motorjock205 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 OK, So I'm only 232.94 miles from Terlingua out here in West Texas, and I just can't afford the $2300.00 to make the trip or even 1/2 of that right now to ride with someone...so I'm open to sponsorship so I can go...Anyone willing to sponsor me? I'll put decals all over my car if someone will just front the money!!!! (Tasteful decals that is!!!) I guess if I don't get any offers, the wife and I will just have to put the tent and sleeping bag in the back of the Shelby and drive down that way anyway and hope we can get some pics of you guys as you drive by or something....I don't think she's too keen on camping out with the rattle snakes, but hey...you gotta do what you gotta do!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT/SC2873 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 OK, So I'm only 232.94 miles from Terlingua out here in West Texas, and I just can't afford the $2300.00 to make the trip or even 1/2 of that right now to ride with someone...so I'm open to sponsorship so I can go...Anyone willing to sponsor me? I'll put decals all over my car if someone will just front the money!!!! (Tasteful decals that is!!!) I guess if I don't get any offers, the wife and I will just have to put the tent and sleeping bag in the back of the Shelby and drive down that way anyway and hope we can get some pics of you guys as you drive by or something....I don't think she's too keen on camping out with the rattle snakes, but hey...you gotta do what you gotta do!!! I got a dollar! Just let me know where to send it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywickedshelby Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 times are tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorjock205 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I got a dollar! Just let me know where to send it Woo Hoo!!! Only $2299 to go!!! I love you guys...ya'll are the greatest group of people on the face of the earth!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRacer Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 OK, So I'm only 232.94 miles from Terlingua out here in West Texas, and I just can't afford the $2300.00 to make the trip or even 1/2 of that right now to ride with someone...so I'm open to sponsorship so I can go...Anyone willing to sponsor me? I'll put decals all over my car if someone will just front the money!!!! (Tasteful decals that is!!!) I guess if I don't get any offers, the wife and I will just have to put the tent and sleeping bag in the back of the Shelby and drive down that way anyway and hope we can get some pics of you guys as you drive by or something....I don't think she's too keen on camping out with the rattle snakes, but hey...you gotta do what you gotta do!!! Motorjock, We went to the Birthday Bash and I think there were more gate crashers than attendees... Some people didn't even have seats for dinner. So the precedence has already been set. Good Luck. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT/SC2873 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Woo Hoo!!! Only $2299 to go!!! I love you guys...ya'll are the greatest group of people on the face of the earth!!!! do I even dare to ask what size decal I will get for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorjock205 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 do I even dare to ask what size decal I will get for that? Here ya go...figure I'll start with the small bills first along the bottom of the car.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stump_breaker Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 OK, So I'm only 232.94 miles from Terlingua out here in West Texas, and I just can't afford the $2300.00 to make the trip or even 1/2 of that right now to ride with someone...so I'm open to sponsorship so I can go...Anyone willing to sponsor me? I'll put decals all over my car if someone will just front the money!!!! (Tasteful decals that is!!!) I guess if I don't get any offers, the wife and I will just have to put the tent and sleeping bag in the back of the Shelby and drive down that way anyway and hope we can get some pics of you guys as you drive by or something....I don't think she's too keen on camping out with the rattle snakes, but hey...you gotta do what you gotta do!!! Let me know where you pitch your tent and me and my wife will keep you company. I'll be sleeping in the maroon '96 Saturn SL. Fortunately the seats fold down..... :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT/SC2873 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Here ya go...figure I'll start with the small bills first along the bottom of the car.... I feel your pain.......I'd love to go but guess I'll have to see what things look like next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of GT Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Motorjock, We went to the Birthday Bash and I think there were more gate crashers than attendees... Some people didn't even have seats for dinner. So the precedence has already been set. Good Luck. Stuart Good lord, I really hope that they learned their mistakes from the BB event. They have got to have better crowd and attendance controls at TL and the 09' BB too. Boy, was Amy steamed at the crashers that night. It was too late to do anything about it, but she was not happy about them being there. Hell, I even think that I saw one of the car valets from the Wynn eating a Shrimp Cocktail that night! Just kidding! Good luck with your sponsorship idea MJ205! