be able to receive product quickly in the store there's no option, you have to do it with mobile technology. Mobile technology working for the enterprise. Stratix, we understand mobility, and the people who use it..
10. A little rusty by now, Burnout: Paradise
is a legend. I wasn't a big fan back then and still aren't, but anyone that knows anything
about racers needs to admit that this game hit the spot with the open-world goodness,
the excellently modelled crashes with the car-body being crunched, with different events
to be chosen from the map and great graphics for its time, this gem certainly may charm
many players. 9.
Ridge Racer: Unbounded is fairly similar
in both gameplay and graphics to Split/Second, but its at least 1 class quality lower. Its
not a top notch product, a rather boring one for longer plays, but if you ran out of ideas
- this one may kill it for ya. 8. The Crew was a major release and one of
the recent flagships for Ubisoft.
It is now pretty stable and awaits a big update with
the release of The Crew: Wild Run, when the graphics will be enhanced (allegedly). As
for the looks, the game did not impress me, as for the driving itself - the cars are poorly
responsive and require getting used to. However, the open-world setting with various tasks
to be done and a reasonably long campaign with random coop events prove that The Crew
has much content to offer. Keep in mind that we recommend trying it out first before buying.
7. Blur was a strong competitor to Split/Second
at the time of the release and many people tended to feel that Blur had the upper hand.
I can see where this was going from, but for me personally the steering and pretty monotone
graphics, as well as poor diversity of the single-player campaign left a lacking experience.
Nevertheless, if you are a fan of arcade racers - you definitely need to check this one out! 6. Skydrift is a game that has been neglected
by the community, so it died off concerning multiplayer real fast, for no good reason.
The game is superb with its nicely designed tracks, 3d maneuvering, various power-ups
and weapons that may change the course of every race in a matter of seconds. The single-player
campaign is enough entertaining to say that the game is well worth its price! 5.
The king of arcade racing for now, in its
raw classic glory, is Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed. The notion of the tracks
requiring different types of vehicles and that your machine adapts to this, being either
a car, a boat or a plane is very refreshing and grants plenty of replayability. This game
has no competitor on the PC platform when it comes to couch coop party fun. 4.
Codemasters really made a gem out of DiRT
3, not only by incorporating an excellent gameplay model with a deeply customizable
difficulty level, but also with versatility of the events from standard rally and time
events, and gymkhana stuns, buggy and truck races as well. The scenery and weather conditions
vary and there's really plenty of content here, not to mention that it still looks great.
It's also worth mentioning that if you get the retail key and register the game on Steam,
you get all the available DLCs for free! 3. GRID 2 has the most awesome introduction
with the vintage Ford Mustang that likes to drift like a devil! As with both gaming series
from Codemasters (that is DiRT and GRID) you may setup your assists so you can actually
make an arcade racer out of it. The graphics are awesome and well optimised, a great choice
for all racing fans, especially those that are not maybe exactly up for simulation, but
some extra difficulty is welcome.
2. Split/Second is a vastly underestimated
game. The setting is quite simple, yet effective - you drive through rigged tracks through
cities or sites where explosive charges may be triggered by the racers, blowing up trucks,
collapsing buildings, but if you gather more power by drifiting and other stunts, you can
do even more damage and planes crash down from the sky, towers fall to the ground and
the track routes change to reflect the alteration of the scenery. A great game with terrific
driving model, very comfortable to steer.
1. NFS: Hot Pursuit and its close competitor
- Rivals are top racing games in this line-up. Rivals would've won, if not for the horrific
server disconnects, constant crashes and texture pop-ins in the distance. Nevertheless, the
driving experience, the graphics and audio are unmatched in the series.
Overall fantastic
arcade racing family, with these two as top of the line, also with The Run and Most Wanted
worth mentioning as well. That's it guys and girls, best arcade racers
there are. I'm sure you know at least a couple of more like Blazerush, Driver: San Francisco,
Distance or Flatout series and plenty of others. Let us know about them in the comments! Thanks for watching, this's been Godless from
Pitlord.Eu, now go burn some gas..
- Even after being nailed by the car, I'm not gonna stop. If I get hurt enough,
maybe that'll deter me from being so enthusiastic about it, but until that day comes, it's still the coolest thing
I could possibly think of going and doing on a Sunday. It's fun, and it's fun
to be a part of the race 'cause if we screw it up, we screw up where the
car finishes essentially. So it makes it that much more fun 'cause you're actually part of it.
It's not just the driver at that point. The crew has a say-so in what's going on. What does it take to be that guy? Bottom line, it takes dedication, concentration,
obviously the will to put yourself in that kind
of harm's environment and being able to handle, let's call it, high-pressure environments. That's a good way to describe that.
I wear a heart monitor, and you're totally calm
and cool as a cucumber and then when you know
you're 10 seconds out, your heart rate increases. It's crazy. And you get done and you're pretty high for, you know, 40 seconds, then you come back down to reality, like okay, that was it. Now we wait around for the next one, ha.
Everybody's kind of at risk, for sure. The fueler especially is at risk 'cause he's got a big
giant fuel hose in his hand that's pumping a lot of gallons per second and if that malfunctions and breaks, he's gonna be doused in
a very flammable liquid and has the potential to go up in flames. It's happened before. Inside front, me, I'm in a prime position to be hit by the car, for sure because I've got a wall behind me and nowhere to go, essentially.
So if the driver screws
up coming into the box, normally, I can get pummeled pretty well. No one's safe. It was our first stop of the race. Kyle was a rookie this year.
He just made a small mistake and locked up and basically, once the car
was 10, 12 feet away from me, like, I knew it was coming. And in the video, you can see me kind of hesitate a little
bit, but car made contact. I instantly stood up, I didn't
feel anything was wrong, and we finished the pit
stop and that was it. Once I got over the wall,
then reality kind of set in, like, wow, you know, I
just got hit by the car.
Medical came over and
made sure I was okay. Then team management made
sure I was all right. Indy Car made sure I was okay. I felt fine, I stayed in it.
I didn't wanna stop, it's the Indy 500. I think you just have to, you have to keep it in
the back of your head. You know, I know there's people out there that have done this for years
that have never been hurt and that's a good thing. And then I've worked with people who have been severely
hurt to the point where three years later,
they're still doing rehab and reconstructive surgeries
and pins and screws and they're not going
over the wall anymore, they don't want to.
If we do three pit stops in a race, and the race is two and
a half hours long, that that 30 seconds of work that
we did throughout the race is worth every ounce of
stress and frustration and being tired and long
hours and this and that. That 30 seconds is
totally worth everything..
- Where do you draw the line
for a super aggressive pass? That pass was over the line. - Yeah, that's racing. Sometimes things like
that happen, you know? - When I'm on the bike,
I try to focus on myself. The heart rate is high,
the breathing is high.
Sometimes you battle with somebody else and there is tensions,
and the adrenaline of it is something unique. - [Announcer] Monster
Energy Supercross ready to drop the gate on the 450 championship. They battled all year from coast to coast They're set to settle it here in Vegas. (Intense music) - [Narrator] This is Supercross.
The motorcycle racing series that fills stadiums across America. At the final round of the
2018 season in Las Vegas, it all comes down to the main event where one racer will ride
off with a championship bonus worth more than one million dollars. This year the field is
narrowed to two men. Current points leader
Jason Anderson simply needs to finish in the top ten
and the championship is his.
That is, unless one other
racer finishes first. For the controversial French
Supercross star Marvin Musquin, it's all or nothing. But Musquin better watch his back because Eli Tomac aims to spoil
his run at the championship. Even if Tomac wins the race,
he won't have enough points for the championship, or the big money.
But revenge? Some would say that's priceless. The sport of off-road
motorcycle racing, or motocross, debuted in England in the 1920's. By the late '40's, it had invaded the U.S. And in the early '70's the
sport moved into stadiums where it became known as Supercross.
- [Announcer] For all the
champagne, glory, and gold, we are underway! - [Narrator] By the '80's,
it was a national obsession. It inspired movies, video games, and garnered lucrative sponsorship deals for the sport's biggest stars. For today's Supercross athletes, the goal is pretty much the same. Win races, and collect
checks from sponsors.
- [Announcer] Welcome to Sam
Boyd Stadium, here in Las Vegas for our 2018 Championship Weekend. I'd like to begin today by
bringing out our athletes who are gonna fill out our stage. First up, the rider number 25 the Red Bull KTM Marvin Musquin. - [Narrator] One of the
sport's biggest stars is 28-year-old Marvin Musquin from France.
