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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Drove 100 miles to meet JP and watch him auto-x

Posted by: Mueller Jun 13 2005, 11:30 AM

So I finally meet JP this weekend...my wife thought I was crazy wanting to drive all that way just to watch someone else drive thier car

I told her that JP was my very first customer and it meant a lot to me to meet him in person, he spent a lot of money on an item from a total stranger and was the 1st person to "test" out the parts, I didn't even have the bearings on my own personal car at the time

Well, here is the JP and his son on the starting grid...JP is the fellow standing next to his car....

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Posted by: Mueller Jun 13 2005, 11:32 AM

finally got to meet Steve with his vette kicking 4 banger...nice guy, so is his wife, who drives the car as well

I'm loving these flares, wish I had known about them years ago, I would have gone that route for sure.....

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Posted by: Mueller Jun 13 2005, 11:33 AM

meet EJ (?) and his wife as well...(she drives this fine looking car also...gotta love it )

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Posted by: Mueller Jun 13 2005, 11:35 AM

duane was there in his nice looking 914....poor guy cannot decide whether to stick with a /4 or build a nice small /6...it's not my money, I vote for the /6

helluva a nice guy and f'n smart

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Posted by: Mueller Jun 13 2005, 11:38 AM

Meet Rob (aka Rotten Robby), another smart and nice guy....here he is talking to Martin Baker sitting in his new to him red '74....poor Martin had been up for almost 24hours...he just got off work a few hours before the auto-x..talk about a trooper....

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Posted by: Mueller Jun 13 2005, 11:38 AM

no idea who owned this white 914???

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Posted by: Mueller Jun 13 2005, 11:39 AM

another club member, Dan from Modesto in his 951....

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Posted by: Mueller Jun 13 2005, 11:41 AM

someone asked about some of the other cars running??

this Camero was pretty intimidating....had a 4" exhaust pipe running out the passanger door

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Posted by: Mueller Jun 13 2005, 11:42 AM

1st time i've seen an impala SS at an auto-x....huge car, did pretty well..it should with those huge steamroller tires

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Posted by: Mueller Jun 13 2005, 11:43 AM

modern LT1(?) in this really clean Camero

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Posted by: Mueller Jun 13 2005, 11:43 AM

another picture of the Camero

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Posted by: Steve_7x Jun 13 2005, 01:03 PM

Mueller,

It was great to meet you in person, though in all the activities going on with Grid we didn't get more time to talk. I am glad you were able to make it out and visit with us here in Sac.

Steve

P.S.: nice pics too ;-)

Posted by: eg914 Jun 13 2005, 01:22 PM

The white 914 with the dirty windshield is mine. It has been my daily driver for about 1.5 yrs now. I live in Elk Grove, so it was a short trip to watch the festivities. I must say, it is very inspirational to see 914's holding their own with newer cars. Guess I'll have to try autocrossing as soon as I replace the single carb with FI.

Posted by: J P Stein Jun 13 2005, 01:32 PM

Too bad there was no pic of the late RX7 with what my son thought was a late hemi
stuffed in. I only got a glance & thought it was a SBC. I looked after hearing it idle...."that's no rotory". The motor fit nicely.

Posted by: nocones Jun 13 2005, 02:02 PM

Yep that's EJ Fontains car. Very fast machine and he and his wife are both very talented drivers.
They were my competition in AP then FP with my 240Z.
Sorry to have missed the event. Mather is probably the best AX site in N. California.
The drivers and cars it attracts are usually really fast. Good times.

Posted by: J P Stein Jun 13 2005, 02:21 PM

It really is a top notch venue. The layout was cool. One particular spot stood out.
A long LH sweeper bout 50 mph jogged imediately into a 25 mph hard right.....somewhere in about 30-40 feet (none of it straight) you had to loose 25 mph
On my best lap I did a tank slapper thru it.....the 2nd slap got ya pointed the right direction Gud thing the shitbox knew what to do. I was playing catch-up till I saw the right hole

Posted by: Howard R Jun 13 2005, 02:21 PM

JP

You will have to come up with a better camera mount than the plywood. It really lets the side down.

How

Posted by: J P Stein Jun 13 2005, 02:24 PM

QUOTE (Howard R @ Jun 13 2005, 12:21 PM)
JP

You will have to come up with a better camera mount than the plywood. It really lets the side down.

How

Hay, I pride myself on Mueller style solutions....cept I work in wood.
I gotta get this vid switched over to jpeg and posted somehow. It'll prolly have to wait till I get home.

Posted by: Jeroen Jun 13 2005, 06:50 PM

I guess JP got really tired of AX-ing in the rain and moved to CA

Posted by: drew365 Jun 13 2005, 07:00 PM

QUOTE (Jeroen @ Jun 13 2005, 05:50 PM)
I guess JP got really tired of AX-ing in the rain and moved to CA

Sunshine, porta-potties and an empty parking lot. I think JP found heaven. Is this a recurring event in Sacramento?

Posted by: J P Stein Jun 13 2005, 08:59 PM

You mean people actually live here?......I thought folks were just passin' thru.
I came to get aclimatized.....JIC summer ever gets to the NW