.. patiently waiting for the registration to open for the first amateur race at COTA...
Gary - your motor build getting that delayed or something? Geeezzzz
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.. patiently waiting for the registration to open for the first amateur race at COTA...
Gary - your motor build getting that delayed or something? Geeezzzz
That's too awesome... theme ideas for '13?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien
I got the #39 started on the first try after the re-assemble. Probably means it won't start again until just before Hallett but it looks like I'm going to button up the rest any way and make dyno day in the morning.
MLS draft was yesterday. My youngest son is heading to training camp in Florida with the Chicago Fire.
Congratulations Frank!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by cobra132
Very cool Frank. Congrats.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob Liebbe
We missed your franks and........you of course.
Very good news Frank!!!
That is great Frank. Congratz to you and your son.Quote:
Originally Posted by marshall_mosty
Will you make Cresson? We missed you at Houston.
JJ
Very cool.... that is awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by cobra132
Wow Frank, that is really cool! Good luck to him!
A toast! ((looking for apple brandy...))Quote:
Originally Posted by cobra132
Went and saw the ortho surgeon. Should be having surgery by the end of Feb and in a sling for 3 weeks and then back to 100% by the end of April. NOLA, here I come!!
He's going to take a piece of bone from my outer shoulder socket to build back some of the inner socket that is currently a bit lacking... Said all the ligaments are tight, but the socket is just worn away so it falls out. Also, there is a depression on the backside of the ball (think a ping pong ball that got pushed in)...
Signed a contract with Racemaker Press to publish the Lloyd Ruby biography that I have been working on. Hard Luck Lloyd: The Complete Story of Slow-Talking, Fast-Driving Texan Lloyd Ruby will be coming soon. Getting to interview A.J. Foyt tomorrow, and have interviewed Mario Andretti, Johnny Rutherford, and the Unser brothers in addition to many others over the past year. It's been a great experience.
Here is a mock up of the projected cover:
Attachment 1191
And Marshall that sounds extremely painful. Good luck with the surgery!
Very cool John, who knew you had a hidden talent!! When did you start the project?
Ditto!! Very cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by michaelmosty
Why aren't you doing race writeups after every event?
Yeah, John for official AI/CMC Editor in Chief
Marshall...that sounds a lot better than cutting all of your tendons and screwing them back on a bit tighter! Cool
9-10 months ago, but Ive been pretty much finished for 2 months. Just tying up loose ends and finding a publisher, which is no small task these days. I didnt tell hardly anyone until some people and the copy editor read it and liked it. I was hedging my bets in case I sucked! Less people to break bad news too! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by michaelmosty
I dont know about race writeups, but I was thinking of a National Enquirer type piece: James Proctor, Alien? The competition speaks. Whaddya think? Ready to give up your speed secrets? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AllZWay
How bout "the Triplet Trophy Queens" The secrets that keep them out front.Quote:
Originally Posted by jdlingle
JJ
Not a bad idea JJ!
Got to interview A.J. Foyt for the book today as well. He was a very hard interview to line up, which is kind of funny since I live about 3 minutes from his house and 10 minutes from his IndyCar shop. He was nice on the phone, but I definitely got more useable stuff from some other drivers. Not sure how much of his stuff will actually get added into the book in all reality. Still really cool though.
Frank, congrats to you and your son! Fantastic to hear his dedication is paying off so well!
John, congrats with the book! I feel your pain. Getting the attentions of publishers is hard today across media. We are self publishing our first games to get some "street cred" and holding back some awesome IP for the right deal.
Marshall, glad the rehab will be relatively short; sounds like you will be a new improved Mosty :) Much better than the 9 months I went through when I tore my labrum - in retrospect I could have cut it to 6 months but I was hoping to get 100% back just in case the Edmonton Oilers called me up :/ - although after I rehabbed I actually did get an offer from the Austin Ice Bats for a short 3 game road trip...their starting goalie had just come down with a bad case of the flu, #2 was on the IR and so #3 got the start...they just needed a backup. I had to turn them down due to conflicts and in hind sight a week on a bus with 20-something hockey players driving around the southwest - nothing but trouble there...
Anyway, working through a fuel delivery issue on Anna's car this weekend...hope to get that resolved, weld up the exhaust, and then get the interior done...Kyri did a great job on the engine and electrical so far...now i just need to keep from f'ing up his work. Still have the custom console to build and then we can get busy on the racecar.
Need to season my new smoker again this weekend...the fire barrier sealant did not cure last weekend so I get to strip that all off and start again. Did a test smoke of some new ideas using the old smoker last weekend...a couple worked and one did not...at all. More tests this weekend with store bought meat...Anna and Kyri are heading to Ohio this weekend and bringing back our beef and pork - #800+ beef and #90 pork - yummmm :)
Remember...consider supporting the kids - Cops4Kids BBQ and concerts at the Fort Worth Stockyards March (22nd -23rd) !!
Quick question: Going to be in Dallas/Ft. Worth area next week. Anything car guy related you'd recommend? Most likely Thursday night or Friday morning to be more specific.
Thanks,
Sidney Franklin
Bloomington, IL
(Formerly CMC #64)
Surgery is scheduled for Friday, 22-Feb... Hope to get this thing fixed once and for all!Quote:
Originally Posted by marshall_mosty
Marshall, good luck with the surgery and even more success on the rehab.
Can't think of anything...other than coming over to my house and helping me with the '68 Mustang :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sidney
Ditto! Here's hoping you get a cute PT. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fbody383
Looks Nice!
We have a Miata in the garage that we bought new back in '92. I like the Griot's Garage Waterless Spray-On Car Wash and Speed Shine if the car is not too dirty.
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps72eed27d.jpg
The Camaro has not seen soap and water for about two years now.
However if I cannot do something about the brake hop in the Camaro I'm going to put a cage in the Miata and go race in a class with real suspensions!
Actually, now that I think about it, a '92 Miata with 38K miles might be pretty attractive to those guys...
Brake hop is easy to make go away. Just undo the rear brake lines from the caliper and cap them off. Brake hop will vanish and you will go faster if you aren't worried about the car bouncing off the track.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonNW
We haven't found a CMC legal way to make it not happen and still have rear brakes...
Richard P.
At the hospital to have my shoulder fixed. Wish me luck!!
Good Luck!!!!
Gentlemen, we can rebuild him.
We have the technology.
We have the capability to make the world's first bionic man.
Marshall Mosty will be that man.
Better than he was before.
Better... stronger... faster.
Oh...and good luck.
Quote:
Originally Posted by AllZWay
Wait, is that legal??? Oh, it's AI. Nothing in the rules about bionics. If it doesn't say you can't, you're good to go...
Richard P.
I'm counting on that.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardP
Hope the surgery went well Marshall.
Thanks for the well wishes. Surgery went fine. Ended up with an extra screw and washer for life... Guess it's extra ballast... They found a bit more than they were hoping for so they did a bone graft (expected) and had to tighten the ligaments (not expected). Go back to the Dr. In 2 1/2 weeks for a check-up. Have some good pain meds, but hopefully will come off them quickly.
Good to hear man! Hope your're back at em soon!
took 26 staples to put Humpty Dumpty back together again...
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...61331439_n.jpg
I assumed Frank did better looking work than that.Quote:
Originally Posted by marshall_mosty
JJ
Apparently plastics was not my surgeon's best set of classes. However, if it works, I don't care how gnarly the scar is.