Rally 11 - COTA
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daytrayd
GT Owner
Great meeting most of you for the first time, and look forward to the next one! Shout out to the vegetarian getting us some BBQ!
GTJack
GT Owner
I add our thanks to DBK for another great rally, and to the Four Texicans who put together the Road Rally. Also shout outs to Dr Frank and the Dickies for arranging our trip to Waco and Magnolia Markets and Jake's Tea House.
Good to meet you and I liked how you got a little sideways on the way home next to that Camaro...lol
Copenhagen GT
GT Owner
Thanks to DBK and all who played a part in organizing this great Rally - and great to meet all old and new friends :thumbsup:thumbsup:usa
Thanks for welcoming Mette into the group in such a positiv and friendly way ... apart from you Dr Frank who tried to steal her away :rofl:rofl
Btw ... where can I find the agenda for Rally XII ..... I´d like to plan a little ahead :wink:lol:facepalm:
Thanks for welcoming Mette into the group in such a positiv and friendly way ... apart from you Dr Frank who tried to steal her away :rofl:rofl
Btw ... where can I find the agenda for Rally XII ..... I´d like to plan a little ahead :wink:lol:facepalm:
fjpikul
GT Owner
Cobrar
GT Owner
As a friend, I should have warned you. This also happened at Le Mans ~ there is a pattern, and it isn't the hair color of the girls either. :lol
Silverbullitt
GT Owner
Xcentric
GT Owner
FENZO
GT Owner
How can I express gratitude for what happened? How?
DBK not only did all the.. whatever he does to make this happen.. he helped me personally with our hotel.
Chip setup the Fort Stockton meet... where they all waited for my tardy ass.
Frank the tank got me into a shop 30 minutes after I told him I hit a carcass... which is crazy how that happened, thought I was Chris (who needs a forum name change.). Chris was cool too.. despite the forum name. OXL0027.. or some shit. AustinPower is my vote.
Then Ed and Heidi. Ed is a magician. He pulled a bottle of wine from his pocket on demand.
Frank was an asshole.
Jack was tolerant of us.
Terry (both of them), Barry, Ron, Leah and Steve, Jeff, Jason (waldo I think), TX Mongrel, Oliver, Mark (I think), Shelby bros, Soroush, Camilo, LoveCHP, Triheart, Jim, Kim.... Ugh.. The self proclaimed rednecks that helped me park. I'm so awful with names. Ford, Raj, Joey, Dirk.
I'm still overwhelmed. I've listed less than I've met.
Suffice it to say... if you met a bald guy with wife I remember you, just not your name. We have the pics to prove it. Thank you!
How cool is this?
DBK not only did all the.. whatever he does to make this happen.. he helped me personally with our hotel.
Chip setup the Fort Stockton meet... where they all waited for my tardy ass.
Frank the tank got me into a shop 30 minutes after I told him I hit a carcass... which is crazy how that happened, thought I was Chris (who needs a forum name change.). Chris was cool too.. despite the forum name. OXL0027.. or some shit. AustinPower is my vote.
Then Ed and Heidi. Ed is a magician. He pulled a bottle of wine from his pocket on demand.
Frank was an asshole.
Jack was tolerant of us.Terry (both of them), Barry, Ron, Leah and Steve, Jeff, Jason (waldo I think), TX Mongrel, Oliver, Mark (I think), Shelby bros, Soroush, Camilo, LoveCHP, Triheart, Jim, Kim.... Ugh.. The self proclaimed rednecks that helped me park. I'm so awful with names. Ford, Raj, Joey, Dirk.
I'm still overwhelmed. I've listed less than I've met.
Suffice it to say... if you met a bald guy with wife I remember you, just not your name. We have the pics to prove it. Thank you!
How cool is this?
Ed,
I hope you were kidding when you said Chris and Angie. The rally is over and people are still confusing Steve with me (Chris). Steve, do me a favor and don't rob a bank to pay for your NFGT and pin it on me. I wouldn't do well in prison.
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PL510*Jeff
Well-known member
Got home last night around 5 from the 11th GT Family Reunion. Salute' to DBK and the Texas hooligans that put this event together.
