[DFW FCA] "Strade di Autunno" (Autumn Roads) Fall Rally, Oct 22 2005

I guess I'm the first one home? What a blast, 226 miles on the car today. Great roads Tillman, thanks again.

My favorite moment: Jimmy swinging wide into the grass on the 25mph turn, then Manny hitting the same turn sideways. I'll post pics later, but I didn't get many.

 

Thanks Tillman the route was awesome! Tried to call back in the backup on Hwy 80 coming in to Dallas. Glad Smitty was driving and getting that left leg workout. Really fun group of cars and people.

 

My son and I had a really great time. Thanks for letting us tag along.
Kudos to the driver of the white 328 in the lead car. He really made for some spirited driving!

Rick and Ricky Nichols

 

Wow, great time. I have a new appreciation for the 355.

Martin, thanks for the ride, conversation and fun. Great sounding exhaust!

Pleasure meeting some great people and beautiful cars.

 

Great drive, no traffic except for the truck carrying empty boxes. Thank god for traction control other wise it might have been a bad trip. Brain let me know if you got video of that. We also got the traffic on HWY 80 along with a black 360 spider.

 

It was a blast! That's all I got to say

 

Mark my pleasure glad you enjoyed it and your navigation was appreciated it was a blast Tillman did a great job organizing it and picking terrific roads it was good to put faces to names I appreciated the opportunity to participate. Remember Mark bring your intended over and we will sell her on the car before the wedding.

Martin

 

This is all my pics, unedited. I'm too tired to mess with it.
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I think he got tired of going 55mph behind a certain red 355 Spider.

 

I like the way you think.

 

That was one helluva rally. Tillman, great job!

Thanks for the ride Manny!

The shirts turned out fantastic. Ryan's design was really incredible. It's worthy of being on a poster.

The highlight of the day for me was running behind Jim's 328, Jimmy's G, Rick's Countach, and Brian and Martin's 355's, and listening to the symphony of different exhaust notes as we all passed that pickup truck/trailer.

 

Great rally Tillman.

I can't believe I finished so quickly and went the speed limit the whole time.

 

Thanks for arranging great run again, Tillman. You're a great organizer!

It was great seeing guys after I missed a couple recent events.

I want to see Jimmy & Manny's turn, so pls post a vid (even a pic?)

 

Better than seeing the turn....how about the accompanying soundclipof me screaming as the passenger when the tires met the gravel! 25 mph turn? Oh, we thought the sign said 75 mph. Jkg. It was a great rally - awesome driving directions and nice turn out. Looking forward to next year's rally. I elect Jim to the head the pack again....he was hauling butt and taking names today!

 

Thanks Manny & Tillman, FarmerDave for putting this event together, those choice of Texas back roads were the best I've seen in a while.

 

I wasnt planning on cheating to get the answers at the end!

 

Maybe true but you were haulin butt on 20 on the way home you needed another lane to deal with all the traffic.

Martin

 

Oh! THAT'S What you asked me in the restaurant! I remember you taking the turn and accelerating. Then I see Jimmy starting the turn. I'm just trying to keep up so when I start to take the turn I see a truck going by Jimmy and getting closer to me. I stepped on the brake to make the car go around because I was understeering right into the truck and inmediatly step on the gas and made the turn All I was thinking was about the truck and not running into the back of Jimmy's car ... Good Times!!

 

You know, I think I got to take my car to the mechanic after the rally and have the speedo checked. I was behind you, going the speed limit the whole time and this is what my dash looked like!
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HAHA! Great photoshop Manny!

Hey, did any of the other 149 pictures I took come out well?