Hello Scott...
Sorry for the delayed response, but business has occupied all my time since returning from the HRPT(Hot Rod Power Tour). Needless to say, my son and I had a great time. We got the car back together, with your very appreciated help, and made the Nashville show on Friday. On Saturday am we all met at a Wal-Mart near I-40 west and proceeded toward Memphis. We were in the first group of cars after the 50 or so Corvettes that led the way. About 60 miles from Nashville, we passed the Hot Rod TV camera car. Christopher and I waved and got thumbs up from them. The next exit we had to get off for gas and they followed us. They set up on the overpass to film the passing cars, so we gave them a real show. After a few smokey,high speed passes we waved again and returned to the Interstate. I'd estimate that they got around 45 to 60 seconds of tape. I don't think they'd ever seen a 944 with a little horsepower! A little while later we stopped at a rest area and met up with the GM guys driving Chev's new hot rod pick-up to be on sale this fall. They asked alot of questions and I gave them a few of your cards. Then the Hot Rod TV camera truck showed up again and took some more shots of all the cars at the rest stop, ours included. At the lunch stop I met Billy Graham. No, not the Billy Graham, but of BillyGrahamCameros.com. The said he knew you and had some association with the original Renegade Hybrids in California. The Memphis cruise night was fantastic and we ended up at the "Rendevous" restraunt for a meal of dry ribs. Sunday, we were off to Jackson, Miss. We made the trip, but the weather was about to turn bad, so after saying goodbye to our new friends, Christopher and I returned to Nashville, arriving late that night. The car never missed a beat over the entire trip of around 750 miles. Never overheated, no exhaust leaks...just great. And I got 22mpg, cruising at 75-80 mph, with an occaisional blast into the 140-150 mph range, just to show off! I'll be down loading some pics in the next day or so, and will send some, probably without text to save space. I also have some cool video. I'll also be sending you a HRPT 2003 windshield banner and some other tour trinkets collected along the way. Talked with John Forbes yesterday. Said he's converted 9 cars now and we're talking about having a reunion in late June or early July for all the cars in Del Ray Beach. If it comes together, I'll probably trailer my car and attend. Again, cannot express how much we appreciate your help and support. Knowing that you were standing behind us in case of a problem certainly took a load off my mine. The kits' engineering and quality certainly proved itself with the zero problems trip. I don't think I would hesitate to drive all the way to Vegas (if my insurance mileage limit would allow it!)
Thanx
Scott V.
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Another Note From Scott
0-60 in the 3's???
Hello Scott and Mike..... It was clear weather this weekend in Nashville, cool, around 50, but no rain. So I went for a little drive in my 944. Found a clear section of road, so made one run with my Beltronics XF-1 Accelerometer. Check out the attached pics. This was without abusing the drivetrain and granny shifting the tranny. Cannot wait to get the new hedders installed. Maybe with them and some newer tires and warmer weather, the car might dip into the 3's! I'm sure you have 944's that run that fast, don't you??
Scott
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