Quincy McTavish

+1 I agree with you Baxter. There are many situations that would warrant a third or more faction. The idea of a faction that could be under a different category than government would be nice as well due to the number of growing factions that arent government jobs. Think of it as an extracurricular activity post work. Hope this is considered .t

Time trials are an important part of progression; not only does it give you bragging rights if you have the fastest time, it also gives you a lot of information to help improve your driving when you are out practising tracks alone. The other side of time trials is for information about prospects and rookies, and gauging whether or not they’re ready to move up the ranks. Over the course of a few months, the group got together numerous times to test and trial each track; noting their times and joking with each other as to who is the better driver. After looking at some of the times they came up with logical times to set for each track they ran in order to test prospects against. During the time of the trials, the cars go through some extreme stress given they have to race not one, but two or THREE tracks at once. This puts a lot of wear and tear on the engine components, suspension components and tires. As a team, LSU always check out each others vehicles to make sure they have the best possible run as well as having a safe vehicle to run these high speed trails with. As the members of Los Santos Underground were running each track it was apparent how much fun they were having testing their skills against the clock. they would decide to make this a fun outing in the future, as it was such a great experience for everyone involved and provided some great opportunities to get some spectacular photos and video of the group. The blood, sweat, tears and car parts that go into Los Santos Underground are shed by each member to make this group successful and enjoyable for each and every one of its members as well as anyone in the community they happen to have the pleasure of driving with. In the future there may be some interesting “TT” events coming as well.

In the time he’s been with LSU, Quincy has learned a lot about handling the cars in his garage in different scenarios and tracks; however, he still practices all of the tracks LSU runs and more at least every second day. As of late, Quincy has hit a sort of plateau and has been making some small mistakes on certain corners as well as having good lap times but not improving at a rate he was happy with. This is where Baxter comes in. Quincy has always looked up to Baxter as a racer and a close friend, all of the main members have been nothing but Family to Quincy and he is forever grateful for this. Quincy often watched Baxter race and re-ran dash cam footage when he could even get close to Baxter to find better lines and always praised Baxter as fast, but more importantly as a smooth and smart racer, taking quality lines, hitting apex points properly and really assessing a track to get the most out of it. Quincy met with Baxter one afternoon at LSC and Baxter asked Quincy what was on his mind from the riddled text Quincy had sent him. Being slightly embarrassed to ask for the one-on-one help he wanted, Quincy asked Baxter if he could coach him on a few tracks he was running good times, but wasn’t as smooth or quick as Quincy wanted to be. Baxter immediately said, “Are you free now?” So together, they jumped in their go-to cars and headed to Vineyard for the first track Quincy wanted help on being smooth through. Upon getting to Vineyard they ran the track in sections of great detail, Baxter taking the time to break down for Quincy each corner and laying out the lines he takes to keep the track smooth, fast and fun. Baxter had mentioned a few times this night that “sometimes slow is fast,” and after the break down, nothing could have been more clear for Quincy. Take your time, plan your line, straight-line where you can, pick smart apex points and let the track FLOW. If it is fun for a true racer, it is probably fast because fun is smooth. After they concluded Baxter’s coaching session with Quincy at Vineyard, Baxter immediately mentioned they should go to Grapeseed. This was surprising to Quincy, as he didn’t want to take much of Baxter’s time; however, he was more than grateful, so off they went to Grapeseed. During this coaching session at Grapeseed, Quincy’s jaw dropped when he realized one of his biggest take away of the evening. A corner that had been costing him time that he wasn’t taking even close to proper. Baxter happily coached Quincy through the line multiple times until Quincy was comfortable with it. Afterwards Quincy ran the track and if it wasn’t for a conveniently placed SD cruiser, he was on track for his fastest lap in an Elegy Retro Custom he had ever run on Grapeseed. After they stopped and talked about the take away points Quincy took from the coaching up until this point, Baxter said “Lets go to Low-End,” knowing that was a track Quincy needed help with and, again, Quincy was blown away just how involved Baxter was to help coach and guide him, even to the point he began to realize this is something Baxter wanted to do and was, to Quincy’s knowledge, enjoying himself this evening helping a friend push forward and pass his plateau and breaking down these tracks for him. When Baxter and Quincy got to Low End they immediately started scoping corners. Baxter walked Quincy through each corner on the track enabling him to get a great feel for the proper way the track should be run. They stopped often and re-ran a number of corners as they did on the other tracks and pieced it all together at the end. Quincy always knew Los Santos Underground was different. Since he first met Matt and Niki to being welcomed by Ethan, Tommy, and Baxter at his first meeting, to being able to help the other members during his time with them. Baxter just added another example to Quincy's ongoing list of how each member of LSU looks out for the other. Baxter took the initiative and freed up his evening just to help out a fellow member progress and that kind of dedication, coaching, and friendship is something that Quincy sees from every contributing member of Los Santos Underground.

