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UPDATE #5
08.28.2006
Welcome committee meets the Z3BD crew......
Nuttin but love here for my man Jeffy......
The Tony Stewart fans amass outside where he is to make an appearance.....
Can you find the Ricky Bobby wannabe in the photo......
Now this is a Tony Stewart fan from the toes up.....
And this is TS or at least his transportation..... Never did see the Home Depot Demon.....
Well enuff of the Tony watch and off to Trackside Live with a bunch....
of these guys.......
The Hermanator drives some refuse into the crowd with his mighty St Louis swing...
Speaking of rednecks we finally hooked up with Tahoe Tom and his crew Todd......
Todd was like a kid in the candy store.......
Crowd card tricks, flying flag, prayer and the athem; then it's time for a Saturday night race......
My man flashed into the lead and fought to keep a fourth place finish even with this little bobble with the 49 car on pit road......
Looks like the #17 has this track pretty much figgered out....
Sunday the after the race was "The march of the motor homes" but luckly we were headed "to" the track as someone owed me errrr....
payment on some race tickets...
The track was pretty much empty so we just drove where we pleased which was kinda cool....
We took a bunch of pictures here there and everywhere..... the photo on the right is of the Thunder Valley Dragstrip.....
After the track tour we headed into Bristol to actually see the town and have some food...
Notice something missing????
NO PHIL!!!!!!!!!!
I put Phil on top the car for a photo op
but forgot to put him back to his little spot on the dash when my connection called me on the cell phone......
I made a mad dash back to the track to save him from a fate worse than death...
Buried alive in the Bristol landfill.........
I found Phil laying in the middle of the dragstrip looking abandoned but no worse for wear.....
Bubba tried to make a serious track bar adjustment with duct tape.....
Hit the Johnson City internet hot spot and found a fellow Z3'r.... A Mr. Rhodes belongs to this little 96 beauty....
In fact someone clued him in on Homecoming and he tried to sign up... But was a day late....
He will still be attending for the vendors and etc. so you may just see this little car later this week....
Laundry on the road a favorite pastime of long distance travelers....
Early morning means packing time........
I knew that roll bar would save me some day.... Makes a nice luggage rack.... Now a quick trip to UPS store....
I dumped my roomate off at the Tri Cities Airport and hit the tabacca highway...
Well what do you know?
Tahoe Tom, the scourge or California,
caught up with me just across the SC border and we were able to cruiZe tandem into Greenville.....
3,859 Miles later........
Tom and I are at home sweet home........
Time to find Drew SSS and go out to dinner and plan tomorrows events....
LAST GASP TOUR
UPDATE #6 08.29.2006
I kinda promised no more NASCAR,
so I'll not put in the part about taking NASCAR Tom up to Charlotte to visit some NASCAR team shops
and
getting a bitchin autograph for his drive buddy Todd.
After Charlotte we turned off Maggie and my co-pilot Drew took over and we hit the back roads back to Greenville.
When coming into Chester SC we noticed they appeared to be filming a movie,
so ignoring the ole cat + curiosity warning we stopped in for a little look.
It turns out they are doing a movie called Patriotville staring Sloan from Entourage...
We were witness to "The march of the extras".......
We are basically a very shy group, don't ask about Tom attacking Roger Penske,
so shy Tom starts up a conversation with of all people big E's cousin, that's right, kin to the Intimidator himself.....
I swear on my insurance agents code book that it is the absolute truth....
Not only was he Big E's cousin, he is running for Chester County Supervisor and....
his wife Marlene happens to own the local ice cream parlor home to the best milk shakes in the world.
Pops, Tahoe Tom, treats his peeps to fresh SC peach ice cream....
YUMMERS!
Not one to pass up a bargain Tom picks up the best five buck shirt in all of Chester SC.
The Chester police force parking lot....
How come I have visions of a Blues Brothers movie?
Their S.W.A.T. vehicles are especially nice......
Business possibilities abound....
CJ's Chug-A-Mug is up for sale... Don't know if the live entertainment comes with though.....
Ah Kudzu the number one crop of the south....
Our last stop before heading home was Union SC home of the Union kudzu festival.
We filled up with cheap gas, $2.67 a gallon... and did a little splash and go......
I think Tom may have spent just a little bit too long in the little boys room...
Well off to bed...... Will be seeing some cars arriving soon along with a little rain perhaps?