Pro-Touring.com is moving again.

[Larry Callahan]

The move to our own dedicated server is finally in motion. With over 3k in registered members and I believe over 10k in lurkers it is time to move again. We are unable to obtain more hard drive space and there are no more spots to add ram. As the day approaches I will let everyone know to wrap up any business that may need to be taken care of since the site may be down for 3-5 days during the switch over.

The site has grown a lot in the last year and I have a feeling it's going to continue to grow at an even faster pace. The hard drive on our new server will be 20 times larger then the one we have now and and when 150 people or more are on the site at one time it won't slow down because we will have double the ram. Once our new site and car gallery is done we will need the extra space and bandwidth for all the new content that is being collected and written.

Once again I want to thank everyone for your support and thanks again to all the moderators and of course Ralph. We could not do it without everyone's help.

I can't wait to see how we have grown a year from now. Who knows, maybe we will build a car or start our own yearly competition. Hmmmmm??????

[Boyd]

:icon996: you should be proud, Larry. It's a testament to how great your site is. CHEERS!

[ViperBlue68]

:cool: and Congrats on the success of the site :cheers:

[nancejd]

I just hope the new site has the secret room for the 1K posters! I'll get there eventually.

[Camaro_Kyle]

I have been a lurker for about a year, trying to help when I can, but mostly just to see the progress and builds of all of the awesome cars here. I gotta say, this is one of my favorite sites I have ever been to. Once you visit, you get hooked. I just wish I had the funds and skill to do some of the stuff that other guys are doing to their cars. And a "Pro-Touring" car would be freakin' awesome! The ultimate pro-touring machine utilizing the best components in the industry. Man, that would be so cool. :bananna2:
Kyle

[69rs]

That's awesome, Larry! :icon996: I know the new site will be awsome. But for those of us who are truly addicted........what will we do for 3-5 days?!?!? :Alchy: I just gotta have my fix!

[zbugger]

3-5 days? Damn... I may not last that long!!! I'll be the one in the straight jacket when you come back.

[ProdigyCustoms]

I'd rather give up sex for 3 to 5 days! but I guess we gotta do what we gotta do.

[Steve68]

3-5 days, I was going nuts when it was down for a weekend, do it this weekend when I'm in the desert not near a computer!!!

Congrats Larry, Steve

[rocketrod]

I would rather pull all of my own teeth out with a pair of pliers than have this site down for 3-5 days. The only upside I can see is I might ACTUALLY work on my car if the site is down.

Congrats Larry & Steve

[steemin]

Larry,
Great job on the site.
It is always the 1st place that I go to when I sit down at the computer.
You guys sure have helped me a bunch!
My favotite part is clicking on "new posts"
and seeing multiple pages pop up.
(I know I need to get a life...)
Congratulations on the growth!
Scott

[68BNUT]

Just let us know, maybe ill plan a vacation to some third world country so I wouldnt be able to get on here anyway. Thats probably the only thing that would keep me off of here for 3-5 days!!

[Bill Howell]

That's awesome, Larry! :icon996: I know the new site will be awsome. But for those of us who are truly addicted........what will we do for 3-5 days?!?!? :Alchy: I just gotta have my fix!

I'll second that. Too bad you could not do this while I was out of town this past week-LOL
Seriously, I am glad to see you making the step, just in time too. I feel you have only scratched the surface. I guess I will have more time to work on the car instead of talking about it huh?

[race-rodz-inc]

so who wants to go to vegas for 3-5 days. kinda like a pre-sema party.

[MrQuick]

ahh 3-5 days, oh well I guess its a good time to get that well deserved labotomy.
Wow so soon? I remember that last one was like yesterday....the big switch not the small operation. LOL.
Congrates Larry, hey, are we going to able to fit everyone in the Greek? DIBS!

[camarosrlyf]

:2nd: Larry, congrats on the growth and a huge THANKS for a great site.

[Streetking]

Larry, I'm pissed at you! Because of you and your site, I have spent way too much $ and can't sleep at night because of thinking about "upgrades".. :smoke:

Thanks for the great site..

SW

[David Sloan]

Larry
Thanks for the work you have done here for all of us!!! It was nice meeting you an your wife at the Piegon Forge event!!!!
Thanks!!!!!!

[protouring70]

Larry you guys are doing an excellent job on this site. Keep up the good work!!!!!

:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

[trapin]

I'm going to see if I can get a lab out in Phoenix to put me into Cryo-freeze for those 3-5 days.

[Larry Callahan]

Thanks everyone for the props. I could not do it without everyone and our great moderators.

Today I placed the official order for our new server. It will be built on Saturday and they will run a 48 hour burn in. So, over the next week I will start transferring everything but the forum over. I think the official change over will happen the first weekend in September.

Thanks again everyone!

[LTorres]

Down for 3-5 Days..?? Were a new sponsor here and down already? Can I get a refund? Just kidding. I too had been a lurker for sometime but could always look forward to logging into this forum. It has truly been rewarding.



Laramie Torres
Sales Manager
Precision Brakes Company
1010 Benson Way
Ashland, OR 97520
mailto:[email protected] ([email protected])
www.precisionbrakescompany.com (http://www.precisionbrakescompany.com)
1 866 992 7253
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[Larry Callahan]

Doh! I knew there was something I was forgetting. lol!
Actually, the 3-5 days is just to cover my rear. I honestly think 1-2 days but, to be safe I went with 3-5 days.

The new server has been built and is being tested now. I hope to transfer all the files over the weekend and begin testing.

Keep your fingers crossed.



Down for 3-5 Days..?? Were a new sponsor here and down already? Can I get a refund? Just kidding. I too had been a lurker for sometime but could always look forward to logging into this forum. It has truly been rewarding.



Laramie Torres
Sales Manager
Precision Brakes Company
1010 Benson Way
Ashland, OR 97520
mailto:[email protected] ([email protected])
www.precisionbrakescompany.com (http://www.precisionbrakescompany.com/)
1 866 992 7253
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

[zbugger]

Keep your fingers crossed.
I'm going to church. Forget the crossing the fingers crap. Don't you remember that chat room fiasco? Oh man... I'll start saying my goodbye's now.












lol... Just kidding!!!! :moon:

[Larry Callahan]

Wooohoooo!!! The new dedicated server is up and running. I will start copying files over tonight. We are going from using 90+% of our resources to using less then 10%

Now we have plenty of space to grow.

[69rs]

You da man, Larry!:woot:

[Little Bob]

Congrats, It's amazing how this site has snowballed into such a large part of the automotive world. I'm proud to be a member. Keep up the good work and let it grow.

[trapin]

Larry....are we all going to have to re-register again?

[Larry Callahan]

Nope, the only thing you will notice is the site will run faster.

[Larry Callahan]

Note: The forum will be shut down on Thursday August 11 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time and will remain offline untill 10:00 a.m. the next morning. This is being done to upgrade the old server to the same version of software that is running the new site.

This way we can back up the old server and then restore it on the new server and wala. Done!

[Bill Howell]

Maybe we should move the chat to Wednesday night this week.

[Larry Callahan]

The chat will be o.k. if you use the direct link. It's on a different server. I'll post the link.