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorjock205 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Good lord, I really hope that they learned their mistakes from the BB event. They have got to have better crowd and attendance controls at TL and the 09' BB too. Boy, was Amy steamed at the crashers that night. It was too late to do anything about it, but she was not happy about them being there. Hell, I even think that I saw one of the car valets from the Wynn eating a Shrimp Cocktail that night! Just kidding! Good luck with your sponsorship idea MJ205! Well, here's my thing....I can't afford to go down there and spend $2300.00 to stay at the resort, have all my meals, and participate in the events...I really don't care about participating in the events...well, maybe the shooting event (ex cop you know), but I would love to meet a bunch of you guys and since ya'll are coming into my back yard, why not? I mean, I don't mind paying for our food and drinks, and we can camp out somewhere within driving distance to get there to meet everyone....I'd love to see/meet Carroll Shelby, and might be able to scrape up enough to get him to sign my car if he has a chance to do so....but I just can't afford the full affair, and really don't want to participate in drag racing or the bull run...would be fun, but I can live without it too...I don't want to make Amy or anyone else mad and consider me a "crasher", because I don't want to crash everything....I realize that the $2300 goes for a lot of things, but when you just can't do it, I don't think I should be totally banned from just showing up if I can pay for my incidentals while I'm there....I'm sure you have to have some kind of ticket or credential to get into events, so that's no big deal, but I don't want to be stopped out side of the town by the cops and told "you can't go in here" especially on a public roadway....I mean, I've even found a little place called Terlingua Ranch that is down there where I can camp for $10.00 a night...it's off of the beaten path, but only 25 miles from Terlingua.... Word of caution to any of you staying in Lajitas....sleep with one eye on your car!!!! You are just barely across the border from Mexico and those Shelby's will bring a premium price over there and you will NEVER EVER see it again!!!! If I was staying down there, I'd probably be sleeping IN my car with gun in hand!!!! LOL Please don't hate me for just wanting to be a part of something special and being a pauper after buying the car of my dreams!!!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Leicht Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Meet up with all of us in Alpine on Thursday morning before we trek down to Terlingua! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mciarochi Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Motorjock, We went to the Birthday Bash and I think there were more gate crashers than attendees... Some people didn't even have seats for dinner. So the precedence has already been set. Good Luck. Stuart Those paying guests did not like it then, and the guests paying four times as much money will probably like it less this time. P.S. - I don't think anybody has a problem with you being around, and probably some arrangments can be made, and certainly there are unrestricted public venues. It was a little distressing to hear Speed encourage crashing the event. The only negative about the Birthday Bash were people all over the place all the time, most of whom had not paid and were not drivers. Some guests were unable to get autographs or seats because of this. Like Son of GT said, the organizers were as bent as the guests about this. I like your idea of getting a sponsor, I just think this may not be the place to ask for sponsorship. You can talk to some shop or dealer or vendor directly, and stress the Bullrun (televised) portion of the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorjock205 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Those paying guests did not like it then, and the guests paying four times as much money will probably like it less this time. P.S. - I don't think anybody has a problem with you being around, and probably some arrangments can be made, and certainly there are unrestricted public venues. It was a little distressing to hear Speed encourage crashing the event. The only negative about the Birthday Bash were people all over the place all the time, most of whom had not paid and were not drivers. Some guests were unable to get autographs or seats because of this. Like Son of GT said, the organizers were as bent as the guests about this. I like your idea of getting a sponsor, I just think this may not be the place to ask for sponsorship. You can talk to some shop or dealer or vendor directly, and stress the Bullrun (televised) portion of the event. The sponsorship thread is more a joke than anything else....I'm not really serious about it...unless someone just happens to want to sponsor me of course....LOL The old Forum has been kinda stale lately...guess everyone is working too much...I was just trying to liven things up a little... Unfortunatley, I can't make it down there until Saturday morning anyway, because I have to work and my wife has to work until school is out on Friday afternoon...so we'd have to drive down Friday evening and camp out on Friday and Saturday, but I really would like to meet you guys and gals and put a face and car to the screen names.... I don't want to rain on anyone's parade...I know how I would feel if someone was eating food and drinking drinks that I had paid for and they didn't pay anything, but that's not my intention...I just want to show up and represent my great State of Texas since I am a NATIVE TEXAN that is!!!! Like I said, this is my back yard, I own a Shelby GT, and this is a Shelby event in Texas!