MOONEYES Express by シゲ菅沼

MOONEYES Express by シゲ菅沼 http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/ MOONEYES シゲ菅沼ブログ ja Copyright 2012 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:30:06 +0900 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.261 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Pomona with Dean Jr. お知らせ: MQQN Cafe は 2/27(月)〜3/2(金) 空調 & 店内メインテナンスの為臨時休業させて頂きます。
3/3(土) より新しい空調システムになり暖かくお過ごし頂けると思います。

NOTICE: From 2/27 (Mon) - 3/2 (Fri), MQQN Cafe will be closed for mandatory maintenance.
On 3/3 (Sat) we'll open with a new heating unit in place to enjoy the comfortable warm temperatures.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Dean と納品に NHRA Museum へ行き、そのついでに9日(木)からはじまる
NHRA Drag Racing Winternationals を覗いて来ました。
行ったのは水曜日だったのでピットは静かでした。
Jim Dunn Racing は TAP IT と言う地ビールメーカのメインスポンサーで参戦、 MQQNEYES Logo も何時もの場所に見る事が出来ます。
I went with Dean to deliver goods to the NHRA Museum and from there we checked out the scene of NHRA Drag Racing Winternationals that will begin its season on the 9th (Thu).
We went on Wednesday so the pit area was quiet.
Jim Dunn Racing has a new main sponsor, a micro-brewery company called TAP IT. Also included in the same location as always, the MQQNEYES Logo can be seen on the front fender.

Dean と納品です。
Dean with delivery of goods.

Dean Jr. with his dad's '34 Roadster

左から NHRA Museum の Director, Mr. Tony Thacker, Dean MOON Jr. and NHRA Museum 館長の Mr. Greg Sharp.
この二人が居なければこの Exhibit は出来ませんでした。
From the left, NHRA Museum Director, Mr. Tony Thacker, Dean Moon, Jr. and NHRA Museum curator Greg Sharp.
Without these two, the MQQN Exhibit would have never been possible.

2012 Jim Dunn Racing

Funny Car に GT Stripe, 似合います。 Inspection Area にて。
GT Striped Funny Car look good. This is the inspection area.

Jim Dunn Racing Apparel Trailer - 販売トレーラーです。

Race場、Jim Dunn Apparel Trailer でしか購入できない Jim Dunn Racing/MQQNEYES T-shirts.
Only available at the Jim Dunn Apparel trailer, at the race events, is this Jim Dunn/MQQNEYES T-shirt.

]]> http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2012/02/pomona_with_dea.html http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2012/02/pomona_with_dea.html Other-その他 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:30:06 +0900 Drag Bikes お知らせ: MQQN Cafe は 2/27(月)〜3/2(金) 空調 & 店内メインテナンスの為臨時休業させて頂きます。
3/3(土) より新しい空調システムになり暖かくお過ごし頂けると思います。

NHRA Museum には Race Car ばかりでなく Drag Bike も展示されています。
これは一見の価値ありです。そして古い Drag Bike を集めた本がこちらです。
この本も一見の価値ありです。

The NHRA Museum isn't just Race Cars but they also have a number of Drag Bikes on display too.
It's worth visiting the museum just to see these vintage bikes. There's a new book out with a historical look and Drag Bikes too. The book is also worth getting.

Motorcycle Drag Racing: A History

]]> http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2012/02/drag_bikes.html http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2012/02/drag_bikes.html MOONEYES USA Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:31:35 +0900 Lunch - ランチお知らせ: MQQN Cafe は 2/27(月)〜3/2(金) 空調 & 店内メインテナンスの為臨時休業させて頂きます。
3/3(土) より新しい空調システムになり暖かくお過ごし頂けると思います。

嬉しい事に Shop にチラシが来ていました。
遂に Santa Fe Springs にも日本食テイクアウトが出来ました。
30年前は Shop 隣にある Hungry Boy だけでした。しかし少しグリーシーなので毎日は食べれません。
その後向かいの Gas Station でさっぱり系サンドイッチを始めてくれたので選択が増えましたが
その Gas Station も廃業してしまいしばらく途方にくれていると 2 or 3 ブロック走る辺りに
色々できたのですがバブルだったのですね。今は残っていません。そして L&L Hawaiian Foods が
出来て「最高！」何て思っていましたが。そうしょっちゅうは食べれません。そして遂に満を期してこれが登場です。
誰が作っていようがそれらしい味なら関係ありません。とは言ってもクーポン Coupon がクポン Cupon に
なっているのがちょっと不安ですが。。。
何から食べてみましょうか？
Check it out: NASH (Burnout Magazine) Blog

