"Why I didn't make the Challenge" excuse thread.

In reply to SyntheticBlinkerFluid:

True, but I'd like to be more informed.....

How about X) A lot of other things in life going on?

Still haven't sold an old challenge car, waiting on military orders was another big part, and so on.

My dad really really wanted to go but things just didn't pan out this year. Gonna try to go next year but it'll be tough, maybe if we start now.

turboswede wrote: In reply to SyntheticBlinkerFluid: True, but I'd like to be more informed.....

Yes you would, wouldn't you?

D sort of - got distracted building a vintage racer I don't think I want anymore and took a big income hit this year.

I picked up a crappy entrant 12 days prior to the event just to be sure to be a part of the festivities.

Now back to the S10 for $2012

Too far away.

bwaahahaha

SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote:

turboswede wrote: In reply to SyntheticBlinkerFluid: True, but I'd like to be more informed.....

Yes you would, wouldn't you?

I plead the fifth.....

Because my wedding date was that weekend...

But we still made it!! Drove to st augustine directly from the challenge, and got married on the beach with greas still under my fingernails.. My wife stuck it out all weekend like a trooper. Her first challenge and she had a blast... she doesent even give a crap about my old crappy bmw's.. bottom line is there is no excuse. If you want it bad enough youll put the extra time in the shop and make it happen!

Jay-

Still doing penance for all the time, money, etc invested in 2010 to run the Trifecta of Crap.

It feels really weird to have spent an entire year doing almost no real garage work (other than working on the garage itself).

slantvaliant wrote: Dan, you should have done a Challenge limo for them.

We had a 21 person Hummer for the reharsal dinner, also at a Vineyard. Trish and I didn't want anyone driving so we hired limos/busses for the rehearsal and wedding.

We had the Tequila Mockingbirds for the rehearsal, a local band out of Saratoga. Click a video or two.

http://www.thetequilamockingbirds.com/

1. I would bore everyone at the hotel to death since I gave up alcohol 20 years ago.........

I'm still building a car for a challenge.

I'm going to combine it with a week in Disney with the family either before or after the Challenge, too.

D, lots and lots of D.

pete240z wrote: 1. I would bore everyone at the hotel to death since I gave up alcohol 20 years ago.........

You could hang out with me. Swore off the stuff a while back meself.

Don't drink, never did. My mind is naturally this warped.

Lessee:

2009- moved to dc. Around that weekend. Gf (now fiancee) promised if I took the next year off from car stuff, she'd help with the next challenge build. 2010- gf bought home in june. All time/money spent into that. 2011- bought a ring. Helped fiancee train for half ironman in september.

So no space or money. New job helps money situation. trying to figure out a place to actually build the 87 200sx I bought in june. Looking like we'll be getting hitched challenge weekend up here though, so probably a 2013 effort. Not happy about that.

D, with a healthy batch of "I live on the opposite side of the continent".

I bought a 300zx turbo for $1250 for a decent daily and possible intentions to challenge it for fun.

I put a cage in it, $1200 worth of enkei RPF1's, a $600 diff, $700 coilovers, etc. I could put a welded diff in, and put the starions it came with back on, buttttt im also poor from going to events locally.

I want to make it next year with something. IDK what though.

Heres the best pic I have of it online...

~Alex

Didn't think buying my former challenge car for $3000 would let me qualify for the challenge....

mndsm wrote:

pete240z wrote: 1. I would bore everyone at the hotel to death since I gave up alcohol 20 years ago.........

You could hang out with me. Swore off the stuff a while back meself.

Rumor about a crazy guy this year at the $2011 Challenge? If I still drank there would be complaints about 2 guys.......although showing my junk is rare....

Gearheadotaku wrote: I'll think of an excuse when I show up next year.

You and I need to get together on something... I have a terrible idea.

914Driver wrote: We had a 21 person Hummer

Did you call the people from Guiness to see if it's a record? rented shuttles are the way to go. After my sister's wedding some poor guy had to cart all of us around, and probably burn the bus when he was done.

I didn't make it to the challenge because my neighbors didn't discard enough appliances to build my Duesenberg SJ replica

Sigh... too broke, too busy, too short on talent. One day I will get there, if only to walk around and make a general nuisance of myself.

^^ Blastolene Bros???