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I hate to admit it, especially to Robbie and Joanz, but you're right. http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/emoticons/puterthrow.gif

What answer does Facebook give you, Mr. plugged-in?

I don't know them and don't know if they're affiliated with any group. I saw nothing on FT86 about a meetup. However, here are pieces that may or may not fit the puzzle: they arrived early and left early there was a drift event at Kilkare starting Saturday morning perhaps a group stopping on their way to Xenia to spectate maybe a group from the north on their way to Hocking Hills?

This time, Clay, I totally agree with you. I've stated before that your CC&C concept has been a great success and continues to evolve. I won't repeat all my thoughts on that here. But, thank you for doing this for the area car community. I think you're right about the perception that if you're all about the real time reality (vs. the self-perpetuating hype of social media), you're seen as an old fogey. The place needs a few of us old fogeys to remind the youngsters that life is real-time, not virtual. And that being a fanboy of some halo supercar doesn't make you as much of a "car guy" as someone who actually works on his own car and/or races his own car (even if it's a beat-dick Honda). The world is big enough for both types, but they aren't the same thing. After all, it's not how you stand by your car, it's ...........

Thanks for the tip on this -- it wasn't on my radar. I got season 1 (9 episodes) on the Amazon FireStick TV and am really enjoying it. I haven't found it too IT technical so far. I completely agree with having to concentrate on watching in order to get a good understanding of what's happening and why.

Here you go. Took all of 20 seconds on Google http://www.hemmings.com/events/detail?listing_id=45277

Looks great, Joe. Your personal vehicle, or did you get this for your pop?

Following up on what Joe said above, the Ohio Valley Rally is considerably cheaper. Registration plus tax-deductible donation comes to just $325. Add to that the cost of two motel nights, gas to and from upper Michigan, and food for 3 days. Instead of $2000, you're looking at perhaps $750. Also compare the cost to doing something like the Bullrun, where people spend six figures to compete. The entry fee alone is 20k.

You and the wifey need to do the Ohio Valley Rally in October. Friday, Saturday, Sunday is all it takes, and the cost is low. The fall colors should be great between here and the UP. https://www.rallynorthamerica.com/rallies/ohio-valley-700-fall-2015/

Very sharp, Ben. I'm sure it will bring you great enjoyment.

Niki and Brandon were great fun to travel with. They were part of our little caravan most of the rally. Brandon enjoyed riding in the Slingshot on a few of the dry legs of the journey. We missed having you along, Eric. Hope you can make it to an upcoming one.

Welcome. Yeah, when you were on here before the place was thick with F-bodies. Since the Cash-for-Clunkers program, they're increasingly scarce. I'm looking forward to seeing pics of yours.

There is no DSM-VI

And we enjoyed Roebling Road in Savannah a lot more than we expected. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_1889_zpsiws40khe.jpg It's a great track, and we had it to ourselves for our event. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/DSCN1418_zpsojulq4o7.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/DSCN1415_zpslkf8wvsi.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/Dscn1419_zpsw9jdxxhe.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/11745567_480812008749134_7441816036832810727_n_zps5xblpoiy.jpg Brian shot this video which is edited to show one lap, just as he's catching me after a straightaway, following me through the curves, then blowing past me in the straights at the end. It was our first time driving on a course for real, not just paced laps or parade laps. The track was 100 degrees when we arrived, and 101 when we finished. I laughed when I heard the other drivers complaining about having to wear helmets for our 15 minutes sessions with no A/C. That's what my world was like for 4 days! I did get a chance to talk 1:1 with Matt Farah at the track. He had driven this Benzo GLE 63S AMG for the rally, but raced in a hopped-up BMW, IIRC. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/DSCN1421_zps0aua9gk7.jpg Despite ragging on me early in the rally, he was very approachable and helpful at the track. _______________________________________________________ Well, neither of the CR teams came home with podium finishes, but I think we held our own against some very tough veteran drivers. Looking back, despite all the challenges of the heat, storms, rain, and fog http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3751_zpsg8mtadfm.jpg I still am glad I drove the Slingshot. Driver and vehicle held up fine, which is more than can be said of some of the other entries. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3930_zpshxdxzmcr.jpg The Smoky Mountains made for a great drive http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3610_zpsa5gmw2ql.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3996_zps2qp1gts6.jpg We drove some of the best roads in the country, and I got to enjoy them with good folks. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_4072_zps7aumralu.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3787_zps2yzlum2p.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_4050_zpsyxquoag9.jpg A final note Way back when I began this rambling, I mentioned that these rallies are now impossible to join if you aren't a rally veteran. However, there is still an opportunity if you want to join in on the fun. There is a second, small-scale rally that RNA sponsors. It's the Ohio Valley Rally. There are still some spots available. If you compete, you will attain veteran status and then will be able to register for the 2016 Rally when it opens later this year. The Ohio Valley Rally will begin Friday evening, October 9th, in Mackinaw City, MI, and ends Sunday evening October 11th at Kilkare, where we have a track rental. Here's the link to everything you need: https://www.rallynorthamerica.com/rallies/ohio-valley-700-fall-2015/ Feel free to contact me if you have questions or just need a little push to take the plunge. There have been over 20 CR members who have participated in RNA rallies since 2009, and I don't think you'll find any who will say that they didn't have a blast. A final thanks to the sponsors who contributed to my team's charity donation: CR sponsors Wheel Medic, Lucore Automotive, JET Auto Group, and CR members Wagner, David and the guys at Kurtz Brothers, Robochan, Norm (Littleguy), Marc at US Savings Bank, Ben, Jim Rose (clone), and Mike (ShowHBK). Brian and Nikki Goodman (Coaster), thanks for the photos and video, and thanks for your assistance during the Rally. I value our friendship. I hope that you can add to this thread with some of your photos and experiences from the trip. :thumbup:

