jford

sounds like a good road trip to me.

Bring plenty of beer, we have lots of members here in the Big Windy.

Steve, what do you think of jford's application?

(As a matter of fact, I do look like Dom Deluise, but not as much hair.)

 

I'm cookin up a new batch........so I'd like to know how many members I need to "supply"!

 

Dear HWFMRT -

First, my apologies for self appointing myself a HWFM member.

Thanks to JFord I now know what is involved in becoming one of the few, the proud, the slow.

I already have my RLM #031115 - 4660

This coupled with not having enough sense to look in the #%*@ OWNERS MANUAL for how to properly attach a boot cover ought to qualify as being truly slow.

If you're still looking for a 500 word dissertation on ones own slowness I can work on that.

I think a better title / function for me would be:
Official Blue Flagger to the HWFM Racing Team

Thanks for your consideration, oh powers that be.

Howard (Howdy 993)
98 C2 Cab Tip Glacier White / Black top

 

Mike-

Off to see the whizzard and he's bringing the beer, Hmmmmm.....OK, he's got my vote .

Social Critic "Hey Wait For Me Racing"

 

my membership after a few "" but i doubt he remembers... -hic- -btw- does this still count?

 

Wow -- Dom Deluise -- the mind reels. That's it, Mike, I'm buying you a white flat cap!

 

Ok, time for me to step up to the plate, er, maybe the steering wheel. I hearby submit the following for consideration into the HWFMR fold.

A month ago (see, I'm even slow in getting the word out, stike one) I was in Portland for an Audi Club event. On the way there I stopped in Sonoma at the racers group to get a new PSS9 suspension installed. They had the car two long days (another slow process, strike two) and got the car back to me too late to really drive it or spend any time in it prior to loading the car into the race trailer with an SCCA Audi Touring car. We then drove to Portland leaving about 6 hours late. (strike three) Because of this we had to drive a Dodge Diesel through the night (strike 4, Diesels pulling 20,000lbs are slow up hills).
Opon arriving in Portland I was in charge of setting up beginner excersises and was around 20 minutes late in getting people going (strike 5). During the morning, things are going well, I have our Guest speaker (a race car driver and race Engineer) along with me and we are checking out the students in the infield when we decide to head back over to the outside paddock to check on things over there.
Well the track is hot so the only way to do this is to don helmets and join the people already at speed. I get the ok from the tower and head out, since we are already in the car we decide to take just a few laps. (while not really ready, strike 6). So on lap 4 as I am building speed and learning the new suspension, way off pace I might add, I make the left hander into turn 10 at the end of the back straight going around 85 or so (way slow, strike 7) and the next thing I find us going backwards. Now, last time I checked, going backwards at 80+ is considered slow, very slow. (strike 8)
Well after getting the car all gathered up, and pointed in the correct direction we do another lap off pace (strike 9, and that makes the end of the innning) to cool off the brakes and head in.
On arrival at the pits we are discussing what I did wrong and are having trouble deciding what it was as I was not going that fast, didn't lift, didn't turn in abruptly, etc. While walking around the car I hear a hissing sound coming out of the RR tire and after checking we find that it is 12 lbs low on air, a "slow" leak makes strike 10 to start the next inning.

So, the moral is, to always check pressures right before going out on track.

Humbily submitted for your consideration, and since I live in Las Vegas I guess I could be team Gambler, as long as I don't have to actually go into a casino.

Pete

 

On arrival at the pits we are discussing what I did wrong and are having trouble deciding what it was as I was not going that fast, didn't lift, didn't turn in abruptly, etc. While walking around the car I hear a hissing sound coming out of the RR tire and after checking we find that it is 12 lbs low on air, a "slow" leak makes strike 10 to start the next inning.

Umm...Pete, we already have a Tire pressure/Tire change/inspector. This title belongs to Shant O

 

Damn, ok, still going for the Gambler spot.

Pete

 

have you ever doubled down with Black/jack?.......yes it can be done, do not ask me how I know!

 

Big Turtle
As you know, I rarely get involved in HWFM ministerial administrative matters such as membership, instead conserving my energies for the upcoming merger negotiations with F1's HWFM Panasonic Toyota Racing and reviewing the multitude of licensing requests for HWFM jock straps and other wearables, as well as the Bobble Head Mike line of dashboard dolls. BTW, we've had reports that the Bobble Head produces a dangerous pate glare so we may need to include a hat for sunny days.

Anyway, I was impressed by Pete K's application. It is rare to find a non-lawyer able to string together so many words without saying much. That alone qualifies him in my mind, but there's more. His glibness, combined with his Las Vegas residence and his collection of racy cars, excluding the foul smelling oil burner, surely means he can provide the team with show, I mean, umbrella girls. I'll bet he can get you good seats for Wayne Newton. So, do we have a roster slot for a ticket scalping, gambling, procurer?

Oh, and Steve, there's no need to ever worry about Bylaws compliance. We change and back date them to conform to whatever Mike wants to do. Just like the federal tax laws.

 

Well, I have been reading and admiring the essays of the prospective members, and find them to be generally in keeping with the HWFMR mediocre standards. I am, however, staring at my fax machine, and no beer cometh forth. I guess I need to remind you... old guys drink beer too. I will therefore reserve my vote and let the Big Turtle make the call.

I should also add the motto of AARP: "SLOW DOWN, SONNY.... THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD".

 

Love the new avitar Steve. My application for HWFM "Tour Guide" was rejected as I have been accused many times for being too fast.

 

You guys take away my stress here from work just reading your postings

So, Is my being Sloooow driving and verrry late apex turning driving talents qualifies me to apply to the team???..

 

It also means you may be interested in one of these inflatable point by arms, exclusively from HWFMR.