On his last trip to
Vegas, he hit the jackpot. - [Announcer] Marvin
Musquin wins all three! - [Narrator] Eight months earlier, he won the Monster Energy Cup and a check for a million
bucks after winning all three main events. - [Interviewer] What's
your mindset coming into tomorrow night's race? (Clock ticks) - [Announcer] One of the
most controversial finishes this season, half a lap to go, Musquin sees his opening, smashes into the side
of Tomac, takes him out, the crowd not happy,
they were booing Musquin. - [Narrator] Musquin's move
at Foxborough got him the win and pushed him into contention
for the championship.
But it pushed Eli Tomac even further out. - [Interviewer] Eli, just take us through what happened out there. - [Eli] A lap and a half to go, coming around, off the
finish line, down the strait, and I just got blasted from
the inside on that second turn. It was out of nowhere
and it was a cheap shot.
- [Marvin] Yeah, I'm
sorry about what happened with the crash. I mean, it could have been bad for me too. So, you know, for a 450 win
main, sometimes you gotta try your hardest and - But, where do you draw the line? Like, for a super aggressive pass. That pass was over the line.
- Yeah, that's racing, you know? Sometimes, we could talk
about stuff like that a long time, so, things
like that happen, you know? The mindset is the same as last weekend. I wanna do my best and see what happens. I'm born on the motocross track. My dad used to race,
and my brother as well.
Every single weekend I
grew up going to the races and to the practice track and from that I knew I wanted
to be a motocross racer. - [Narrator] Along with
racing, Marvin has always had another constant in his life. His wife Mathilde, who
travels with Marvin on the grueling Supercross tour. - We've been together since we were 15.
Back then I was working for a
French magazine for motocross with kids, and I just
happened to interview Marvin and that's how it all started. We became friends for a while,
and then started dating, and that's it! - [Narrator] Thanks to
her consistent presence on Marvin's social media, she's become a star in her own right. - She motivates me, she
keeps me on track definitely. She takes care of me every
single day, and she's always supportive, good days and bad days.
- [Narrator] Before the championship event the racers get a chance
to inspect the track and get in a few practice laps. - [Aldon Baker] I think
people don't understand what the athlete actually goes
through on a motocross bike. The cardio part of it is pretty intense and the heart rates are around 180, between 170 and 180 beats per minute. So we've got to condition
the athlete for that.
- [Marvin] You want to be as
fast as you can for 20 minutes, so definitely if the
breathing gets too high or you can't relax, then it's not good, so because of the heart rate being so high you have to have really good endurance. - Marvin, Marvin, Marvin! Marvelous Marvin, we love you! (Crowd cheers and yells) - [Marvin] Definitely what
happened in Foxborough is following me right now. The crowd was a little tough on me. A lot of booing, but I had really great
feedback from my fans.
Like I said, I really
try to focus on myself, and that actually gets me more power. (Intense music) - [Announcer] Let's hear
it for Marvin Musquin! (Crowd cheers) - [Announcer] When he was
introduced to the crowd here in Las Vegas tonight,
a chorus of boos rained down on top of the French rider. - [Narrator] Before the main event, the riders in the 450 class
compete in preliminary heats to determine their position
at the starting line. Eli Tomec will go first.
- [Announcer] Heat one. Let's drop the gate! Tomec falls way back! - [Narrator] Tomec
stumbled out of the gate trailing big behind the Australian former champion, Chad Reed. (Techno music) - [Announcer] Here comes Tomec,
closing in on the outside but can't get past him just yet. - [Narrator] But Tomec
soon gained ground on Reed.
- [Announcer] And just like that Eli Tomec gets past Reed! - [Narrator] Tomec came
from behind to win his heat. But would he have
anything left in the tank for the big race? Then it was Musquin's turn. - [Announcer] Here we go. 450 Heat number 2.
- [Narrator] Even with overall
points leader, Jason Anderson on his tail, Marvin
Musquin never looked back and won the race with ease. - [Announcer] Alright! We've got one more championship to go. - [Narrator] The main event
is comprised of 20 minutes plus one lap. First to cross the finish line wins.
All Anderson needs to do
is finish in the top ten. But if Musquin wins, he takes the trophy. - [Announcer] Jason Anderson,
Marvin Musquin, and Eli Tomac looking to be a spoiler on that number 3! (Tense music) Tomac takes it! Musquin is right behind him! Anderson back in eighth! - [Narrator] With Anderson
holding steady in the top ten, it would be a game of cat and mouse between Tomac and Musquin. - [Announcer] Musquin coming after Tomac! He's gotta win here tonight.
Musquin getting even closer to Eli Tomac! - [Narrator] Musquin
stayed on top of Tomac. - [Announcer] He's getting closer! - [Narrator] Til he ran into some trouble. - [Announcer] Now look at this. As they went through some lapped riders Musquin gets held up a little bit.
Can Musquin make this time back up? Does he have it in him to
try to win this final main? Eli Tomac opening up right here. Marvin Musquin trying to keep that gap. - [Narrator] But the gap never closed. Thanks to the speed of Tomac there was just too much separation.
- [Announcer] Eli Tomac
takes the win in Las Vegas, the final one of 2018 as he makes his way
around on the final lap, the 2018 Monster Energy
AMA Supercross and FIM. World champion is Jason Anderson! - [Mathilde] When there is a bad moment or a race that doesn't go well, I know right away what's
going into his mind. I hate for him to have that
feeling, you know, I hate it. So I just want to console him
as much as I can and tell him it's going to be okay.
There is more races, and
it's okay to have a bad one. - [Marvin] I knew it was going
to be a tough main event. My goal was just to keep
charging, and to keep pushing. Racing, it's crazy, anything can happen.
The last few rounds we were
able to fight for the win, so that's really important, and I'm looking forward to the future. (Audience claps) - [Announcer] Jason, would you
mind holding that trophy up one more time for all
the people in the crowd on the big screen? Here we go! Up in the air! Let's hear it for your champion! (Somber music) (intense music).
Working at the lunch lines was great, but it didn't pay squat. I needed some money for college, so I got a job working in retail. I worked at a place called Dollar Tree. Unlike the scam artists over at the 99-cent store, everything at Dollar tree was in fact a dollar.
There was Claudia, she was a sweetie. Monica, she was chill. The Spawn of Satan Helen, she threatened to bash my head into the wall. And Mark, the General Manager.
This one time, he made fun of how I owned a watch to check the time and not a phone. *Sniff* I was poor. ;N; My job at Dollar Tree was simple enough. I was a cashier and when I had no one in line I would clean up the front of the store.
Okay. Yeah, so some work stories. I was working the night shift when this lady comes up two minutes before we have to close. I let her in.
Reluctantly. She walks in the store and kind of just stumbles around talking to herself. I just wanted to go home at that point. Hurry up, lady.
She barely makes it over to the counter and grab some random candy out of the bins. "Okay, your total is $3." "Hey you know, you've got some pretty eyes." "Oh, uh, really? Thanks." "Ooh, and that body." "You've got something going on there." "Uhh..." "T-thanks?" "So, where are you going after this, beautiful?" "Uuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..." "I'll take it from here." I've never been hit on by a girl before much less a 60 year old drunk one? *Lol* So I was pretty confused. Speaking of old people, *heh* Old people. Old people would come in and ask for Senior discounts? "It's a dollar." One of the worst jobs you had to do when working at Dollar Tree was filling up balloons.
The Dollar Tree was always understaffed. So while the manager was usually unboxing merchandise, it would just be me up at the front alone Blowing up balloons took quite awhile, and if there were many people in line you would have a potential mess on your hands. This one time, I had a full line of people I was checking out. This guy comes up out of nowhere, not even in line, and says, "Yeah, I'm gonna need 50 balloons.
Right now. I have to leave for a party in five minutes." *Cough cough* "I'm sorry, what?" "Hey I don't have all day." "There's nowhere I could get it done in five minutes! Do you not see the HUGE line I'm in right now?!" Is what I would have said instead, I just stood there like a spaz- *chuckles* *t R i G g E r E d* Luckily, I had a nice manager on staff that day that took over balloon duty. Another thing about balloons was that, we were always out of the smiley face balloon. Everyone always asked for it since it was an option.
But for three months, we didn't have the shipment. I was slowly going insane each time someone asked for, "Balloon 3-45." I was a pretty good cashier if I do say so myself. You come to my line with fifty something normal items, and I would just go, *intense cashiering* "Done! Here's your change. Boom." Then, there were THOSE people.
