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Subject: Pics & Video: DFW7 - Laps for Charity at Texas Motor Speedway, 9-20-2008 Author: JL : member since December, 2003 : 2257 posts Posted on: 2008-09-22 14:58:02

It was a beautiful day Saturday in Fort Worth. DFW7 guys (Lurcher, TxDarth, JL, aunechiropractic AKA Bone Crusher, turkeybird740i, Alexe, NoahGo & son Jacob, Shelterdog & wife Kathy, JohnG, Brad) first gathered at a Starbucks for a meet n’ greet, everyone enjoyed a good time chatting and checking out each others ride as usual. We then took a 30 minute group cruise together to Texas Motor Speedway (TMS).

Upon arrival, we were joined by couple of E46 (Jack, Daniel & Anita) and a Mini (Brian, Karen & Dakota). Whereas we had to hang around the staging area under hot sun for ½ hour last year; this time Lurcher turned his charm on sweet Brandi, our event handler and got us on the (not her) lap right away. Once we got on, it was just as fun as last year with many hitting triple digit speed immediately. I was the last taking Pics & videos. Just as I setup the camera and began to accelerate, the cars in front slow down to 65 mph. A quick glance down the big oval showed a rather gloomy sight, for the last four cars, me included had been cutoff by one of the pace cars. The front pack quickly disappeared out of sight. Luckily they did not pull us off the track and we were soon able to get back to good speed after half a lap at snail pace.

After the 3 laps, many took the optional photo shoot at Victory Lane; we had to wait 15 minutes for our pictures. During the wait I approached Bone Crusher (Steve), sunk my finger deep into his 6’10” chiseled chest and shouted in his face “Why the @&#% did you get flagged by the pace car? You must have messed up bad and the rest of us had to suffer with you!!!” Well, as it turned out, it wasn’t Steve, it was another one of our club favorite and this was his first time there. Since DFW7 guys stick together, we are not going to rat out the fella that broke the rules (i.e. Single File and no passing while on the big oval), well, at least not in plain ink…

In all, it was a great and entertaining day at TMS where our money went to benefit various children’s charities. Not only did we enjoyed each others company, we got our thrill driving on the big oval and last but not least the great food and scenery at Bone Daddy’s in Grapevine afterward, sorry lads, no BD Pics this time. After all, we Southern gentlemen don’t take pictures of those poor, poor, scantly clad young ladies; we are just there for the fine art :-b

PS – hubbylubby was going to drive up from Austin, he pre-paid and all, I’ll let him explain himself as to why he didn’t make it…

Video link is at the bottom after the Pictures. Special thanks to Jacob, Eddie, Brian and everyone else for their contribution.


Group Cruise









Arrived at Texas Motor Speedway



Staging Area, our lane where 2 E46 & 1 Mini joined us






Ready to enter the big oval



Here we go!












See the tire marks :eek:



Waiting area for the Vicotry Lane photos






Buck!!!



A shameless pic of my car at Victory Lane




You didn't think we were gonna leave out the great "Pass" pics, did ya?


Note display sign on left






What, what's going on here?



One of the pace car moved in and began to slow the last 4 cars



We DFW7 guys stick together and will never talk!!!




And finally, the link to the Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMxfvt8cdhs



That's all folks, thanks for watching and have a great day!

JL



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• Pics & Video: DFW7 - Laps for Charity at Texas Motor Speedway, 9-20-2008 (pic) (vid) (url) - JL 2008-09-22 14:58:02 (438 views)
  • Re: Pics & Video: DFW7 - Laps for Charity at Texas Motor Speedway, 9-20-2008 - aunechiropractic 2008-09-23 11:20:25 (51 views)
  • that is SO badass! Great stuff! (nt) - sdmike 2008-09-23 01:19:45 (19 views)
  • Damn - having tons of fun & organized to boot! - sealbeach740 2008-09-23 00:00:12 (29 views)
  • Did you see this guys in front of you ? (pic) - stas 2008-09-22 22:31:13 (110 views)
    • No, I didn't...but they don't know NASCAR - they are going the wrong way! (nt) - TxDarth 2008-09-22 22:52:06 (22 views)
    • alot of people leaning to the left ... lol ... nice one stas (nt) - aaron00740il 2008-09-22 22:34:34 (30 views)
      • Hey Aaron, long time no hear from you. How is everything ? (pic) - stas 2008-09-23 00:16:08 (71 views)
  • Yep I missed a good time again! - BJames38 2008-09-22 21:48:08 (23 views)
  • Good times and Great pics !! Thanks JL! (nt) - Krazy D 2008-09-22 21:03:52 (27 views)
  • Surely the resident Bad A$$ is not the guy I helped work a project or two : ) - collison944 2008-09-22 19:53:18 (36 views)
    • C! what's up amigo? (nt) - NoahGo 2008-09-24 11:21:45 (16 views)
    • Nah, we roughed him up a little and he fessed up, turns out he goes by the name - JL 2008-09-23 01:24:44 (23 views)
    • .....and where the hell where you?????????? (nt) - TxDarth 2008-09-22 19:57:16 (27 views)
      • .....or where were you??????? (nt) - TxDarth 2008-09-22 21:32:44 (26 views)
  • Re: Pics & Video: DFW7 - Laps for Charity at Texas Motor Speedway, 9-20-2008 - darkknight74 2008-09-22 19:25:18 (30 views)
  • Wish I could have joined you ! Maybe next year ! (nt) - cody3 2008-09-22 19:02:09 (25 views)
  • Awesome!!! Looks like a great time Nice Pics!!! (nt) - HighLine740iL 2008-09-22 18:30:10 (25 views)
  • I would LOVE to do that! AWESOME!!!!!! (nt) - 740ilDuke 2008-09-22 16:34:50 (26 views)
  • Way to do it DFW7 ... that just looks like awesome fun!!! (nt) - aaron00740il 2008-09-22 15:12:22 (27 views)
  • AWESOME JL! were you allowed to go flat out? (nt) - Edwin 2008-09-22 15:11:09 (29 views)
    • No such luck, they don't want several thousand mostly none pro drivers like us - JL 2008-09-23 01:09:50 (25 views)
    • Well, some of us got up to ~ 102 mph on the 24 degree bank (nt) - Lurcher 2008-09-22 18:29:39 (28 views)
  • 2 Words: ABSOLUTE BLAST!!!!!!!!!! (nt) - NoahGo 2008-09-22 15:06:02 (34 views)
    • my son Jacob & my E38 in Victory Lane. (pic) - NoahGo 2008-09-22 15:08:24 (105 views)
      • What was the top speed btw? - 740ilDuke 2008-09-22 23:13:10 (29 views)
        • Last year it was a stated 80 mph, but.... - Lurcher 2008-09-23 08:31:26 (39 views)
          • Sounds like the 3 should have been behind the 7's! - 740ilDuke 2008-09-23 12:58:58 (31 views)
            • It was the fact he hit the brakes to slow down coming out of the curve - Lurcher 2008-09-23 14:05:14 (35 views)
              • Here is the old NASCAR manuver... - NoahGo 2008-09-23 15:13:48 (28 views)
                • And drive high when going through the smoke (vid) (url) - Lurcher 2008-09-23 15:59:00 (27 views)