Georgia Tech Gearheads

Georgia Tech's 24-7 Virtual Auto Show

Join us to show off your ride, discuss the engineering, design, racing and other related topics of cars and other vehicles.

Members

  • David Lynn
  • William "Bill" Astary
  • Vince Tidwell
  • John Evans
  • John Leffler
  • Erika
  • Harry Roberts
  • Jose Aponte
  • Michael Thies
  • Judi Knight
  • Clay Yeatman
  • Bruce A. Jones
  • Michael Yount
  • Debra Thompson
  • Jim Murphy
  • David Abroms
  • Phillip C. Knighton
  • Sterling Skinner
  • Ron Rizzi
  • Harry F. Jenkins

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David Lynn

New Porsches 1 Reply

Our friend Vince solicited some opinions about the new Porsche Boxster and 911.  I would like to hear some of your thoughts and when I get a minute I will cut and paste the volleys that have already been hurled.  I KNOW you have some opinions; let's…Continue

Tags: Boxster, 911, Porsche

Started by David Lynn in Untitled Category. Last reply by David Lynn Jan 25.

David Lynn

2012 Georgia Tech Auto Show! 2 Replies

Before you know it we will be gathering once again on the Tech campus to indulge our automotive passion and fellowship but before that happens, we need a big handful of our number to step forward and produce this event. 2012 will be the ninth…Continue

Tags: Join, Team, 2012, Tech, Show

Started by David Lynn in Untitled Category. Last reply by David Lynn Jan 23.

Nathan Denison

What will it take to get something like this at Tech? 2 Replies

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/march/cars-revs-automobiles-032811.html Stanford gets revved about automobilesWith April 7 event, Stanford will launch the…Continue

Started by Nathan Denison in Untitled Category. Last reply by David Lynn Apr 22, 2011.

David Lynn

2011 GTAS and Beyond ... Your Thoughts Please!

Our 8th Annual Georgia Tech Auto Show is now in the history books. I hope you all had a chance to enjoy the show. We couldn't have had better weather (well, maybe a little less wind). From my perspctive I think it can be safely judged another…Continue

Tags: Show, Auto, Tech, Georgia

Started by David Lynn in Untitled Category Apr 11, 2011.

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David Lynn replied to David Lynn's discussion 'New Porsches'
Vince Tidwell: I’m curious about everyone's take on both the new 911 and Boxster, http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/boxster/boxster-s/gallery/#And thus starts a wide ranging discussion as follows.  Please feel free to jump…
Jan 25
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David Lynn left a comment for William "Bill" Astary
Hi Bill!  Welcome to the group.  Please feel free to post pictures and discussions or join in on any of the existing topics.  Make yourself at home!   Dave  
Jan 24
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William "Bill" Astary is now a member of Georgia Tech Gearheads Jan 24
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Photos posted by Bruce A. Jones Jan 23
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David Lynn replied to David Lynn's discussion '2012 Georgia Tech Auto Show!'
Barring anything unusual we will hold the show at its traditional time in the academic calendar (the saturday after students return from spring break) which will be March 31 in 2012.  The only thing which migh tprevent us from…
Jan 23
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David Lynn left a comment for Clay Yeatman
Hi Clay!  Welcome to the group.  Please feel free to post pictures, participate and initiate discussions and generally make yourself at home.  We are glad to have you on our team.  Should you have any questions or comments I…
Jan 23
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Clay Yeatman is now a member of Georgia Tech Gearheads Jan 23
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Bruce A. Jones replied to David Lynn's discussion '2012 Georgia Tech Auto Show!'
When will the show date be announced?
Jan 23
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New Porsches