They would come up to the line with 50 wineglasses- Why was it always wineglasses? They would usually show up when the line was completely empty and once they arrived everyone in the store- It's like they were on some kind of Magnetic pole. Oh! She is checking out I better check out with her! And usually the people in line would then complain that they had to wait. It's like dude Where were- Where were you when the line was empty? I would have to stand there, take 20 minutes wrapping all these wineglasses in a bunch of newspaper. *Deep inhale* UGHH Sometimes people would come back to the store with open boxes of food and complain that they didn't like it, so they wanted a refund.
"It's a DOLLAR." I would see some of the same customers come in from time to time. Such as this one homeless guy to buy t-shirts and And a few old ladies that always bought greeting cards. This one time I ran out of ones, fives, and tens in my register because it was a very busy day So I had to give 12 dollars in change to a customer in quarters, and nickels, and dimes. I didn't want to call Helen.
*Laugh* *inhale* If someone called up Dollar Tree to ask if there was a specific item, I would usually tell them no. Either because I was busy with a line or I was too lazy to check. Like people, there's a website. Check it yourself.
I don't have timeee. Okay, so one more story. A lady came in on a slow day and put like 200 items on the counter. As usual, people started stacking up behind her and started to get impatient.
"Okay, your total is $220.15. Cash or credit?" "Cr-credit, please?" I tried ringing up her card but, "It-it says the card is denied." "T-try this one." I had to try like five different cards before she said, "Oh. O-oh yeah. Uh...
You know what, just stay right there. I'm gonna transfer some money into my account. I'll be back in five minutes." She ran out of the store, and I thought, "Well, okay? I guess I'l, I'll wait, then?" We put all the stuff She wanted to buy back in a cart, but she never came back. The items she chose were random.
They were basic living items. Like plates, cleaning supplies, food... I just hope that, that lady wasn't going through something serious or running away from something. So I-I don't know.
It was just kind of weird. Once Youtube kicked off, I haven't needed to go back to Dollar tree since the pay is terrible. I don't plan on ever going back really, but I mean I might have to. *Heh* because of- *inhale* Look at these stats.
MMMMMM *lols* But anyway, I hope you guys liked this video. If you want to support me, I have a shirt that came out. It better be sound like a God church. Get on it boi.
*Laughs* Anyways, A special thanks goes out to all the voices in this video, TheOdd1sOut, isketchi and motionwarrior. Go check out their channels! They're really cool people. All of their links are in the description so check them out..
Oh what's up guys how you guys doing today so today today jr. Is gonna be an amazing day if things do fall into place I might possibly be driving a bunch of super exotic cars today and these cars include a Porsche 918 which originally goes to retail at like almost $900,000 and for people reselling them and stuff it's like over well well over a million dollars which is insane and then there might be a couple other cool cars as well that I will be able to test drive today I got in contact with somebody who owns his warehouse who has a bunch of cars and he also has a couple cool cars at his house as well he's actually a friend of one of my friends so I think this is going to be so friggin cool if this ends up happening today the Porsche 918 honestly is like probably one of my favorite Porsche cars I don't really like Porsche cars a lot to be honest I. Don't really like the design I don't like the way they look but listen the 918 is sexy it's a B so I'm super excited if I do get a chance to drive that thing I think is a monster Scott like almost 900 horsepower I'm currently about to eat something for breakfast and then me and Lizzie are gonna head over to the gym meet up with a 10 and get a good workout in today's quote of the day it is never too late to make a better you well definitely too late now bill tomorrow I'm a pre-workout right now literally about the gym in like the next five minutes he didn't charge shaving his chest and look what he did look what he did I cut my nipple his nipples bleeding oh my god bro no we all know what happened Aiden was getting a little frisky this morning and some girl that is nipple I'll be over there soon I'm about to do it Lance always does to me I'm gonna start walking down the hall cuz I'm ready and he's not Lizzie's never before event oh there is oh I just saw Aiden literally come up to the door the second we walked outside there he is bro the second I walked out you got to the door hell yeah Tommy's been great the past few days I really could Wilson oh I know I see the blood streak across you actually yeah Jesus left the gym yesterday Aiden stayed there for about another four or five hours for five hours yeah he called me at like five o'clock he's like yo just got done at the gym another gym lipstick damn Aidan's going a Hardee's crap man I need that motivation oh my god I am cornholio things about the Chagas pre-workout real quick was that with some coconut coconut water on see this oh he's doing it that way yeah that way I use the chap on the subway pride tastes terrible right especially this kind because it's so this the taste is so strong like if oc4 want to be nearly as strong of a taste but really strong Aiden starts bumping music loudest fuck before even get to the gym killed that gym workout did shoulders I feel amazing today got a really good pump right now as well I'm gonna head back home get a shower get dressed already I'm gonna head over to the skies house right now or what has warehouse at least and about the 918 unfortunately I cannot drive that today but I think he said we might be able to Tuesday there's gonna be awesome because that car is not out as warehouse is that is actual hell but there are some other dope cars there as well that we will be test driving today me and Lizzy are finally dressed and ready we are gonna head out right now I'm super excited apparently has an r34 skyline as well which is a super old GTR. You guys know what it is if you are into cars and baby looking cute today let me see that outfit you got them shoes on - hell yeah something happen I guess my camera like let's double is he just said I look cute - thank you haha see the thing about this Nissan Skyline is that it's actually illegal in the States he had to get it imported but I.
Think um I think recently they made it in some states where you can have the Nissan Skyline I don't know why but whatever let's go check it out it's really rare over here for sure yo look at this fuckin Mitsubishi Lancer right here I love it thank you guys thank you so much haha yo lamborghini aventador sv boy dream part right there we just got over here Lizzy's in the car eating some food right now but we pull up look at this super old car and all gold it's pretty dope white interior it's nice so we got a new Raptor over here I don't really love trucks too much but this thing is pretty sexy oh my god I see the skyline already are they still illegal here yeah this is one of the two that is that is legal damn dude regardless this thing is a beast and look the steering wheels on the complete other side look at this Maybach v12 boy what the hell is this thing this is very loud it's like real-life Mario Kart yep that there's only like 500 miles on this LFA Carolee show you it too because the covers on it but is what is in the Colleran looking like 650 s oh oh I see the LFA up there oh my gosh so as the interior we got stick on the left side unfortunately I don't think I'm going to be able to drive this car Plus driving on the other side I don't know if I trust myself either but he is definitely gonna give us a spin in this car which is dope unfortunately I don't think is gonna be able to bring it down that LFA today but on Tuesday we will be driving the Porsche 918 which would be sick all right guys so this is Bryan this is the man he's got all these cars it's gonna be dope if you guys want to check out this Instagram Bryan gold PhD check it out over there he's got a ton of sick cars he's gonna be letting us drive the Porsche 918 like I said on Tuesday you know hopefully it's gonna be sick Lizzie's gonna get in the back are you confused it's on the other side I see the speedometer goes up to 180 while it's a top now that you know that's 180 kilometers we'll get it stuck if we had enough rope how long we've been out there and these nights are getting shorter like a Banerjee I'll conquer in my soul this is real I guess in shorts look at his guys steering world it's literally chains they can't be yeah not at all so the thing about this car that he was just explaining to me it's like if you want a new part for this car you have to wait forever because you have to get it all import it so like if you want a new steering wheel or or windshield or whatever it may be it takes some months to get in here it's crazy oh I hear that turbo picking up dude the kick up on this car is insane yeah oh yeah the speedometers pockets stop man it's just like a constant rumble in his car I love it the whole car is shaking right now all the amount of fun I would have in this car did it take you a while to learn how to drive on that side of there up like Kristensen yeah true this come like this you got this built in because I know damn well had no Bluetooth to start I. Just asked him I was like you put a premium in this right and he's like I. Wish he puts a race fuel on it it's like nine dollars a gallon that's crazy that is a hundred and ten octane that's crazy like there's already people recording this car is so rare out here like he was saying it turns were next on his 918 when I guarantee it does and we're back that was definitely a fun ride for sure this thing's beautiful man Congrats I'm gonna drive this s63 right now v8 biturbo this car right here has about 140 K let's drive it well like the seat warming stuff is on the side orange yeah funny story I've never drove a Benz in my entire lifetime so this will be a first you can afford it I got the keys keys keys I got the keys this car is definitely quick but it doesn't come stock meant to be loud automatic seat so you pull this thing off and it goes back what that's sick that is so sweet so just like my Camaro if you pull this thing up I mean usually if you control it down here but it's all automatic now it makes sense okay there we go okay so I originally thought this car went for like 140 they told me it goes for like 200 so nearly to eight what that's nuts so as I told you guys once before I've never driven a benz before I was like how do I get this thing out of park it's literally on here like near the steering wheel so I hold this in and I blow up yeah just push the joystick up don't push that button okay I'm so gone in Reverse so we're taking this thing for a little run right now this thing is quick and the brakes are so sensitive what did you say they were ceramic yeah carbon ceramic it's insane like I've never been in a car where the brakes have been so sensitive before like you barely have to touch the brakes and then it stops like instantly whoa this car definitely is pulled to it I love driving cars that like I've never drove before because like every car is designed differently you know especially different brands like they all matter they might be shifting differently or just like the way it drives or feels some cars are more rough than others this is such a smooth Drive that really is the brakes are definitely something I. Would have to get used to because I'm used to like slamming on my brakes well not slamming but like definitely pushing harder then I would be with these zero to 100 real quick dang and it's like it's so comfortable - you barely even like realize that you're going that quick this car's brakes are so sensitive I feel like if I did slam on the brakes all the way I'd probably break them nah no there that's wrong oh yeah damn dude like like I don't know like I'm barely barely even touching it and it's breaking like it's nothing it's insane racecar quality yeah dude like I.
