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« on: March 25, 2008, 05:55:41 am »

The Carlsbad trip when Ratto made his 12.66 run Smiley This was a great trip and we got to spend time with a lot of very cool VW guys from the US and Europe.









Big-D Mcnulty doing a little STF magic Smiley



Getting ready for the drive back to the S.F. Bay area


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« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2008, 06:54:18 am »

 Shocked Shocked Jim's car on a trailer???

Must be photoshopped!!  Grin Grin
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« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2008, 11:55:26 am »

Hmmm Jim's car looks good on slicks! 
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« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2008, 13:19:15 pm »

Shocked Shocked Jim's car on a trailer???

Must be photoshopped!!  Grin Grin

or it was all a lie and he trailers his car everywhere and only drives the last mile...  Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Grin
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« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2008, 14:00:02 pm »

I am liking the car with the T-bars.

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« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2008, 14:36:11 pm »

When were these pics taken? I'm pretty sure that the black bug in the 4th one belongs to my friend Eddie and I think he went to Carlsbad in '98 or '99.
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« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2008, 14:37:34 pm »

I believe I was there.  That was the first time I took my car down the strip.  My wife and I drove over from Phoenix.  I made one pass and hung around long enough to get a T-shirt then left to go back home.  Made it home from Carlsbad to Phoenix in six hours.  Bye the way my pass was lousy with a 1 second reaction time.  ....are you sure that's a green light?
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« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2008, 16:47:07 pm »

Shocked Shocked Jim's car on a trailer???

Must be photoshopped!!  Grin Grin

or it was all a lie and he trailers his car everywhere and only drives the last mile...  Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Grin

 Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked

Another childhood innocence lost  Cry Cry Cry

Next thing you're gonna tell me that there's no Santa Claus  Cry Cry Cry

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« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2008, 16:53:38 pm »

Next thing you're gonna tell me that there's no Santa Claus  Cry Cry Cry

 Wink

[Bob Lumbergh/Office Space voice]Oooo, yeah. Um, Rick... yeah, um... you and I, we're gonna have to um, talk... yeah.[/Bob Lumbergh/Office Space voice]
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« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2008, 17:01:02 pm »

cool pics guys!!
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« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2008, 17:13:59 pm »

Great pictures Ratto.......... Thanks for sharing.........

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« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2008, 17:20:40 pm »

Great story and pics! Thanks for sharing!
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« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2008, 03:01:45 am »

My homeboy Eddie (whose black '63 is in the 4th pic) is pretty sure it was October of '99.
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« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2008, 17:17:03 pm »

Some meaty front tires on there Jim  Smiley  Was this the same time as you crashed the towcar?
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« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2008, 21:44:46 pm »

PS you can see Tony Wilkie's green sedan next to my heap in the first pic.....he ran 12.00 that day... freaking car flew...
I don't know if you can see ding I put in it with jackhandle.

Clement 1/4 mile.........   too much fun. Danny W.s car was the BEST....TW jetting runs....making loops down Clement after big burgers from Jim's
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« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2008, 03:39:37 am »

That was a fun time.  I have a good pic of Ratto with his car in the lanes that I need to find.  Remember the pizza place afterwards.....good times!
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« Reply #16 on: March 27, 2008, 04:08:53 am »

Cool pictures! Jim, call me stupid but I still do not get what your plate reads.

Good choice on the wider front tires. I plan to do the same thing when I get new wheels for my car.
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« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2008, 23:23:58 pm »

more old junk for Kyle
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« Reply #18 on: September 02, 2008, 23:51:02 pm »

I missed that show..  dang it  I have two Aufklarung newsletters I just found with the logo. One is dated Sept 28,1997 and the other is dated Oct 26,1997. That's when me and Mark took 1st place at the rally. Well we got the furthest with the SHEEPIES painted on the ground. Poor Brian with the paint in his car  LOL   The second rally was also won by Team Kyle & Mark ...and no we didn't see you and Brian posting the signs. It had to have been another bug ...hahaha     Kyle
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« Reply #19 on: September 02, 2008, 23:57:16 pm »

I think it was an electrical problem Jim ...ya that's it      Kyle
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« Reply #20 on: September 05, 2008, 05:46:31 am »

I did that run in the 1914 buggy... my copilot was NOT amused.
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« Reply #21 on: September 05, 2008, 07:13:34 am »

that was some funny shit...did you scare her or was it a lil brisk out    Kyle
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« Reply #22 on: September 05, 2008, 16:09:45 pm »

I did that run in the 1914 buggy... my copilot was NOT amused.

let's see.... 1914cc in a pigeon toed, fiberglass snail shell, was there beer injection prior to blast off? Silly me wasn't there always?

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« Reply #23 on: September 24, 2008, 07:16:30 am »

She was freezing and I had an ear to ear grin everytime i found a straight-away!
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« Reply #24 on: September 24, 2008, 07:28:18 am »

I had to stop twice for gas on this trip. It was the first week I had IDA's on my car. I had to listen to April bitch the whole time, nothing new though. Grin
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« Reply #25 on: September 24, 2008, 15:51:52 pm »

I had to stop twice for gas on this trip. It was the first week I had IDA's on my car. I had to listen to April bitch the whole time, nothing new though. Grin











I warned you she was trouble Grin
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