Who is this M5Power guy?

[Tornado]

From this month's Automobile:





A 4 page article, and not one mention of the 9-5? Losing your touch, Doug.

 

[Duke]

I'm impressed, but I'm also somewhat baffled about how this is article-worthy. But if he can make a career of it, more power to him.

 

[Tornado]

Its in the lifestyle section of the magazine.

 

[Jordan]

I've heard mention of this article floating around, and it's great! Congrats on the high-profile recognition, Doug! I'll have to pick up this issue.

 

[YSSMAN]

NICE.

No mention of GTP, either. Also, I never realized he was that young. Good for him though, certainly better than a joke letter on the back page of Car and Driver!

 

[Bram Turismo]

I may be mistaken Doug for someone else now, but wasn't his GTP name M5POWER? What ever happened to him anyway?

 

[YSSMAN]

I believe Douglas became "busy" with life, so his visits here became less and less frequent until that one week when the whole board seemed to be a bit testy. I haven't seen or heard from him sense. I'm sure that he's been trying to keep up with his grades, doing the college experience stuff, and obviously taking pictures.

 

[Omnis]

I may be mistaken Doug for someone else now, but wasn't his GTP name M5POWER? What ever happened to him anyway?

He quit GTPlanet so that he could stalk supercars full-time.

 

[eiriksmil]

Yeah, you beat me to it..
Who's this M5Power? A stalker.

A bit harsh maybe, but following cars to take pics of them and so on isn't really my thing..

 

[Duke]

NICE.

No mention of GTP, either.

He doesn't like us now because we're big meany heads and made him and all his friends go away because it wasn't fun here any more.

 

[Azuremen]

And he wasn't thrilled on my explanation of proper photography either, and rather harsh criticism of some of his pictures.

Needless to say, I am somewhat baffled how this is article worthy, though reading parts of it has answered why -

"You're not going to see anything sitting still," he say, goosing the throttle.

Clearly an editor in need. The article reminds me a bit of our local school paper writers struggling to sound clever.

Still, impressive a hobby I never put much thought into has reached this level.

 

[MinoltaMan89]

Also, I never realized he was that young.

Me too, I thought he was in his 30s maybe.

 

[Azuremen]

Me too, I thought he was in his 30s maybe.

He was looking for a car to buy a couple years ago as a result of his high school graduation, so he would have a car at college...

People thought he was in his 30's during his great faking back a few years ago, when he claimed to have kids.

 

[bergauk]

That article makes him sound very, very weird.

 

[eiriksmil]

I think it's the things he do that make him look very weird..

 

[Keef]

The main feature is titled "Dream Big", and is all about new super exotics and whatnot, and Doug's passion for cars like that is a perfect fit for this issue.

I wonder how that conversation with Jean Jennings went...

 

[McLaren]

Congrats, but I had no idea he tried to stay in 1 post for an hour everyday, or that he didn't have an actual job....Kind of sad, really.

 

[Keef]

Who needs a job during school when you can just walk right into the Ferrari dealer and get a job for the summer like it's Wal-Mart?

 

[McLaren]

Who needs a job during school when you can just walk right into the Ferrari dealer and get a job for the summer like it's Wal-Mart?

If only we all had the connections to do so.

 

[YSSMAN]

Me too, I thought he was in his 30s maybe.

Not quite that old, but for some reason I thought he was within a year of me. Looking back, I suppose I should have thought otherwise.

Would be nice to hear from Douglas again here on GTP, I think we could all use the humor again.

 

[Tornado]

I remember about when he posted the valet one featured in the magazine in DYSAGT, a huge debate broke out over how awful the Ferrari 348 was. Good times.

Though I was very surprised to learn he was only a year older than me. I guessed he was in his mid 20s.

 

[harrytuttle]

Congrats, but I had no idea he tried to stay in 1 post for an hour everyday, or that he didn't have an actual job....Kind of sad, really.

He's in college as a economics/finance major. That doesn't exactly take up much time. And who needs a job when all your bills are paid for? I sort of envy that situation, but I'm not sure I want to revisit college.

 

[-Fred-]

Hate to be harsh, but the words "get a life" come to my mind here...

 

[CDailey]

Hey, at least he would probably be a badass private investigator.

 

[Azuremen]

Hey, at least he would probably be a badass private investigator.

A career in stalking.

Delightful

 

[eiriksmil]

Yeah, or just a paparazzi like everyone else with minds like that

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

This thread has turned sour pretty quickly. If it makes him happy...then whatevs

 

[Blackbird.]

This thread has turned sour pretty quickly. If it makes him happy...then whatevs

I agree, holy crap people you sound so bitter. :\ Effing Lame.

But congrats to Doug.

 

[Bones Brigade]

Me too, I thought he was in his 30s maybe.

I thought he was in his teens

Hate to be harsh, but the words "get a life" come to my mind here...

This. Sorry.

 

[Famine]

For some reason Doug took a leave of absence after disagreeing with me over the nature of diesel engines in personal transport.


This aside, the article is quite concerning - it seems to laud excessive, reckless driving for the end product of... well... being nerdy. I have no problem with being nerdy - hell, I am one - but I'd struggle to justify repeated acts of law-breaking in the pursuit of my nerdiness...