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Old 05-01-11, 06:36 PM
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The Everyone Home Safe Thread

Gainesville, FL Crew Home Safe!
Old 05-01-11, 07:47 PM
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good to hear... i made it without issues myself...
Old 05-01-11, 07:49 PM
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ditto =)
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the only casualty was my wallet... 1 ticket on the way home
Old 05-01-11, 08:46 PM
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Made it home safe too!
Old 05-02-11, 12:28 AM
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Made it back tonite ... had an interesting trip back but will let Chuck tell the story if he's up to it.
Old 05-02-11, 12:36 AM
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New Orleans crew home safe and sound.

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Old 05-02-11, 12:39 AM
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12 hour drive & 5 hours of rain no problem, home sweet home. With news of Bin Ladens demise! High 5's all around!

Awesome 1st time at the Gap by the way, will be back for more!
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Made it back to Jacksonville safely and with no problems also. Car had a distinctive piston smell to it that I couldn't figure out until I remembered Eddie drove the car at DGRR Joke of course!

Thanks to the Miami crew for allowing me to hook up with them: Hope Simon, Drew, Joe, and Lucy made it back safely also.
Old 05-02-11, 06:35 AM
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LOL...The sweet smell of 3 rotor perfection stayed with me...so I'm sorry you got the bad end of the stick on that one LOL. Thanks so much for the drive...makes me want to return to the light...
Old 05-02-11, 08:30 AM
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Home safe with a little over a 1k miles on the turbo and minus $250 in the bank spent on fuel.
Old 05-02-11, 01:42 PM
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Thanks to the Miami crew for allowing me to hook up with them: Hope Simon, Drew, Joe, and Lucy made it back safely also.
We made it back safe..
My ears are still ringing from my 4" exhaust for over 14 hours. I'm having a hard time hearing my coworkers so i am asking them to text me. I should get a hearing aid dog.

David you almost got clipped by that semi......that was no joke.
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...David you almost got clipped by that semi......that was no joke...
OK, so obviously there's a story here that needs to be told! Thank god it didn't happen...
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I got back home at 4am. It was not fun.
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We made it back safely, rolled into my house about 2AM. I need a nap
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I still had some Dragon in me on the way home, drove 80-90 all the way and no tickets. My luck will run out one of these days.
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Safe and sound here as well. Got in about 3 this afternoon
Old 05-02-11, 08:37 PM
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Anyone see turns around town differently now..? All seem so damn boring...and minis still make me cringe.
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"Thanks to the Miami crew for allowing me to hook up with them: Hope Simon, Drew, Joe, and Lucy made it back safely also."

No Problem.....
Glad you and your F-I-L made it safe.... We made it home around mid-night.. Unloaded my FD at Simon's house due to the driveway angle....made it easier for my low *** FD...

Bad report to post..

Went and picked it up today and she left me stranded 2 miles from home...
Smelled an electrical short while I was driving and before I could react... she died...Keeps popping the 15 amp engine fuse.... Funny thing is that I ordered a front Tow hook last week and it arrived today... Wife came home and picked it up and delivered it to me. Got to use it right away.. I installed it on site and pulled my bitch home....

Time to start troubleshooting

On a positive note......
It didn't happen on the Dragon or in the Mountains which could have been worse...so everything is good on that end...

L8R
Old 05-02-11, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by lwnslw
"Thanks to the Miami crew for allowing me to hook up with them: Hope Simon, Drew, Joe, and Lucy made it back safely also."

No Problem.....
Glad you and your F-I-L made it safe.... We made it home around mid-night.. Unloaded my FD at Simon's house due to the driveway angle....made it easier for my low *** FD...

Bad report to post..

Went and picked it up today and she left me stranded 2 miles from home...
Smelled an electrical short while I was driving and before I could react... she died...Keeps popping the 15 amp engine fuse.... Funny thing is that I ordered a front Tow hook last week and it arrived today... Wife came home and picked it up and delivered it to me. Got to use it right away.. I installed it on site and pulled my bitch home....

Time to start troubleshooting

On a positive note......
It didn't happen on the Dragon or in the Mountains which could have been worse...so everything is good on that end...

L8R
Yes, your baby held on for a long trip. Glad it happened in your hometown vs the mtns.
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The northeast group had a long trip back helping a fellow FD owner nurse his car back with a badly leaking oil pan..... we were stopping every 75-100 miles to check the oil level and refill as needed. Coincidentally my FD has a decent amount of engine oil all over the front bumper and hood

Great to see everyone, the weather this year was the best yet (no rain)
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
The northeast group had a long trip back helping a fellow FD owner nurse his car back with a badly leaking oil pan..... we were stopping every 75-100 miles to check the oil level and refill as needed. Coincidentally my FD has a decent amount of engine oil all over the front bumper and hood

Great to see everyone, the weather this year was the best yet (no rain)
who's FD had had the 1300cc injector stuck that flooded out (fuel out of the manifolds )? Did he make it back alright on primaries?
Old 05-02-11, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by moosejaw
We made it back safe..
My ears are still ringing from my 4" exhaust for over 14 hours. I'm having a hard time hearing my coworkers so i am asking them to text me. I should get a hearing aid dog.

David you almost got clipped by that semi......that was no joke.
Drew, i will mail you some ear plugs along with your undertray =)
Old 05-02-11, 09:11 PM
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It was nice to meet some of you! Can't wait to meet more next year. Who knows, maybe by then the hubby will pick up an FD to build by then. =)
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Made it home after a day of rest in the mountains yesterday. Had a great time as always! My girlfriend is now officially a rotorhead!! Thanks for everyone on letting us ride ! I'll be back next year!


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