# Sightings Thread

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [September 18, 2007, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818 "2007-09-18T08:21:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 26

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**Author:** ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/501 "2008-02-26T15:47:42Z")

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saw a black honda with rims, exhaust, and it was tinted, thought it was joe’s beater at first but that doesnt have a big muffler on it, i saw it close to 5ish at the g-land library

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**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/502 "2008-02-26T19:21:29Z")

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i saw a lowered s10 plowing the snow down the road with his front bumper, until he stopped at a stop sign and got stuck. also rode the snowmobile on the roads, tonight and saw sooo many quads and snomobiles, i had no idea how many there was around here

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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/503 "2008-02-27T05:52:44Z")

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Saw a black MKIV Supra yesterday in a snowstorm, crawling at 5mph on 155, as we blew by him in an M5 :haha

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**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/504 "2008-02-27T06:05:36Z")

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saw a stupid camaro sliding backwards on the on-ramp for the northway. I wouldn’t go anywhere if I had a RWD car without snows in yesterdays storm.

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**Author:** ![dc2nick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dc2nick/32/6289_2.png) [@dc2nick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dc2nick)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/505 "2008-02-27T07:17:44Z")

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That black C5 corvette might have also been Hobs.  
Hes a local guy on [Ride-Ny.com](http://Ride-Ny.com)  
Its got like 0% tint but its also Supercharged and absolutly disgusting.

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**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/506 "2008-02-27T07:30:12Z")

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> [@dc2nick](#):
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> That black C5 corvette might have also been Hobs.  
> Hes a local guy on [Ride-Ny.com](http://Ride-Ny.com)  
> Its got like 0% tint but its also Supercharged and absolutly disgusting.

had to replace the charge pipe couplers on his car because its so low the charge piping to the twin intercoolers scrapes the ground and chews thru the couplers… he also has a turbo busa I believe. Cool guy tho

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**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/507 "2008-02-27T07:37:51Z")

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there was a supercharged c5 vette at the Moon dyno day in October… is this the car you are all referring to?

![http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2362/1797244650_011ec3d385.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2362/1797244650_011ec3d385.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/508 "2008-02-27T20:22:06Z")

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Hob’s has a nice vett, he’s not the guy you would fuck with though (ex boxer ;D). I remember a few years ago a little accident at DD with a drunk guy leaning on his vett :stfu

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**Author:** ![Swifty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@Swifty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Swifty)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/509 "2008-02-27T20:54:19Z")

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why do i bother posting what i saw on here, no one ever replies with input on the cars i see :headbang

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**Author:** ![dc2nick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dc2nick/32/6289_2.png) [@dc2nick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dc2nick)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/510 "2008-02-27T21:32:48Z")

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> [@GranMassaX](#):
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> there was a supercharged c5 vette at the Moon dyno day in October… is this the car you are all referring to?
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> ![http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2362/1797244650_011ec3d385.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/c/8c08991688775232cb9b500e3cf3788920736486.jpeg)

Yea I think thats Hobs.

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**Author:** ![Silent](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silent/32/6292_2.png) [@Silent](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silent)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/511 "2008-02-27T21:44:14Z")

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> [@Swifty](#):
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> why do i bother posting what i saw on here, no one ever replies with input on the cars i see :headbang

i feel the same way swifty…lol.

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**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/512 "2008-02-28T05:05:05Z")

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> [@Swifty](#):
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> white e36 m3… heading over washington extention 8pm sunday night… pretty sure it wasn’t benny. no stripes that i could see and stock rims? or rims from a newer bmw. looked pretty nice sounded good, anyone know him?

> [@Swifty](#):
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> why do i bother posting what i saw on here, no one ever replies with input on the cars i see :headbang

no one responded, so I guess no one knows him… feel better now?

There will be people in this area that someone here doesn’t know. Its amazing and hard to believe, but it can happen. :tong

> [@dc2nick](#):
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> Yea I think thats Hobs.

hopefully he got it tuned after the dyno day cause that thing was misfiring and popping like crazy that day

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**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/513 "2008-02-28T05:32:50Z")

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Hobs’s car is a convertable

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**Author:** ![dc2nick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dc2nick/32/6289_2.png) [@dc2nick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dc2nick)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/514 "2008-02-28T05:34:05Z")

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> [@Johawk](#):
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> Hobs’s car is a convertable

It is?  
I though tit was a targa…

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**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/515 "2008-02-28T05:37:22Z")

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Hobs is the really tall black dude with the black procharged vette and the busa… right? If so its a convertable cause I worked on it and drove it. I might be thinking of the wrong person but Im 66% sure

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**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/516 "2008-02-28T05:49:00Z")

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well the guy with the supercharged vette def was not tall and black. More like white, average height and a tad on the hefty side. I remember well cause he was wearing shorts and flip-flops that day… it was snowing!

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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/517 "2008-02-28T08:21:43Z")

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Hobs really is the man, we had good times up at Toga when he was on the bike.

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**Author:** ![Criscone24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Criscone24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Criscone24)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/518 "2008-02-28T10:53:03Z")

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saw slackjack’s? prelude(the one who just did the 5lug swap), im guessing his house. Was working at his neighbors house… nice color house by the way hehe

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**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/519 "2008-02-28T15:17:37Z")

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> [@Johawk](#):
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> Hobs is the really tall black dude with the black procharged vette and the busa… right? If so its a convertable cause I worked on it and drove it. I might be thinking of the wrong person but Im 66% sure

Yea it’s a convertable.

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**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sightings-thread/234818/520 "2008-02-28T18:39:16Z")

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saw pete (germanmusclecars) pulled up right next to me, twins unite again :crackup

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