Remembering Rally 1, it was all about the cars. Remembering Rally 11, it was all about the gals ands guys who were there. Car talk seemed to be limited the GT race program and of course the black hole of info on the new GT. It was all good to be able to visit and spend quality time with many so long time friends, meet (and re-meet) new friends, and sharing more than a few cocktails until late in the night.
My road trip was about 2400 miles in 4 days. 10 tanks of gasoline, luckily got the last motel room within 100 miles 2 nights in a row, hit a misplaced orange road barrel at speed in Utah (no damage), and over 1,000 miles of rain driving..West Texas, mostly wet and cloudy in all of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Oregon. Fortunately, I missed by a couple of hours and a few miles, two devastating tornado's in Texas and Utah. As usual, it's better to be real lucky than real good.
And the final 4 hours yesterday were sunny (at last) while driving on mostly twisty 2 lane highways in eastern Washington hill country. And the first topper of the day was driving 70 miles up the Naches River canyon. 70 miles of 2 lane very curvy roads, with 3,000' of elevation change….and not one car, truck, motorhome in the way for the whole time. I have never experienced no traffic on that road in 40 years of driving that highway. With normal traffic that's usually a 1.5 to 2 hour slog with very few turn outs along the way. With a "leisurely" but rapid pace I made it to the summit of Chinook Pass in an hour! And the next hour was spent driving through the north side of Mt. Rainier National Park. 100% 2 lane, 35 mph roads ( built by my grandfather and his buddies in the WPA in the 1930's) through the un-molested national forest, on the north side of the mountain. Again with No traffic for another 50 miles. Windows down, cool moist air,beautiful scenery, saw a few deer grazing in a meadow and one huge elk standing in one the many creeks along the way.
A truly wonderful and stress free final day.
Remembering Rally 1, it was all about the cars. Remembering Rally 11, it was all about the gals ands guys who were there. Car talk seemed to be limited the GT race program and of course the black hole of info on the new GT. It was all good to be able to visit and spend quality time with many so long time friends, meet (and re-meet) new friends, and sharing more than a few cocktails until late in the night.
My road trip was about 2400 miles in 4 days. 10 tanks of gasoline, luckily got the last motel room within 100 miles 2 nights in a row, hit a misplaced orange road barrel at speed in Utah (no damage), and over 1,000 miles of rain driving..West Texas, mostly wet and cloudy in all of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Oregon. Fortunately, I missed by a couple of hours and a few miles, two devastating tornado's in Texas and Utah. As usual, it's better to be real lucky than real good.
And the final 4 hours yesterday were sunny (at last) while driving on mostly twisty 2 lane highways in eastern Washington hill country. And the first topper of the day was driving 70 miles up the Naches River canyon. 70 miles of 2 lane very curvy roads, with 3,000' of elevation change….and not one car, truck, motorhome in the way for the whole time. I have never experienced no traffic on that road in 40 years of driving that highway. With normal traffic that's usually a 1.5 to 2 hour slog with very few turn outs along the way. With a "leisurely" but rapid pace I made it to the summit of Chinook Pass in an hour! And the next hour was spent driving through the north side of Mt. Rainier National Park. 100% 2 lane, 35 mph roads ( built by my grandfather and his buddies in the WPA in the 1930's) through the un-molested national forest, on the north side of the mountain. Again with No traffic for another 50 miles. Windows down, cool moist air,beautiful scenery, saw a few deer grazing in a meadow and one huge elk standing in one the many creeks along the way.
A truly wonderful and stress free final day.
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Aren't you both Chris? Now one of you want to go by Steve. Ok Fenzo & Angie. And 07XL0027 needs a new forum name! LOL
Ed
Ed
PeteK
GT Owner
I drove back to Virginia on Monday/Tuesday, and spent Tuesday going from eastern Tennessee up I-81 into Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley, and then from Front Royal back to the DC area. Nice clear sunny day, and not too much traffic. But, driving through the Cascades, especially through Mt. Ranier National Park, is spectacular. Great drive, Jeff.
SteveA
GT Owner/B.O.D
