My Post Hyperfest Story

white_2kgt · 06-26-2007, 08:58 AM

So as many of you know the wife and I came up for a few hrs to hang out, after we left we went to dinner in Winchester then headed back down 66 to get home (vs 340->70). So about 20 miles outside of NOVA the wife has to goto the bathroom, there's nowhere out there to stop so we press on. A few minutes later a Red with White Stripes Ford GT starts creeping up behind me. The camera is all the way in the back but I had my cell phone cam so I snap off a few shots. They pretty much look like ass. So he gets up in front of me and I loose him, about 10 minutes later we run up on the RT15 exit, there's a Sheetz so I pull off to let the wife go. As I pull into sheets I see the GT over across the street at the shell station. I pull the wife back in the car and we head over to the shell station. The pump next to him is empty so I pull in. Nobody's at the car. So I fill the truck up and the owner walks over. Turns out he's a really cool guy and lives in Rockville. He says hes on the way back from Roanoke from having lunch w/ friends. I ask him if he's ever taken it to the track, he starts telling me how he's got to lower the seat b/c his head hits the roof w/ a helmet on and how he's taken the BSR accident class at Summit. ORLY!? Then he tells me his buddy is renting Summit Pt in a few months and he's going to take the car! He ended up giving me his card I'll probably try and keep in touch w/ him and find out when he's going to the track.

I've met a few Ford GT owners. Up until now only the ones I've met at the track have actually been cool, this guy was very laid back and a real FORD guy at heart. Drives a F150 daily.

Oh and of course I got my camera out of the back this time Smile

Andy · 06-26-2007, 09:11 AM

your face ruined the picture.

-edit-So you think he'll call you up to go to his friend's private event? That would be kickass.

Kaan · 06-26-2007, 09:15 AM

do those things fit into AI very well?

HAULN-SS · 06-26-2007, 09:15 AM

haha..cool story. The GT is one of the few Fords I'd drive and be proud of, haha

.RJ · 06-26-2007, 09:16 AM

HAULN-SS Wrote:The GT is one of the few Fords I'd drive and be proud of, haha

Says the guy with the busted ass monte carlos... :roll:

white_2kgt · 06-26-2007, 09:21 AM

Andy Wrote:your face ruined the picture.

-edit-So you think he'll call you up to go to his friend's private event? That would be kickass.

Better?

I'm going to email him and see if he's interested in an instructor :lol:

Kaan Wrote:do those things fit into AI very well?

Yea, sure. I'll slap a Mustang badge on the back and I think we could trick everyone into thinking it's the new shelby 8)

HAULN-SS · 06-26-2007, 09:22 AM

Pfft..only one is busted..and the other isn't going to be busted for too much longer

white_2kgt · 06-26-2007, 09:43 AM

HAULN-SS Wrote:Pfft..only one is busted..and the other isn't going to be busted for too much longer

Please don't Derrek my thread. Thanks.

ScottyB · 06-26-2007, 09:47 AM

white_2kgt Wrote:He says hes on the way back from Roanoke from having lunch w/ friends.

no way. i saw this exact GT when i was in roanoke this weekend to see my family. passed him not a mile from my house. and i HIGHLY doubt there were two red/white GT's in roanoke this weekend :lol:

small world!

white_2kgt · 06-26-2007, 09:54 AM

ScottyB Wrote:
white_2kgt Wrote:He says hes on the way back from Roanoke from having lunch w/ friends.

no way. i saw this exact GT when i was in roanoke this weekend to see my family. passed him not a mile from my house. and i HIGHLY doubt there were two red/white GT's in roanoke this weekend :lol:

small world!

lol, if it had MD plates that said FRD GT I'm sure it was the same guy! Smile

**Goodspeed** · 06-26-2007, 10:06 AM

Man....what a terrific looking car. I don't think there is anything, short of the Enzo (which it is much prettier than) that can match it for sheer presence and raw looks. Just makes a CGT look like a squished bug. If I had a spare 150k lying around, that would be one of the first cars I'd buy. I have yet to see one in person, but the red/white looks stunning

ScottyB · 06-26-2007, 10:11 AM

Goodspeed Wrote:I have yet to see one in person, but the red/white looks stunning

it is. i'm not a racing stripes fan either, but it is totally meant to be on the car.

PDenbigh · 06-26-2007, 10:15 AM

That's awesome dude! I love the way you said, "I pull the wife back in the car and..."

See if he needs a couple crew members, to, um, wax it after each session?

HAULN-SS · 06-26-2007, 10:28 AM

I was in Nashville last year and they had one for raffle sitting outside the Hall of Fame - white/blue that was pretty hot. I looked at it up close, entered the raffle..figured what the hell..it was either really cheap or free..i think they said it was Alan Jacksons car formerly.

**G.Irish** · 06-26-2007, 10:42 AM

What's really cool about a lot of the supercar owners is that they are enthusiasts just like you and me. I've been pleasantly surprised at how cool and down to earth a lot of the 430 challenge guys have been.

Hope you get a chance to ride in the car Chad, although that may end up ruining your sense of speed...

Goodspeed Wrote:Man....what a terrific looking car. I don't think there is anything, short of the Enzo (which it is much prettier than) that can match it for sheer presence and raw looks.

Nope, the Enzo is a pretty unattractive car. It probably has the highest ugly to speed ratio of any supercar this side of a Mosler (certainly the ugliest of all the uber Ferraris). The Ford GT looks much much better.

BLINGMW · 06-26-2007, 10:47 AM

G.Irish Wrote:highest ugly to speed ratio

:lol: there should be a calculator for that

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