The day started off innocently enough, with our small group (myself, Keith, Rocky, and Zach) accidentally meeting at the Captain Carwash over by Keith's house. We stopped by the local extortionist...oops...I mean, gas station and I filled up: None of the others did. Hmmm....I wonder why. Keith nabbed some coffee, and gave it the two thumbs up seal of approval: Off we go, looping around I-270 to Hilliard to hook up with the HTC guys. Rocky pulling out in front: ....while Keith and Zach hung back behind the guy with the radar detector: Rocky made friends with a blue Silverado: Apologies for the blurry pic; it's tough to zoom in while cruising in triple digits. Keith going in for some left-overs: ....but the Silverado bailed off the highway after his run-in with Rocky. *sigh* It's like cat herding with these guys, but I finally managed: LMAO Arriving at Dave & Buster's: Of course I'm the only a-hole that takes up two spots with his truck. Another group shot: Yes- Zach's front bumper is jacked up. He got short-stopped by someone and did a quick temp repair on the bumper. It will soon be replaced. Iain (sp?) and Gary showed up with their Hemi-powered trucks, and lined up on the far end along with our host, James: Note Keith posing with not his truck. LOL Iain and Gary are both firefighters, so their trucks are outfitted with a pantload of emergency lighting/sirens: Iain did a slick job with his Fire/Ice light bar in back. Symbolic, if you will. The obligatory cool low-angle shot: I think Rocky and I might have to switch plates: If he keeps his mods going, he'll be able to legitimately run my plate. LOL We enjoyed a great meal at Dave & Busters, and James brought goodie bags for everyone courtesy of O'Reilly's Auto Parts (hat, t-shirt, etc.). VERY COOL! Inside, Keith found some true inspiration: Phil finally showed up after his long trek. Of course we made him whip out the cool tilt-front hood: It's still a work in progress, and needs some touch up. It's a pretty slick setup considering he did it himself. Kudos, Phil! I had a few minutes, so I broke out the new SCT and tried out the Valet Tune from Roe. It works. Oh boy does it work. Thankfully no one was running video. It was hysterical to drive; I'm sure it was even funnier to watch. I quickly put it back to the 93 Octane tune. It was late in the afternoon, and we were all BS'd out. Keith and I headed back to New Albany, while Rocky and Zach went back inside to finish off their game cards (probably at the DDR game....."What's 'high score' mean? Did I break it?" LOL) The others had long journeys as well, so James did a quick drawing for the O'Reilly banner and some other goodies courtesy of the HTC. I won the banner! Zach won the gas card (worth it's weight in gold these days). Standard group photo: Thanks to the guys at the HTC for letting us hang with them today. I had a great time and look forward to doing it again.
Nice to see people get togeather on the spur of the moment for a good time. Too bad it isnt that way here. Everyone seems to have Click's that they like to cruise with over here. Then someone random what we dont know shows up at the lot with a 5 speed civic, does reverse donuts, and gets us all kicked out. Looks like you guys had a good time. BTW, that tilt hood Ram must be a bitch to work on if you have to get to the front of the engine.
Good times Kevan. Thanks for sharing... If we end up relocating to Indianapolis, we will have to make the journey out for a fun run...
Ron- you've got my number. You know you're welcome here anytime. Just ring the doorbell. There's actually a couple of quick-release pins (L & R) on the front tilt brackets that are mounted to the sub-frame that holds the radiator/coolers. The whole thing weighs under 100 lbs. Can be done by one person.
Yeah, we had alot of fun... The chevy didnt want to play very much... just messed around a little and got scared.. The tilt hood was pretty nice to see in person.. Just needs some work... And i cant wait to keep modding the truck... Just need to win the lotto.. Rocky