Days start with staging, usually with about an hour for the local press to cover the Rally and the charity. It also gives the local officials a chance to speak to the public and press. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/Dscn1408_zpshevf7ul3.jpg[/url] http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/Dscn1414_zpsltl8oyaa.jpg[/url] My ride made the Hendersonville newpaper http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/11800220_911070062265523_4020120516560040476_n_zpsmkjbaczi.jpg I enjoyed talking with the passers-by. Usually the Slingshot had its share of people wanting to sit in it (not just the little kids, either), and it was a good icebreaker to talk about the charity and the rally. Day 1's start was on the bridge over the World's Fair Park. It's really a nice area of Knoxville. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/Dscn1389_zpsj2fsgg6u.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3659_zpsqhmaltar.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/Dscn1377_zpso1acte9m.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/Dscn1378_zpsxs0v5pjs.jpg The checkpoints are often quite unique and tend to be off the beaten path. We visited a Georgia prison from the 1800's, complete with the original gallows and trap door http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_4368_zpsuqvsxxiu.jpg the Judaculla Rock, an outcropping of soapstone with petroglyphs from the Archaic Period (8000 to 2000 years BC) http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_4101_zpssecjo1lk.jpg and this rather mysterious monument, called by some the Ten Commandments of the Antichrist, thought by some to have been commissioned by the Illuminati, praised by Yoko Ono as "a stirring call to rational thinking." With not many clues, we had to locate the Georgian Guidestones, also called the American Stonehenge. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones) http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_4147_zpspuvjahyy.jpg Some serious stops relate to our theme of helping veterans, such as this air force museum http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_4406_zps4jct1wdd.jpg and others are fun and silly, such as running around a little Georgia town trying to find as many of these Br'er Rabbit statues as you could for bonus points (there were 21 of them) http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_4395_zpsa2m76s5v.jpg There was also some racing, of course. I mean, the on-the-track kind of racing. At Atlanta Dragway http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_4160_zpsjawuepxv.jpg Brian's Stang spanked a Hellcat who later got his revenge: http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_4276_zpsq5korfkc.jpg

