Geeto67 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hello, My Name's Kerry and I found out about your forum from talking to some people at the Lennox shopping center Cars and Coffee. My Wife, Daughter and I moved to columbus a little over a year ago from Brooklyn, NY and we are still getting settled. And since I don't really want the "this thread is worthless without pics" reply I'm going to dump my photobucket library here. Some of you may have spotted my wife's car the couple of times I brought it to C&C: http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/3edbb9cf.jpg It is a 2.0T 6 speed (FWD) with full stainless turbo back exhaust, cold air intake, H&R lowering springs, and a lot of carbon fiber pieces the previous owner spent a fortune on. Before we purchased the Audi we used to own this e30 convertible 5speed car (325i with koni suspension at stock ride height) that we used to do everything from Auto-X to grocery shop with: http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/66ea9ab3.jpg Although it is in storage back in NYC, I still own the 1967 GTO I bought when I was 18 and drove through most of the 90's: http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/GTO/786b.jpg Car is a numbers matching 400ci 335hp car with a warranty replacement TH400 (I have all paperwork going back to new). In the 90's I rebuilt the engine to Ram Air I specs (670 heads, RAI cam, RA cast exhaust manifolds, 1969 RA IV Quadrajet carb). Since it was a driver more than a race car it has 3.55 gears in the stock 10 bolt. I used to run weekend brackets with it at Westhampton before it shut down in the early 2000's (mid 12 second passes when the car was dialed in). For most of my life I have also been involved with old motorcycles. I was the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club NY Rep from 2005 to 2012 and I have crewed for a few Vintage Race teams, most notably Team Obsolete: http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/long-island-1975-honda-cb750.aspx http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_1010_the_ex_rayborn_xrtt_calvin_and_rob/printer_friendly.html The current vehicles we moved to columbus with are my wife's A3, my 1995 Wrangler (which I have owned since new), a 1975 honda cb750K, and a 2006 ducati Sport 1000. And since I didn't post pics of those yet here they are (sorry no pics of the jeep): http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/null_zps60859e89.jpg http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/5D7A9763-7DB3-4C8E-B77D-EDBD4645C8ED_zpsghlf6zmc.jpg So the reason I joined was to get connected to the racing community here in Columbus and to find out more about events. The wife and I have been talking about doing Auto-X again, and I wouldn't mind making a few passes down the 1/4 in my painfully slow jeep just for fun. Coming from NYC, Columbus feels like gearheads paradise with LSR, Mid-O, and god knows what else within short driving distance. So that's it, now I am ready for the ritual "kick in the nuts" initiation that comes with joining any forum. Either way I am glad to be here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Good intro. Columbus Racing holds 2-3 private drag rentals a year. They are a ton of fun, even for the non drag guys. Also, lots of regular autocrossers here that do scca stuff, as well as the smaller clube events (Miata, Ford, Porsche, etc). A handful do HPDEs as well. Details on the mods on the A3, brand, tune, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc1647545523 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Great intro. Nice collection of vehicles. I hope you get the chance to follow through with your plans to come to some autocross and CR track days. Welcome! :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Well done. Nice set of bikes you have there. Honda needs more twin-cam. Look forward to seeing you at some autox. Looks like there's a cheap autox at CMS this weekend, you should come on out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Well, here is a kick in the nuts :l A large variety of car collection, I like that. Welcome to CR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Well done. Nice set of bikes you have there. Honda needs more twin-cam. Look forward to seeing you at some autox. Looks like there's a cheap autox at CMS this weekend, you should come on out. Ask and Ye shall receive: http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Geeto67/1979%20cb750F%20Pictures/EDBA74BD-2A40-4C6D-8231-D33E76FE9B53_zps73lief8t.jpg This is the 1979 Cb750F I "resto-modded" back in 2005 and now belongs to my brother. It was a $400 spray bombed mess that barely ran but after a year we had it in fighting shape. vipex rear shocks, corbin seat (paint matched to the seat fabric), dyna coils and avon venom tires. I had a basssani pipe for it but my brother thought it too loud. I do have a boomerang comstar and dual piston caliper setup for it but haven't installed it for him yet (due to distance). This weekend is the Dayton Air show and I already have tickets, otherwise I would have loved to come out to CMS. Anybody know where I can get a ruelbook and schedule for non SCCA events? or do SCCA rules apply to them as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Nice. Mine came with dual piston front calipers For about half a second I thought it was a cb1100f (which I also had). http://www.ovr-scca.org/ http://www.ovr-scca.org/_autocross/schedules.asp We have some autox schedule stuff here http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117314 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Welcome to the site! :thumbup: I've seen the A3 at CC&C... What brought you out here from NY? I graduated from Niskayuna, between Schenectady and Albany. I've got family/friends on Long Island as well (Bayside/Rockville Center area, Syosset, Southold on the North Fork). Ohio is a great place to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versluis Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Welcome and great intro! I like the Audi too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.