Lora Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 I'm Lora, and I've been to CR events off and on for a few years. I started five years ago helping with the food at Doc's open house at the Hangout and my husband was the DJ for the event. I go to car shows every year with my family, I've been to Cars and Coffee a few times and I've gone to the book signings at the Hangout. And yeah, I'm some distant relative of Doc's (supposedly) Don't hold that against me. I've got some racing in my blood. My Dad raced cars when I was growing up and I was a bit of a tomboy "helping" Dad with his cars. He raced mostly at MCIR and National Trail. Some of our family cars from back in those days: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/LoraCR/63Impala_zps3101e1a5.jpg '63 Impala with some quarter mile trophies http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/LoraCR/64Corvette_zpsb8fee0ef.jpg '64 Corvette http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/LoraCR/72Nova_zps5c593a3e.jpg my mom's '72 Nova (also raced) http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/LoraCR/78Z28_zps870d4061.jpg '78 Z28 Camaro (mostly for street) My first car was a Pontiac Sunfire. It's probably better we skip over that whole experience. It was a real turd compared to my first car I paid for myself, which was a '98 Cavalier Z24. I bought totaled when I was 17. My Dad and I worked on it for about 3 months, so I really felt it was my first real car. http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/LoraCR/CavwithDad_zps2781b77c.jpg http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/LoraCR/LorainCAV_zps2fd235f7.jpg Me, at 17, thinking I had the bestest car in town! I had a 2006 Acura RSX when I was at OSU. Unfortunately, it wasn't the Type S, but at least it was a 5 speed. I graduated with a financial management degree and started a family with my husband. Between buying our first home and starting our family (one son), we've had to put performance cars on hold. (We've got a 2003 Town and Country Van and 2006 Civic, no need for pics of those here, though.) We're started our son out right with a racing poster in the nursery, car toys, car walker, car book bedtime stories, and of course a Recaro car seat. I'm going through the process of becoming a sponsor for the site also. When I get that all processed, I'll post a thread about my business and how I might be able to assist folks from CR. Feel free to ask if I haven't covered the basics. I hope to meet more of you at some upcoming CR events. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson1647545504 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 welcome ... great pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 I feel we may have been separated at birth? Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiacfreak142 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Welcome. Very nice collection of cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Hello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc1647545523 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 I guess I can vouch for her -- I've known her since she was 3 days old. Although she was too modest to mention it, she's recently helped her Dad with an extensive frame-off restoration of his 1972 GTO which took Best in Class last year at the Pontiac Nationals in Norwalk and which this year was runner-up. It's outstanding: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/LoraCR/72GTO_zps93b393cc.jpg Besides her Dad street and track racing, her great grandfather raced and traded in horses as a young man. Besides betting cash that his horse was faster, he was known to bet the horse (racing for pinks). I was told of several times he walked home from the races, having lost the horse he brought. My recollections of him was that he drove his cars the way he rode a horse -- fast as it would go. Thank God his last car was a 1958 Rambler. He was a terror on gravel with it. Welcome, Lora! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Great intro! Bring that GTO out to C&C sometime too! WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Welcome, cool pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Here's the obligatory :leghump: for being one cool car-loving woman. Welcome to the site! :thumbup: What a great automotive history you and your family has: great string of cars and that 1972 GTO is gorgeous. I'm also trying raise my kids in the car mode. See you at C&C sometime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE-O Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Welcome, Lora! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybe Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Great intro, sorry about the Sunfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Welcome - kinda. Good "official" intro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Welcome to CR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0n8 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Welcome! I started my daughter off with my old Hot Wheels and some F1 before my wife would wake up. So far it's worked. Family still have the Z28 or is it long gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lora Posted August 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Sadly, the Z28 is long gone i want to thank everyone for the kind words and making me feel so welcome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Welcome. That GTO is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTA09 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Great intro. Welcome to Cr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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