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Old 10-22-2006, 08:44 PM
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Whos from Illinois around here?

Wonderin whos from illinois here. And is there any third gen camaro clubs out in our state?
Old 10-22-2006, 09:19 PM
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you do realize that there is a chicago board right under the midwest board don't you? there's tons of meets, etc on that board. most of us are southsiders or from NW indiana.
Old 10-22-2006, 10:14 PM
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Old 10-31-2006, 12:31 AM
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I'm from Hillsboro, a little town 50 mi south of springfield. I'm currently at school in Indiana, though.
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Old 11-12-2006, 01:15 PM
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Old 11-13-2006, 04:36 PM
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Old 11-14-2006, 10:26 AM
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Old 11-28-2006, 09:53 PM
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Old 11-28-2006, 11:19 PM
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Old 11-30-2006, 12:25 PM
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vic_V8 do you run at cordova ever?
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Old 12-01-2006, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by KWIK84
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vic_V8 do you run at cordova ever?

yup, but I like byron way better. I was just by peoria last weekend, well actually it was chilacofthe (I can't even come close to spelling that.)

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Old 12-02-2006, 10:11 PM
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Old 12-04-2006, 03:25 PM
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Old 12-13-2006, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by intruder
mt vernon area here
I'm about 40 miles west of you.

I don't have a car, but I do have a couple trucks and was refered to this site because many people here know a lot about the TBI system.





And I wonder how I managed to get such a simple user name with over 57,000 registered members?



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Old 12-14-2006, 11:51 AM
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Old 12-18-2006, 04:09 AM
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Old 12-26-2006, 04:51 PM
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Old 12-28-2006, 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Tony Walch
Raymond.. 30 mins south of springfield 20 mins north of Hillsboro
Ha....you said Hillsboro.....

(side-note to Tony) Probably slim....but what do you think the odds are of FC helping me build a 200mph Camaro on the cheap?????
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What's so funny about Hillsboro?
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Originally Posted by spartyon
Northeast Illinois
i'm from the harbor too
Old 12-30-2006, 02:57 AM
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What's so funny about Hillsboro?
My buddy is from Hillsboro and we were talkin at work about "The 'Boro"......
funny to me.....everyone else, not so much.....
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and from Tony's lack of response, I take it that the guys at FC are still laughing because I used the word cheap?

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Old 01-01-2007, 02:49 AM
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The smallest of small towns. 4 stop lights
Stoplights!!!! Ha! that's like livin in the big city around here.....stop signs or nuthin around here...
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Old 01-14-2007, 12:53 PM
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Yeah im wheaton here to...actually winfield, i got the temporarily bondoed up

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Originally Posted by 911rsq
My buddy is from Hillsboro and we were talkin at work about "The 'Boro"......
funny to me.....everyone else, not so much.....
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and from Tony's lack of response, I take it that the guys at FC are still laughing because I used the word cheap?

Sorry for the no response...
I dont allways check the midwest...
but your kinda right, not much on the cheap anymore
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Roodhouse Illinois here. About 45minutes to an hour southwest of Springfield.
Carrollton here.
Old 02-04-2007, 04:28 PM
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