Saleen91
12-29-2005, 07:26 PM
What an interesting year it's been! I was watching Anderson Cooper on CNN where he reviewed the solved and unsolved mysteries of 2005. I'm still kind of shocked that Deep Throat came out on his own to reveal his true identity. I remember reading about Watergate in history books while in High School (young for some, old for others) and always wondered who was it!
As with the rest of the world there's been a lot of changes, highs, and lows in 2005 for the PoMoFo's. My convertible was wrecked, and I'm ever grateful for the help that showed up in my garage to get me to the very next Fun Ford event with the new car. Something I considered impossible as I sat in the pits at FFW/Louisiana drinking myself into a stupor.
Some of the other things I can think of:
Fred/Blue91 finally got his new car running and out of the closet...only to take it back under the knife for some streetable changes.
Brent/Big Shot finally broke his stock shortblock. Something that everybody knew would happen, none of us knew when...and I can say I was actually there filming the pass that his motor finally gave up the ghost on. Now he's stepping up his setup in every way you can imagine. Earlier this year with a new paint job, and now with a completely new motor and trans!
Rick/Maverick. Oh our classroom clown finally has a RUNNING hot rod. How long has this project been going on and how many hands have turned a wrench on it? Now we just need to "encourage" him to finish up the details so he can get this car to the track!
Tyro/TXBandit. His revolving garage door sold the yellow outlaw car which is living on in another PoMoFo's hands and he's acquired another hot rod! Complete with Yates heads and a fresh paint job! I foresee many wheelies in 06 for this guy!
Chris/Guffinator. He's become a pro at swapping head gaskets, but atleast his car has a nice looking NEW paint job on it! He's changing combo's and hasn't even filled me in on the details. I guess it's time to go camp out in his garage and help myself to his beer fridge until he spills the beans!
Jenn/Darva. Our beloved "Pit Grrrrl" bought her first house this year AND has a bun in the oven to boot! What's next?
Chris/Nay/Neighbors/Otis. The multiple personality freak of PoMoFo still has a few projects up his sleeve, but at least he finally changed the head gaskets on his Blackie! Not to mention he OD'd on crawfish at my house one night only to wind up in the hospital the next night!
Nick...aka NiCk ;). He got HITCHED, bought his first house, AND decided to pull his motor and change combo's. All this while working some long and hard hours making donuts (sorry Nick, couldn't resist :) ).
Bubba/Bubstang. He's gone from a mild mannered, hydraulic roller, automatic overdrive convertible to a solid roller/c-4 shifting beast! and now he wants to install EFI? Who's got the bug? YOU GOT DAH BUG! :)
Matt/Bubba's Bro. The poor guy sold his former Street Bandit chassis to some poser (me), and now is stuck behind the wheel of an Outlaw 10.5w car with some huge hair drier on it! The last I heard it was on Murillo's dyno and had max'ed out the dyno during some tuning. When I asked him about it his only response was 'How did you find out it was at Murillo's?' :D
Martin/89 Coupe. This guy just wants to race. His car decided to get friendly with the wall, he rebuilds it, and he then goes on to win a local true 10.5 event! Meanwhile his son signs up with Uncle Sam and graduates from Basic making everyone proud!
Alex/AEkrot. He tied the knot this year and still goes out racing! What a guy!
Ray/rsnow. Where to start with this guy?! He builds his very first house, reproduces (his wife has a bun in the oven), and converts his car from EFI to carb all in the same year. I wonder when he gets time to sleep?
Mike/Silversnake. He finally gets his car in the mags after being told YEARS ago that it would show up.
I'm sure that there's plenty I'm not recalling right now, as that was just the stuff off of the top of my head...but it's just a snap shot that 2005 was a busy year for us.
Here's to wild, and fun, 2006! :litebeer: :racing:
As with the rest of the world there's been a lot of changes, highs, and lows in 2005 for the PoMoFo's. My convertible was wrecked, and I'm ever grateful for the help that showed up in my garage to get me to the very next Fun Ford event with the new car. Something I considered impossible as I sat in the pits at FFW/Louisiana drinking myself into a stupor.
Some of the other things I can think of:
Fred/Blue91 finally got his new car running and out of the closet...only to take it back under the knife for some streetable changes.
Brent/Big Shot finally broke his stock shortblock. Something that everybody knew would happen, none of us knew when...and I can say I was actually there filming the pass that his motor finally gave up the ghost on. Now he's stepping up his setup in every way you can imagine. Earlier this year with a new paint job, and now with a completely new motor and trans!
Rick/Maverick. Oh our classroom clown finally has a RUNNING hot rod. How long has this project been going on and how many hands have turned a wrench on it? Now we just need to "encourage" him to finish up the details so he can get this car to the track!
Tyro/TXBandit. His revolving garage door sold the yellow outlaw car which is living on in another PoMoFo's hands and he's acquired another hot rod! Complete with Yates heads and a fresh paint job! I foresee many wheelies in 06 for this guy!
Chris/Guffinator. He's become a pro at swapping head gaskets, but atleast his car has a nice looking NEW paint job on it! He's changing combo's and hasn't even filled me in on the details. I guess it's time to go camp out in his garage and help myself to his beer fridge until he spills the beans!
Jenn/Darva. Our beloved "Pit Grrrrl" bought her first house this year AND has a bun in the oven to boot! What's next?
Chris/Nay/Neighbors/Otis. The multiple personality freak of PoMoFo still has a few projects up his sleeve, but at least he finally changed the head gaskets on his Blackie! Not to mention he OD'd on crawfish at my house one night only to wind up in the hospital the next night!
Nick...aka NiCk ;). He got HITCHED, bought his first house, AND decided to pull his motor and change combo's. All this while working some long and hard hours making donuts (sorry Nick, couldn't resist :) ).
Bubba/Bubstang. He's gone from a mild mannered, hydraulic roller, automatic overdrive convertible to a solid roller/c-4 shifting beast! and now he wants to install EFI? Who's got the bug? YOU GOT DAH BUG! :)
Matt/Bubba's Bro. The poor guy sold his former Street Bandit chassis to some poser (me), and now is stuck behind the wheel of an Outlaw 10.5w car with some huge hair drier on it! The last I heard it was on Murillo's dyno and had max'ed out the dyno during some tuning. When I asked him about it his only response was 'How did you find out it was at Murillo's?' :D
Martin/89 Coupe. This guy just wants to race. His car decided to get friendly with the wall, he rebuilds it, and he then goes on to win a local true 10.5 event! Meanwhile his son signs up with Uncle Sam and graduates from Basic making everyone proud!
Alex/AEkrot. He tied the knot this year and still goes out racing! What a guy!
Ray/rsnow. Where to start with this guy?! He builds his very first house, reproduces (his wife has a bun in the oven), and converts his car from EFI to carb all in the same year. I wonder when he gets time to sleep?
Mike/Silversnake. He finally gets his car in the mags after being told YEARS ago that it would show up.
I'm sure that there's plenty I'm not recalling right now, as that was just the stuff off of the top of my head...but it's just a snap shot that 2005 was a busy year for us.
Here's to wild, and fun, 2006! :litebeer: :racing: