Event Coverage I made it to Good Guys!

With the help of my good friend Jeremy James, as well as a bunch of others including BloodyKnuckles, Big O, HotDamn, and of coarse my wife Davina, I made it to Good Guys Southeast Nationals.
I got home on Saturday night and started making the Intake gaskets that I was not able to find through out the week and also painted my valve covers to give it a little something needed. By 11:00 at night friday the car was running and we had no leaks. Mission accomplished!
Saturday Morning it rained until about noon but that was ok because I had to change the oil and flush the radiator at well as clean the roadster a bit. After the rain stopped, I took a quick shower and threw on some clothes so I could head out to the show.
Once I got there the Iron Lords had set up the HAMB tent that my wife bought and hung the banner. I think I got there at approximately 1:45pm right before the 2:00pm Meet and Greet. Here are some images of Saturday.....



















Skies started looking better







BloodyKnuckles getting in his '51 to head to the AutoCross.....





.....and then pissed because his car was too slow to get there before it ended.



Jeremy James giving me a "gesture" to let me know how he feels.

 

Hotdamn on the phone as usual trading stocks Sell Sell Sell!



More cars





So close

 

Alright that was pretty much the gist of Saturday. I did get to ride around the track and I have been told that I was going 100+ in the Roadster. Although going 45 mph in that thing feels like 100 so I don't know. It was a awesome experience getting out there and stomping on the throttle with no end of speed in sight and hearing the uncorked lake exhaust bounce off the walls of the speedway like in the opening scenes of Days Of Thunder.

Onto Sunday

What I did not tell you is that after only being there Saturday for five minutes, my Roadster got picked as a Street Rodder Top Ten and Good Guys Top 100. I was not planning on going Sunday but now it was not an option. I lined up on pit row with all the big dogs and it was all very humbling. Although, I did not build this car I will show it because I can really appreciate the work that Sean Vesley put into it and would love to keep his spirit alive. I wish I had known it was such a big deal because I would have lied to wash the car a bit before going. I was in the mud the day before and the car was in driving condition.

More pics.







This was one of my favorites even though I later found out it was glass. Sometimes you can't everything but this guys has a pretty Rad coupe.













My Wife Favorite.











My absolute Favorite of the show.





Lining up for awards.





My filthy beard and my filthy car getting the award from the fancy girls.





And that's it, thanks again to everyone that helped me get to the show and all that made it a great weekend. It was awesome meeting some member's at the meet and greet and I look forward to doing it again. I would also like to thank my club members at The Flying Labias for their unconditional support and the Iron Lords for just being the raddest friends ever.

I get pics of the engine make over soon.

 

congrats on makin the show , cool pics thanks!

 

Jeffrey

You missed the Micro-Gasser in your pics! hehehe

Good to meet you and the others!

I came by before I had to leave to let Bloody know the autocross ended at 4pm, but y'all were nowhere to be found! We'll have to get together again when I have more time to shoot the breeze!

 

Congratulations! That's some big honors there. Good work.

 

Great shots, I saw the Memorial Sean Vesely Ts. Sean and I were good friends when he lived up here on the Island. R.I.P. Sean.

 

Really? The Roadster that I took (featured in this thread) was Sean's personal Hot Rod that he built. This car is the second last car that Sean built (the last being on the cover of Street Rodder) and it is awesome. I am proud to show his work off (while adding a bit of my own personality to the car) and show the world just how important he was to the Hot Rodding community. I never met Sean but I have only heard the greatest compliments from those that knew him. I wish I could have met the man.

 

Looks like a good turn out.
But these cell phone pic's....and with people wanting to be Era correct...I see a big return of these style phones

 

Sean was a great guy, funny as hell, he had a great voice and could do radio which he did at times, he did all the old cartoon character's voices. He sang in a quartet and I even have a CD with oldies he and his groupe did. I have or should say, had photos of his first hot rod roadster he built in high school and then married his wife in. Let me get his site. He also gave me a lot of encouragement when I started my old mag up and introduced me to Andy Southard on the phone. WE would laugh till the tears flowed.
We had our Thursday night hang outs at his house then down at his shop when it got too big. Too many stories to tell.
http://www.hotrodworld.net/
You can post a memorial if you'd like. Nara is his sister.

 

Is that Jack T. Colton? These are guys are in no way ready to be Romancing the Stone dude.

 

"Flying Labias"...??? Sure can tell there's not much respect for anything these days...

BTW, congrats on the award...

R-

 

I really do have the Highest respect for them 40StudeDude. Actually it's a joke, sort of a reference to me driving like a vagina (SLOW). I am the only member and we are currently not seeking any new members.

 

Congrats on the picks bud! I'm sure Sean is smiling down and enjoying all the fairfan regarding both cars lately. Also, thanks for posting the photos and story. Looks like it turned out to be a nice weekend after all.

 

Wow, from "not gonna make it" to an award in a short period of time.

 

Who would have thought? Just goes to show that you can't give up hope and let the little things stand in your way right?

 

Great pix...congrats again...glad to see you guys honored Sean with the tees...real testament to what a great builder he was...SR cover and a top ten at the show...awesome...glad the weather cleared up for you guys

 

OK, I can accept that ...but I didn't know "vaginas" were slow...guess I'll have to go find one and check it out...!!!

R-

 

Thanks Kev! You see that banner waving in the wind? I almost attached to the roadster and drove in with it like Big foot.

 

Proudly flying colors! I am sure there are plenty of rigs like that lurking in the backwoods of NC...later, Ken

 

Congrats Jeffery, you deserve it! Sean is living his hayday now. Im sure glad you bought that car so we can keep it in the family. I have now figured out my fuel problem...hopefully be back on the road in a couple days! Since you have reached 100 mph you can now be a member of the Iron Lords...lol You can hang your "Flying Labias Boa on the coat rack and join us now...lol. CONGRATS again. It was good to see you and your wife again.

 

This is an aftermarket steering wheel, right?

Brian

 

Thanks for posting the pics ... great that you got the "issues" worked out and were able to drive your roadster to the event (and around the track @ 45 or 100 mph) ... getting picked for 2 awards was just icing on the cake ... congrats!

 

Ron is so sexy in those pics......

looks like you guys had fun....

 

I have only seen that sterring wheek twice in my life and I actually thing it was a factory option. Very rare from what I hear but I think you can find out more abou them in the Holy Grail of Parts thread. Try a search for it and see what comes up.

 

Really cool.

That T is awesome....

I cant wait to check it out...That is a great build.

congratulations man...I think that car definitely went to the right dude, couple...sorry.

 

Thanks for posting and congratulations on your award.Interesting to see my roadster on the plaque this year.From one Hamber to another....way to go.. Time-Bomb John or visit me at
www.timebombs.ca

 

Yeah dude, it's always nice to see you and shoot the shit. Glad to see the Sedan is back up and running. Kind of shitty that they would not give you your plaque. As for hanging up my Flying Labia Boa, I just started this club a week ago! Oh and I reached 100 in my '89 Ford Probe GT back in high school but it just wasn't the same. From what I hear, Sean would have like to see his car go that fast because that's how he drove it huh?

 

That's a neat little roadster, love the stance.

Congrats on the pick. We got ours at Bowling Green last week and it's fun being in there with all those high dollar cars isn't it?

 

Glad to see you pushed through & made it.

I bet it felt good to roll in under power.

JH