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilbleak Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Motor, I thought you had to go out of the state that weekend for work? I would have given you my 2nd spot if I had known. Now I have a friend from college coming down from Tulsa that weekend to go. If he backs out on me, the spot is your's if you're free. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilbleak Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 I like your idea of getting a sponsor, I just think this may not be the place to ask for sponsorship. You can talk to some shop or dealer or vendor directly, and stress the Bullrun (televised) portion of the event. Will the Bullrun portion be filmed? Has there been word on that? Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorjock205 Posted August 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Motor, I thought you had to go out of the state that weekend for work? I would have given you my 2nd spot if I had known. Now I have a friend from college coming down from Tulsa that weekend to go. If he backs out on me, the spot is your's if you're free. Matt Thanks Matt...yeah, my schedule has changed, and it's subject to change several more times between now and then too... that's the nature of the beast in the software business...things get pushed out sometimes and it causes everything else to back up....right now, I am stuck at home doing some support that week until Friday afternoon late when my wife gets home from her job at the High School, then we could head down, but that's it, only for a few days as we both have to be back at work on Monday morning bright and early...as I'm sure most everyone else does too... Thanks for the offer though...I do appreciate it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRacer Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Those paying guests did not like it then, and the guests paying four times as much money will probably like it less this time. P.S. - I don't think anybody has a problem with you being around, and probably some arrangments can be made, and certainly there are unrestricted public venues. It was a little distressing to hear Speed encourage crashing the event. The only negative about the Birthday Bash were people all over the place all the time, most of whom had not paid and were not drivers. Some guests were unable to get autographs or seats because of this. Like Son of GT said, the organizers were as bent as the guests about this. I like your idea of getting a sponsor, I just think this may not be the place to ask for sponsorship. You can talk to some shop or dealer or vendor directly, and stress the Bullrun (televised) portion of the event. Mciarochi, I was not encouraging crashing the event--I was being facetious. I was one of the not so happy paying customers at the Birthday Bash. As said earlier, hopefully SAI has learned from the past. Regards. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRacer Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Will the Bullrun portion be filmed? Has there been word on that? Matt I don't think it matters. They still haven't published the Birthday Bash Bullrun Video, 7 months later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mciarochi Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Mciarochi, I was not encouraging crashing the event--I was being facetious. I was one of the not so happy paying customers at the Birthday Bash. As said earlier, hopefully SAI has learned from the past. Regards. Stuart Cool. I misunderstood. It would be great if everybody could attend, but that can't be. I know I'd be freaking out if it was in my back yard and I couldn't go for some reason. I'd like to see MJ able to attend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRacer Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Cool. I misunderstood. It would be great if everybody could attend, but that can't be. I know I'd be freaking out if it was in my back yard and I couldn't go for some reason. I'd like to see MJ able to attend! Mciarochi, No problem... Enjoy the event! Shelby does know how to throw parties!!! Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyb Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Motorjock, We went to the Birthday Bash and I think there were more gate crashers than attendees... Some people didn't even have seats for dinner. So the precedence has already been set. Good Luck. Stuart sorry Stuart, we learned from that one, wont be that easy this time...........lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRacer Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 sorry Stuart, we learned from that one, wont be that easy this time...........lol Amy, Wasn't your fault or SAI's. You guys managed the best you could--we all still had a great time. I saw that the resort is in a walled in compound, that should make it harder to crash! :happy feet: Good luck and take a lot of pictures for those of us that can't make it. Regards. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyb Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 lol........will do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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