Hey, guys! As usual, I'm going to make an appeal for y'all to be very clear when you fill out your spec sheet at the event. By clear, I mean to WRITE NEATLY! :brow: I've gotta read this stuff, after all, and I don't want to screw up your name - I got enough problems with my name the way it is! If it's a toughie, spell it out phonetically cuz I'd hate for you to be named Heilela and it comes out Hialeah (as in Miami). Likewise, please know what your car is and what its specs are. Don't tell me you own a '72 GS455 and then say it's rated at 360hp because, first of all, you don't specify it as a Stage 1 (which is a no-brainer, no?), and then it's a '72 so don't give me the '70 hp rating. I want to describe the cars as accurately as possible so I must rely on you to get it right so I can get it right. There are many Brand X people out there who could use a little lesson on other cars, and that's the hat that I wear. This is where it becomes political: If it's a clone, I'd appreciate that. A 427 Marauder is a fabulously rare car, so to have a real one amongst us is a big deal. To have a clone of such is a different kind of big deal because no one would ever expect to see one anyway, and the inspiration that came from building one warrants its own story. Now we've got a guy who's an expert on these cars AND '58 430/400 cars because of his inspirations, and that would have never have happened if he had found a real 427 Merc. Got me, mon frere? Likewise, if you've upgraded the engine from a RAIII to a RAIV, indicating this would help because there's a difference between the two in the facts that I quote. However, like I mentioned, it can get political, so if it's your car and you don't want to say it's a clone or whatever, that's your own business.:bla: Is there anything else? Yeah . . . drive safely! I hope someone is having some BBQ cuz I've decided to arrive earlier this time.:TU:
Have fun. :bglasses: I might pop in for a visit but I can't make any promises (I have to "cash my chips in" wisely...). K
S M ALL As in Small, Medium, and Large!!!!:laugh: Everyone be on your best behavior, I think my Dad is coming up with me this time!!! Don' t let him think I am a bigger idiot than he already does! (Shut Up Dave!:moonu: )
By the way, this flower is called a Heilala. It's the National flower of the isle of Tonga in the South Pacific. Big native guys and bare chested women. My kind of place. Google it and check it out! http://guides.hotelbook.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=33000
so I have to describe my GT-37 to you o No: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: actually I need to get my butt in gear if I'm bringing the car. I hope to shoot some primer on the hood tomorrow .... assuming the weather and my brother cooperate. I'm using my brothers compressor.
Hello Diego! The "Boys From Illinois" will be packin some heat,in the form of some "Chicago Style Sub Sammiches". I'll have one all ready for you.It will be marked "Dee A Go":Brow: Look forward to seein you and you all !:beers2: Rich C.
Sometimes it's nice to have a simple name. Brian, I'm with you. My Cobra has always been a real Cobra. It has just had an upgrade. It used to be a non ram air Cobra Jet automatic, now it is a ram air Super Cobra Jet 4 speed.
Mine is the real deal, just a fake driver!!:bla: Deigo, Thurday night, just bring yourself and a can coosie! Friday is when the parking lot turns into the mobile 5 star resturant!:bglasses:
Are those anything like the South Philly hoagies? I grew up on them and miss them dearly. Haven't found anything quite like them anywhere else. I think it's the roll. The best ones wre usually the smaller Mom and Pop places where they treat you like the Soup Nazi, and usually have a few fingers missing from the slicer. :laugh: :laugh: Diego, You lived near there for a while. Have you found anything comparable in your travels?
I'm bringin' a new BBQ cause the boys from Rochester hills are bringin' grade A. The mad scientist (you know who you are) promised the best in the land. The sandwiches will be ...............scrumtilescent!! Lamb will be friday's fare! Can't wait! cheers to the birthday boys!!
Dave, not sure what the South Philly Hoagies are like,but why don't you stop by and have a sammich,then you can compare and let us know. The place I got them from was a Mom and Pop Deli/store (Fontanos), smack dab in the middle of the old Taylor Street neighborhood. One of the last Soprano strongholds ,which still exists in Chi town.I used to walk there from UIC ,when I had two pennies to rub together. Later when I moved to the Chicago burbs,I would drive 20 miles to get them.Then the Fontano kids opened up six stores and located one in my town,Elmhurst ,about half a mile from where I live. The thing about those sandwiches is the fresh old school deli meats,but more so the HOT giardiniera ,that was the catalyst that made everything taste just right! I'd have that stuff on my fingers and hours later would have to fight the urge to bite them off and eat them. With all this food flying around the pits,I'm predicting slower ET's for the field.ou: Rich C.
I'm planing on bringing parts of a nice fatted hog, bbq spare ribs, Quaker Steak & Lube wings and corn on the cob.
Wow, more food than racing! I'll be sure to sample everything I can on Friday, probably pay for it on Sunday. Seems to me Miller had that problem last year or the year before.
The king of spin doctors is in the house ... and I like it!:TU: Count me in. I'm on board as merely having a modest "engine upgrade." Nice work Brian... you've created an entirely new subclass of car that you can bet they'll be talkin' about at the Barrett-Jackson in January!
I like that Brian.I hate having to tell people its a RA4 clone.From now on,GTO with an engine upgrade.When you say clone,it makes it sound like it used to be a Vega,but i turned it into a GTO:TU:
How about some of my special hog sausage and venison baloney. Heck might as well load up the chest freezer for the weekend then I'd have t-bone, porterhouse, rolled rump..........is there going to be time to raceou:
