A tribute to one of my mentors that has passed.

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A tribute to one of my mentors that has passed.

Post by bigjim » Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:14 pm

He was an inspiration to all of us Hemi fanatics. An ex F15 pilot that found peace a few weeks ago.
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Re: A tribute to one of my mentors that has passed.

Post by breakaway500 » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:09 am

Sorry for your loss. However,150mph on public roads is not something to aspire to.. :shock:
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Re: A tribute to one of my mentors that has passed.

Post by cfossum » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:08 pm

yikes!
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Post by brucesallen » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:26 pm

and with automatic tranny!
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Re: A tribute to one of my mentors that has passed.

Post by WillM » Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:04 pm

Sorry for your loss, Jim.
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Re: A tribute to one of my mentors that has passed.

Post by bigjim » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:20 pm

Thanks Will.
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Re: A tribute to one of my mentors that has passed.

Post by bigjim » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:56 pm

breakaway500 wrote:Sorry for your loss. However,150mph on public roads is not something to aspire to.. :shock:

You missed the entire point of the thread. The aspirations were simply to make a car that was never expected to be able to go 177mph safely do it. I do NOT condone the stuff in the vid BTW. I find my outlet on track with others I can trust to do the right thing if they make a mistake. 99% of the folks on public roads (and how could you ever expect to spot the 1%) scare me into driving like a granny when there. I do 60,000 miles a year, I see it all. See you at Mosport??
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Re: A tribute to one of my mentors that has passed.

Post by bigjim » Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:02 pm

brucesallen wrote:and with automatic tranny!

Yup, electricly shifted transmission that can be an automatic if the driver so chooses or stay put when chosen. Do your research before jabing please.
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Re: A tribute to one of my mentors that has passed.

Post by bigjim » Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:06 pm

I had started this thread 2 weeks after my Mom passed away, sorry for the delay in responding to the childish jabs at my attempt to say thanks to a fellow fast driver that had died. See ya'all at Mosport.
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