I'm happy to learn about a new restaurant near the shop. Finally, there's Japanese take out in Santa Fe Springs. 30 Years ago there was only Hungry Boy located next door to the shop. However, it's a bit on the greasy side so it's hard to eat there every single day. After that there was a fresh sandwich place across the street at the Gas Station which gave us an option but eventually the Gas Station closed down. We were out of options until there were several places that popped up during the bubble about 2 or 3 blocks away. All of those are gone now. Until L&L Hawaiian Foods opened up which I thought, "Awesome!" However, I don't eat there very often. After years of waiting, now there's this new place. Who opened the shop or how it tastes really doesn't matter at this point. Although, the fact that their flier spells Coupon incorrectly as CUPON does have me a little uneasy... But let's try something and see how it tastes? ]]> http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2012/02/lunch_sfs.html http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2012/02/lunch_sfs.html MOONEYES USA Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:01:43 +0900 MQQN Exhibit 始まり! Southern California へお越しの際は Pomona にある NHRA Museum を一度訪ねてみて下さい。

MQQN Exhibit at the NHRA Motorsports Museum is finally underway after the grand opening kick off party this past Friday.
If you are going to be in Southern California, please be sure to make a visit out to Pomona.

NHRA Museum Website: http://museum.nhra.com/

Shinya Kimura (blog)
http://shinyakimura.blogspot.com/2012/01/celebrating-6-decades-of-hot-rodding.html

New York Times
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/a-tribute-to-moon-the-man-the-machines-and-those-eyes/

Hot Rod Online
http://www.hotrodhotline.com/feature/2011show/mooneyes_exhibit_wally_parks_museum_al/

HAMB
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7403446
]]> http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2012/02/mqqn_exhibit.html http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2012/02/mqqn_exhibit.html Event/Car Show （海外） Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:44:13 +0900 NHRA Museum へ搬入

東の空がブルー＆ピンクです。今朝は昨日とうって変わって良い天気のようです。
The eastern sky is blue & pink. This morning was completely opposite of yesterday and the weather looks great.

今日USAの火曜日24日です。本日はShopとNHRA Museumを３往復して MQQN Trike, MQQNEYES Dragster, そして Chico's LSR 533 Roadster ３台を運び込みました。
と言ってもこの Blog がアップされる JPN 土曜日には MQQN Exhibit Kick Off Party が丁度始まる時間くらいですから続きは Twitter に入れておきます。
On Tuesday Jan. 24, the MQQN Trike, MQQNEYES Dragster and Chico's LSR 533 Roadster were delivered to the NHRA Museum. At the time of this blog post, Saturday in Japan, there's a MQQN Exhibit Kick Off Party being held at the NHRA Museum. I'll post pictures via my Twitter account.

月曜日の大雨で山はすっかり冬景色になりました。
昨日は異常な雨だったのでFWYでは事故多発、朝 3台前を走っていたシビックはいきなり右を向いたかと思ったらそのままガードレール (コンクリートの壁) に激突、エアーバッグが開き室内が真っ白になっていました。 5回は事故を見ましたが横転、激突、追突等どれも激しい物ばかりでした。日本ではまず見られない光景でした。
After Monday's heavy rainfall, the mountains have a winter scenery feel. It was an unusual amount of rain and the FWY had many accidents. In the morning, just three cars in front of me a Civic suddenly turned sideways and then crashed right into a guardrail (concrete barrier). You know the airbag opened because the interior was all white. I saw as many as 5 accidents that day, spin outs, median/barrier crashes, and rear end collisions, all are violent. Not something you see everyday.

MQQN Trike

NHRA Museum のエントラントに展示された MQQNLiner.
The MQQNLiner is on display at the main entrance of the NHRA Museum.

