Gingerman Afterglow

bolt-on · 09-22-2003, 11:18 AM

To summarize: great friendship; perfect weather and an absolute blast on the track. Thanks to Tony for keeping this event on the SCMC schedule. Thanks to Dean and Tom for their efforts in running the event. Thanks to SVT for bringing the Mystichrome Cobra Coupe for all of us to drool over (and distributing the first '04 Cobra brochures).

We had a great time.

**cobrabitn** · 09-22-2003, 11:44 AM

ow...ow.... I want a 2004 Cobra brochure! Glad you all had a great time!

Tony

winddysvt · 09-22-2003, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cobrabitn
ow...ow.... I want a 2004 Cobra brochure! Glad you all had a great time!

Tony

==============

I have an extra one Tony, let me know if you need me to save it for you.

winddysvt · 09-22-2003, 12:35 PM

It was awesome seeing everyone again! Plus -- the weather was perfect!

Tim and I were trying to figure out who drove the farthest ..... ??
Matt and his gang are on their way home to New Hampshire today.. Drive safely -- !!

It was awesome to finally meet you in person!!

Matt received some damage to his car from the storm -- very disappointing, and he was also given some poor directions from the web -- but made it safely and.
I was very happy to see him!!

He, as well as others -- had some difficulties and wasn't able to drive on the track as much as we all hoped. But we were happy to see him and his "family" and we will be looking forward to meeting up again! Thanks for coming all that way Matt, Jason and Kassy !! Come again! ;-)

We had drivers from different providences in Canada,
from the States, we had New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, -- and ?? Thanks for coming!

I have to say that this event was the best group that I have ever driven with --

everyone helped each other, commoradarie -- manners, etc. etc.
Even though we had several mishaps and many cars up on jackstands -- it basically went smoothly and we were all able to laugh off our difficulties -- I think all of us experienced something ... and all of us "shared" something ...

our son Tom had to be towed in at the very end we were proud that he knew to coast off the track and wait it out ...

he learned allot this weekend. I asked him how he liked the 95 GT and he said ... it handles nice but "not enough power".....
He took it to school this morning -- filthy dirty and an orange #10 on the side....
and Tim says "not enough torque"...
hmmmm...... maybe that will make a good track car for me...

Anyway - we were told by our son Tom's instructor that Tom has "the gift"...
oh oh, were in trouble!!...

at one point our whole family was out on that track in our two cars and riding with others. Our nephew John and our son-in-law Nathan had a grin from ear to ear and even my daughter was starting to get into it! They wanted us to say thank you --

a great big thank you for letting them take a ride with many of you on the track. Getting the whole family involved makes it allot easier to do this more often.
Next year the boys can camp in the trailer.

Thanks also for letting me bring my TT ALMS coupe --- I had allot of fun with it although I was pretty nervous the first day. By the second day I was starting to get it "back" and I'm really enjoying my all wheel drive "jelly bean" (thats what my daughter calls it).... its an awesome little car!....
but trust me --- I'd much rather be driving the Cobra !

Miss T is still new so I did not push it -- I think just about everyone passed me and thats fine with me.

I had fun and it was fun to see you guys run! Although letting everyone pass gives you a good whiff of the brake, clutch & fuel smells, black smoke, etc. etc. ....
sheesh ...

Now -- to get Tim's Cobra back and get the two of them back out on the track again.

Hope everyone arrives home safely, and thank you everyone for a great weekend!

Bonny

winddysvt · 09-22-2003, 12:56 PM

Jason and Matt (left to right)

and Shredder up on Kevinstands...

had to deal with some of Hurricane Isabels high winds ....

but we were glad you guys and Kassy made it !!

**Dean95CobraR** · 09-22-2003, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cobrabitn
ow...ow.... I want a 2004 Cobra brochure! Glad you all had a great time!

Tony

Don't worry, I got one for you. I will send it down with all the paperwork and checks.

**cobrabitn** · 09-22-2003, 01:22 PM

Thanks Deano! I knew you knew I would want one!

I'm hoping to have a surprise for you on Sunday but I can't say anything till then..... Meanwhile, I have a beautiful 1994 Cobra for sale and the 99 will be going too....

**Dean95CobraR** · 09-22-2003, 01:38 PM

No one could have ordered up better weather than what we had this last weekend. It was just unbelieveable!

I want to thank everyone that helped out. I had so many volunteers that sometimes I didn't know what to do with them all which is a great problems to have. I would love to thank everyone by name but then I am sure that I would miss someone. This is a great club to be apart of.

I can't tell you how many times one of the instructors came up to me and said what a great group we had there. They couldn't get over how everyone had such a great attitude and how friendly they were. They really want to come back next year.

I wish I could have spent more time with everyone especially on Saturday but there was so many things to do with the large count that we had. Sunday was much better but all I wanted to do was finally get some track time.

Thanks again everyone!!

drudis · 09-22-2003, 02:37 PM

(I'll repost my response here too)

As usual, great time guys!

I added photos to my site:
http://dariusrudis.com/mustang/events/2003_09_SCMC

**Mystic_Cobra** · 09-22-2003, 03:34 PM

What would I have to do to get one of those 04 brochures? any extras?

thomasmoran1 · 09-22-2003, 08:46 PM

Well our weekend was cut short by our diff braking but all in all it was a great weekend. I was able to give a couple of people rides and the car was handling OK. Getting to run on Friday night was great. I was able to get the lap time I was after and the Griggs world challenge rear setup is about to go into the car. Dean, can't wait to see you in AI next year.

Thomas

**Cobra-R** · 09-22-2003, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by thomasmoran1
Well our weekend was cut short by our diff braking but all in all it was a great weekend. I was able to give a couple of people rides and the car was handling OK. Getting to run on Friday night was great. I was able to get the lap time I was after and the Griggs world challenge rear setup is about to go into the car. Dean, can't wait to see you in AI next year.

Thomas

Congrats on hitting your target time, Thomas. If it is the same time you told me about last week, that is a great Job!!!!!!!!

thomasmoran1 · 09-22-2003, 10:46 PM

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Originally posted by Cobra-R
Congrats on hitting your target time, Thomas. If it is the same time you told me about last week, that is a great Job!!!!!!!!

No, I was a couple of seconds off that time but the lap I did should put me near the fornt of the AI field. It also proved to me that Ron Fellows is one of the best drivers in the world (not that I didn't know that)

NJ2000R · 09-23-2003, 01:06 AM

OK, I'll post here too

It was really great to see everyone again, and meet a few more of the SCMC family....what a great time!

I dont think there was anything to complain about the entire weekend, except about our boiled brakes and spent tires, LOL....It was so much fun to run and play tag with Peter and Lew, take out passengers, and even to kick some viper butt! (OK, some, LOL) and I guess we all shaved a few seconds off of our best times as we gained track experience....

I put just shy of 300 track miles on over the course of the weekend!

Thanks again to all who made it possible: Tony, Dean, Tom, Dave, and everyone else who helped.....Thanks also to Rob (who really enjoyed the ride with Dean) the track management and employees, we couldnt improve a thing....

spittincobra01 · 09-23-2003, 10:21 AM

ok, my turn. as for distance.... it was 958 miles home with good directions (thanks Tim!) unfortunately there was a fatal accident in Ontario on my way home and I sat in 3 1/2 hours of stop and go traffic on the 403. Mostly stop. I would have made it home in 15 hours if it wasn't for that and the rest of Isabel dumping tropical downpours on us till we were in mid NY state.

what a good time! awesome track, great weather, and the BEST group of people!!!!!! Every time I go to an event like this I am reminded of what a tight family this club truely is.

I can also tell everyone this, gingerman is just a little hard on the brakes =o) thank god for auto zone being just down the road, and friends in the club with "extra"!!
I think it's time for some track pads and rotors, as well as cooling ducts and maybe a set of track wheels and tires.

A HUGE thank you to Ken, Tim, Lary and Dean for the use of tools, suplies, and knowledge!!! You guys ROCK! and I owe you all next time!

Dean and Tom, a special thanks for all the work you guys did to put this event together, and run it!!! Great job.... take the rest of the week off with pay!

Thomas, sorry to hear about your car, I was looking forward to seeing you again. Well I did see you pull into and then out of the hotel lot, and then hit the highway. Hope you get it all set quickly, and congrats on making your time! I'm sure it was a fast one!!! I was pretty pleased with my 1:42.3 on street tires, and being the first time I was on that track. After riding with Ken in the R I can definately see where I could improve on it next time.

Also, thank you for making my daughter feel right at home there!! she had such a good time getting rides from everyone, and just hanging out with you! She asked me on the way home "how long till we go back there?"

09-22-2003, 11:44 AM	#2
cobrabitn Dr Jekyll on the street, Mr Hyde on the track Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rock Hill SC Posts: 14,649	ow...ow.... I want a 2004 Cobra brochure! Glad you all had a great time! Tony __________________ Cobrabitn 2016 Ruby Red Metallic with Caribou accent F-350 Crew Cab Stump Puller! 6.7 Diesel Automatic with Chrome Package, Off Road Package, 3.55 Locking axles, and Ultimate Lariat Interior Trim Package! 2017 Shelby GT350 Coupe - track car! Mods: JLT True Cold Air oil catch can 2009 Vista Blue Shelby GT 500 Coupe - Garage Queen Tinted Windows JLT True Cold Air Kit Pro-Dyno Tune 526 rwhp - 511 rwtq 1994 Rio Red Indy Pace Car #22 "Runabout" Snake in the grill MGW shift knob 1996 SVT Cobra Wheels 1969 New Lime Mustang Mach 1 Sportsroof - Second owner - bone stock with shaker. One SVT Cobra, one Shelby GT500, one 69 mach 1, and a Shelby GT350 is better than nothing! Custom Data Plates for your Mustang or Ford! Buy "Cool Merchandise" at Data Plates Plus www.dataplatesplus.com See my MSR Video here!

09-22-2003, 12:35 PM	#4
winddysvt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Windy City, Illinois Posts: 1,291	Re: Gingerman Afterglow It was awesome seeing everyone again! Plus -- the weather was perfect! Tim and I were trying to figure out who drove the farthest ..... ?? Matt and his gang are on their way home to New Hampshire today.. Drive safely -- !! It was awesome to finally meet you in person!! Matt received some damage to his car from the storm -- very disappointing, and he was also given some poor directions from the web -- but made it safely and. I was very happy to see him!! He, as well as others -- had some difficulties and wasn't able to drive on the track as much as we all hoped. But we were happy to see him and his "family" and we will be looking forward to meeting up again! Thanks for coming all that way Matt, Jason and Kassy !! Come again! ;-) We had drivers from different providences in Canada, from the States, we had New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, -- and ?? Thanks for coming! I have to say that this event was the best group that I have ever driven with -- everyone helped each other, commoradarie -- manners, etc. etc. Even though we had several mishaps and many cars up on jackstands -- it basically went smoothly and we were all able to laugh off our difficulties -- I think all of us experienced something ... and all of us "shared" something ... our son Tom had to be towed in at the very end we were proud that he knew to coast off the track and wait it out ... he learned allot this weekend. I asked him how he liked the 95 GT and he said ... it handles nice but "not enough power"..... He took it to school this morning -- filthy dirty and an orange #10 on the side.... and Tim says "not enough torque"... hmmmm...... maybe that will make a good track car for me... Anyway - we were told by our son Tom's instructor that Tom has "the gift"... oh oh, were in trouble!!... at one point our whole family was out on that track in our two cars and riding with others. Our nephew John and our son-in-law Nathan had a grin from ear to ear and even my daughter was starting to get into it! They wanted us to say thank you -- a great big thank you for letting them take a ride with many of you on the track. Getting the whole family involved makes it allot easier to do this more often. Next year the boys can camp in the trailer. Thanks also for letting me bring my TT ALMS coupe --- I had allot of fun with it although I was pretty nervous the first day. By the second day I was starting to get it "back" and I'm really enjoying my all wheel drive "jelly bean" (thats what my daughter calls it).... its an awesome little car!.... but trust me --- I'd much rather be driving the Cobra ! Miss T is still new so I did not push it -- I think just about everyone passed me and thats fine with me. I had fun and it was fun to see you guys run! Although letting everyone pass gives you a good whiff of the brake, clutch & fuel smells, black smoke, etc. etc. .... sheesh ... Now -- to get Tim's Cobra back and get the two of them back out on the track again. Hope everyone arrives home safely, and thank you everyone for a great weekend! Bonny __________________ Bonny and my Wonderful hubby Tim.. Proud Momma of 2, daughter in law and son in law One horse, several birds, two dogs

09-22-2003, 12:56 PM	#5
winddysvt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Windy City, Illinois Posts: 1,291	Matt and Jason Jason and Matt (left to right) and Shredder up on Kevinstands... had to deal with some of Hurricane Isabels high winds .... but we were glad you guys and Kassy made it !! Attached Images __________________ Bonny and my Wonderful hubby Tim.. Proud Momma of 2, daughter in law and son in law One horse, several birds, two dogs

09-22-2003, 01:22 PM	#7
cobrabitn Dr Jekyll on the street, Mr Hyde on the track Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rock Hill SC Posts: 14,649	Thanks Deano! I knew you knew I would want one! I'm hoping to have a surprise for you on Sunday but I can't say anything till then..... Meanwhile, I have a beautiful 1994 Cobra for sale and the 99 will be going too.... __________________ Cobrabitn 2016 Ruby Red Metallic with Caribou accent F-350 Crew Cab Stump Puller! 6.7 Diesel Automatic with Chrome Package, Off Road Package, 3.55 Locking axles, and Ultimate Lariat Interior Trim Package! 2017 Shelby GT350 Coupe - track car! Mods: JLT True Cold Air oil catch can 2009 Vista Blue Shelby GT 500 Coupe - Garage Queen Tinted Windows JLT True Cold Air Kit Pro-Dyno Tune 526 rwhp - 511 rwtq 1994 Rio Red Indy Pace Car #22 "Runabout" Snake in the grill MGW shift knob 1996 SVT Cobra Wheels 1969 New Lime Mustang Mach 1 Sportsroof - Second owner - bone stock with shaker. One SVT Cobra, one Shelby GT500, one 69 mach 1, and a Shelby GT350 is better than nothing! Custom Data Plates for your Mustang or Ford! Buy "Cool Merchandise" at Data Plates Plus www.dataplatesplus.com See my MSR Video here!

09-22-2003, 01:38 PM	#8
Dean95CobraR Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Warsaw Posts: 3,898	No one could have ordered up better weather than what we had this last weekend. It was just unbelieveable! I want to thank everyone that helped out. I had so many volunteers that sometimes I didn't know what to do with them all which is a great problems to have. I would love to thank everyone by name but then I am sure that I would miss someone. This is a great club to be apart of. I can't tell you how many times one of the instructors came up to me and said what a great group we had there. They couldn't get over how everyone had such a great attitude and how friendly they were. They really want to come back next year. I wish I could have spent more time with everyone especially on Saturday but there was so many things to do with the large count that we had. Sunday was much better but all I wanted to do was finally get some track time. Thanks again everyone!! __________________ 2012 Boss LS #39 Black/Red

09-22-2003, 11:18 AM	#1
bolt-on WingNuts Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Cereal City, USA Posts: 273	Gingerman Afterglow To summarize: great friendship; perfect weather and an absolute blast on the track. Thanks to Tony for keeping this event on the SCMC schedule. Thanks to Dean and Tom for their efforts in running the event. Thanks to SVT for bringing the Mystichrome Cobra Coupe for all of us to drool over (and distributing the first '04 Cobra brochures). We had a great time. __________________ Larry & Janice Bolton 1997 Crystal White Cobra Coupe (open-track ride) 1965 Tropical Turquoise Mustang 2+2 (cruise night car) 1997 Rio Red GT Convertible (MCA show pony) 2007 Vista Blue California Special (her summer daily driver)

