Amelia Island 2016

[HB Chris]

Just met Steve, we are the two obligatory tall guys on the Forum!

 

[Stevehose]

And I met the legend of the OC!

Just met Steve, we are the two obligatory tall guys on the Forum!

 

[adawil2002]

Please take tons of pictures for us unfortunates still at home. :sad:

 

[Stevehose]

Some guy named Hans stopped by:

And he signed Don's toolbox:

Only 3 e9's: me, Don Bower, and another gentleman from Clearwater, FL.

Mike Valentine of Escort and Valentine 1 radar detector fame stopped by as usual, his wife owns an e9, also pictured is Gary and Mary in front of Gary's monster M5:

HBChris entertaining the group:

Livin' on Petri time:

Just your average traffic jam in Amelia:

Please take tons of pictures for us unfortunates still at home. :sad:

 

[HB Chris]

What an amazing day! I finall got to put faces to the names of those I have e-mailed or spoken to or haven't seen for a few years. Pete, Dirk, Don, Gary, Lonnie and LouAnne, Scott and a few others. This a great event, so nice to be able to chat and not worry about having a car or judging and all that. Just hoping the rain doesn't arrive tomorrow until late, it's off to dinner now with the gang. I will post photos when I get home.

 

[MyFemurHurts]

Thanks for sharing the pictures!

 

[adawil2002]

Wow, great pics Steve! Love that Hans signed Don's tool box, that's just pure magic. :grin:

 

[lafngrvy]

Luigi made it onto the lawn after some hurry up and wait. I had hoped to get over to the C&C sooner, but we got delayed getting the car out of the truck and into the venue.

Here he is in the "Cars of Hans Stuck" group shoot:

 

[adawil2002]

Luigi made it onto the lawn after some hurry up and wait. I had hoped to get over to the C&C sooner, but we got delayed getting the car out of the truck and into the venue.

Here he is in the "Cars of Hans Stuck" group shoot:

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Here's a pic by Dirk de Groen from his Dirk's Garage post on Facebook.

 

[dbower]

That was no gentleman from Clearwater. That was Frank Mann and his sweet Fjord 74 with Euro bumpers.

Don

 

[rsporsche]

Wow, great pics Steve! Love that Hans signed Don's tool box, that's just pure magic. :grin:

I bet Don will NEVER wash that toolbox ... really cool for Hans to stop by ...

 

[lafngrvy]

Luigi won a class award. Thanks goes to Jim and Terry at Racecraft.

 

[Ohmess]

I would frame that pic with Hans and put it on the garage wall! That is really cool.

 

[Stevehose]

Made it home, the old girl cruised at 80+ for 8 hours even through some nasty rain. Having a 5th gear makes all the difference. She will now get some spa treatment as a reward.

Was great seeing old friends and meeting new. Next up for me will be Vintage 2017.

 

[rsporsche]

way to go for Luigi! a big congrats. Steve, glad the polaris did well and you enjoyed the 5 speed

 

[kwyjibo]

Nice photos, always jealous when I miss days like these.
btw, the photos make Stuck look rather tall for a driver - is he?

 

[bluecoupe30!]

Amelia

Great stories and pix..Stevehose I could just feel the emotion after having completed such an amazing ride. Ears still ringing? Appreciate the photos. Congrats! Mike

 

[Stevehose]

Yes, he is at least 6'4", I used to be 6'5" but shrunk so we're about the same height :smile:

I think in later race cars he had a hard time fitting in them.

Very nice guy, chatted about my car and gave the thumbs up.

Nice photos, always jealous when I miss days like these.
btw, the photos make Stuck look rather tall for a driver - is he?

 

[Stevehose]

Not like last 2 years, the 5 speed drops the dB's significantly. 80 mph at 3200 rpm vs 4000 rpm 4 speed. It's my butt that is in shock!

Ears still ringing?

 

[Ski coach]

Thank you Steve. Between the pictures and comments, I almost feel I was there. The Spring skiing was pretty special though. Looking forward to putting those names with faces myself later this spring and summer.