Yeah it looks like March 26th is the date.

Looks like the park--BBQ--Cruise to HMP is the format.

Let's make it:

Meet in the park--1 PM

BBQ (the traditional "burning of the dogs")--3 PM

Awards--4:30 PM

Cruise to HMP--5 PM



Sound cool?

 

Now, couple of things that we need to deceide:

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For the awards--how are we going to do the judging?

Elect 3 people to do the judging
OR
Everybody that shows up gets to vote?
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What catagories?

Below are the original ones I posted--and maybe there are too many--which ones should be eliminated and should any be added?

Best Paint
Best Interior
Best/Cleanest Engine compartment
Best Wheels/Tires
Best/Most Improved Car
Best Engineering (ex: engine swap, but not limited to)
Best/Baddest Sounding Car (Exhaust at Idle-- not stereo)
Best/Long Distance Award
Best Overall
Best/Quickest pass at HMP that night

I'm thinking to eliminate:

Best/Most Improved Car--might very hard to judge since not everybody is familar with everybody elses cars past/present.

Best Engineering (ex: engine swap, but not limited to)

Best Wheels/Tires (-OH CRAP--that's the only one I had a shot at!)

Best/Baddest Sounding Car (Exhaust at Idle-- not stereo)--I don't know--I kinda like this one!

So the catagories would be:


Best Exterior/Paint
Best Interior
Best/Cleanest Engine compartment
Best Overall
Best/Long Distance Award
Best/Quickest pass at HMP that night

What do U guys think?

 

Quickest ET for sure
BEST 60' (Best launch in other words)
Best exterior
Best Interior
Cleanest Engine bay
Best Overall

Too bad there isn't a skidpad around, or we could go for most G's
I say we do it ballot style just print them out and people can fill in the blanks. All cars could have names tucked under the wiper blade, nice and easy.

 

TexasLT-1 - It's not tuna ya smell, it's an empty wallet. Hell, I raced Zap when my motor was missing bad and running pig rich, fried clutch, and posi rear only spinning peg legged, I still ran him anyways. I'd be glad to hand ya your a$$ when I get a clutch.

And always, I accept donations!

 

I was just pokin fun, but when you put it that way, its on

 

TAMATT27--Here's another one to post on the list of match races!

I'm gonna wait and get my car back together and do the chip with Mikeee and see how it runs before I start making any challenges--but I will say this--Barry, if/when U get your tranny fixed--YOUR MINE!--no excuses--just put your money where your mouth is!!!

 

I gotta give credit where credit is due. If my car had been in the shape Mikeee's was , I would not have raced, but he did! Mikeee is a man of his word! I know his car is a lot faster than what was shown by his ET's. Hope U can get a good clutch in there by the SPRING FLING THING, cause I want a rematch puddinpops!

 

OK, I might as well throw down the gauntlet.
The way I see it Texas LTI is the fastest proven car, hes going to beat me every time (close though)

Pasky should be fast but wasnt' due to some problems

Mikes car should be fast, but ditto to the Pasky statement

Barry's car, well ditto again

The guy (im sorrry im terrible with names) with the Blue formula, stoker motor and superram will be fast soon, I think really fast, and should be able to beat me

Zaps car has been pretty fast, and hes redoing his heads

So my best bet is ZAPPER. We should run pretty close, I think you said your best 1/8 time was lile 8.7 or something, mine is 8.6 or so. So get you car ready and LETS DO IT. We are about the two oldest guys anyway so its kind of the geriatric championship


I think the fastes ETs will go

Texas LTI
Me or Pasky
Zap

It all depends on the unknowns of the other cars mentioned above

 

Can I come im about 3 1/2 hrs away near San Antonio maybe i can get the SA chapter to come over too.

 

That would be awesome if you could get them to come as well. The more cars the better.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by TexasLT1
stupid weak T-5's
Tell me about it.................Blown T-5

 

Good! by March, the tranny will be fixed, and the new heads and cam should be in. Then we'll see who owns who.
I have appointed myself the official broker for the Mikey-Texas LT1 race. Mikey goes off at a 20 to 1 underdog.

 

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Larry Dunlap
[B]
most disorganized engine bay wiring (just kidding Barry)

I'll leave it like it is so I can take home the trophy on that one.

It's not that it's disorganized. I'm with Pasky. I know where everything is, it works, and I'm lazy!

