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What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have?

Hello,
I was curious as to what other Hobbies or Interests do you have that also take up much of your time, energy and money or is Audio the only one for you?
Being a car enthusiast is definitely my first passion. Always reading about new cars and lusting after some classics.

For me, besides my interest in building a Audio System in the past few years, I am also a Car Enthusiast and Amateur Photographer (actually I hate using that term, more like a photo enthusiast because I consider myself a novice).
All 3 Hobbies have taken much of my time, energy and money. Sometimes I look back and think, wow, what have I done?
Could have saved all that money and time.
So I guess I should list my gear if I am talking about other hobbies:
Cars:

2016 Mustang GT 6 Speed (weekend car, a few modifications) and 2018 Subaru Forester XT (Daily Driver). Obviously both are performance oriented.

Camera Gear: Nikon D750 with Kit Lense, Nikon 50mm 1.8 Lense, Tamron 14-24MM 2.8G
Thnx

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asvjerry
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Pardon....I'm just having a 'reaction formation' to all the 'biker' posts....

...all these visions of Lycra tights, stuffed with....well, Hopefully 'skinny butts' but fearing the opposite.....*LOL*

emailists
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Following up on my car post and having the entire car wrapped in paint protection film (and the great advice here not to do it myself) I finally found someone at a reasonable price. He is doing such a great job so far, I made a 45 second video of him wrapping my 911 if anyone cares to see it, with my car up on ramps and with the headlights removed.

https://vimeo.com/397358202/3f94b9661a
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mijostyn
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Yes, it takes a very steady hand with an Exacto knife. Black is a tough color to wrap also. Any bubbles show up white. What year is it 2004?
Asv, us cyclists have an expression, eat to ride, ride to eat. You ride through Tuscany then stuff your face. Can you tell how skinny my butt is?
crn3371
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Much to the dismay of my budget I seem to choose hobbies that have the ability to easily drain ones bank account. Besides the money pit of audio I also dabble in astronomy, bicycling, photography, and rc helicopters. Audio is by far the biggest money pit.
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b_limo
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Sportbikes, Sportscars, Mountain Bikes, Twisty Canyon Roads...Adrenaline dumps!!

Ran 10.9 @ 140mph on my GSXR1000 at 4900’ elevation.  Saw 186mph before and topped 170mph quite a few times.

Bigtime Porsche fan.  The new Speedster is something special. My local Porsche Dealership has 6 of them currently, along with the Aurora Singer!  I’d be happy with a 987 Boxster S and I will have one someday!

I have a Mini Cooper S.  Brother just got a new M2 😁.

I ride my Chromag Wideangle, steel hardtail, Enduro Mountain bike 4-6 days / nights a week.  Endless miles of Singletrack start 2 blocks from my front door.  I spent quite a few days riding downhill parks the past 3 summers.  

I can, and have done, multiple 500 mile loops in 1 day on Sportbikes on twisty canyon mountain roads.

I have always been in the right place at the right time regarding cars.  At age 6 I rode in my first Ferrari, a 512bbi.  I’ve been in Aventadors, 1400hp Evo’s, 1200hp M3’s, and countless other awesome cars!  
I’m also interested in good looking Women but can’t afford them and would have to give up most of my other hobbies...
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