Really feel like did these brakes are better than my car buy all right same brakes that are on the 918 carbon ceramic luxury cars man beautiful well what kind of paint job is this that is not looking that's baller perfect road trip won't be exactly that's baller this paint is like it's like gritty that's so cool once again you can check out his Instagram right here we're gonna meet back up on Tuesday where you guys will get to see the 918 and possibly the LFA we'll figure it out I'll figure it out a bit dope though I'm definitely super excited to drive that 918 I mean we're going to do the LFA today as well but the guy isn't here to get it down for him since it's up on that little ledge so like I said we'll try and do that another day but those two cars huh well guys keep in mind I whenever I do like a car video where I'm like driving another car or something everyone approach me in the comments section like oh you know nothing about cars well no I don't know everything about cars I know I know a lot about cars but not every single thing I know there's a lot of car guys out that I watched my videos and I know like everything and I kind of look dumb when like I don't know something like the ceramic bricks I didn't know they were that sensitive so don't roast me guys I'm still learning all right for some reason there's a cop in our parking garage it's really random just got back and somebody sent me a sharpie marker I. Guess they they they were send to the sower for probably the prank with Lizzie let me see what the letter says i Lance this is for Lizzie so she control giant permanent dick on your head lol and this is from Tommy thank you you Tommy no don't do that so I sent Lizzie a little plush toy there you go now you have a dog Lizzy I. Know how much you've been wanting a dog this is the best I can do by getting you one Oh Thank You Ruth that's awesome all right so this package is from Markus hall Iselle ski what look at all the stuff that's in here dear lance and Lucia hope you enjoy all these gifts that's so kind so we got a bunch of candies in here as well thank you so much inflatable box so this is a fan that Lindsey ran into yesterday and Lizzie called me on FaceTime and he said hi to me but he got a henna tattoo of my logo which is pretty dope that is awesome and I feel like we haven't rode around just for fun in the past couple days so we're gonna take the board and the scooter up now I feel like I want to try and start vlogging again on my 5d mark 4 I tried it once before and honestly like I love the quality the quality was amazing the only downside about using that camera was how heavy it was and it would just like it wasn't like too heavy to the point where I. Couldn't carry obviously but the only reason is like DSLRs don't really have the greatest stabilisation compared to these little pocket cameras so it was really really shaky especially because of the way added to it it seemed a little too shaky for you guys to watch but I feel like I almost want to try it again I don't know I don't think I'm going to stick with it but I definitely want to try it every once in a while so later on today I might run over the Best Buy or store and try and get a little gorilla pod I want to try and see if I.
Can love with that big camera again that's the only thing is like the shakiness that's literally the only bad part about it if I really did want to vlog with a DSLR the best choice for me to be would be probably the 70d or the ATD if we're talking about Canon just because of the fact that they are a lot lighter and the stabilization like I. Won't be as shaky but hey it doesn't hurt to try it again looks like someone's car is getting towed what is it like doggy daycare in this car right now look how many dogs are in there and there's some in the back as well that's insane alright so this is the guy with the henna tattoo on his hand he said he's for what next couple days okay cool let's check out this little henna tattoo guys dope bro thank you for that man appreciate it yeah it's all good Lizzy trying to make my board go away from me we got people rolling up on the side what's going on guys what's up Lizzy stop hitting it what's the try the booster board you know how to work it Oh bro whoa whoa you're gonna bust your ass let me explain first all right so this is you're gonna hold this in and then you move this up and down to like go forward and backwards if you're trying to slow down obviously pull the opposite way and then it's got a lot of torque so ease into it or you're gonna bust your ass like I did these things are dangerous man oh I wasn't give a little shout out real quick saddle to my boy Eric and Josh I got you guys hey go Eric and Josh okay so when he first met me he thought I was a lot taller than I was keep this into consideration guys I'm sure I'm only like five seven five eight and Lizzie Lizzie's even shorter this is like 5:1 so if you guys think I'm taller no I'm pretty sure just got back from our little fun board ride and now it is work time I have a bunch of sides that I. Have to read for a script because I have to go in and read again for that thing that I've been reading for the past couple times on Monday and then I think again on either Wednesday or Thursday so I definitely felt learn these new lines that I just got I'm gonna practice you like the next hour too with Lizzie over here she's gonna help me read them since I do need somebody else to read them I. Just wrap that up thank you for helping me I think I got it down I don't I don't know you're helping me to goes on to become an actress eventually so there you go up Neil then you can start getting a little bit of practice on your job what is this Lizzie always likes doing this for some reason now what what no what is that when did you add that in I don't remember that she wants to mess around with this inflatable boxing why don't I feel like Nick is gonna come over here and start hitting us with this like it just seems like something you would do uh-huh you're losing a lot of breath doing this I had it right now uh-huh yo I have to take my shirt off cuz it's so hot in here that's enough of that I'm tired I'm shooting a skit right now and I have to drop my phone on my head like 20 times to get it perfected to like look legitimate for the skit and I.
Really effed myself up it's starting to get pretty lame manless you haven't really eaten anything in the past probably like six seven hours and I'm really really hungry you guys know I. Usually like at least every three or four hours so I'm going to right over to a place right now grab something why is there police and Denny's right now something's going on so that lady's got walked outside apparently like she started a fight or something here I. Don't know there was like some type of confrontation between her and the waitress we got the same things we got last time she's enjoying it so much how I eat that they could be a little extra hey that's what I got and then was he's got this hmm so good and tasty hey he's going in okay whoo it's cold out here we just wrapped up eating I think that's going to end today's vlog if you guys enjoyed please hit that thumbs up button don't forget to turn on my post notifications so you never miss a new video you can do that by hitting the bell icon down below next to the subscribe button and I'll see you guys next time there's powder all over Nick and Lizzie and he's leaving footprints so he's walking to other people's doors so don't fucking know whose daughter was oh my god yeah there's powder all over me too and I wasn't even supposed to be in on this okay well Nick and Lizzie need to get changed I'm gonna run back to our place real quick and get Lizzie a new change of clothes I got her clothes hopefully these are good enough Lizzie was like don't forget clothes and I was like shit I forgot.
This is the race of life. It will end with taking someone's life. Welcome back to the race! If we have to take someone's
life for the sake of family... ...Then too we won't step back.
Any decision taken in
anger is never profitable. That's why I first made the decision... ...And now, I am getting angry. Very angry! How can I break your trust? And anyway,
my promise & intentions are unquestionable.
Give me your hand. Don't worry. I am not proposing marriage. We can't stand anyone interfering
In our business.
Our business is our business. None of your business. Do we both even exist for you? No, I thought... ...You can't see anyone beyond
your blue-eyed boy Sikander.
Sikku. I am sick of this Sikku, dad. In our Business, the fewer enemies we have,
the more our business will grow. Family...
The fools who are trying to remove me from this RACE. ...They don't know that
I am the 'Champion' of this 'Race' On your Marks... Get set... Ready...
Go! "O Lord...Hear my plea..." "My life's in trouble again." "This time it's certain doom..." "...In your love." "O Lord...Hear my plea..." "My life's in trouble again." "This time it's certain doom..." "...In your love.".
Welcome to the Dronucopia Drone Racing Report, where we look at all things FPV. Today we are taking a look at the different
drone racing classes and their specification requirements. After the video, check the description for
links to different leagues and their class requirements. With the drone racing season underway and
the sport rapidly growing, many new pilots are entering league events and races for the
first time.
