# Highlights of 2008

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/highlights-of-2008/120826>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [December 30, 2008, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/highlights-of-2008/120826 "2008-12-30T05:44:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Osad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@Osad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Osad)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/highlights-of-2008/120826/41 "2009-01-11T11:33:13Z")

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This is a great thread.

2008 was a good year, probably the best ever for me.  
-mets lots of new people  
-started partying hard and sober  
-got my s12  
-met great new friends  
-lost my mind

2009  
-meet more girls  
-rape less girls i meet  
-track day attendance  
-regain my sanity

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**Author:** ![nickg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/77aa72/32.png) [@nickg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nickg)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/highlights-of-2008/120826/42 "2009-01-11T18:50:40Z")

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2008 was meh for me

-Didn’t party as much  
-Lost a few friends, had one die  
-Work sucked, so I was mostly poor  
-Everyone has a car but me  
-Summer was ok. Got to skate a lot.  
-Womens were good to me

2009:

-Get my 240sx and start attending meets  
-Attend AutoX events  
-Work tons. Actually, get a new job.  
-I hope womens will still be good to me  
-Just have an all around relaxing year  
-And of course, meet more people

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**Author:** ![S14Zenki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@S14Zenki](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S14Zenki)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/highlights-of-2008/120826/43 "2009-01-14T00:49:47Z")

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2008:  
-no speeding tickets  
-finally able to get drunk legally  
-passed first year of university  
-officially learned manual  
-got my first 240  
-had sex in my 240 on Christmas Day

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**Author:** ![alesserfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@alesserfate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/alesserfate)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/highlights-of-2008/120826/44 "2009-01-14T01:37:11Z")

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2008:

- turned 21
- rolled a jeep grand cherokee on the 400
- drifted a slammed 350z around shannonville
- became a professional driver
- learned how to build engines and built a race car
- qualified and drove every single round of 2008 DMCC, finished 11th in my first year of the canadian championship
- drifted my truck with a beer in my hand at 3am in a grass field in quebec
- drove all over canada with my truck, trailer, race car and friends/team mates
- pulled a motor, picked up a block, swapped head and all components onto it, dropped it back in, and drove to quebec city in 6 days
- met alot of amazing people, went to alot of great parties
- went to cali, watched the redbull wdc, drove all over los angeles checked out all the shit
- went 6 times on an airplane (maybe not alot for you, but that’s alot for me)
- met alot of new friends back home
- sr swapped my daily driver in -15 degree weather via 3 all nighters in december
- almost finished college
- 6 years with my gf
- was trashed entering 2009
- drifted my truck with 7 people in the cab around a 1/4mile long curve in the snow multiple times (edit: nvm this was in 2009 already)
- other stuff I forgot

2009:

- we’ll see

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**Author:** ![alesserfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@alesserfate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/alesserfate)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/highlights-of-2008/120826/45 "2009-01-14T01:41:18Z")

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> [@In tribute to Flava Flav...What will you hang from your neck?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-tribute-to-flava-flav-what-will-you-hang-from-your-neck/19723/38):
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> 2008
> 
> - Working in Europe!
> - Traveled to just about every major city in Europe.
> - Making good $$$
> - Having a good time in Europe.
> - Driving some awesome cars out here.
> - Getting laid a lot!
> - Bought two land turtles! (Turbo and NOS)

That is fucking sweet!

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**Author:** ![RED\_LINE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/red_line/32/5656_2.png) [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/highlights-of-2008/120826/46 "2009-01-15T19:16:28Z")

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2008

- asked out my current gf 🙂
- started building on my 240
- lost a job I worked @ for 2yrs
- got another over the summer
- met lots of new people, became friends
- went to a lot of parties around Vaughan, Thornhill, forests, etc…
- gave it up to my gf\<3
- did lots of naughty, kinky things…still doing them! ;)hehe

2009

- Find a well paying stable job
- Pay off any small debt
- Keep it strong with my gf (1yr+ going)
- Become more buff, more active
- Tune\Work on my car more
- Become a better Christian
- Finish off College, go into next step…

2008 was one of my best years, learned and matured a lot.

I wish all of you and myself the best going into this 2009, I think there’s lots to expect. God Bless.

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**Author:** ![Multisynclg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/multisynclg/32/5328_2.png) [@Multisynclg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Multisynclg)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/highlights-of-2008/120826/47 "2009-01-18T08:42:00Z")

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got engaged, met my father , & had sex in a miata multiple times

why would you bring an baby to europe?

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**Author:** ![scribbles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@scribbles](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/scribbles)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/highlights-of-2008/120826/48 "2009-01-19T09:22:01Z")

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2008 (not necessarily sequnetial)

- (Dec 2007 / Jan 2008 ) MSSC officially closes
- Moving into the new condo
- Half decent part time job at EB-Games (cloverdale)
- bending a piston rod in the SR
- tearing apart the SR
- Not putting SR backtogether (as of 2009)
- Putting 280Z in storrage
- MSSC clears out all old stock from trailer (to my dad’s garage… )
- Driving the RX-7 FB all summer with high gas prices
- New laptop
- Picked up 87 Mercedes 300SDL for winter beater
- Got a T-Fal self filtering deep frier for x-mas (getting fatter)

2009

- Started kung fu
- Aquired parts to assemble SR
- Started Welding nightschool

To Do 2009

- Finally finish and DRIVE my 240 for more than 3 days out of the 5 years I’ve owned it.
- Maybe sell the FB depends on gas prices.
- Maybe travel to China on training tour
- Finish Tig Welding qualification with CWB
- Attend and Participate in track days, now that I’ve a trailer. 😃

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**Author:** ![DA\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@DA\_1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DA_1)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/highlights-of-2008/120826/49 "2009-02-02T23:23:25Z")

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