As I mentioned, this rally was sold out before it even went public. Veterans of prior rallies were given first shot at subscribing, and in a few days 80 teams were paid in full. Within a short time another 80 teams were on the waiting list. Although I've driven with a number of the team members before, there were a few I never met. One name on the team list I didn't know was Glenn Beck--not a particularly uncommon name, I thought. It wasn't until later that I realized that this was the radio and TV commentator. Although he gave the rally some press after it was over, I appreciated that his participation was not treated as a "big deal" by the press or by the rally staff and participants. (And I was clueless because I'd never seen or listened to his shows.) The cars were impressive: http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/Dscn1405_zps9l7lphzm.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3684_zpsj38cwqyq.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3712_zpsb5lacqc5.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3714_zpsgbasfxzr.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3692_zps8wwmslam.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3690_zpshy6onh0i.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/10521879_480812258749109_2748238038243082043_n_zpsshyths7v.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/Dscn1383_zpsfn42lafv.jpg Some were funny, such as this one which had a team dressed as ghostbusters in their combat garb http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/Dscn1386_zpsy7zezkqf.jpg This one had a blow-up weapon (think beach toy) mounted on its side as it left the starting line. A concerned pedestrian called-in a suspected terrorist sighting, which caused some excitement. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/Dscn1382_zpsxn9nkgtr.jpg This one played ice cream wagon music http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3686_zpsxotk4gzy.jpg I thought this team was brave http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/Dscn1385_zpslvnyi7cc.jpg One team tried the ploy of dressing as Fed Ex delivery guys as a way of rushing in and out of checkpoints. Unfortunately, they were disqualified from placing, but they did win the "Best Costume" award. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/Dscn1373_zpshcrdafvd.jpg

Mid-July, two teams from CR competed in the 2015 Rally North America summer rally, the Smoky Mountain Rally. Rally North America was founded in 2009 by Tony Intrieri and Columbus Racing's own Scott Spielman (Spieldawg) and has now raised over $450,000 for charities. This year the charity was Hope for the Warriors, and over $120,000 was given to them. Rally North America: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rally_North_America RNA Facebook: https://www.rallynorthamerica.com/ The rallies are scavenger hunt style, timed road rallies. They've gone coast-to-coast over the years. Currently events are limited to 80 teams and they are fully subscribed before even opening to the public. This year I drove 2,000 miles in the Smoky Mountains and traveled through Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/DSCN1396_zpsdqdcxrgn.jpg I chose to ride solo (no co-driver/navigator) because I went in the Slingshot. I didn't feel anyone should be subjected to that punishment besides me, and frankly, I needed the passenger seat for luggage. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/drivers%20front_zpsfiry9uas.jpg Brian (Coaster) and his wife, Nikki drove their 2015 Mustang GT http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3591_zpsqa5dsfie.jpg Even before starting in Knoxville, TN, I took more than a bit of ribbing from the other teams for choosing to do a rally alone and for bringing the Slingshot. These events are challenging enough alone, and four days in the heat and storms of the southern U.S. would prove to be a special challenge in the open vehicle. Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire and his video team made up one team, and they will produce two episodes of the program sometime in the next few months to cover the rally. His podcast of Day 1 was full of chuckles over how I'd fare in the weather we faced that week. Here's an eight minute video shot from the back of Brian & Nikki's Mustang of some of the weather changes we experienced on Day 1. I think the first two minutes of the video will give you the idea. We had a bunch of interesting places to find, including the famous "Road to Nowhere." The Talking Heads song refers to a few different roads, but ours was the North Shore Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Nice winding road http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3803_zpsbo70avwm.jpg to a long tunnel, which leads to nothing! http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3935_zpszzs3bhbv.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3933_zpspqdmgy5t.jpg The route took us to some great overlooks and outstanding, remote waterfalls as well: http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/IMG_3940_zpsd6qmazi9.jpg http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/trentrbrts/Dscn1391_zpsnpyywz2d.jpg

Here now, and it is ideal.

Jason's Deli on Gemini has a decent patio that catches the shade by 7 p.m. It's close enough to Sonic Polaris to leave that possibility open for later.

Volunteering for a worthy cause is always a good thing. But using your professional talents and skills to amplify your effort is the optimum. I couldn't agree more with your view that it's the photo of the animal that captures the heart of the person considering adopting. Great work, Trish. :thumbup:

Justin at Independent Motorsports http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/member.php?u=2488 is a CR sponsor and knows the business well. He's always been helpful to me and might be able to give you some sound advice.

I'm puzzled by this purchase, but then, I have to admit that I'm puzzled by your sig as well. Perhaps looking up the meaning of the word "residence" will help you revise your sig.

I'm planning on it. Maybe try a mini-meet at Sonic afterwards, since it's close? :whistle:

In case anyone has forgotten how a good intro should look, I've provided a link to yours: http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20419

Well, we've been having the weather everyone was wishing for, so are there plans for meeting up? Is the Eastside meet still happening? QSL for dinner on the patio at 7? This weekend is Blast From the Past annual car show which closes half of Delaware, and I feel the need to be around cars that aren't older than I am. (There is a limit to how many T-bucket hot rods and '65 Mustangs a man can stand in a weekend.)