This brings up many questions about the different racing classes and the specifications required for a drone used in a race. Although there is some variation, races typically fall into several classifications based on the size of the quad, the size of the battery, or both. The first and smallest class is the TINY WHOOP. While regarded as toys by some, the Tiny Whoops are fast, maneuverable, and fun to fly.
Because of their small size and protected
props, they are perfect for indoor events, small venues, and exhibitions. The Tiny Whoop class is generally limited
to a 1-cell LiPo battery and 1 propellers. A step up from the Tiny Whoop is the Micro Class. Micro racing quads typically sport a 2-s LiPo battery and weigh only a handful of ounces.
Props are normally in the 2-3 range. Micros are also great for indoor events and
smaller venues, but still provide exciting racing. The configuration also allows for more custom
modification than a Tiny Whoop. The next level starts bringing us into the
more serious racing classes.
These classes are normally organized by the battery size limit, with classes for 3s, 4s, and even 6s LiPo powered racing quads. There are also often requirements based on the size of the frame as well. Racing Quad frames are measured diagonally from motor to motor. This size will determine the components you can use, such as the size of battery and props.
3S and 4s racing quads will most often have
frames up to 300mm, with props up to 5 or 6. There are also many racing events with Open
Classes. These classes allow you to use any size quad
or battery you choose with few limitations. For example, the MultiGP Leagues Open
Class only limits the weight at 800g, with no limits for the frame and prop size or the
battery type.
The International Drone Racing Association
only requires that your drone is battery powered, rotor propelled, and piloted by FPV, in addition
to having LED lighting installed. In these open class events, there is only
the practical limitation brought by the course layout and the size of the gates, challenging
the pilots to build the best quad to get the job done. The FAI Drone Racing World Cup series has
a single classification for their events. It allows up to a 4s LiPo battery, 330mm frame
size, and 6 propellers.
Limitations include a maximum 15 tilt on
the motors, and a ban on metal propellers and prop guards. Many leagues including the Drone Racing World
Cup now also strongly encourage LED lighting, while some even require it. This is mostly to improve the fan experience, making it easier to see and identify the drones during a race. For the same reason, the pilots callsign
is now often required on their FPV display as well.
Many races will also set requirements for
the video transmitter. In many cases there will be a limitation on
the max output. In MultiGP, Tiny Whoops are limited to 25mW,
Micros at 200mW, and all other classes up to 250mW. For the FAI Drone Racing World Cup events,
the video transmitter is most often determined by the local rules and regulations of the
host country and are set for each event.
Most events and leagues will also require that the frequency can be changed quickly and easily to avoid conflicts with other pilots. There are also a lot of stock racing events
out there, where every pilot uses a drone with the exact same setup. The most famous example right now is the Drone
Racing League, where every pilot uses the exact same drone, just with different colors. Stock races also can pop up to accompany larger
open-class events, and are sometimes sponsored by a racing quad manufacturer.
The IDRA events at the Dutch Comicon and Denver
Internationals both featured stock events, with pilots flying a Vortex 150 at the first
and a UVify Draco at the second. If you want to join a league or enter a race,
make sure to check the quad requirements and limitations first. Most events and leagues will post the information
well in advance of a race, or list the classes and requirements on their websites. Check the description after the video for
links to different leagues and their requirements.
Find a class that suits you and your drone,
or build one to spec and enter a race. Get involved. And have fun! Join us next time as we continue to dive into the world of FPV and drone racing. Have a question or an idea or topic? Comment below or visit us on Facebook at Facebook.Com/Dronucopia Dont' forget to check out our video series "Top-5 FPV Videos of the Week" to view our favorite FPV videos submitted by our users.
Have a video you wish to share? Submit it to our Facebook Group "Drone Racing International FPV".
NASCAR is a very competitive environment. There are teams spending millions of dollars
to eek out the smallest advantage over their competitors. Often times, races are decided by hundredths
of a second and they look for whatever advantage they can get. All that technology that pours into putting
cars on the track, as the sanctioning body we have got to officiate all of that.
Today, we are using technology to better plan,
run and analyze our events from start to finish, and it's given us insights like we have never
had before. It's such a complicated logistical effort. Just envision the Super Bowl, but 38 weekends
a year. Our partnership with Microsoft has been a
huge win for NASCAR.
It's been completely transformational and
we can just really focus on making great racing that our fans are excited to watch..
What's in the box? _ I said what's in the box? _ I said WHAT'S IN THE BOOOOOX!?!
*SCREAMS* *GUNSHOTS* I can make a great boat out of this. So this one time when I was in the third grade, for some reason our teacher thought it would be a good idea to get his entire class to participate in a... Cardboard boat race! :D. Cardboard boat racing is this event where teams of people build their own boats out of cardboard, and then race against other people's cardboard boats.
Now, you might be thinking that cardboard really isn't the best material to make a boat out of. And you're right. - But cardboard is cheap - But cardboard is cheap
- You can get big pieces of it - But cardboard is cheap
- You can get big pieces of it
- And they float in the water for a little bit Perfect for making boats out of! It's good short-lived entertainment. It's yachts of fun! Apparently, a lot of other schools got their students to do cardboard boat racing I thought it was just a strange thing my teacher made us do, but if other teachers did it, I guess he wasn't the only weirdo...
I don't know what cardboard boat racing is supposed to teach you Maybe teamwork skills and shipbuilding? I mean it would come in handy if I was stranded on an island with cardboard and duct tape and I could tell everyone: "Don't worry guys, I learned how to make boats out of these things in the third grade!" But no one else in my school did cardboard boat racing It was just my class! And I think part of the reason we did this was because the class I was in was an honors class. So... We were better than everyone else. Guys,I need to tell you about how friggin smart I am! So in the second grade everyone took this test to see if you would get put into the honors class, which, I'm going to be honest, I don't remember taking it I just remember my mom sitting me my twin sister down and telling us that we weren't going to be in the same class anymore because I made it into the honors classes and my sister didn't...
HA HA! Loser! The honors program was called DOGS which stood for... Daaaaaaaaaang! Original gangsta students! Okay, that's not actually the name. I made that up. If you got accepted into DOGS you stayed in the DOGS program for the rest of Elementary school! So I basically had the same kids in my class for five school years And our class became known as the Dogs Kids.
I think since I was in the dogs program,
I wasn't bullied nearly as much as I should have been Because everyone in my class was a huge nerd! So I never really learned how to interact with people socially because I already knew everyone in my class So all the DOGS were cool with each other, But all the non-DOGS hated us. They thought that us DOGS thought that we were SOOOO much better than them... And we were. Now call me old-fashioned, but I think the third grade is a little too soon to tell if you're smart or not.
I would say that the DOGS program... Did NOT make me a smarter person. I don't speak for everyone This was just my experience But in high school my twin sister was a WAY better student! High school didn't have the DOGS program So me and my sister were in the same classes again. And she was a straight-A student while I was about a straight B and C student.
So all the math I've learned is telling me that something's not adding up. It probably had nothing to do with being in the honors program in Elementary School I probably just procrastinated a lot in high school Okay now let's get back to the actual topic of the video. Leading up to the event the teacher wanted us to stay after school to help make the boats. And I being the loyal DOG that I was stayed after school exactly zero times Sorry dudes, I take the bus home! And last time I missed the bus my mom got mad at me and I cried And she had to pick me up So actually if I was deserted on an island I wouldn't be much help I would have to get my mom to pick me up.
This event was at a medium-sized, man-made lake in Arizona because We don't, have real lakes.
They're all man-made. And it was right next to a college and a lot of college kids like to get drunk there We ended up making two boats: One was white, and one was blue with a dragon head at the front and the tail in the back They both could hold 10 people. There wasn't enough room for everyone in the class to get a spot on the boat, and the kids who actually helped build it got a reserved seat But since I was a scrawny white boy that didn't take up much space, I got to sit in the very front!! Because they were the coolest and smallest seats The person who I sat next to was this girl named Priscilla I still keep in contact with her and I asked if I could say her name in this video and she said yes. Later in life, she was the first girl to ever...
Later in life, she was the first girl to ever... Slap me I didn't ask permission to tell that story. While we were waiting for our turn to race, my dad got me a snow cone, and that snow cone was the very first time I remember getting a brain freeze. "It hurts to eat this." "Yeah, they do that."(James way of relating to people) When it was our turn, we rode the boat out and we actually stayed afloat.
