I'm gun-ho for doing this but just found out yesterday that I may be forced to work Sat at the plant so plans could change. Won't be able to get a definite till Friday night which I know is awful late but the best I can do. The word is that my shift would be there till 8pm so the best I could do would be arriving at 9. If we could keep the beer cold till then I should be there. Shawn,Caa,Five0, think it would work? I mean we do have the REST of the night
Caa, the trip was a BLAST! (even the driving)
I don't want to make this an extremely long post so I'll give you 5 highs and lows:
1. Bob Bondurant hot laps (8x for me) riding in brand new modified mustangs with skilled drivers on DPG- Detroit Proving Grounds
2. Meeting John Colletti founder of the new Boss Mustang/10L. engine this thing looked sweet!! Talked to him for over 15 minutes and he has a Lightning as a daily driver!!!!
3. Toured the Niche line at Romeo Engine plant and saw how they partially hand build Cobra engines and the also do the Cobra R engines which if I remember was done at a pace of 1 or 2 a WEEK! no automation here.
4. Getting to meet engineers on the Lightning truck team and ask about our pesky clunk and that they do know about it and will have a TSB out soon.
5. THE 2001 LIGHTNING!!!!! In the flesh with modified headlamps,taillamps,3rd brake light, rims, and what some can't see a signal on the side mirrors, not the chevron(< ), but a little light right on the very corner which I hear the new Expeditions already have.
Lows-
1. Got to drive test Lightning on DPG oval track but only at 45!!! sucks!
2. Waited in line for 2 hours just to do the above!!!! SUCKS!
3. Couldn't get into the Waterford course but did get into Milan drag.
4. Got to see lots of experimental cars, some I didn't even know about, but the Super Stallion was in England.
5. The LLLLLLOOOOONNNNGGGGG drive!
Well that's enough for now, I'll talk more if we meet later and Caa this is the Hooters off 40 Hwy. Mabey we need to alternate between the two a couple time to compare the atmosphere. C ya.
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99 Lightning-no mods yet but PSP products in the future
97 Probe GT- stock
[This message has been edited by kcstorm (edited 08-17-2000).]