Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 You are envied!! Meant to drive to Cap for the festivities, but life got in the way. Watch those late nights! They are cumuelateive [sp] . Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 Just don't get those shorts dirty buddy.Too late. Who brings white shorts on a trip to be a mechanic?"I say, I say son....that boy's as sharp as a bowling ball!"Mr. Leghorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 So, are you entering your own car next year? There is hardly a difference in scoring for a 55... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 All of my cars have tops. Apparently, tops and fenders are for old people.Although I know Progoofoff ran a few in a 55 wagon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I'm sure you could find a way to remedy that. No fenders or hood ought to help it run cooler. Just don't forget to pluck off the wipers too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 Just had the third person come up and ask me if I was Richard Rawlings from the Gas Monkey Garage (Discovery Channel "Fast and Loud")Next time, I'm gonna say "Hell yeah, buy me a beer!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 It must be the hair..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Just had the third person come up and ask me if I was Richard Rawlings from the Gas Monkey Garage (Discovery Channel "Fast and Loud")QUOTE]Tell them your from the AUSTIN version of the show, set to air next year. Then sign their autograph book. Thank them and SMILE really big!Reckon it's those RED sneakers?That wasn't a "fun" smile, that was a "Look what I DID!" smile.Take care and keep up the GREAT work for everybody involved!NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted June 27, 2013 Author Share Posted June 27, 2013 Finish line in Germantown, Tennessee. This car is so darn cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booreatta Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 ya but it should be pardon me but do you have anh Grey Popon???? Just remembering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wildcat465 Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Now it's time to take out some more navigators!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Grinning and chuckling. Sounds like a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Drove it.No pictorial proof It was night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 It didn't happen without pictures! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 They got it dialed in today. Two Aces!!!(That means they got exactly to the second on two legs of the race today) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booreatta Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Hey Mike I never heard what do you get if you win the race....I could think of a lot of things...like a years supply of Bud Lite..Fill us inChuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 They won the Sportsman class today.There are $150k worth of prizes at the end. $50k to the Grand Champion. Other cash to other categories.At day four, one team was under ten seconds off of perfect. That is how tight the "pros" are to perfect.Changed the plugs tonight, added oil, etc. A new friend came up and I was bragging that I was finally working on Pre-War Buicks. He said " We all need to grow up sometime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 Corky's 1937 Shafer 8:Front end (sweet): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booreatta Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 If you run across a restored red and white 57 Ford Fairlane, say hello from Kansas. That car was built and restored by the guys at McPherson College just down the road from Wichita. They do very good work, thats the school that our own Pete Phillips graduated from. So be nice from the guys from Kansas, we are tough bunch.Post some more photos, even if they are not Buicks, those cars on the Great Race are usually uniqueChuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 (Growin' up, what good does THAT do?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 (edited) Pat & Pat, Mike already posted that "Pat took me for a ride last night, and even after the short ride, it was hard to wipe the smile from my face."Mike, I can find you a nice prewar Buick if you like... Keep up the good work and having fun! Edited June 30, 2013 by Mark Shaw (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Two more Aces today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Two more Aces today! Fantastic!! Due to Mike's performance, I'll bet. Ant idea where this places them in standings?? Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 You need to have an engineering degree to be able to figure that out, and I don't have one This morning, they start at 7 from Covington, La, and race to the finish line in Mobile, Al. The first car is scheduled to arrive in Mobile at 2.More news later after the race.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Mike, I can find you a nice prewar Buick if you like... Keep up the good work and having fun!I can attest to that...don't let these boys spend too much of your money on cars they like :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAD36 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Great thread Mike - keep the pics and stories coming. Pretty smooth tires on that 37. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 I'm home in Texas Road Warrior fashion. I left Mobile at 7 am yesterday morning and got home around 6 last night. Thoroughly exhausted. Irene and Barry Jason won the Race in their 1935 Ford five window coupe. They won it last year also. Dynasty? I don't have the actual scores in front of me, so I am going by what my tired brain remembers. After 9 days and 2,200 miles I believe they had around a 14 second time. Remember, a zero would be perfect. Astonishing.The Pats came in around 23rd (?, plus or minus). As they say, "To finish is to win".Out of 99 cars that started, 80 made it across the finish line. That's pretty darn good if you ask me, after the brutal weather we encountered. If it wasn't pouring buckets of rain, it was 98 degrees and 100% humidity. Shoot, I was driving the support truck with AC and I still changed my shirts three times a day.The camaraderie on this event was unbelievable. Everybody was so friendly, I'm sad for it to be over. Well....maybe not sad, but I'll miss them. Bar none, this was the most fun car event that I have ever been a part of. I'm trying to think of a way to participate with Woody somewhere down the line.I handed out buttloads of business cards, so hopefully Midtown will get some work out of all of this I am not a picture taking guy. I prefer to live the experience (plus I'm lazy), so there aren't as many pictures as have been requested. I will look through and see if I have any more of interest. I DO have one I would like to share. You think I had a smile changing the tire? Check this out:Which toggle starts the fuel pump?I got it started!Before my solo drive being cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Pretty smooth tires on that 37.You'd think Corky could figure out a way to replace them His racing slicks were great for screaming into the finish line, but amusing to watch them trying to get it onto their trailer when the streets were wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 After the awards ceremony, everyone convened to the bar. Well, everyone I wanted to hang out with. This is a terrible picture quality, but some other folks are sending me a better version of Hal from Honest Charley's. I just wanted a picture taken with my man-crush "Hollywood" before he got famous on Corky's new TV show "Barn Finds". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat_n_Pat Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 We are moving down the road trying to get home. I will post more details about our "performance" (or lack thereof) in a couple of days. Right now we need to keep on moving to get home to Oregon.Mike was great! Glad he had a good time........Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 To Pat and Pat, Glad to see you are keeping Buick "in the race". John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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