I mean it was only a couple inches away from sinking... But it worked!! My mom told me beforehand that if the boat sunk, I should kick off my shoes because that would weigh me down And I would drown. Thanks for the vote of confidence Mom(!) And I remember being so afraid of the boat sinking. Not because I could drown, but because I didn't want to lose my shoes! :( So there were a bunch of eight-year-olds in a glorified Cardboard box on a lake with three other boxes filled with drunk college students.
The course we had to take was pretty simple it only Had two left turns should have been a piece of cake and we were doing pretty good... ... Until we had to make the first left turn. We messed up on that part...
We practiced turning on land all the time! But for SOME reason when we were in the water our turning maneuver wasn't working we kind of just... Drifted forward. We were pretty much all stranded we didn't know how to drive this thing and we were running out of time since the Cardboard doesn't last that long when it's wet... But there were these Lifeguards slash helper people going around in canoes and one person came up to our boat And he just kind of pushed it with his paddle *pushy pushy* and he turned the boat and we were back in the race!! Well actually by this point everyone else had already completed the course but We're still floating.
We were still going to finish this! When it came time for the second turn... The same thing happened. We didn't learn anything; they never taught us this in honors classes. By this point, the next four people racing just went, they got tired of waiting.
And while the canoe boat guy was trying to teach us how to turn, the other boats just passed us. Eventually we did get the turning thing down and we made it back to shore! The boat stayed up the entire time. Out of the four people we raced against we came in eighth... I kind of wish something bad did happen Like the boat flipped over or a shark ate one of the kids! That would have been a better YouTube video...
But that also would have been LYING! And then afterwards the president came down and high-fived all of us. And to prove I'm not lying Here's some pictures of me in front of the boat... ... We had to take the dragon head off because it didn't fit with all of us.
But we kept the tail and you'll also notice how cramped the seats are and the girl who later on slaps me? Here's a boat with a roof! Here's the picture of the snowcone that gave me my first brainfreeze. Here's us in the water next to a pretty big boat and look our other white boat is getting blocked off by the bigger boat! Notice how our boat is going in the wrong direction and how close we are to being submerged... And here's a picture of the grown-ups Carrying the boat out of the water after a long day, and I'm not in this picture I wanted to get to land as soon as possible! Here's a picture of me during Halloween I dressed up as a ninja I think it was the halloween after the bunny, and there's a plushie of an neopet in the background, Do you guys remember neopets? All my neopets are probably dead now. Here's a picture of me with a giant pencil It's actually a model rocket, but it looks like a pencil! Isn't that adorable? Remember my science fair video where I launched Rockets? Yeah, this wasn't that time...
This is a completely different model rocket and here's me in a tub of animal plushies! And this bird plushie right here was actually my favorite I got them from someone else's birthday was in the goodie bag. It was a pirate themed birthday. It was like You know a little tiny parrot I really liked that bird his name was birdie, and now he's gone... And here's me dressed up as Galileo.
Yaaaaay a new video is done! Sorry. It's been like a month since my last video I've been busy with three conventions all back-to-back But it's good now those are all done! Videos should be coming back on a normal schedule and by normal schedule I mean twice a month... It's so weird seeing these old pictures because in my head I. Remember the exact moment when I sat down in the boat and being super Cramped and having to row with my kneecaps pressed against my chest.
And I remember that snow cone too and just not knowing Why it hurt to eat it.. And now I'm looking back at these old pictures and being like... *Strange sound that I can't comprehend* I was a different person back then! I can't end this video without mentioning the person who helped make this video come out on time. And that person this week is GingerPale again.
Thanks, man He helped color and also FootofaFerret helps get some of the sound effects for the intro of the video Thanks writer. So everyone give them a big old hug and wear your seatbelt!.
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I think that among the things that prevent us.. From acting is the fear of failure... And if you've already failed, you don't wanna fail again.. The pain of that..
The disappointment.. Many of us don't act because we want other people's approval We want everybody to like us and to accept us... We are settling for less than what we actually deserve... We don't feel good about it, but we make it work in our minds We will come up with some kind of excuse to make it alright.
Most people like to feel like they are "King" in the area of their comfort zone. They only wanna do those things that they know how to do well.. So there are many reasons why we don't act. The other thing though that affect us is that - Not wanting to take personal responsibility..
We want somebody else to do it and that's not possible.. And when you go through life like that... Something in you dies.. You need to start asking yourself some questions - What do I really really truly want? Don't wait around for things to be just right..
Don't wait for things to be perfect Don't wait for the ideal situation, it will never be ideal... Today this opportunity that you have - it might not be here next year, it might not be here the year after next.. It might not be here the year after that.. This is the only moment you got..
And what you will find then when you decide to act when you decide to take life on and let me warn you.. It can be painful... It will be uncomfortable and that's where the growth is Never be satisfied with yourself, always know that as you invest the effort and time on you.. That's the greatest ability that human beings have above animals.
See a dog can be anything but a dog.. Tree can be anything but a tree.. Human being you've got unlimited potential.. You can put effort on you and by concentrating on you and developing you...
You can transform your life wherever you are right now... Many people will leave the universe without a trace... No one will know they were here.. What will you leave, what will be different because you came this way? Listen to that still small voice within you Don't try and make everything logical There are some things about life that defies logic.
See there is some good out there for you in the universe.. That has your name on it and nobody can get your good it has your name on it... They can't take your stuff, it's your stuff.. So when you know that..
When you know that whatever you are seeking... Its also seeking you.. You don't worry, you don't run scared You don't think somebody is going to take it from you.. You've got to say - Yes.
- Yes to my dreams.. - Yes to me! Yes! I can make it.. Yes, I can. You don't need anybody to approve your dream..
It was given to you, if they can't see it it's because it wasn't given to them... It was given to you! You gonna get thrown to the ground again and again and again.... But when you have determination.. And you know that what you are doing is right..
It gives you YOUR LIFE. It gives a special meaning and power to you.. I REFUSED to be denied.. And I am gonna go all out..
I am going to be relentless.. I don't care how many No's I encounter.. Doesn't matter how many failures I've made.. Doesn't matter how many mistakes I've endured..
Doesn't matter about my defeats.. Doesn't matter about what I've done.. YES! YES! YES, I CAN! Hey guys, this is Charlie from MotivationGrid.. Now, we create alot about motivation here and we hope that you love these inspiring videos...
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Wouldnt it be great if you and your friends
had access to an indoor track for fun and racing? A low-cost track that anyone could enjoy. DBoots Tires has a racing program for you.
Like parking lot racing, it offers you an easy and affordable way to attract drivers
in your area. And the ideas pretty much the same, except that the focus is on indoor
racing. You just set up a temporary track for a day or a whole weekend and then
tear it down until its time for the next race.
Its a type of racing thats been
popular in Europe for years, and is now starting to take North America by storm.
The advantages are huge: you can hold a race anytime, rain or shine. Since its temporary,
you can set it up fastand tear it down the same way. You can set it up almost any
way you want, almost anywhere want. And, with the unique chemistry of dBoots tires, you
can hold races on virtually any kind of surface.
Theyre
comparable to conventional tires in price, but outlast them by a factor of two or even
three to one. Theyre available for almost any 1/10 scale driving application. Short-course
as well as two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive off-road. In a medium A and softer B
compound.
And in a wide variety of tread patterns. DBoots markets NanoByte, TerraByte, MultiByte
and BlockPass treads under the dBoots brand, and nine additional tires for ARRMA vehicles
under the ARRMA brand. There are forty in all.
Sounds great, doesnt it? Well, heres something else youll like: you can develop
a successful dBoots racing program of your own even if you dont: have the room; a
big budget to work with, or any previous experience with racing programs. Heres what well
cover: location, materials, track types, racing classes.
Location.
First option: partner with a local hobby shop. Thats a natural choice. However,
if the retailer doesnt have room, look for places that do: community centers, churches
with basements, school gymnasiums, vacant stores, machine shops and more. Once thats
settled, youll need three other things: track-building supplies, a scoring/lap-counting
system and a positive attitude.
Have racers bring their own tables and chairs for pitting
and youre well on your way to scheduling your first race.
The track we set up for this video is roughly 30 feet by 60 feet. You may go with a small
oval track, or a sprawling carpet track for off-road, packed with jumps, bumps and obstacles.
The choice is yours. Setup and teardown can take as little as fifteen minutes.
Materials. For your scoring/lap-counting system, for instance, what we recommend is the Robitronic
Lap Counter System.
The price for the complete system, including three transponders, is under
three hundred and fifty dollars. Extra transponders are about forty dollars each. And both can
be ordered through your local hobby shop. And when it comes to track-building materials,
the sky and your imagination are the only limits.
