Adoration of Spykers.

[konatown]

Hello all, my name is Kyle and I'm a bright eyed 22 year old youngster with the goal to own a Spyker by 35.

No where close to achieving that goal yet, but will keep plugging away.

My first experience with one was at the World Class Driving Festival at West Baden in 2008.

The few that were on display simply stole the show, stunning styling and craftsmanship. Since I saw the C8 in green in side the atrium, nothing has come close to the sheer mechanical beauty.

Then I got to sit in one, admiring the interior was an experience my mind needed a full weekend to process and appreciate fully.

And then I got to hear the sound at full throttle.

Absolutely my favorite car. I was glad to find this forum and will continue to lurk until I can cross that line of my to-do list.

[Laviolette GT2R]

Welcome to the forum and Good Luck achieving your goal Kyle!

[luigisk]

Welcome! That's a nice goal wich is about the same as for most enthousiasts here.

[Swisstrader]

"own a Spyker by age 35"?...not aggressive enough and too far out on the time horizon!! Set a goal today and then go after that goal with laser focus...that's how I've lived my life and thusfar, not too shabby

[OnTheLam]

Heck, you know how they start . . .

Steal one!

[Basokolow]

35 is fine, especially if the Ferrari is at 34, the Lambo at 33, the Porsche at 32...though I might quibble with the order...

I got mine at 37, though it was two years old, so with some fuzzy math, I could have had it new at 35, right?

[konatown]

Originally Posted by Swisstrader

"own a Spyker by age 35"?...not aggressive enough and too far out on the time horizon!! Set a goal today and then go after that goal with laser focus...that's how I've lived my life and thusfar, not too shabby

Haha, but each year before 35 that I get it is just added success!

[amzamz]

In this context, I must admit I never went for money in my life. Except in the early years of my childhood, when pocket money was starting (and not enough) I would even steal coins from my mum's purse....

For me, the driving force is finding a task (or a mission) that catches my attention 100%. I am in science and technology. I was lucky enough to be a creative mind, and this can be used here. Twenty years ago I was starting a few modest experiments and published them. The topic was "lab on a chip". This was then taken up by others at universities and start-up companies. By sheer luck I was part of one of those... and made some money through shares. Unintentionally, so to say. I wanted to be modest, asked for a low consulting fee but some share options. This turned out to be good. Also, I have started my own scientific journal (now published by the Royal Society of Chemistry), I have started my own scientific conference series (now annual with 1,000 attendees) and I am currently running my second research institute (on Korean money, no Spykers in Korea).

I am currently interested in "The Human Document Project" which intends to describe mankind and tries to preserve the document for 1 million years. Technically, that is (1) depositing Wikipedia on the moon and labeling it with a landmark the size of the Chinese wall, (2) encoding text into the DNA of an Australian deep sea shark (which has been unchanged for 600 miliion years) or (3) producing billions of monocrystalline silicon chips, with deep etched code on it, encapsulate them in amber and distribute them all over the planet. This is not really going after money for myself, is it?

[Swisstrader]

Originally Posted by amzamz

In this context, I must admit I never went for money in my life. Except in the early years of my childhood, when pocket money was starting (and not enough) I would even steal coins from my mum's purse....

For me, the driving force is finding a task (or a mission) that catches my attention 100%. I am in science and technology. I was lucky enough to be a creative mind, and this can be used here. Twenty years ago I was starting a few modest experiments and published them. The topic was "lab on a chip". This was then taken up by others at universities and start-up companies. By sheer luck I was part of one of those... and made some money through shares. Unintentionally, so to say. I wanted to be modest, asked for a low consulting fee but some share options. This turned out to be good. Also, I have started my own scientific journal (now published by the Royal Society of Chemistry), I have started my own scientific conference series (now annual with 1,000 attendees) and I am currently running my second research institute (on Korean money, no Spykers in Korea).

I am currently interested in "The Human Document Project" which intends to describe mankind and tries to preserve the document for 1 million years. Technically, that is (1) depositing Wikipedia on the moon and labeling it with a landmark the size of the Chinese wall, (2) encoding text into the DNA of an Australian deep sea shark (which has been unchanged for 600 miliion years) or (3) producing billions of monocrystalline silicon chips, with deep etched code on it, encapsulate them in amber and distribute them all over the planet. This is not really going after money for myself, is it?

amaamz: even though I am on my 3rd magarita, you have become my new hero...each of us I am sure have our own unique stories, but yours is truly unique.

[amzamz]

Thanks for the feedback, Swisstrader!

I am just myself, that's all. On the other hand there is a lot of fun, and sometimes fun turns into money. No need to do much. I am a lazy guy.

I would love to transport a Spyker to the moon and leave it there. How about that? We simply need a free Spyker C8 Spyder (needs not even be running) and a sponsor for the $ 200M it takes to spacelift it to the moon. You see, that would be for me! I would take a 1% stake and enjoy life ever after!!!

Let me know if your friends are Spielbergs, Gates' or Sultans of Brunei. I appreciate if the more detailed communication on this be by private e-mail.