RIP: Norman Sidepex aka Goofyrotor
07-13-12, 02:10 AM
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Very sorry to hear it! Norman was one of the good guys! I always enjoyed speaking to him. My condolences to his family and friends! This old schooler will be missed....
-Bern
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07-13-12, 08:18 AM
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Norman, the man with the boots. We never had that bbq at sidepex I had posted about 
He was a funny guy, friendly and cool to talk to.
Hey Roy, he never let me see under his FD hood at the costco meets. Haha he would close it whenever i would walk towards him, and said we had to race.
Fun times with goofyrotor, RIP
He was a funny guy, friendly and cool to talk to.
Hey Roy, he never let me see under his FD hood at the costco meets. Haha he would close it whenever i would walk towards him, and said we had to race.
Fun times with goofyrotor, RIP
07-13-12, 10:06 AM
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Norman, the man with the boots. We never had that bbq at sidepex I had posted about
He was a funny guy, friendly and cool to talk to.
Hey Roy, he never let me see under his FD hood at the costco meets. Haha he would close it whenever i would walk towards him, and said we had to race.
Fun times with goofyrotor, RIP
He was a funny guy, friendly and cool to talk to.
Hey Roy, he never let me see under his FD hood at the costco meets. Haha he would close it whenever i would walk towards him, and said we had to race.
Fun times with goofyrotor, RIP
07-15-12, 02:03 AM
#37
omg, this is terrible news. Yes, Sidepex was at Lower Azusa and Rosemead next to the train tracks.
Norman is a good friend and my great FD mechanic for many many years. I always bring him problems I couldn't solve myself. He never lag on any job, did it as soon as possible. Even just doing simple 99spec turbo swap only took him one day and I was able to pick it up the day after I drop'd it off. Very funny guy and talk trash on the forum all the time in the west section. He tries to keep his identity as goofyrotor a secret but i'm sure many people knew.
He had just finished building my motor when he was diagnosed with brain tumor. Did a excellent job street/match porting and assembled it with iannetti ceramic seals which he strongly recommended. It took about a year after his surgery that we decided to tow my FD to his house to finish dropping the motor into the car. After that it took over a year because of his frequent visits to the hospital leaves him only capable to work about 4 to 10 hours a week. Eventually the process took too long and I paid him the total that I owed him and took my car to Glenn Price at Illicit Performance in Palm Springs to finish the car up and running. I am sad but proud to say that my motor was the last one Norman built. He is a great guy and will always be remembered by those that knew him.
Rest In Peace Norman. The rotary community will miss you...
Norman is a good friend and my great FD mechanic for many many years. I always bring him problems I couldn't solve myself. He never lag on any job, did it as soon as possible. Even just doing simple 99spec turbo swap only took him one day and I was able to pick it up the day after I drop'd it off. Very funny guy and talk trash on the forum all the time in the west section. He tries to keep his identity as goofyrotor a secret but i'm sure many people knew.
He had just finished building my motor when he was diagnosed with brain tumor. Did a excellent job street/match porting and assembled it with iannetti ceramic seals which he strongly recommended. It took about a year after his surgery that we decided to tow my FD to his house to finish dropping the motor into the car. After that it took over a year because of his frequent visits to the hospital leaves him only capable to work about 4 to 10 hours a week. Eventually the process took too long and I paid him the total that I owed him and took my car to Glenn Price at Illicit Performance in Palm Springs to finish the car up and running. I am sad but proud to say that my motor was the last one Norman built. He is a great guy and will always be remembered by those that knew him.
Rest In Peace Norman. The rotary community will miss you...
07-16-12, 01:01 AM
#38
CEO of Belligerents INC.
Keep us posted man..I'm in for sure. Let us know if they are collecting for his services too.