You can use just about anything
to make your track fun and challenging. Take track barriers, for instance. We made ours
from 10-foot sections of plastic rain gutter, which are available at most building supply
stores for about a dollar a foot. You can use them as is, or dress them up with spray
paint, decals or even simple vinyl designs like the ones we used.
And heres what we used for driving surfaces: metal racks from old displays, plastic sheeting,
rubber mats, leftover wood flooring and one by twos we formed into a rumble section.
We
even included some prebuilt features jumps and table tops that we store between races.
Track Types: Cost is also affected by track type. Here are a few basic examples.
Oval: This requires only an outer barrier, a middle barrier and some plastic or dots
for the corners. Duct tape or sand bags are easy ways to keep the barriers in place. Oval
tracks are great for concrete, tile, wood or carpet.
Road-Course: this also requires an outer barrier, as well as several barriers inside to form
the course.
Lanes on our thirty by sixty track are ten feet wide. We used bolts to hold the
track together. Like oval tracks, road course layouts are great on concrete, tile, wood
or carpet. Off-Road: This off-road track uses the same
basic layout as the road course, but adds jumps, obstacles and a variety of driving
surfaces.
The more creative your layout, the more fun
you and your friends will have. Remember that the name of the layout doesnt need to limit
the types of vehicles that race on it. DBoots-style racing is geared
more towards the weekend warrior than the hardcore racer. As a result, you have a lot
more flexibility in setting up racing classes and track rules.
Here are a few suggestions
for racing classes: Off-Road Rookie: this class is great for drawing
in the wanna-be racer and getting them pumped up about racing. Often called the Run what
you brung class, it allows drivers to compete with any kind of vehicle, and against drivers
just like themselves. Off-Road Buggy: a class for all brands of
1/10 scale buggies, including the ARRMA RAIDER. MEGA desert buggy.
Off-Road Truck: like the buggy class, this class would be open to all brands of 1/10
scale trucks.
A great choice here is the ARRMA. VORTEKS BLX.
Off-Road Short Course: short course racing could easily turn out to be your most popular
racing class. There are a huge number of good short course trucks out there right now, including
this one the ARRMA FURY MEGA. On-Road and Oval: while off-road and short
course are hot tickets right now, dont forget that on-road and oval racing are popular
choices, too.
The popularity of these classes varies widely from place to place. The nice
thing is that you control the racing program, and can offer the racing classes you and your
friends want most. Finally, remember that vehicles in the same
racing class can still be wildly different in equipment and racing potential. One of
the best ways to level the playing field and ensure a more exciting race is to require
all drivers to use the same spec tire.
The unique chemistry and wide variety of dBoots
tires make them a great choice for any indoor surface.
In addition, theres no rule that says that you have to limit race day to only one class
of racing. If you start with road-course racing in the morning, you could add jumps and tables
to the existing course and offer off-road racing in the afternoon. Thats the beauty
of dBoots-style racing: since your track is temporary, you can change the layout every
time you set up, until you and your friends get just the track you want.
Well, there you have it: a racing program you can run year-round one that can be
just as simple, flexible and affordable as you want it to be. It gives drivers a great
place to drive for fun or racing and it gives people whod like to start driving
a great way to see what all the excitement is all about.
The fast track to easy, affordable fun is out there.
Open mic here, what is your stance on online retailing? Well, online retail is over-hyped and it's unfair in terms of all the overseas retailers selling into Australia and not paying their duties and GST and all the rest and it will all stop. The pity is that it will go for 3, 4, 5 years before it stops. But the stop period is slowly coming. It might probably be in the next few months even.
So the rest of the world doesn't do what we do. So if you go to the UK and you want to bring something in from overseas, you pay your 20% taxes, you pay your duties and I think even on smaller items, they have a surcharge as well sort of thing. We have a thousand dollars, and no one takes any notice of that. The thousand dollars becomes 2, 3, 4, 5 thousand because they send it in in parts, or the don't declare it or they get a bodgy invoice and all this sort of thing.
So it's an absolute rort. And there's no point to it except that some people get some cheaper stuff and put a whole lot of other people out of work. So sooner or later governments wake up to it and that's what's happening now. So, that part of it, the overseas thing will start to drop, when that all happens.
Then in Australia, online, that will start to grow. And so you will have this combination of online and bricks and mortar shops. So at the moment in Harvey Norman that online business is growing. We were doing 60 or 70 thousand dollars a day.
In December it got up to 300,000 dollars a day but now but now it will drop back to maybe 100/150 thousand dollars a day and that will just keep on growing. So what percentage of our business will it be in 1 years, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years? Everyone's having a guess at that and they don't know. At the moment, if you took instead of a Harvey Norman, maybe took a department store, it might be a bit better an example. A department store is 1 or less than 1 per cent of turnover.
Where can it get to? If it gets to 5 per cent it will be high. But a whole heap of people will tell you that it will get to 10 or 20 percent, I don't believe that. I think it's got a ceiling on it. But I am not sure what it is.
And if you take the department stores, there's only two really, David Jones and Myers, and if it gets to 5 per cent, that'll be 1 in 20 sales done online. I am battling to see how it will get much more than that but I don't discount the fact that it could get to 10 per cent, it could, but I don't ever see it getting any more. I just can see how it could get any more than that..
[Typewriter typing] Success is achieving something that you personally want to achieve. So it doesn't mean making money. It just means rising to the top of whatever it is that you aspire to rise to the top of. You know, a lot of people relate it to money.
Money is only a small part. Two mates are on a mission to figure out how
10 Aussie icons in completely different fields
broke away from the pack. We want to dig deeper,
see if anyone can do what theyve done and figure out their common thread. [Theme music] Gerry Harvey is the undisputed retail king
of Australia.
At 22 the door-to-door vacuum salesman
dropped out of university to co-found Norman Ross. With over $240 million in sales the business
was taken over by Alan Bond who made the two founders redundant. But shortly after, they started Harvey Norman
which went on to become the best performing stock on the ASX for 20 years since listing. The business now boasts 230 stores in eight countries and Harvey has accumulated more than $1.5
Billion in personal wealth.
Here we are on the Gold Coast at the Magic
Millions horse sales. One of the many jewels in the crown of Australias
retail king. So lets get in there! Following our first episode with Gai Waterhouse,
the horse trainer, we were back at it. This time at Australias major horse auction,
the Magic Millions, which Gerry owns.
While he may be known for Harvey Norman, he also happens to be the worlds largest racehorse breeder. We were beginning to think horse racing was
a thread. It was here, in a small back office, where
we managed to secure Gerrys time. I was really keen to talk about your salesmanship,
Gerry.
How did you first get into door-to-door sales? It was like desperation. There's nothing in me that wants me to- you
know, where I want to go knocking on doors selling
vacuum cleaners. I can't think of anything I hate more. But what did happen, the opportunity, when
I saw that, you know, I could open a business and then I saw what I could do then.
I thought that was when the doors started
to open. I think 'wow' so my head's running. There was potential there. I can see potential in lots of things but
a lot of other people can't see maybe.
But I can execute it too. A lot of people see potential but they can't
execute it. So when you were rebelling and going down
this different path, were your family supportive of you? No, family got no friggin money. How can they be supportive of me? I'm gone.
Okay? I was living in a garage. We've got a family of 5 living in a room twice
as big as this. I'd gone from being a fairly wealthy little
kid to a very poor little kid. Yeah so it was just me.
You're on your own. You said that your old man was a bit of a
scoundrel, in an interview. In just that he threw his money away a bit. Yep.
Did that ever motivate you? Yeah, sure, because my father was one of about
eight or nine kids and his father was a very very wealthy man. And when his father died, he left my father
less than all the other kids because he thought he'd just waste it. And he was right, he wasted it. And so, you know, that motivates you to...To
not be like that.
It's a strong motivation. As we picked up in our last episode with Gai,
parents who let you take risks is one of the threads we see throughout. While Gerrys parents werent able to
support him financially, he was able to take risks. He decided to drop-out of his commerce degree
at university and quit his part time job to sell vacuum
cleaners door-to-door.
He quickly expanded his reach by opening shops
selling white goods, furniture and electronics. We wanted to know where this ability to sell
came from. Is someone born a salesman or do they pick
up these tips along the way? Some people can never be a salesperson. They just can't.
Doesn't matter how many books you study, how
many people you watch, you can't do it. Some people can be a great salesperson and
they never knew they were. They just have something. Like if you're coming in to see me and we're
going to have an interview I've got to get the gut feeling that you've
got it.