 

Yeah, but that 8.7 was with your Nittos--without them I'll be running 9.1's. Even though I redoing the top end, all that's gonna do is make it even harder to hook up on street tires.
So, I'll run U on street tires or if I can get some drag radials on it, otherwise it's a lost cause.

 

We would be disappointed if U don't!!!

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=274071

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...91#post2149191

 

im gonna try to get some people to come down with me i saw that vernw is in the dallas area. i just joined nttga.net so im gonna post and see if some more north texas gen III's will come down. im game for the 26th. game for trophys. and game for dragstrip. hopefully count me in.

 

hey Mr. k's89rs!!! just posted a reply on NTTGA.......can we bring some 2nd & 4th gens too?? it's sooo cool to hang with people from all gens of these awesome fbods!!!

 

Craig what do you think? I'm for it, just gets us an even better turn out, and more variety at the track...

 

Hell Yeah!!!

It's billed as a Thirdgen thing, but I sure don't object--don't hink anybody else would--I welcome any performance car (except maybe Mustangs!)LOL. First gen, Second gen, fourth gen, it's all in the family! Personally, I think it reminds us all, of the F-body heritage!

ESPECIALLY IF SOMEBODY IS WILLING TO DRIVE FROM OUT OF TOWN TO HOUSTON FOR THE THING!!!:hail:

However, I think all the appearance and performance awards should be reserved for Thirdgens.

Cool?

 

What about Imports? I may have a Nice young lady attending this one with me She's got a 99 Prelude, prolly faster than my pos, lol.

 

NO! STRICTLY FORBIDDEN!


but nothing wrong with bringing the lady

 

I dont think we should have anything outside of F-body cars. But I think that Fbods girl should be an exception just because shes with him. I am sure a few other people will have there significant other or friends come along with them in a seperate non-fbody cars so I think we can let a few slide as long as there with a member. We just shouldnt be inviting any outside stangs or r!ce along.

 

Hey!! no sweat!!! Actually, we had an Fbody GetToGether this last November here in Dallas with over 120 cars, 'bout 105 of 'em were fbods......we had to tell our GTO and vette friends to park elsewhere!!!

btw, the local 3rd gen club (NTTGA) cleaned UP on the trophies & stuff!!!!

 

Her car is totally stock, no **** for her. But she's REAL into cars, she's like...well, let's jsut say I'd let her make some juiced passes in my car...I only let my mama and Steve drive it

 

In my opinion, any "nice young ladies" are welcome no matter what they drive. Of course Im just an old fart but ladies certainly brighten up the scenery. Now if she is driving an import, no big deal, just park it waaaaaayy over there somewhere

 

Well, I think that subject has been covered. I have no objection to her driving it to the gathering or attending. She's gota get there somehow! I don't think it should be "displayed" as we do the thirdgens. I would definately encourage more ladies to attend our functions--always dresses up the scenery--besides we need more to attend, if we are ever gonna include a wet t-shirt contest in our festivities!

 

Now that everything is pretty much in place for the SPRING FLING THING, what are we gonna do about the awards as far as taking up a collection so we can upgrade the quality of awards given. Does everybody want to kick in a couple bucks so we can do this?

If we do not, and they come out of my pocket, they are gona be some very inexpensive ribbons.

If we do--depending on how much is donated-- the choices are:
( I'm just guessing on prices--based on past experiances--have not actually checked with trophy shops yet.)

Engraved Business card size plaques with an adhesive strip--probably a couple bucks each.

Engraved plaques (appox. 5X7" or larger) with a wood backing usually about 1/2" thick--probably about 7.00 to 10.00 each.

Engraved trophies-- probably 10.00 on up depending on size and how fancy U get.


Based on past similar situations most people prefer plaques rather trophies for several reasons. Cheaper--easier to keep up with--tropies have a tendency to not be as durable with time. Trophies usually end up on the shelf and never seen again by anybody other than yourselves...ETC

My initial thoughts are the business card size plaques. They are inexpensive, yet still appealing--easy to keep up with-- These are also very easy to display on/in yur car like on the dash board or under the hood like U do MFG. decals.

I am willing to do whatever U guys want---we just need to figure out what we want to do, and get the funds together in plenty of time to go to the trophy shop to GIT-R-DONE where it's not a last minute scramble.

I realize that many of U are probably thinking "I don't have a shot at any of the awards--why should I contribute?" Well, it's just part of being in an organization/club like we have here! If everybody kicks in 2.00 or 3.00 dollars, compared to what we all spend on our cars, it's no big deal!