FWY では　Historical Vehicle ライセンスプレートをつけたセリカが我々を抜いて行きました。
セリカにこのプレートピントきません。
On the FWY, this Toyota Celica had a Historical Vehicle license plate.
For some reason, the Celica didn't hit me as a historic car.
]]> http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2012/01/nhra_museum.html http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2012/01/nhra_museum.html MOONEYES USA Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0900 Dodge Magnumの続きシフトをDレンジへ入れても車が動かない、ほんの数秒経つと動き出すと言う現象にあり、 Dealer に入れたら
幸い保証期間だったので Computer を無償で交換、その後 11月迄何の問題も無く走っていたのに
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ここで Dealer へ再度持ち込み点検してもらったけどあいにく同じ症状が出ない、
原因不明のまま戻されそうになった時
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が発生し、これで直る！と思っていたら。
Dealer での結論はバッテリーが駄目だったと言う事となり New Battery に交換され戻って来た Magnum,
バッテリー?!? 「確かに３年位交換した事なかったな」と思いつつでも「でもバッテリー?」と
何とも腑に落ちない結末を迎えた訳です。
12月の MQQNEYES USA Xmas Show の際は問題無かったと言いたけど実は一回不安になる動きをしたのですが
その後問題なかったので「バッテリーだったのかな？？」と思い込む事にし
今回、一回目のストップと同じ場所で同じ時間くらいに同じ事が発生 (前回と違うのは雨でなく曇りだった事)、
しかし前回の復習があり再度エンジンが掛かる事は分かっていたので再始動し走ろうとすると今度は動かない、
しばらくするとガクンとギアが入り普通に走るが信号で止まるエンジンも止まる。またまた問題発生！
結局 Long Beach の Motorcycle Swap Meet に行く事は断念し帰宅。
フラットベットのトラックを呼び会社まで運んでもらう事になった。
どうせ Dealer へ持って行っても原因不明となる事まず間違いなし。
売り時かな～。

It's been just about one year since, I was making a right turn when my engine stalled. I put it in Park, restarted the car, shifted to Drive but it didn't move. After a few moments, the car moved. After I brought it to the Dealer, I was happy to learn it was covered under warranty and they replaced the computer. After that, there were no issues at all until last November
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I brought it again to the Dealer but couldn't recreate the problem. After they looked at it without reproducing the problem, I went to pick it up
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when the problem occurred again! I thought great! They will fix it.
The conclusion from the Dealer was that the battery was bad, so their fix was replacing the battery and sending me home with the Magnum.
Battery?!? Initially, I thought, "Sure, it was about three years since exchanging the battery... but the battery?" It was a conclusion that I just couldn't understand.
In December, around MQQNEYES USA Xmas Show, although there had been no problems with the car, there was one time when it acted strange but other than that, no problems so I started to think, "Maybe it was the battery??"
However, this time it stalled once again, in the exact location as before, doing the same turn (the only difference was last time it was raining, this time it was cloudy).
Remembering the last time this happened, I restarted the engine, put it in Drive but this time, it wouldn't move. After a few more moments I heard it click and shift into gear and it moved normally again but when I stopped for the light at the intersection, the engine stopped too. Another problem!
In the end, I lost hope at going to Long Beach for the Motorcycle Swap Meet like I planned. Instead, I called AAA for a flatbed truck and had it brought to the MOONEYES Shop.
Why bring it to the Dealer again, as I'm sure they would say it's an unknown cause.
Maybe it's time to sell...

Peterbilt の Flatbed, Driver は Low Rider が大好きで Tru Spoke Wheels が４本で $2,000 だとか色々教えてくれました。
I learned a lot from the driver of the Peterbilt Flatbed, whom is really into Lowriders. For example, a set of 4 Tru Spoke Wheels costs $2,000.

今朝はこれに乗っけてもらって出勤です。
My ride to work this morning looked like this.

Magnum からは良く見えない気になる El Camino も今日は良く見えました。
なかなかいいコンディションの様です。しかも SS。
In the Magnum I can't see these angles, like this El Camino I got to see today.
It looks like it's in great condition. It's even an SS.
]]> http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2012/01/dodge_magnum.html http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2012/01/dodge_magnum.html MOONEYES USA Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:45:08 +0900 Sneak Preview of MQQN Exhibit at NHRA Museum 来週金曜日27日に Kick Off Party (Invitational Only) を開催し11月の NHRA Final まで開催予定です。
南California にお越しの際は是非お立ち寄り下さい。
We're getting ready for the MQQN Exhibit that will be on display at the NHRA Museum beginning next week.
Next week Friday, Jan. 27 is the Kick Off Party (Invitation Only). The exhibit is scheduled to run until the NHRA Finals in November.
If you are in Southern California during the exhibit, please drop by for a visit.

NHRA Museum は月火が休館日です。
NHRA Museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

奥の '34 Roadster は　Dean MOON の車です。
The '34 Roadster in the back is Dean MOON's car.

Kenji Okazaki が Drive した Funny Car と MQQN Streamliner, MOONLINER
Funny Car driven by Kenji Okazaki and the MQQN Streamliner, MOONLINER.

販売される記念 Tシャツ "60 Years of Excellence"
Limited edition anniversary T-shirt "60 Years of Excellence"
]]> http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2012/01/sneak_preview_o.html http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2012/01/sneak_preview_o.html Event/Car Show （海外） Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:27:31 +0900