Our friend Vince solicited some opinions about the new Porsche Boxster and 911.  I would like to hear some of your thoughts and when I get a minute I will cut and paste the volleys that have already been hurled.  I KNOW you have some opinions; let's share.See More
Discussion posted by David Lynn Jan 20
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David Lynn left a comment for Debra Thompson
oops... I guess I forgot that you joined last year!!  I should look at the roster more often! If all goes well you will have admin status by the time you read this.   Dave  
Jan 18
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So who is going to step up and join the team to produce the 2012 Autoshow? Will there be one?
Status posted by David Lynn Jan 14
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Cool Ferrari F1 "History" in a Shell commercial. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=1_kwxzU4wL4&vq=medium
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David Lynn commented on Jim Murphy's photo
From the back it looks like the Chapparal 2J  ... I think it was the 2J ... the Can Am sucker car
Jan 7
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David Lynn commented on Jim Murphy's photo
What a wild little beast!
Jan 7
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Michael Yount is now a member of Georgia Tech Gearheads Jan 6
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Jim Murphy commented on Jim Murphy's photo
 Intercooler in front w/10" wide slicks and electric power steering along with quick ratio rack & pinion.    
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Welcome to the GEORGIA TECH Alumni Association AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY AFFINITY GROUP

 

Looks like the 9th Annual Georgia Tech Auto Show will take place on March 31 provided that WE make it happen.  Please contact Dave Lynn to get involved

 

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This site is for the Georgia Tech Community (past and present) to share their interests, involvement and excitement for vehicle design, technology and engineering . Each Spring we get together at the Ga Tech Auto Show, but we wanted to keep the communication and collaborations going with each other between shows. If you want to be impressed, check out our website for a partial list of Ga Tech Gearheads who have made significant advances in this industry. They sure do make us proud!

To get started here: Why don't you spiff up your profile page, make it your own. Be sure to add a photo or you or your car so we can get to know you, and go ahead and add some widgets to your page.

Add Photos: Upload pics of your Vehicles or other related things like Car Shows.

Start or Contribute to Discussion Threads: Greet new members and find out who shares your interests. Offer Your Talents or Make Requests. If you have a job opening, or an internship, are looking for a job, would like to mentor someone, are looking for a mentor, have a vehicle that needs help or want some help, jump on in. Start a thread on the Discussion Forum.

Write a blog post: Do you have some news? Want to feature a friend for their accomplishments? Have some info to share? Pass on a great article you have read somewhere else? Then write a blog post about it here. Try and add a photo and if it is another article from somewhere else give us a synopsis then link us back to the original source.

Visit the Georgia Tech Auto Show website:Check out photos from previous years, enter your vehicle for this year's show.

Put the Gearhead Badge on your Website See the badge in the lower right hand corner? You can get the embed code and have it show up on you own blog of website.

What is What? A Status Update is a 140 character quickie update about whats up with you or something important. Blog is for a longer post about a project, or an event, or anything really. You can add photos to make it more interesting. Forum is for a threaded discussion about a particular topic. Just keep the content coming and make this a great site to come to to share and get all sorts of info.

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Sterling Skinner

Moonshine, NASCAR, Atlanta, and Georgia Tech

Just after the 4th of July (2009), I was up in Ashville, NC for a bluegrass festival. I wandered into a bookstore, and picked up a paperback called "Driving with the Devil" by Neal Thompson. It was supposed to be about the origins of NASCAR and how all the earliest drivers and cars were involved in moonshining. Seemed interesting...



But then, the book started talking about Atlanta, and Northside Drive, and Hemphill Street, the Varsity, and all the places that surround Georgia… Continue

Posted by Sterling Skinner on November 3, 2009 at 12:20pm

David Lynn

Let Me Introduce Myself: Dave Lynn

Greetings fellow Georgia Tech automotive enthusiasts! I just want to take this opportunity to say hello; welcome you; and tell you a bit about myself.



I have had the pleasure of meeting many of you and also working with you on the annual Georgia Tech Auto Show (this affinity group was born largely out of that event) but too often we don't really get to know what everyone is up to and what their background may be. It is our hope that this website helps to fill in some of the blanks… Continue

Posted by David Lynn on October 28, 2009 at 3:42am

Sterling Skinner

Sunday Drive: 14 Hours from Wisconsin to South Georgia

I just returned from Wisconsin where I helped my parents to pack up and move to their vacation home in South Georgia. My job in all of this was to drive my father's Porsche. Fourteen hours of sweet solitude and great driving.

Posted by Sterling Skinner on October 26, 2009 at 1:31pm

 
 
 

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