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FAST Eddie ;)
for all the good times that went on there were certainly some "behind the scenes" people that made it happen for the event and for me personally.
Times are tight here as they are everywhere so I had to try to plan it out...
A few months before my good friend Shawn(RhinoRacn) offered a place for me to stay if I could make it to the race. All I had to do was get to the track.
I made my plans to leave for Joliet about 24 hours before I left....not much planning if you ask me.
I told my g/f to drop me off at the airport and if I could get a flight I would go if not she would just pick me up later.I tried to get the first flight about but I got bumped. Sure enough I was the last person to board a direct flight arriving @ 2:30 IL time.
The night before my friend Rob(strokin95) driving up from TN(8 hour drive) offered to pick me up IF I could get the the airport by ~3-3:30pm.
And if that did not work out my new friend "ChitownWillie" offered to pick me up!!....thanks Willie!
Sure enough Rob picked me up around 4pm after getting stuck in a HUGE traffic jamb.
At the track all of our Lightning friends were as hospitable as could be.
Vern, Dave, Donald and family sharing food and chairs and Ross, Ray, and Keith sharing chairs and cover from the weather in their trailers.
Not forgetting to mention Jeff Conley,Big D & the NLOC, JDM, and JLP for the set up and event itself.
Finally Rob got me back to the airport by 3:15pm Sunday and I caught the 6:45pm flight home........I was the last person to be seated on that flight as well.
I don't get to get out of Fl to often anymore here in recent times and certainly don't get to hang out with alot of people with the same interests.
My friends and this great group of people made it happen.
So if you ever have a "remote" chance of going to one of these events push it a little harder and make it happen.....its worth it.
EE--when is Bowling Green??
Times are tight here as they are everywhere so I had to try to plan it out...
A few months before my good friend Shawn(RhinoRacn) offered a place for me to stay if I could make it to the race. All I had to do was get to the track.
I made my plans to leave for Joliet about 24 hours before I left....not much planning if you ask me.
I told my g/f to drop me off at the airport and if I could get a flight I would go if not she would just pick me up later.I tried to get the first flight about but I got bumped. Sure enough I was the last person to board a direct flight arriving @ 2:30 IL time.
The night before my friend Rob(strokin95) driving up from TN(8 hour drive) offered to pick me up IF I could get the the airport by ~3-3:30pm.
And if that did not work out my new friend "ChitownWillie" offered to pick me up!!....thanks Willie!
Sure enough Rob picked me up around 4pm after getting stuck in a HUGE traffic jamb.
At the track all of our Lightning friends were as hospitable as could be.
Vern, Dave, Donald and family sharing food and chairs and Ross, Ray, and Keith sharing chairs and cover from the weather in their trailers.
Not forgetting to mention Jeff Conley,Big D & the NLOC, JDM, and JLP for the set up and event itself.
Finally Rob got me back to the airport by 3:15pm Sunday and I caught the 6:45pm flight home........I was the last person to be seated on that flight as well.
I don't get to get out of Fl to often anymore here in recent times and certainly don't get to hang out with alot of people with the same interests.
My friends and this great group of people made it happen.
So if you ever have a "remote" chance of going to one of these events push it a little harder and make it happen.....its worth it.
EE--when is Bowling Green??
