There are a host of BangShifter's I have to thank for their time, effort and accomodations to make my week be as good as possible considering my car didn't make it.
Bamfster Dan has my thanks on many levels. When my clutch problem reared it's ugly head and I was stuck in some person's driveway, apparently in the shady part of town, he helped me out by having his police officer brother pre-emtively show up to keep me from getting in trouble with a home owner, and who eventually called a tow truck for me to haul it to Dan's house. I was also completely across town from Dan and he still took the time out of his day to meet me at the broke down car. He also opened up his garage to me when we got the car there and we worked on it another hour or so without luck. He is letting me store my car there as long as I need to, which is a load off my mind. He and his family were kind enough to feed me dinner (I hadn't eaten all day) and drive me back across town to the airport so I could rent a car (the Spark of shame) to continue on. Way cool and thanks Dan
Jeff and Doc have my thanks as well. A last minute change on my plans and Jeff's plans, and we all fit ourselve's into Doc's son's daily driver '67 Camaro. Jeff took the time to, once again completely across town, pick me up at the airport where I dropped off the rental car. We did a little last minute thrashing on Doc's Camaro rear suspension and again I got fed dinner. I was able to go the whole week thanks to both of them. Plus being a fly on the wall for some of the discussions was very very interesting! Thanks again guys
Dignlif Rich saved me a ton of stress on day one when he said it wouldn't be any problem taking me back to Ely. Ely is a hard place to get to with out a car, the nearest airports are 250 miles away and there is no place to return a rental car in Ely. Rich detoured through Ely to drop me off, and said 'No problem' tech day Sunday, so my concerns on how to get home were relieved from the start. He's a cool guy and had a great road trip home, many thanks Rich
I keep saying how much Joe Barry rules, and it's because he does. A couple times during the week he offered to take my car to his shop in Colorado Springs and let me work on it with a lift and fully equipped shop. It is an awesome offer that I would normally have accepted in a heart beat if I was 100% sure of what the problem is and it's solution. As it sits now I could possibly pull it apart and find something completely different or need to order extra parts, etc. Unfortunately I don't have the time to work on it if something unusal crops up and the car has to sit another week. It's very generous of Joe to help out a fellow Drag Weeker that way, and as his comments in the unlimited thread show, he has a ton of class and goodwill. I appreciate the offer and the knowledge I have that kind of support when things go awry. Joe, thank you for the offer and you rule
Thank you all, and I agree with Joe on the unlimited thread, the people in the event are some of the hardest working and kindest people you'll ever meet. If you're in need, the help often comes pouring in.
Bamfster Dan has my thanks on many levels. When my clutch problem reared it's ugly head and I was stuck in some person's driveway, apparently in the shady part of town, he helped me out by having his police officer brother pre-emtively show up to keep me from getting in trouble with a home owner, and who eventually called a tow truck for me to haul it to Dan's house. I was also completely across town from Dan and he still took the time out of his day to meet me at the broke down car. He also opened up his garage to me when we got the car there and we worked on it another hour or so without luck. He is letting me store my car there as long as I need to, which is a load off my mind. He and his family were kind enough to feed me dinner (I hadn't eaten all day) and drive me back across town to the airport so I could rent a car (the Spark of shame) to continue on. Way cool and thanks Dan
Jeff and Doc have my thanks as well. A last minute change on my plans and Jeff's plans, and we all fit ourselve's into Doc's son's daily driver '67 Camaro. Jeff took the time to, once again completely across town, pick me up at the airport where I dropped off the rental car. We did a little last minute thrashing on Doc's Camaro rear suspension and again I got fed dinner. I was able to go the whole week thanks to both of them. Plus being a fly on the wall for some of the discussions was very very interesting! Thanks again guys
Dignlif Rich saved me a ton of stress on day one when he said it wouldn't be any problem taking me back to Ely. Ely is a hard place to get to with out a car, the nearest airports are 250 miles away and there is no place to return a rental car in Ely. Rich detoured through Ely to drop me off, and said 'No problem' tech day Sunday, so my concerns on how to get home were relieved from the start. He's a cool guy and had a great road trip home, many thanks Rich
I keep saying how much Joe Barry rules, and it's because he does. A couple times during the week he offered to take my car to his shop in Colorado Springs and let me work on it with a lift and fully equipped shop. It is an awesome offer that I would normally have accepted in a heart beat if I was 100% sure of what the problem is and it's solution. As it sits now I could possibly pull it apart and find something completely different or need to order extra parts, etc. Unfortunately I don't have the time to work on it if something unusal crops up and the car has to sit another week. It's very generous of Joe to help out a fellow Drag Weeker that way, and as his comments in the unlimited thread show, he has a ton of class and goodwill. I appreciate the offer and the knowledge I have that kind of support when things go awry. Joe, thank you for the offer and you rule
Thank you all, and I agree with Joe on the unlimited thread, the people in the event are some of the hardest working and kindest people you'll ever meet. If you're in need, the help often comes pouring in.
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