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Oct. 24, 2011 2:30 p.m. Tom Heath Web Manager

As part of the new Classic Motorsports site launch, we're going to experience a short amount of downtime at GrassrootsMotorsports.com.

At 5:00, we'll be taking the site down to migrate to a new server. Other than a DNS change on the back end, you shouldn't see any changes to this site while we move. If you create a post at 4:59, it might get lost in the move but otherwise we don't anticipate any trouble on this side of the fence.

The switch will be turned back on within a few minutes, but the actual time GRM.com will be inaccessible will vary by region. East coast North America will likely only be out for a few minutes, Australians/Asia-Pacific users will have the longest wait (figure maybe 2 hours) so I apologize to those down under and far east.
Oct. 24, 2011 2:30 p.m. nocones HalfDork

You can't do this to us.
Oct. 24, 2011 2:31 p.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

oh dear god NOOOOO!!!!!!!
Oct. 24, 2011 2:36 p.m. Per Schroeder Technical Editor/Advertising Director

That's it, I'm canceling my subscription to this website.
Oct. 24, 2011 2:37 p.m. Tom Heath Web Manager

That's a typically low-usage time slot (other than being on a Monday) and I PROMISE to be as fast as possible.

I'm missing my Yoga class (otherwise known as group hottie oggling) and Forza 4 time to put this at the most reasonable time possible with our web developer availability. Furreal, it's the best I could do...
Oct. 24, 2011 2:38 p.m. jstein77 Dork

I might experience withdrawal symptoms.
Oct. 24, 2011 2:38 p.m. Tom Heath Web Manager

Per Schroeder wrote:

That's it, I'm canceling my subscription to this website.

You get a 100% refund.
Oct. 24, 2011 3:16 p.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork

oh noes teh sky haz a falling
Oct. 24, 2011 3:21 p.m. BoxheadTim SuperDork

OMG, that means I have to browse CL during my afternoon tea break.
Oct. 24, 2011 3:25 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork

HaHa!! I knew there was a reason I lived on the east coast.

Good luck with the transfer. Hope it goes smoothly.

When does the new GRM site launch?
Oct. 24, 2011 3:28 p.m. TRoglodyte HalfDork

Tom Heath wrote:

That's a typically low-usage time slot (other than being on a Monday) and I PROMISE to be as fast as possible.

I'm missing my Yoga class (otherwise known as group hottie oggling) and Forza 4 time to put this at the most reasonable time possible with our web developer availability. Furreal, it's the best I could do...

This is why your corporate overlords should be lobbied vehemently to assign you an intern of the hotty co ed persuasion, to help with the ,you know,"work load".
Oct. 24, 2011 3:29 p.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork

its cool by me, I will be eating tortilla soup by then anyway
Oct. 24, 2011 3:29 p.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

Will there be a whole new GRM Website Experience waiting on the other side?
Oct. 24, 2011 3:33 p.m. Tom Heath Web Manager

Toyman01 wrote:

HaHa!! I knew there was a reason I lived on the east coast.

Good luck with the transfer. Hope it goes smoothly.

When does the new GRM site launch?

New GRM should hit close to the first of the year. Sooner if I can make it, later if we can't. I think we found most of the secrets by re-doing the CMS site first, and we'll get to ahem...enjoy some user feedback before we do anything final to the GRM site.

The basic structure isn't changing much in the big picture, but navigation and display should be vastly improved. There were also a lot of stability improvements that let some of the existing functions work more easily from both the user's perspective and for me as an administrator.

Oh, and a CAPTCHA for new user signups, but that may have to wait until the GRM new GRM site is live. Fingers crossed, kiddies!
Oct. 24, 2011 3:38 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork

In reply to Tom Heath:

So what you're saying is the guys on the other side of the isle (CMS) get to be the guinea pigs.
Oct. 24, 2011 3:39 p.m. Tom Heath Web Manager

Toyman01 wrote:

In reply to Tom Heath:

So what you're saying is the guys on the other side of the isle (CMS) get to be the guinea pigs.

You could also say they get all the good stuff first, so it's a matter of perspective...but your statement is not incorrect.
Oct. 24, 2011 3:48 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork

Tom Heath wrote:

Toyman01 wrote:

In reply to Tom Heath:

So what you're saying is the guys on the other side of the isle (CMS) get to be the guinea pigs.

You could also say they get all the good stuff first, so it's a matter of perspective...but your statement is not incorrect.

Dude, if you crashed this site the screams of anguish and withdrawal would be heard around the world. Challenge participants would take turns dragging you down the quarter mile. Keyboards would be pounded to scrap and productive things would be accomplished in countless garages.

Keep up the good work, we appreciate it.
Oct. 24, 2011 3:58 p.m. bluej Dork

Plans tonight:

-buy beer -drink beer -attempt break the new CMS site.

You know, stress testing.
Oct. 24, 2011 3:59 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork

3.......2........1..................................
Oct. 24, 2011 4:00 p.m. Tom Heath Web Manager

Except for the beer, those are my plans as well. There are some features that I will need to populate too, but I don't want to say too much yet...
Oct. 24, 2011 4:01 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork

Hmmmmm, still here. Guess Tom just wanted us all to leave so he could have the site to himself.
Oct. 24, 2011 4:02 p.m. mndsm SuperDork

^ What he said. I was like "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo!!!!" and then realized, I could probably do something productive. Like spend more time...playing GT5! Yeah, that's it, wife won't mind at all!
Oct. 24, 2011 4:03 p.m. fasted58 SuperDork

this feels like waiting for Y2K to happen
Oct. 24, 2011 4:03 p.m. Tom Heath Web Manager

MrJoshua wrote:

Hmmmmm, still here. Guess Tom just wanted us all to leave so he could have the site to himself.

Not so, but these posts will likely be lost in the transition. It's like a time machine...you can re-post as if they never happened...
Oct. 24, 2011 4:03 p.m. Xceler8x SuperDork

Funk this! I pay good money to rant and rave on this forum. Where else am I going to post pointless pictures and HAVE INNANE CONVERSATION IN ALL CAPS ABOUT MY OPINIONS!?

outages are teh suck.

I'm making Tom a Phil Collins mix tape, for revenge or affection. I'm not sure.

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