[Ben]

Got back last night at 11PM after taking off from Dallas at 7:30AM. Had a couple of unscheduled stops on the way back. First was Eric Waterman's T-fitting for his oil pressure gauge busted and lost 2 quarts before we could stop. He was able to fix it with the help of my tools and some teflon tape from Larry Weeks. That took about an hour and fifteen minutes. Then we stopped for food and went our separate ways, me and Larry Weeks up I-55 and the rest of the folks continued on I-40. Next stop was when Larry Weeks and I both got pulled over in the middle of Illinois in a nasty speed trap where two cops took off out of a rest stop and nabbed us both at the same time. 81 in a 65. Larry seems to know how to play this game so he's pretty sure we can work it so we won't get the ticket on our records. Something like hiring a lawyer in the town with the court that knows the prosecutor and working out an agreement or something... he will educate me more on that matter. Then Larry found out his mom was in an auto accident in Indianapolis. Said she got the tips of two fingers severed. He was going to have me take Mike Jez to Chicago since his car died in Dallas, but decided he would continue to take him home (whew) since his mom was drugged up right then.

I was tired this morning but now I'm ok.

Get that pop installed yet, Bowlcut? Email Mike Jez and bother him to send you his AIV tiny K&N filter if you are waiting on one.

Sorry I didn't get to hangout with you more, brian. Just so busy when I was there (not to mention tired). Would have loved to take a ride with you, drive each other's cars, feel the NOS, etc.

Really nice to meet you, Eric, aka NoVTECSER. Since you're as close as Larry MacLeod and all the Michigan folks, I'll try to visit you a few times this summer.

 

[NoVTECSER]

Thank You again for helping me and letting me use your tools. I need to clean all that oil off my car using Shell's cleaning tips. I'm sorry to hear about Larry's mom. I hope everything is ok. You should try to come down here when we have an autocross this summer, I'll let you know.

 

[Toddles82]

pictures...pictures...pictures....please tell me you took please...

 

[jacen99SE]

Ben,
did you take videos?
Especially aftermarket exhaust pics and sounds

 

[Bowlcut]

Well that just sucks. I just sent Larry an email about his mom. Thats such a bad way to end a good weekend.

Well the ticket could be fun. I heard here in TN it doesnt go on your record if your out of state cause my friend has picked up a few at murtle beach. Who knows.

I slept 12 hours today since it took me 17 hours on the road to get home. got in like at 12:30 or 1 am.

I dont have that pop on yet cause auto zone doesnt have the beather filter so going to look around cause even if jizz mailed it to me it would be a while cause its in his car. so who knows if he gets his car soon i may hollar at him

well me and brian chatted it up a bit at the race on saturday but nothing big maybe next time who knows

Yea Ben if you come down just let me and eric know I can come down too. Im about 4 hours away but hell thats not much and I can get free room's in cookeville(hour a way)

I gota detail my car soon so gota find some clay since no place here in east tn has it so road trip to Knoxville.

I got 50 some pics from the event and will try to get them posted some place soon. going to get them developed tomorrow probaly. may get them put on cd also that way i dont have to scan them all in

 

[brian]

it was good to meet you guys also and would like to see yall' (texas talk) at the next one. I had a blast and would have probably been funner if it was in a town I didn't know, like Cancoun

 

[spnx]

Which Larry was it (whose mom was in the accident)? Weeks or MacLeod?

 

[Ben]

Weeks. Didn't read my list email from 3PM yesterday to 8AM today so I dunno how she is right now.

 

[spnx]

Thanks for letting me know. I just dropped him a quick email, saying that I hope she'll be fine.

 

[Ben]

No video. Didn't take the video camera. Pictures will be developed sometime.