Rally III News - Who's Coming?

[dbk]

I e-mailed some of our Mark IV members the other day to get feedback on a Rally III idea. Based on the responses, I think we have a location.

The other day I talked to a forum member who has long been friends with Carroll Shelby. During a recent conversation, Carroll inquired how the group was and what had been going on in the community. He was very happy to be a part of Rally II in Newport Beach. After discussion, Carroll offered that if we ever ran an event in Las Vegas, he'd throw us a heck of a party at SAI.

There had been a lot of discussion about moving Rally III eastward after doing Newport Beach in 07. While I agree with this sentiment, given the unique opportunity available I think it is a no brainer to seize the day and take the chance to bring our Ford GT's to Las Vegas and Shelby Automotive in 2008. Texas, Florida, etc, will always be there. So will Las Vegas, but not with Carroll at the helm. Add in the weather, the variety of good local roads to travel, and this looks like another killer Ford GT Forum event.

I'm going to LV for Carroll's 85th(!) Birthday Bash on January 11th to meet with Amy Boylan and discuss planning for an event at their facility. That week, we should have dates and details of Ford GT Rally III - Las Vegas.

I hope this information sounds good.

:cheers

Since it sounds like we have a deal, it's always fun to keep these up:

1. DBK
2. Bony
3. Kirby Veira
4. AMB
5. Stormcat
6. Shelby #18
7. Midnite Blu
8. Spirit
9. GTJoey
10. dbtgt
11. tmcphail
12. Cobrar
13. AJB
14. Hammer
15. Texas GT
16. BlackIce
17. SteveA
18. Not 4n
19. somelee
20. huffmantim
21. MAD IN NC
22. ByeEnzo
23. THamonGT
24. Camilo Pardo
25. specracer
26. sinovac
27. Fubar
28. FlorIdaho Chris
29. Chris A.
30. 427Aggie
31. JBG
32. KJRGT
33. RedGT
34. AlohaGT
35. Jones
36. PHXGT
37. fjpikul
38. shesgotlegs
39. Joe Dozzo
40. SuperB
41. Ralphie
42. GO's
43. Awsum GT
44. fly-by
45. canibl
46. isaakgt
47. Waldo
48. Indy GT
49. DanM
50. Malibu
51. Lightning
52. GT350H
53. DoctorV8
54. Hennessey Performance
55. RaceDeck
56. kosupply
57. steve592
58. Fyr-FtrGT
59. HHGT
60. RVKing
61. SYCO GT
62. Cyclenirvana
63. prmoldoaks
64. Bart Carter
65. ShaunaGT
66. djslicer
67. Kingman
68. 05redrich
69. vyprgt2
70. silverbullitt
71. NJGT
72. Craig
73. Tony Nowak
74. 66GT40
75. GT500E SS
76. getbit
77. red gt 1442
78. Chip Beck
79. TimCantwell
80. lgaruti
81. jsalomon
82. Ed Sims
83. rmartin175
84. Cobradvr
85. jkgt
86. Pete S.
87. California GT
88. john gourley
89. MTDGT
90. sdana
91. FB GT40
92. ATM Empty
93. Hemidoc
94. DRIVEBY
95. GordonWolf
96. best2xford
97. oceanside gt
98. gtjim
99. avant
100. lthlvpr
101. Gill Jr.
102. doccars
103. GT 1547
104. shelbyelite
105. JimF
106. escman
107. william s.
108. RADGT
109. MWG
110. ENZO BTR
111. andrewsag
112. Blue Moose
113. Viper 1
114. Ed Sims
115. Woboose
116. AtomicGT
117. BBRGT
118. Prowler
119. tmstunts #1233
120. AZGT
121. cmoody32
122. HiloDave
123. Triheart7
124. DLKGT
125. sr71
126. GT PILOT
127. PL*510 Jeff
128. roketman
129. Noir GT
130. KMCBOSS
131. AMER SPD
132. Tungsten
133. LOVE CHP
134. DAVNET
135. BIGS GT
136. FLAGSTAFFGT

 

[Kirby Vieira]

It sounds incredible! Count me in for Rally III in Las Vegas.

 

[AMB]

Rally III

:thumbsup Count me in too!

 

[xrayman396]

I would like to suggest a meeting at the SAAC 33
SAAC-33
AUGUST 15 - 16 - 17, 2008
THUNDERBOLT RACEWAY
MILLVILLE, NJ
http://www.saac.com/eventsAndConventions/saac33.html

 

[THamonGT]

The man loves Daves Ford GT Forum Group. We could tell that in NewPort Beach. Tomy Hamon

 

[STORMCAT]

Ok !! I'm up for another long Road trip !!!! :thumbsup

 

[Shelby#18]

Sounds good to me!

 

[dbk]

Ok !! I'm up for another long Road trip !!!! :thumbsup

Me too. Detroit to Newport in an F-150 towing a trailer and GT in under 40 hours. Vegas will be a piece of cake. :biggrin

 

[Midnite Blu]

I'm in....

 

[gtjoey]

Can we plan a caravan route, so maybe I can organise the east coasters, and hook up with others along the way? :thumbsup as this will be far BUT A GOOD CLEAN RUN! What dates / months are we looking at my friends? DO YOU NEED A DEAN MARTIN TYPE M.C. :biggrin GTJOEY 1314

 

[Spirit]

I'm In

I'm in for the duration.:thumbsup

JUST LOVE THESE ROAD TRIPS.:thumbsup

More of them desert miles for the Heritage to eat up.:thumbsup

arty

 

[dbk]

The man loves Daves Ford GT Forum Group. We could tell that in NewPort Beach. Tomy Hamon

And thank you for introducing Carroll to the group :cheers

 

[Silverbullitt]

I guess I'll road trip with Spirit. It will be his turn to get in trouble with the cops. I'm going to be there in early June anyway. Dates?

 

[dbk]

I guess I'll road trip with Spirit. It will be his turn to get in trouble with the cops. I'm going to be there in early June anyway. Dates?

The August automotive calendar is really full and July would be pretty hot, so we're thinking September. Need to make sure that jives with the SAI schedule.

 

[Silverbullitt]

The August automotive calendar is really full and July would be pretty hot, so we're thinking September. Need to make sure that jives with the SAI schedule.

Sounds good. Maybe the sandstorms will be at a minimum.

 

[dbtgt]

Count me in! :banana

 

[tmcphail]

Vegas is an easy drive from FL, I am in for sure :cheers

 

[Cobrar]

Outstanding venue!

Really difficult to top the first two events, but with the CS tie-in, Ford marketing may even 'cave-in' and invest a bit...

DBK your B.O.D. serves you well. :cheers

 

[AJB]

Dave and All.....Sounds like a good plan. I like the timing of Mid/late September. It is after Labor Day, Woodward Cruise etc. I was hoping for a shorter 'pull' this year, but given the opportunity with Shelby etc, my trailer is ready, I have my new F-150 and Margaret, Megan and I are "IN".

Hopefully we can get more East 'siders' and Ford Motor VP's (current and Retired" who own GT's to attend. Dave - I would be willing to work with you on this....
Please keep up all posted..
andy benedict
AJB

 

[Hammer]

Sounds great!