June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby blacksheep-1 » Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:03 pm

Thanks Loren, that "splains it"
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby Greg » Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:24 pm

shakedown067 wrote:Love the course layout, can't wait to see how the surface is! Scott, don't forget you leaf blower!

Yeah Scott, bring the leaf blower... so I can attach it to my intake.
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby Native » Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:40 pm

puncturina wrote:
...so they know to whom to give the list...
It's the lost art of proper English!! Avoided the dangling preposition and used the proper objective case, my oh my. :snicker:
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Mom was an English teacher and she learnt me good...
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby Native » Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:42 pm

shakedown067 wrote:Love the course layout, can't wait to see how the surface is! Scott, don't forget you leaf blower!
The surface is smooth, unsealed asphalt and the couple of times I've been there it has been clean. Might not even need the leaf blower, maybe...
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby snookwheel » Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:23 pm

Better safe than sorry, leaf blower will be there!
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby twistedwankel » Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:39 pm

Native wrote:
puncturina wrote:
...so they know to whom to give the list...
It's the lost art of proper English!! Avoided the dangling preposition and used the proper objective case, my oh my. :snicker:
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My mom was an English teacher too and I used to grade Steve's papers while she made lesson plans. You'll never catch him dangling his participles.:rolling:
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby shakedown067 » Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:56 am

Native wrote:The surface is smooth, unsealed asphalt and the couple of times I've been there it has been clean. Might not even need the leaf blower, maybe...
Sweet! :thumbwink:
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby wrx-auto-x » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:06 pm

Loren wrote:I haven't publicized this mainly just because I've got plenty of other things to do in preparation for this event (such as finishing the course map), but I have an unofficial wait list for this event with two names on it already. You want on it, Matt? (hint: I have control of the canceled slots, muahahahaha)
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby AScoda » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:12 pm

Holes in car have been successfully stuffed with cash!
Some settling in and some final alignment tweaks are no doubt still in order, and the lumpy old tires are still in place. They will be replaced with that new tire smell in time for next weekend, providing Brown Santa (UPS) is up to their usual snuff.
I'll be back in my own driver's seat for this one! :thumbwink:
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby Loren » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:13 pm

The wait list now consists of Matt and Dustin.
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby lddavis91 » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:26 pm

Loren wrote:Oh, alright.

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I think I love you guys. :grin: A very nice course map more than a week before the event? At a site at which you haven't previously run an event!? In all my years I've never heard of such a thing. Awesome.
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby Loren » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:29 pm

Thanks, Les! 8-)
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby Tim_M » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:07 pm

Looks to be a very interesting course/location!

Bummer to miss it...almost makes we want to stay rather than head to California via the 'Great Road Trip of 2013'! 7,000 miles of fun.

Very interested to see how TBD works out.

We'll see you in July!

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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby wrx-auto-x » Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:13 pm

Loren wrote:The wait list now consists of Matt and Dustin.
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby Solar » Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:31 pm

AScoda wrote:Holes in car have been successfully stuffed with cash!
Some settling in and some final alignment tweaks are no doubt still in order, and the lumpy old tires are still in place. They will be replaced with that new tire smell in time for next weekend, providing Brown Santa (UPS) is up to their usual snuff.
I'll be back in my own driver's seat for this one! :thumbwink:
Nice :thumbwink:

Looking forward to see what you can do with the new set up. I'm sure the rest of the guys in your class are hoping for a learning curve. ;)
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby twistedwankel » Thu Jun 06, 2013 4:18 pm

Greg wrote:
shakedown067 wrote:Love the course layout, can't wait to see how the surface is! Scott, don't forget you leaf blower!

Yeah Scott, bring the leaf blower... so I can attach it to my intake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U81_0waq ... BC&index=1

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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby Greg » Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:27 pm

That car is awesome !
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby Solar » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:21 pm

twistedwankel wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U81_0waq ... BC&index=1

Greg I thought you were kidding!! Turns out you are on to something there!!
That was awesome and kind of stupid ! $1600 would have bought you a used SC or turbo, of course it wouldn't be as much fun to watch.

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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby aliciamarie » Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:47 pm

Any spots left on the waiting list??
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Re: June 15 - Tampa Bay Downs

Postby Inspecta » Fri Jun 14, 2013 2:38 pm

Wondering what I have to bring/ do so I can ride with someone? I am interested in getting involved in the FAST world.
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