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With the recent passing of Doug Gordon everyone at Gasser Garage thought that the upcoming Cal Look Drag Day would be a good opportunity to show our own respects to Doug, in the best way we know how, racing an Underdog.
So Underdog 1 was chosen and readied to make a few passes in Dougs honor, Russell also had the idea that it would be cool to see as many people in the Underdog t'shirts as possible throughout the day, he generously gave them out to anyone who wanted to participate in Dougs remembrance and it was great to see bright orange throughout the pits and in the stands and staging lanes all the time racing was on.
At the end of the day we gathered as many people who were wearing the Underdog shirts as possible and along with the car had our own brief Doug Gordon Memorial.
This is the photo of that moment, the commentators mentioned Doug throughout the day and his part in creating the VW racing scene that we all still enjoy today, hopefully he was smiling down watching the dog get driven in the way it was always intended.
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« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2013, 22:16:57 pm » |
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Just got home after an amazing day.
Thank you for the t shirt and organising a great tribute to Doug.
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« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2013, 22:24:41 pm » |
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« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2013, 23:38:47 pm » |
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Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body , but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy shit ... what a ride"
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« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2013, 23:43:18 pm » |
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Very nice..
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« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2013, 03:15:03 am » |
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Very cool and a fitting tribute to one of the trailblazers of our hobby. Cheers for that!
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« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2013, 07:31:24 am » |
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fantastic idea and picture. That is a great tribute to Doug.
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Jo Clifford
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« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2013, 09:26:54 am » |
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Russell in Underdog 1 having fun 
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Russell
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« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2013, 09:58:19 am » |
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Jo thanks for posting the group photo, and a special thanks to Julian for taking them, cheers
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Best Regards
Russell
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« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2013, 10:05:27 am » |
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Was a great day, thanks to Russell for bringing the Underdog and the t-shirts. I was lucky enough to run against him and it put a smile on my face. Missed a gear change otherwise it would have been close. I'll post the vid up later |
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« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2013, 15:48:57 pm » |
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Great tribute.
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« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2013, 17:55:55 pm » |
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It was great to see this happen and a fitting memorial i think. Sure he would have approved! Many thanks to Russell for the tee's!
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« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2013, 20:30:39 pm » |
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What a great idea!
I'm sure Doug was smiling
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« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2013, 14:30:20 pm » |
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It's great that such a heartfelt and fun tribute to Doug Gordon was done and that the car was restored to top form once again! I never saw the car in person but when I bought my first VW engine book in the early 80's (the infamous yellow cover "How to Hotrod Vw engines") I remember seeing pictures of the Underdog throughout the book. I still have this book by the way and it's in great shape. What a flashback to see this car again, today. This is awesome to see! Cheers!
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« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2013, 15:43:03 pm » |
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Amazing tribute!
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« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2013, 16:38:27 pm » |
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Good Work Team Gasser, |
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Martin 9 sec street car, its just simply not fast enough Swing axle to CV convertion is on the website now www.taylormachine.co.ukOFF/500 |
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« Reply #17 on: November 05, 2013, 00:21:36 am » |
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cool thanks for posting.
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Best Regards
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