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Topic: Help from NOLA

We have a friend that has been yearning to race.  We have a friend with commitment issues.  Until now.  Now, he yearns to race AND he's been putting his money where his mouth is.  It's beautiful.  He's racing on our sorta-kinda sister team.  (Would that be a cousin team?  Inquiring minds want to know...) 

But his job is f*ing it all up.  Now they are demanding that he work longer, and harder, and for no extra money.  He can still make the race at NPR *if* he flies into New Orleans at 1030p on Friday.  Is there anyone - ANYONE - who lives in/near NOLA that plans on driving out late Friday night or sometime Saturday morning?

We would grab him up ourselves, but we're coming in from the wrong direction - Houston.

Please?  Please!

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Re: Help from NOLA

The track is only 60 miles from NOLA. Even less to the airport.

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Re: Help from NOLA

Really, just have 'em get a shitbox rental for the weekend... what's that going to be from late Friday to mid Sunday?

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4 Reply by shrimpandboots (edited by shrimpandboots 2010-11-11 06:08 AM)

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Re: Help from NOLA

Doc. all of our guys and gals will already be at the track. It might be a long shot but you can try to email Chris, thats the tall guy that runs most everything at the track, he lives in the New Orleans area. He will likely also already be at the track but may know of someone that will be coming during the time you need. His email is the one on the main New Orleans event page that includes Buckeye Contractors.

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Re: Help from NOLA

One of our guys is leaving Houston later in the day on Friday and plans to be there at about 10pm.....if he can help by swinging past the airport, let me know!
Mark

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One of our guys is driving down in his M5, it can't take very long to get to the airport in an M5, right?

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Re: Help from NOLA

The airport is less than 45 miles from the track.  He could ride a gator to the track.

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Re: Help from NOLA

If he gets a crappy enough rental, the judges mught let him race that!  Aveo anyone?

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Re: Help from NOLA

H.K. Phooey wrote:

The airport is less than 45 miles from the track.  He could ride a gator to the track.

Or some cCajun fisherman could bring him on the bayou.

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Re: Help from NOLA

Markdas wrote:

One of our guys is leaving Houston later in the day on Friday and plans to be there at about 10pm.....if he can help by swinging past the airport, let me know!
Mark

Mark, that would be about perfect -- I'll check with him to see how solid the arrival time guesstimate is. Your teammate would of course be plied with adoration and tasty beverages for his trouble.

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Re: Help from NOLA

sergio wrote:

One of our guys is driving down in his M5, it can't take very long to get to the airport in an M5, right?

what about a SHO with a knock, that later wins the overall? must be faster than an M5

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Re: Help from NOLA

Let us know......thats the possability at the moment....I guess over the 5-6 hours drive a lot can happen but either way, we can travel up to the airport to collect someone if thats what it takes.

Mark

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Re: Help from NOLA

Hoonatic Racing wrote:
sergio wrote:

One of our guys is driving down in his M5, it can't take very long to get to the airport in an M5, right?

what about a SHO with a knock, that later wins the overall? must be faster than an M5

The car doesn't have a passenger seat.

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Re: Help from NOLA

sergio wrote:

The car doesn't have a passenger seat.

Maybe we should have Schumacher Taxi Service earn their stripes

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Re: Help from NOLA

I plan on driving in Friday night on Saturday morning from the east (Mississippi). I'll be going through NOLA/Metairie. Be glad to pick up someone if our schedules work.

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Re: Help from NOLA

Thanks, everyone. We're still trying to work out the real timing of this -- lots of moving pieces (& people). We'll post here after talking more with him tomorrow, he is on the road for work today too.

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Re: Help from NOLA

Brian Pollack (team property devaluation) asked me to contact you. I live north of N.O. and can pick up your driver on Friday night. I will be practicing on Friday at Circuit Grand Bayou and then driving home on Friday night and will be driving back to the track on Saturday. If he wants I can pick him up at the airport and he can crash on my couch or air mattress on Friday night (assuming it's ok with the wife which i am sure it will be) or he can grab a hotel. I will be headed back to the track Sat. morning. I can be reached at 214-930-6757. I travel for work and I know how these things go!
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Re: Help from NOLA

Looks like one way or another this is going to work out. Good deal!

19 Reply by Markdas (edited by Markdas 2010-11-12 07:55 AM)

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Re: Help from NOLA

The  most pampered (non powerful, black cloaked, segway riding, gestapo type) man in the Lemons event!

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Re: Help from NOLA

Markdas wrote:

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Please allow me to suggest an edit... smile

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Re: Help from NOLA

cpchampion wrote:

Thanks, everyone. We're still trying to work out the real timing of this -- lots of moving pieces (& people). We'll post here after talking more with him tomorrow, he is on the road for work today too.

A (small...mebbe just me) group of us should be headed up on Saturday from New Orleans to spectate but we haven't decided what time yet. Airport is on the route, so depending on schedule we might be able to swing it.

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Re: Help from NOLA

OK, things are more pinned down: any going to be near the Baton Rouge airport at 8:45-9ish? His flight is to Baton Rouge and lands 8:36pm.

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Re: Help from NOLA

Plenty of us in BR headed to race and work.

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Re: Help from NOLA

Lemons people rock. He may have found someone on the same flight with which to split a rental car; should know later today. If that falls through I'll be back here to grovel later. smile

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