I stopped looking at NAM a long damn time ago. It was a chaos of trolls and bad speculation back in the 2010-2012 period. I actually bounced between MA and MU (Is motoring underground even still a thing?) I honestly didn't even know that MA had been literally banned over there. I think I still have log in assuming it wasnt deleted due to non-use or my association with MA.
When I was considering getting an F56, almost a year ago now, I looked at NAMs F56 stuff and found nothing but cosmetic mods, detailing, and people complaining it isn't a real MINI.
I looked at MA and saw it wasn't as lively as it used to be but still had some folks that aren't just shiny wheel internet warriors. Hence, I am back here.
Now if the F56 section has real info from people that have actually done things to their rides then I may go back and look.
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Redbeard JCW: because fast is fun!Supporting Member
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From what I understand it was challenging. @Whine not Walnuts, @vetsvette and a group of other folks have taken over and changed a lot including these changes we are seeing today.
@vetsvette has a modified F56. He is also a moderator for Gen 3 on NAM. I'm really hoping MA gets some Gen 3 tuners and build threads here. We've had a few pop back on recently. Will be fun to see some of those get built.
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Whine not Walnuts Active MemberMost of the "crew" over there now was no where around the place back then. On the trolls, thankfully FB has given them a place to hang out, yes thank you Zuckerberg. Jan from RMW is a vendor there, I got him to come back, and he made a recent post about a 2.5 liter engine he was working on, something like "when a 2.0 just is not enough." Vetsvette has a F series and there is an ongoing joke on our side as he likes to say his car is "lightly modded." If Vetsvette car is lightly modded than Dave0 is a member of Skull & Bones with a Princeton tiger tattooed on his ass.
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Whine not Walnuts Active MemberHey Vetsvette, you think KyDan is a shiny wheel internet warrior???? Need to get him to stop by over here. He keeps saying he has 270 HP at the wheels of his F series.
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I'm kind of glad I'm into bikes now.
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vetsvette MINI Alliance AmbassadorYou know Dan. He's a hard core twisties guy in his JCW and his C7 Z06. I'll drop him a line when I get home tomorrow.
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How’s the bike? I finally got my bike all sorted out but now don’t have time to ride! Two more weeks than maybe I can get on it. I was thinking about a ride before work today but it rained.
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Whine not Walnuts Active MemberMy god it just dawned on me, you probably have been rubbing that detail stuff on your tattoo so its stays pristine but what about the rest??? Any sags???????
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ScottinBend Space CowboySupporting Member
Well, guess I should ask to get un-banned.......

And see if you can get this IP address off of the banned list too.......
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Whine not Walnuts Active MemberI removed the ban, but as most have an IP associated with their membership, the space in your Admin Profile for the IP is blank. I know from reading past Admin Posts that IP addresses could be blocked and you as you did a double membership no-no they may have scuttled your IP. Send me your IP in a conversation if you are not able to pull anything up over there.
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ScottinBend Space CowboySupporting MemberNot able to get in and IP still banned. Can't even ask for password reset. As this is from my work desk, unsure how to report my IP.
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Whine not Walnuts Active MemberSend me your home IP and your work IP via a conversation, I will see if I can get the IB Techies to remove the block.
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Whine not Walnuts Active MemberOK, try it from your work space again. I removed the bans from your other accounts over there.
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ScottinBend Space CowboySupporting Member
Nope, still nothing from work computer......this computer.
This is what I get.....
Sorry. The administrator has banned your IP address (sendmessage.php?s=ba2dd275fe84ab8150a62dbc314b2d52). To contact the administrator click here
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@ScottinBend I will send him the IP address you just posted from and see if thats it.
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