Wutta bunch....

....of great people we pull together at our annual bash/party/race/reunion/cookout/swapmeet/bullshit session/techtalk...ah, hell, I don't know what to call it! Pick a reason to be there next year and DO IT..

Wes, you're our hero. Hats of too you and your family. The effort and dedication you pour into making us whiners happy is amazing.


Phillip, that's the coolest engine shop I've ever seen. Your hospitality for this bunch is so great and so appreciated.

Lem, even when nobody is picking your brain you're an entertaining s.o.b. Always fun to see you. Thanks for what you do.

Keith....your attitude toward racers and racing defines the sport.

Randy,,,just shooting the shit with you is a party by itself.


Btw, if anybody didn't get overfed at this deal...it's your own fault.

Now, a moment of silence in memory of all those we've lost, prayers for all family and friends of the Bozelles...and hopes that we won't need to add any more names to our list of reasons for calling this a "memorial" race. Mike, I choked up watching your slow memorial pass...so appropriate yet so hard to watch.

So now, I know I'm leaving lots of folks out in my "thank you", so jump in, guys and highlight your favorite stuff.

Oh, by the way...there was some good racing there, too.

And, oh, yeah....There were a bunch of locals who came to race...and got picked on by a bully in a Pinto.  Cheers, Randy

and, umm....Dan-o, I'm sure you were unaware of how much troule you were in when we lined up in the semis. ...until my sweaty finger slid off the t-brake button and I left a couple of days early Sorry I didn't make that a better race. Hats off to you in your win.

Would have loved to be able to made it this year maybe one of these I will be able. Ok now who did Nick out run if any.

...Sheesh...I left out the Nickster

I'll let him do that update.

For sure. !! Best bunch of folks you will find.

Special shout out to my pit guy, Graham Martin. Best help I ever had, stayed close to the car and the cranky driver. Never had to look for him...always on the job. Thanks a heap, Graham.

Good time! I had fun giving "the freelader" some driving tips in his 6.50 car. I forgot to tell him wheelie bars are not what you stand on to put fuel in the car........

cool40 wrote:Good time! I had fun giving "the freelader" some driving tips in his 6.50 car. I forgot to tell him wheelie bars are not what you stand on to put fuel in the car........

He was putting the seat belts in the car when I told him that "Safety is for pussies."

this event had so many emotions . Yall missed a great one !!!

cool40 wrote:Good time! I had fun giving "the freelader" some driving tips in his 6.50 car. I forgot to tell him wheelie bars are not what you stand on to put fuel in the car........

Did he ever run that fast ???

QtrWarrior wrote:

cool40 wrote:Good time! I had fun giving "the freelader" some driving tips in his 6.50 car. I forgot to tell him wheelie bars are not what you stand on to put fuel in the car........

Did he ever run that fast  ???

He took abuse all weekend....and yet there's more.

We're just in, so this will be sort of short for now...

The Memorial pass....Same as It was 6 years ago , when Dee and I did it at Windy Hollow....
Same tears in the eyes, wishing We didn't have to do it...
I wanted Josh to make the pass in the Torino, as I thought it was more"fitting" for a lack of a better word...
But I was honored that Wes asked me to do it..
Thanks to Wes and his family for ALL they did for this race/ group !!!
Thanks to the sponsors that supported the race, because without them...... need I say more...

Thanks to everybody that brought Food and /or cooked.. Melvin , breakfast was off the Chain !!!!
Also , Thanks to Freelander for being the butt end of ALOT of jokes this weekend ... Ya know we love ya..!!!

BUT.. Most of all... Thanks to my wife for cooking for the masses and putting up with the madness !!!!

How many more weeks til the next one ????

We're just in, so this will be sort of short for now...

The Memorial pass....Same as It was 6 years ago , when Dee and I did it at Windy Hollow....
Same tears in the eyes, wishing We didn't have to do it...
I wanted Josh to make the pass in the Torino, as I thought it was more"fitting" for a lack of a better word...
But I was honored that Wes asked me to do it..
Thanks to Wes and his family for ALL they did for this race/ group !!!
Thanks to the sponsors that supported the race, because without them...... need I say more...

Thanks to everybody that brought Food and /or cooked.. Melvin , breakfast was off the Chain !!!!
Also , Thanks to Freelander for being the butt end of ALOT of jokes this weekend ... Ya know we love ya..!!!

BUT.. Most of all... Thanks to my wife for cooking for the masses and putting up with the madness !!!!

How many more weeks til the next one ????

I got home several hours ago and was already thinking about the next one. No other race track in the world can you have a friend bring a spare cam, a engine master have a drill bushing to double pin a cam gear then help drill the gear, then take the time to show me how to check piston to valve clearance without pulling the head. Thanks a bunch Randy and Blake. It is hard to explain the hurt we all experienced after Leroy passed. We lost a family member and friend. Those of you who debate whether to come and then don't have no idea what you are missing. Hats off to Wes for another great job. What a weekend!

maverick wrote:Special shout out to my pit guy, Graham Martin.  Best help I ever had, stayed close to the car and the cranky driver. Never had to look for him...always on the job.  Thanks a heap, Graham.

On behalf of my Son Graham thanks. He really had a blast. Didnt want to leave for home. Too busy hanging out at Uncle Wes' Redneck kitchen!
Thanks for taking Graham under your wing and showing him the ropes. He is talking to his freinds about running your car arround in the pits!
Regards.
Al

cool40 wrote:Good time! I had fun giving "the freelader" some driving tips in his 6.50 car. I forgot to tell him wheelie bars are not what you stand on to put fuel in the car........

Baller!

Dave hang in there . That thing will be a beast when it is sorted out !!

Kim, thanks for the kind words. I'm not sure if it got said but B F Evans Ford & Race Parts was a sponsor of the event.

Lem Evans wrote:Kim, thanks for the kind words. I'm not sure if it got said but B F Evans Ford & Race Parts was a sponsor of the event.

Yes it did.... Wes announced it at the meeting

dr's wife racing wrote:Dave hang in there . That thing will be a beast when it is sorted out !!

absolutely !! If it don't run fast as you'd like it'll always work for a show car.

I just want to say thank you to everyone there who continue to make this EVENT a "can't miss" time for me.
Melvin ... after all that work you did and then breaking the rear gears to not even get one run afterward ...

My special thanks to Dee for being there to oblige my abnormal coffee habit.

Lem Evans wrote:Kim, thanks for the kind words. I'm not sure if it got said but B F Evans Ford & Race Parts was a sponsor of the event.

Yeh...It did get said...just not by me.   Cheers and hats off to a real friend, benefactor and hero to the entire Ford racing community.
I should be shot for omitting that one.  Lem and B.F Evans Ford go right up on the top shelf! My most sincere apology to you, Lem.