posted 08-28-2003 09:54 PM                  

No news here. I left today at 9:40 PTS time. Got home at 5:00 (6:00 PTS time) to a loving family ... who was trying to remember who I was!

So we'll have to wait and see who posts info on the autocross results.

Thanks for the comment on the pics. It sure was a lot of fun taking them!

posted 08-28-2003 10:44 PM                  

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Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:
David - so I can assume that Tami has a heavier foot than you, and can really haul as$ in her cat

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LOL - missed you at CTS AC!! Got to hang out and come down the dragon's tail behind Mean Gene though! That was an experience! T

posted 08-28-2003 11:30 PM                  

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Originally posted by TFischer:
Got to hang out and come down the dragon's tail behind Mean Gene though! That was an experience! T

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Tami - MeanGene being a NorEasterner,,,,I truly believe he would be "BEHIND" the Alley Cat (NoFear and balls of steel) coming down the dragon's tail! LOL,,,,

posted 08-29-2003 01:05 PM                  

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Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:
Tami - MeanGene being a NorEasterner,,,,I truly believe he would be "BEHIND" the Alley Cat (NoFear and balls of steel) coming down the dragon's tail! LOL,,,,

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posted 08-29-2003 04:18 PM                  

Bob Goetz won the autocross, Gary C came in second, and Wayne Finch third, I THINK. Ladies winner was Christy C (C-Note's better half) WAY better I might add. She won a trophy. I think she beat C-Note's best time by 3 seconds. lol.
We had a casualty on the autocross when ROARIN / Lee Schaeffer had a ball joint failure. He needs a new lower A Arm, a ball joint and a rim. I got some of the parts in the parking lot last night for him. lol. It is supposed to be road worthy by Wednesday. Talk about people helping each other out in a pinch. WOW. The dealer in Knoxville and his brother in law, who was at the event really came thru.
Again, I repeat, it was just O K. (probably the most fun I have ever had at any event, REALLY)

We watched old event videos that Mike Gatlin furnished. The biggest laugh came when my nemises, Alley the Cat, introduced himself and Lethia as Ed & Sandy M from Cincy. We had to rewind the tape since we were all laughing so hard we could not hear the next 30 seconds of it. Good work boys. That was the Nevada tape (or whatever tape the Horvath's event was on). Mike, another classic. His tapes are great and you need to buy them.
The door prizes, split the pot, High Voltage Blue Prowler model (1 of 15) were ALL won by Va. Cat DUDE or his dad, aunt or uncle. They cleaned up. We had some great door prizes, a lot donated by Yeller Cat Jay, D-C, Mike K, STITCHCO, Bras by Kal and others that will be listed.
The dinner was okay until the prize drawing. That was a little too long and drawn out.
Man, what a trip. It was great seeing everyone again. I will repeat that the best part of owning this car is the events and hanging with the other owners. We missed Jerry and Marcia and Alley Cat and a few of the other regulars but there were a lot of first timers but I would bet they will be back.
Olivier Ambersole was there from Switzerland but we just ignored him all week. I turned him on to Swiss Miss Chocolate so he likes me. lol

posted 08-30-2003 11:55 AM                  

The charge was PRE-ARRAIGNED RACING, not Premeditated racing.

When I've got a little more time I'll tell the whole story.

posted 08-30-2003 12:09 PM                  

What happened Randy?

posted 08-31-2003 10:24 AM                  

Ed organized a cruise over to Gatlinburg after the Thurs. dinner. Great group traveling in perfect weather.

On the way back, on the strip in Pigeon F., the group was so large we would get separated at the stop lights. Well of course the lead 2 cars had to get on it once the light turned green. I happened to be the lead car at two lights.
Well I HAD to punch it or break with tradition. After punching it at the light before I was to turn to go back to the hotel, blue lights were shadowing me. The officer was ticked. He said that I shouldn'd have done that at the last light and to pull over into an adjacent lot when the light turned green. NO I DIDN"T PUNCH IT THIS TIME! I politely drove slowly to the lot he pointed out and I didn't EVEN consider running because I'm a nice guy and he did have my license. After letting the other couple go who they also pulled (sorry I never met them. Candy red with a black bra)we had a little conversation. He said he was going to write me up for PRE-ARRAIGNED RACING. I almost messed my pants, because I'm from NC and in the South this charge carries the most points and in some areas results in a suspension of your license.

For once in my life I thought of the right thing to say in reponse. I said, "Officer, if you must ticket me please do not send it to my home address. You see, I've only had this car for a year and my wife said if I got another ticket I would have to park it for 6 months"!

He laughed his a** off and told me to go on in!

I immediately drove the two blocks to the hotel, told the story to those waiting in the party lot and went to my room and cleaned my pants!