Now, one, I want to look at you and decide
whether people will like you, whether you've got a happy outlook on life,
okay. Or you're one of those people that can get
sour, and you have moods, or whatever it is. I want someone whos got enthusiasm, energy
and a good outlook. That sort of person, you can do something with.
If you've got that ability, you're very lucky. You can give me a shop, and you can have a
another shop over there. Were both square okay. You can have all the top staff right? Ill have none.
Ill go out find mine and train them and
Im going to beat you, okay? And Ill back myself to do that every time. Because Ill get those people and I just
want enthusiastic people. Im a good enough leader to be able to beat
that bloke. Maybe I cant beat everyone but Ive got
that confidence that I can.
I dont want a shop in Australia, in any
town, where I am not the best shop in town. This is why, perhaps, they call him the
retail king. With Gerry, it isnt enough just to be very
good. Hes highly competitive and wants to be
the best.
We would see this when his first business
was taken over and he decided to start all over again, launching
Harvey Norman at the age of 42. We're going to open seven days a week. And we're going to give all their prices and pizzling. Mainly because we don't keep wasting our money taking over other people's businesses.
How do you think Alan Bond and John Walton will like this? Why don't you come and have a look? Maybe you shouldn't have sacked my after all. Or maybe you should buy this place too. Harvey and Norman, starting all over again,
7 days a week, Paramatta Road, Auburn. So would you find it's that passion or being a people person that's more important to be a successful business person? If you want to be a successful business person,
one, you'll have to have the passion.
Two, youll have to have the work ethic. And three, you probably have to have the ability
to get people to work for you and want to work for you and then work for
you as a team. But if you have a lot of business acumen,
you're very good, but you are not a good peoples person,
that's going to be very difficult for you. Very difficult.
[Harvey Norman theme music] Who would you say has been your biggest role
model? When I was a 20 year old, 19 year old, I used
to spend a lot of times with guys who were 30, 40, 50, 60. Successful people. And try to figure out then what the hell have
I got to do to be as successful as this bloke. Older people will spend the time with you.
As long as they sense that you are trying
to get ahead and you're interested. I was mixing with the best businessmen in
the country between 20 and 30. Thats a learning phase you can get between
20 and 30 you probably can't get between 30 and 40 and it's nearly impossible between 40 and 50. Why is that? Because you get to set in your ways.
Whatever happens to us all it's a very rare
person that doesn't walk a narrow corridor and become fairly set in their ways. And people come to me and say, I'm still
young. I'm 30 and, you know, I've got this great
ambition. And I say, Mate you're probably not going
to make it, sorry.
Why not? Well, because youve buggered around,
you haven't done anything much and you're 30. Youre probably not going to make it. You'll be competing with blokes that have
been doing it for 10 years and you're going to start now? The ones that are most successful are the
ones who have been doing it for a long time, early. We covered a lot of ground with Gerry that
morning in our 3 hour interview.
This point definitely struck a chord though
- the idea of having a go while youre young and not waiting for tomorrow. Its almost as if his rationale for starting
early was to get a head start on his competitors. As if hes been in his own race to the top. We wanted to know more.
In other interviews youve said that the
majority of your success is really because youve gone through the
right doors at the right time. How can you explain that fantastic foresight
and then explain it away with luck? I don't want to get too carried away with
my own ability because I want to be more realistic about it. And I really honestly believe luck plays a
bigger part than most people give it credit for. You need that bloody door to open at the right time.
That little opportunity and you can exploit it. Do you think someone like Warren Buffet is lucky? Sure. I think every wealthy blokes lucky unless
they were left money and then they're still lucky. But yeah, I don't think any of us should ever
get carried away with, you know, 'We did it and no one else could have'.
Like Bill Gates, if the computer industry
didn't exist, would Bill Gates be who he is today? Highly doubtful. We werent too sure if this was just Gerrys
competitive instincts coming out or whether he truly believed luck played a
big role in his life. Because he does claim his own gut feel, not
luck, is the key to surrounding himself with talented people. But, you can see why people want to work for him.
For a billionaire, hes never lost the common touch. I don't try to be someone Im not. And a lot of people do get out of that. They start to become self important which is one of the greatest disease that youll ever get, self importance.
It's a horrible thing to happen to you. But you've got to know there are lots of people
a lot smarter than you all day, every day. And so don't ever get too confident about
how much you know. You said before that you don't pretend to
be something that you're not, but you are in the spotlight a fair bit.
Have you been able to successfully manage the media? Yeah, I think I manage the media okay. Because I am talking to the media, if not
every day, every week. And I know exactly how the media thinks. So if you're talking to the media you want
to try and help them get the headline.
And you've got to get the media to like you
and you've got to get the media to respect you. The medias got to believe what you are
about a bit, people in the media. But if they take a dislike to you, you treat
them badly or something, they can go and write these horrible stories
about you all the time. They're out to get ya.
And so somehow or other you've got to get them onside. Its very difficult. [Harvey Norman theme music] How big a burden is that constant pressure to perform? That's the thing that drives me, I guess. Because I ask myself, Do you need the money mate? Why are you doing this? Because it's a bloody challenge, that's why.
Beginning of every day, you look at it and
think to yourself, you know, I want to be relevant, I want to be out there,
and I want to do things. I might be physically old but I don't want
to get mentally old. All those sort of things I am living the life
of a 40-50-year-old and that's important to me. I don't want to live the life of a 70-year-old
because most of them live a horrible bloody life.
They're happy but not my sort of happiness. I think you just get up every day, do the
best you can and go to bed at night and say, I gave it my best shot. What else can you do? I'm giving it my best shot, I'm going nowhere
but they are - get out. So I've got to recognise if that day comes
where they're doing it and Im not, that is the day I've got to go.
Gerrys a gifted salesman with a good outlook
on life whos made the most of his opportunities. But what interested us the most was how hed continually compared his decisions to his peers throughout life. It was almost as if his mantra was, yes, work hard but work harder than your peers on the things
youre good at and passionate about. This kind of competitive drive was a thread
we saw run through the others we sat down with too.
Gerry, you're someone that has great focus
and follows their gut so we got you a little token of our appreciation. It's a set of blinkers. So, I've had blinkers on all my life and youre
the first guys that recognise it. Thank you..
GENERATION BUT THOSE
JOBS ARE HARD TO FIND.
HERE'S JO LING KENT. >> I HATE WORKING THE
THEATER.
ALL THE ACTION'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
MALL.
>> Reporter: THAT SUMMER JOB AT THE
MALL, ONCE A TEENAGED
RITE OF PASSAGE NOW MAY BECOME A THING OF
THE PAST.
>> I'VE SENT OUT APPLICATION AFTER
APPLICATION.
>> Reporter: THIS 20-YEAR-OLD IS RACING
TO FIND A POSITION
BEFORE SUMMER'S IN FULL SWING.
SHE WORKED RETAIL LAST
SUMMER.
>> DEPARTMENT STORES,
I'VE DONE SNEAKER
JOBS, WOMAN'S CLOTHING.
>> Reporter: THERE'S A
NEW REALITY FOR TEENS NATIONWIDE WITH MORE
RETAIL STORES CLOSING
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND A BOOM IN ONLINE
SALES.
MORE STORES AT MALLS LIKE THIS ONE SIMPLY
AREN'T HIRING.
MANY RETAIL JOBS ARE MOVING BEHIND THE
SCENES.
>> THOSE JOBS ARE JUST SHIFTING TO THE BACK.
ITS JUST IN THE
WAREHOUSING. >> Reporter: A NEW
FORECAST SHOWS TEENS
BE BETTER OFF LOOKING FOR WORK OUTSIDE OF
RETAIL.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF GROWING INDUSTRIES,
CONSTRUCTION, THE
MEDICAL INDUSTRY, HOSPITALS.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER
MAJOR FACTOR -- CHOICE.
MORE TEENS NOW USE
SUMMER FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO BOOST
THEIR COLLEGE
APPLICATIONS. THE NUMBER OF TEENS AT
WORK HAS DROPPED 20
PERCENTAGE POINTS IN THE LAST 30 YEARS.
BUT JOB PLACEMENT
EXPERTS SAY SUMMER JOBS CAN BE AN
INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE
FOR TEENS NOT TO MENTION HELPFUL IN
AFFORDING THE RISING
COST OF COLLEGE.
>> MY EXPENSES SHOULD
BE MY EXPENSES AND NOT
MY PARENTS AT THIS AGE.
WHEN I GO BACK TO
SCHOOL, I WANT TO HAVE MONEY IN MY POCKET AS
WELL.
>> Reporter: TO GET IT SHE MIGHT .
