Moment of Thunder for racing legend...
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Moment of Thunder for racing legend...
Grabbed this from another forum I belong to, what better way to **** off the neighbors and honor a legend on Sat. night...
Join us in a “Moment of Thunder”
Tribute to Racing Legend **** Smith
Saturday April 28, 2007 @ 6:30 PM PST.
Let the word pass that at 6:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, this Saturday night, April 28, 2007, we will all be firing up our engines and sending up a fitting message to the heavens… Thanks **** for the memories, We love you, and Godspeed dear friend.
Many of you know by now that **** Smith, the winningest vintage Cobra driver of all-time, a racing hero, and a dear friend, was killed last week along with his stepson Kyle, in a plane crash in California.
We have been struggling to find a way to honor **** and keep his memory and legacy alive. The months ahead will give us time to come up with an appropriate and lasting way of honoring him that his lifetime of fellowship, skill, enthusiasm and accomplishment merit, however our crew came up with a cool idea in the short run.
This upcoming weekend is the Southern California Knotts Berry Farm car show and the Huntington Beach Cruise-in. **** was scheduled to be our VIP guest. His spot remains at the Knotts show, and while his funeral and memorial service are scheduled for Thursday, he will be on all of our minds throughout the weekend events.
We thought it would be great to have all FFR cars at the cruise-in start their engines at 6:30 PM PST (California time) and bring on the revs for about 30 seconds or so. Our goal is to share a moment of thundering V-8 tribute to **** Smith, a man who lived his life as an example of a gentleman and a racer. Our plan is simple. After awards are handed out, we will all gather at 6:30 PM sharp (miracle of modern atomic time) and bring on the revs.
FFR customer, Paul G. wrote on the internet forums that this thunderous tribute should be joined by all FFR guys everywhere, and car guys everywhere... everyone who admired and loved ****. What a great idea!
So… Let the word pass that at 6:30 PM exactly Pacific Standard Time, this Saturday night we will all be firing up our engines and sending up a fitting message to the heavens… Thanks **** for the memories, We love you, and Godspeed dear friend.
We are extending this invitation to anyone and everyone, from a guy in Florida out in his garage working on his car alone, to car clubs and gearhead gatherings everywhere. Join us wherever you are!
Maybe one of you guys can forward the link tomorrow to as many people, car clubs, etc as possible. I put some nice photos of **** Smith and think hope the post will persuade people to come together to laugh and cry at the same time.
Join us in a “Moment of Thunder”
Tribute to Racing Legend **** Smith
Saturday April 28, 2007 @ 6:30 PM PST.
Let the word pass that at 6:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, this Saturday night, April 28, 2007, we will all be firing up our engines and sending up a fitting message to the heavens… Thanks **** for the memories, We love you, and Godspeed dear friend.
Many of you know by now that **** Smith, the winningest vintage Cobra driver of all-time, a racing hero, and a dear friend, was killed last week along with his stepson Kyle, in a plane crash in California.
We have been struggling to find a way to honor **** and keep his memory and legacy alive. The months ahead will give us time to come up with an appropriate and lasting way of honoring him that his lifetime of fellowship, skill, enthusiasm and accomplishment merit, however our crew came up with a cool idea in the short run.
This upcoming weekend is the Southern California Knotts Berry Farm car show and the Huntington Beach Cruise-in. **** was scheduled to be our VIP guest. His spot remains at the Knotts show, and while his funeral and memorial service are scheduled for Thursday, he will be on all of our minds throughout the weekend events.
We thought it would be great to have all FFR cars at the cruise-in start their engines at 6:30 PM PST (California time) and bring on the revs for about 30 seconds or so. Our goal is to share a moment of thundering V-8 tribute to **** Smith, a man who lived his life as an example of a gentleman and a racer. Our plan is simple. After awards are handed out, we will all gather at 6:30 PM sharp (miracle of modern atomic time) and bring on the revs.
FFR customer, Paul G. wrote on the internet forums that this thunderous tribute should be joined by all FFR guys everywhere, and car guys everywhere... everyone who admired and loved ****. What a great idea!
So… Let the word pass that at 6:30 PM exactly Pacific Standard Time, this Saturday night we will all be firing up our engines and sending up a fitting message to the heavens… Thanks **** for the memories, We love you, and Godspeed dear friend.
We are extending this invitation to anyone and everyone, from a guy in Florida out in his garage working on his car alone, to car clubs and gearhead gatherings everywhere. Join us wherever you are!
Maybe one of you guys can forward the link tomorrow to as many people, car clubs, etc as possible. I put some nice photos of **** Smith and think hope the post will persuade people to come together to laugh and cry at the same time.