Tow Truck Hooks and Flatbeds are still broken, I understand this is known but i want everyone to be aware that since flatbeds came back we have been told not to use them due to causing crashes the same day they came back. Also Tow Truck hooks are still not working. Both of these must be causing some unnecessary stress on Admins which mechanics could help alleviate. The state of Roadside RP is almost non existent at this point as it turns into an OOCly chat on how to get the vehicle to the shop and a lot of people need this explained to them in turn creating a negative RP experience for both Mechanics and Customers while adding work to the plate of Admins. Moving this bug up the priority list would be very much appreciated

You are a rock star. Thank you kindly i will do that

Hey I know the whole linking my account wont work but is there a chance i can get my donator status known =D it would be most appreciated as i am unsure if it is even possible =). Sorry for such a small ask, Cheers Fam

Quincy moved to Los Santos several months ago leaving his previous life behind after the passing of a loved one, which turned his world upside down. He had a hole that couldn’t be filled and needed to find himself somehow. He had a love for motorsports as well as a love and appreciation for vehicles of all shapes and sizes, the more fixing they needed, the more he loved them. Once in Los Santos, Quincy was reluctant to call it his new home, he had a hard time meeting new people and after all he had gone through, something just didn’t feel right to him. He worked hard to start a project car after holding several small jobs throughout the city and can still be seen with his first project car to this day. Still, he wanted more - yearned for more - as he searched for anything to take his mind off his previous life and to spark a joy in him. He applied for the Mechanic position at Bayview, managed to get hired, and spent a lot of time as a trainee and a junior mechanic learning more and more about the vehicles he loved so much. He had a passion that could not be denied and there was something about the routine of his new job that helped him more and more every day as did the friendly faces at Bayview which he will tell you are some of his closest friends today. While working at Bayview one day a stranger approached with a charisma that made Quincy laugh and he could relate to, they began to talk and shared some common beliefs about surrounding yourself with the best kind of people and eventually was offered to come hang out. That was Quincy’s first-time meeting Matt Zhou and he never forgot how genuine he was. When Quincy went to hang out with Matt one night, Matt took him to meet a few friends to race with which really cleared Quincy’s head for the first time in a long time, this was what was missing and exactly what he needed. Quincy drove up to the group somewhat apprehensive at first to meet new people; however, Matt and another voice made him feel as if he was at home and among friends he just hadn’t seen in a while; this was the first time he met Niki Zhou. The next few weeks they had gotten together a few times to hang out and race, each time, Matt and Niki making Quincy feel as at home and comfortable as he had ever felt since he left his previous home to move to the city. Quincy knew then he would always count them as his close friends. The following week Quincy met with Matt, Niki and Giovanni – Quincy’s close friend from Bayview – where they discussed some trials and tribulations that they were going through. At the end of this long discussion Matt and Niki looked at Quincy and Giovanni and asked them to become part of their LS Underground family. Quincy was beaming that they would even consider this as he was just as happy being around good, honest people. They drove down to see the headquarters they are currently residing in where Matt mentioned to come to the group meeting the following day. After arriving at the headquarters, the following day, Matt and Niki conducted the meeting and introduced the new rookies to their long-standing members Baxter, Tommy, and Ethan. The more Quincy listened to the three of them the more it solidified in his mind that this was the place he needed to be, the place he wanted to be and the kind of people he needed in his life. Quincy may have just found his new home as a Rookie with maybe the most steadfast and honest people he had ever met.