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Jan — That looks like great fun !!! You timing was better than excellent, I would say.
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Jan looks like you had a lot of fun...
Here is just one of the pictures taken at Camaro Superfest in Michigan this past weekend .Their theme was Hot Wheels to go with the weather . |
Nice Jan! :clap2:
Happy and Safe Fourth to everyone on here. :plane: |
Jan . Have a great time at Camarofest
This is the Toronto Indy race wknd ..have been attending it since 1986 |
Richard - The Indy cars have become the best competitive car racing on pavement right now. Going for 32 years, you are a true supporter.
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Hi Gang! Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying summertime cruising!
After seeing some of Jan's Camarofest posts on Facebook, I remembered C5 and that I have not been on here in a long time. Months ago, I took a break from some social media. Although C5 is a great place to hang out, and most of the people are great, I decided to take a break. Still have my Camaro and my Caprice. Since it is so blazingly hot here, shows and cruises are not as frequent. Plus there is the possibility of monsoon season storms making a mess of things every evening. However, I did sell my 2003 Dakota. It had 90K+ miles and the paint/clear was failing. My wife can no longer drive a stick, and my son cannot grasp how to drive one. Mechanically it was great, but not so much cosmetically. Plus it was not getting used much. About the same time, my son blew up another Cavalier, so this time, we told him to spend some money and NOT buy a high mileage hoopty. We found him a very low mileage 2008 HHR LS. After much arm twisting, he finally opened his wallet and bought it. There was a bit of embarrassment with his mini-melt down in front of the seller. But he now has a reliable car that has not become another "hobby car" fixer upper for me. In fact, I liked his HHR so much, I replaced the Dakota with a 2011 HHR LT. Not as low mileage as his, but it has been very well maintained. It looks better, has less mileage, and cost less than the selling price of my Dakota. My wife can drive it and loves it too. Some aftermarket wheels and tires are on the way for it. My son's is silver, mine is dark silver. I'm sure people get a kick out of two HHR's in our driveway. We recently drove the 2011 over 3600 miles from AZ to Tunnel Hill, GA and back for a family reunion. Gotta say, the trip there and back was more fun than the reunion (for the most part). I discovered Don Julio Reposado is WONDERFUL stuff! Still work at the same place, going through yet another change / transition and becoming another company. I have grown used to and expect change at any time now. Amazing to see younger co-workers resist it, criticize it, and generally make work miserable. And I was told old people are resistant to change. :der: Otherwise, I am the same boring person that likes to shoot pictures of crap and post them online. Might be boring to others, but I kinda like it. Anyway, I am alive and well (except for a broken heal bone) and kicking. I promise to check in from time to time now. :biggrin: |
Glad to hear everything is well Rick , still doing Barrett Jackson auctions ?
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Good to see ya back here Rick. Another Camaro Fest is in the books. I slowed down a bit this year & did not try to run all 3 events. I ran the NCM track & drag raced in V6 Modified & Bracket classes but did not do Camarocross this year. It is just too hard & it was way too hot to push myself that hard. I got through a couple rounds in Bracket & won 2nd place (again, 3rd time) in V6 class. I ran off the tack on the Deception curve at NCM but managed to get it back on track pretty quick & without damage to the car or track. Most everyone loses it on that curve at some point while learning.
Not sure how much racing I am going to be doing going forward. The heat is just so brutal at most events & at the Fest if you do drag racing, you can't do much else, having to stay by speakers listening for your class(es) to be called. You miss out on much of the socializing, vendors, watching other racing, etc. And of course I am not getting any younger. We shall see. Here are a few pics. |
Good to hear from you Rick. Sorry to hear about your broken heal bone. That had to be painful!
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Thanks everyone! Missed coming here.
Congrats Jan. I know I keep saying I'll go to one of these fests, but life gets in the way. And this year, it was the family reunion in Georgia. My wife's dad turned 80 and the family wanted to celebrate. In the past, these reunions have not always ended well, which is why we decided to drive this time. If the reunion derailed, all we had to do was pack up our stuff and leave. Claire expected the worst, but both of us were pleasantly surprised how well it went this time (for the most part ;) ) Pushing it, I can drive from AZ to OKC, but that is about my limit. We definitely were pushing driving limits on this trip. |
Syracuse Nationals this week. The largest in the North East. They started rolling in Tuesday and are expecting around 9,000 cars.
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Wow! That is a lot of cars. Have not heard the final count yet from the Fest.
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Yes, I am still driving at Barrett Jackson. Tons of fun!
Have a great weekend everyone. Might be too hot here for cruising. |
Going to be a hot week here in the valley. 113* today, tomorrow is forecasted to reach 116*.
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So far it is 115* today. Supposed to go up to 117 today.
I totaled TEN Lexus RX's today. Those are the mid-priced Lexus SUV's. Brand new vehicles that were partially submerged in a flood. Such a shame. |
Not fun. I can't handle the heat here. Be careful!
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In the evening, our house blocks the sun and shades the entire back yard. I'll jump in the pool then. Pool water is about 88 - 91 degrees, so it is actually comfortable.
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Happy Friday Everyone!!! :wave:
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Have a great weekend everyone!
I actually may go to a hot car cruise. :der: |
Happy Weekend. We are going to a pool party with some friends. Supposed to be a very nice day weather wise.
I have been busy getting bids on getting the interior of our house renovated plus a few other projects. I dread the process but it needs to get done & then we can relax through our retirement years. |
Hi All,
I haven't spent much if any time on Camaro5 in the last ten months.... and I haven't been on this page in about 7 or 8 years and would like to step back in if possible.... I spend many days at home with just the two dogs (English Mastiff puppies). This is primarily due to my health issues, and it's related to my job when I'm working.... I work offshore so often I'm gone for a month or more at a time.... I'm doing the same work as I did when I spent time here last in that I'm still subsea engineering, but I'm now a Senior Surveyor of other subsea engineers. I watch their work and write reports for distribution to personnel the world over... My reports are substantially better written than are my posts. I'm relearning to type as I regain the use of my left hand. So, if you folks will have me (one of them) I'ld love to stop in and chew the fat periodically.... Robert |
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Hi Robert. I have read your entire Brandi build thread. I would be honored to read your posts as I have learned an incredible amount from you. And BTW, I am not an old fart as I am only 52 years old. Here's to your good health.
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Hi Robert. Welcome back. (how many of you just sang that in your head?)
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Hi Robert.
Did end up going to a Cars and Coffee cruise. They are changing the name to Caffeine and Chrome. Took 12 photos with my cell phone. We had a HELL of a monsoon storm blow through here last night. My rain gauge registered 1 1/2" of rain, but we also had 60 MPH winds blow through here. Quite a few trees were blown over. Except for some yard furniture blown around, we were unscathed. |
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lol, we need rain too. :)
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Last week, two monsoon storms blew through here. Lots of wind damage and trees down around the valley, but no damage here. Between the two storms, we received 3" of rain.
Went to an awesome car show up in Prescott, AZ on Saturday. The show was great, but it was hot up there too. Photos in the below link. https://onewaystreet.smugmug.com/Car...r-Show-842018/ |
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Show cars were limited to 1993 and older. Many of the local dealerships had new vehicles on display. Not sure what the Ford dealer was thinking, but their display was terrible. |
Rick - Lot of neat stuff at that show. Wheelstander has to be the most unique.
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I could easily be happy with the old Grey Hound bus.... |
Lots of interesting stuff up there in Prescott! A buddy is working on visiting a "holy grail" type car that is up there. Of course it is not for sale, but would take deep pockets to buy. If he gets permission to publicize it, I will too.
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