Funds could be either mailed to me or we could do a "paypal" deal. I am already set up at paypal with 2 different accounts. A list of all contributions would be published so all can see that all the funds went to to the awards.

Let me know!

Craig

 

Well put me down for $10 for the trophies, or plaques. I always liked trophies better, but its not a big deal. Trophies you can put on a shelf and read them. I can mail a check, give me the address to mail it to.

Oh yeah and put me down fo $20 for the wet T shirt contest (as long as I get to be a judge).

Believe it or not, my girlfriend might be a contender. She's kind of old though at 30.

 

I'm thinking if we all chipped in like $5 we could probably do some small plaques, 5 x 7 would be a good size. Just have something like;

If we could find a logo of a Camaro and Firebird nose-to-nose, that would be awesome, have that up top. Then in fairly large letters put:

Houston Thirdgen Club would like to recognize you for:

Whatever category in larger letters

then at the bottom something like At the 2005 Spring Fling Thing


I can work something up in photoshop later once we get some ideas.

 

Larry you dog, there is nothing wrong with 30 lol

 

ill give 20 bux to the cause

 

How about a plaque for best MPH ?

I'll see what I can contribute, money is a little tight for me right now after taking a trip and buying cam parts.

 

If yall a looking for even more TX F-bodys to attend Im working on SA members already but i bet the Austin F-body club would be interested if its cool with Yall.
There Link http://austin-f-body.org/

 

I guess we could add MPH,

As far as donations I am only asking for 2 or 3 bucks from everybody!

 

Sorry--double post

 

well tell me where i can meet up with you to give my money to get this rolling

 

put me down for some cash, I can spare a couple o' bucks here and there no prob!

While we're talkin' about cash ya'll be sure to go donate something to those folks overseas who got smacked by that tsunami! if you've got old clothes, or whatever those people can literally use the shirt of yer back right now! It'd be really cool if maybe we could do some sort of big meet - signs and the like (I got the hookup maybe on that) and get people to stop and check out the cars and donate the proceeds to those peeps. What you guys think about that idea? maybe we could even do it at the spring meet if we had it somewhere public enough!

aaand, while I'm runnin' off at tha' mouth, how's this logo? In looking at it, it might need to be cleaned up some for etching and such. maybe it could just be used as a template, or some such.. anyway here ya' go

 

thats perfect

 

How come link works for U and not for me?

 

shouldn't be a link but an image directly put down in the post itself....

http://www.southernmystic.net/3genwin/chevy.gif

There's a link to it, though.. if that doesn't work for you, then I think that your computer hates my website! :P

 

i donated some cash and clothes and non perisheables

 

I FRIGGING HATE COMPUTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I click on it, a seperate box/page opens but nothing happens --after about 20 seconds a box comes up that says connection failure has occured. I've been able to open all your stuff in the past. What's differen

I even tried a copy + paste in the browser addy bar--NOTHING!

 

I got a nice logo at the house, i'll post a picture of it, its just the pontiac phoenix, but if someone can add camaro or the camaro emblem, it would look pretty sweet, that one you posted looks nice as well.

 

I'm up for it. Do I need to bring any food or drinks? And may I bring some friends. By the way I'm Kim I've been on the ATGO board for a few weeks now. I'm in the process of fixing my camaro. My car is not in top condition and I doubt it will be when I come I hope that is ok. I doesn't look like crap, it just needs a new pain job and some more work done.

Kim

 

Kim, glad you came on over. We'd love for you to come, the more cars the better. Don't be too concerned about food right now, we'll work that out as it gets closer to time. And as far as your car, its alright, we all understand that almost all of us have project cars, if you can bring it, bring it and don't worry about it. Besides, you just might get some ideas from someone else after seeing others cars and everyone else seeing yours.

 

You have a good point. Are we going to have this little swap meet thing too? I have a bunch of parts as well as a full set of seats I need to get rid of. I also have a full set of grey interior trim I need to trade for red.

Kim

 

Like Zap said earlier all of our cars are works in progress check out the pics of our last gathering there werent to many perfect cars there although a few came damn close IMO. Like that blue one with the black cowl hood that car is sweet

 

Yes, definately! We haven't talked a whole bunch about it yet, but it's on!

Do the smart thing and instead of hauling the stuff down here, take some pics of whatever U have to get rid of and bring them. Since most will (including me) be going to the strip and making a few passes, I don't want to be hauling around a bunch of stuff at the track. My car is slow enough as it is--I don't need the extra weight.

Craig