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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

komododave wrote:
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In.  Now I just need to figure out who's driving.  Have a pool of like 7 guys and they're all wanting in on the one after this event now...ugh.

I got a crap load of "Oh I can't drive in this race, but I'll come support the team!  Next race I'm totally in!"

LOL

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I thought deadbeat friends were included in the build cost of all race cars?

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

sergio wrote:

It's hard to find people that are serious about racing.

And even harder to find people who are serious about racing but not about racing seriously. smile

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

Is anyone interested in a Pre-LeMons Dinner this Friday or Saturday night in Houston?

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

We will be there, all 3 cars.  And we think they will be reliable ( more than the last race at least ).   You should see the carnage from the inside of the SHOstang's engine...

Driver situation is a mess right now but it does mean we get more seat time.

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

komododave wrote:
mikespeed95 wrote:

In.  Now I just need to figure out who's driving.  Have a pool of like 7 guys and they're all wanting in on the one after this event now...ugh.

I got a crap load of "Oh I can't drive in this race, but I'll come support the team!  Next race I'm totally in!"

Funny.   We are the opposite.  Our drivers are committed but we lost most of our support guys.

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

H.K. Phooey wrote:

Is anyone interested in a Pre-LeMons Dinner this Friday or Saturday night in Houston?

Scott, that would be nice if it was a different weekend. I'm gonna be out of town.

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

Mulry wrote:
sergio wrote:

It's hard to find people that are serious about racing.

And even harder to find people who are serious about racing but not about racing seriously. smile

That quote right there needs to be front and center on the main page.  Awesome.

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Lemonade Time Racing wrote:

I thought deadbeat friends were included in the build cost of all race cars?

They usually are for me...I just didn't have the cash to carry em this time.  Weddings are expensive, Hawaii afterward is more expensive.

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

H.K. Phooey wrote:

Is anyone interested in a Pre-LeMons Dinner this Friday or Saturday night in Houston?

Why you gotta ad a qualifier? I would be in without it....

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

We'll be making our first Lemons appearance.

Gotta a lot of wrenching/welding/wrangling between now and then,

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+1. Maybe we should get the Dallas-area teams together for a happy hour someplace one night? I wonder if Nick & Jay would forward team captain info to us for that purpose?

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

Mulry wrote:

+1. Maybe we should get the Dallas-area teams together for a happy hour someplace one night?

I'm down....

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

sergio wrote:
komododave wrote:
mikespeed95 wrote:

In.  Now I just need to figure out who's driving.  Have a pool of like 7 guys and they're all wanting in on the one after this event now...ugh.

I got a crap load of "Oh I can't drive in this race, but I'll come support the team!  Next race I'm totally in!"

Tell them, save the drama for your mama! When it's time to put up or shut up, there's all kinds of excuses, but they are always going to race in "the next one." Sure........and the Easter Bunny will be there too.

It's hard to find people that are serious about racing.

We're funded by the Tooth Fairy!

I will say I've heard about more team drama lately and a lot of it is over money.

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YesIFit wrote:
Mulry wrote:

+1. Maybe we should get the Dallas-area teams together for a happy hour someplace one night?

I'm down....

Our team gernerally does a dinner for family and drivers a couple of weeks before the race. It is a good time, mostly helps out since we run two cars and drivers from all over texas race with us...

That said, if anyone in Dallas wants to hit up a happy hour somewhere, I am in.

Humperdinks in Arlington by six flags is pretty much the center of the metroplex on the map.

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Just a quick hello to all the Houston area experts and seasoned Lemoners....we are a bunch of Rookies...with a real amatuer group of Americans, Canadians, Scottish and English members....but we are looking forward to the challenge!

Be gentle with us at MSR (if we ever get this roll cage welded in)!!!!

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

Quite a group! Where are you based? Markdas, you gave yourself away by spelling "tires" with a y....are you the English or Scottish member?

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

Lol....bit of mixture I was born in England but lived in Aberdeen for 25 years, we have a Scottish guy from Glasgow and another from Aberdeen, Canadian from New Foundland and New Brunswick I think.....2 Houstonites!

We are all living in Houston now though, mostly Westside - Katy area!

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

We're in, although this will be our first event.

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We're in, although this will be our first event.

Get plenty of rest the week before, because for the first race it's sensory overload.

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sergio wrote:
beaviscih wrote:

We're in, although this will be our first event.

Get plenty of rest the week before, because for the first race it's sensory overload.

Amen to that. But it's such tough advice to follow because for the first race you don't really know what to expect and how much to prep the car (cause it's not like you can ever really have it ready enough and it's hard to know what's close enough) and how much to pack and how much food to bring...

Or maybe that's just me. But it really is very good advice, and even more so if you run into a major mechanical (and, let's face it, chances are you probably will) and you have to spend a good part of a night on Friday or Saturday repairing/rebuilding/kludging your car back to life.

Oh man. I can't wait!

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

sergio wrote:
beaviscih wrote:

We're in, although this will be our first event.

Get plenty of rest the week before, because for the first race it's sensory overload.

HAHAHAHAHA. You'll be lucky to have your car finished by the time the race starts. But - if possible, sergio is right. Try and get it done sooner, because you'll want to be well rested before the weekend starts. I think. I've been to 6 and raced in 3 Lemons, and I've always been a little sleep deprived - maybe that makes it more fun?

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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

Another novice team here.

We're an Austin based team made up of off-roaders who're looking for some more time on the asphalt. We're still getting power to all 4 wheels though as we'll be in a '91 Audi 90 Quattro. Vehicle runs well, so we're mostly getting safety equipment all squared away. We don't plan to win, but hope it lasts most or all the weekend.

I've been reading the hell out of this board, burning up the search function. I'm hoping we'll be well prepped and not end up making some rookie mistake that costs us a fun weekend.

See you guys out there,
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Re: Yee-Haw It's Damned Hot Houston in September: Who's In?

We will need/want a judges vehicle in Houston.  Any chance that sweet 53 Willys Jeep makes it to Houston?  Anyone else have an ideas?

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We will need/want a judges vehicle in Houston.  Any chance that sweet 53 Willys Jeep makes it to Houston?  Anyone else have an ideas?

you drive it to and fro DFW and its a deal!

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We will need/want a judges vehicle in Houston.  Any chance that sweet 53 Willys Jeep makes it to Houston?  Anyone else have an ideas?

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