09-22-2003, 02:37 PM	#9
drudis Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Livonia, MI (Detroit) Posts: 99	(I'll repost my response here too) As usual, great time guys! I added photos to my site: http://dariusrudis.com/mustang/events/2003_09_SCMC __________________ Darius Rudis www.dariusrudis.com

09-22-2003, 03:34 PM	#10
Mystic_Cobra NASA American Iron #16 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Northern VA Posts: 608	04 What would I have to do to get one of those 04 brochures? any extras? __________________ Jimmy Bost #00539 '17 Ruby Red GT350 #H6022 \| '65 Mustang hardtop

09-22-2003, 08:46 PM	#11
thomasmoran1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: toronto Posts: 222	Well our weekend was cut short by our diff braking but all in all it was a great weekend. I was able to give a couple of people rides and the car was handling OK. Getting to run on Friday night was great. I was able to get the lap time I was after and the Griggs world challenge rear setup is about to go into the car. Dean, can't wait to see you in AI next year. Thomas __________________ Any part that doesn't make you go fast, stop harder, turn better or make your car safer is totally USELESS!!!

09-23-2003, 01:06 AM	#14
NJ2000R Certified FORD Fanatic! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: NoRtheRn NJ Posts: 2,633	OK, I'll post here too It was really great to see everyone again, and meet a few more of the SCMC family....what a great time! I dont think there was anything to complain about the entire weekend, except about our boiled brakes and spent tires, LOL....It was so much fun to run and play tag with Peter and Lew, take out passengers, and even to kick some viper butt! (OK, some, LOL) and I guess we all shaved a few seconds off of our best times as we gained track experience.... I put just shy of 300 track miles on over the course of the weekend! Thanks again to all who made it possible: Tony, Dean, Tom, Dave, and everyone else who helped.....Thanks also to Rob (who really enjoyed the ride with Dean) the track management and employees, we couldnt improve a thing.... __________________ My Photos at Superford.org 2013 Grabber Blue Boss 302 #0003 2000 Cobra R #262 of 300 1995 Cobra R #223 of 250 (IMSA "Hacker Express" #00) 1993 Cobra R (SpeedVision World Challenge "Program Motorsports") 2014 Raptor - Ruby Red SE 1977 Bronco 1968 Mustang 428CJ 1966 Fairlanes - 500 and Squire 1936 Ford 5-window 'The Hot Rod'

09-23-2003, 10:21 AM	#15
spittincobra01 NH S.E.C. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Hooksett, NH Posts: 527	ok, my turn. as for distance.... it was 958 miles home with good directions (thanks Tim!) unfortunately there was a fatal accident in Ontario on my way home and I sat in 3 1/2 hours of stop and go traffic on the 403. Mostly stop. I would have made it home in 15 hours if it wasn't for that and the rest of Isabel dumping tropical downpours on us till we were in mid NY state. what a good time! awesome track, great weather, and the BEST group of people!!!!!! Every time I go to an event like this I am reminded of what a tight family this club truely is. I can also tell everyone this, gingerman is just a little hard on the brakes =o) thank god for auto zone being just down the road, and friends in the club with "extra"!! I think it's time for some track pads and rotors, as well as cooling ducts and maybe a set of track wheels and tires. A HUGE thank you to Ken, Tim, Lary and Dean for the use of tools, suplies, and knowledge!!! You guys ROCK! and I owe you all next time! Dean and Tom, a special thanks for all the work you guys did to put this event together, and run it!!! Great job.... take the rest of the week off with pay! Thomas, sorry to hear about your car, I was looking forward to seeing you again. Well I did see you pull into and then out of the hotel lot, and then hit the highway. Hope you get it all set quickly, and congrats on making your time! I'm sure it was a fast one!!! I was pretty pleased with my 1:42.3 on street tires, and being the first time I was on that track. After riding with Ken in the R I can definately see where I could improve on it next time. Also, thank you for making my daughter feel right at home there!! she had such a good time getting rides from everyone, and just hanging out with you! She asked me on the way home "how long till we go back there?" __________________ 2001 Black coupe #935 of 3867

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