Lending out race car parts.

[Bruce Fulper]

Borrow parts? How about borrowing cars? :-) This is a note to those ever so hateful people who live life as a hypocrite. This topic hit me right at home tonight. I appreciate all you racing people who know me. Who have fun with me at the track, whether announcing or racing, but don't feel like getting caught up in the immature crap that crosses this website. I get that. But again, no one likes being called something they're not, and for you knee jerk haters who will probably yap first, and not consider what others will think of this, read on.

In 2003 when I finally got the Firebird running well enough to hold my head up at Indy, figuring a one under would get me in the show, I needed Grade points. My car was in top condition and I didn't want to wear it out running Divisionals. Two people stood up and and I'd like to thank them again. Scott Case lent me his F/S Camaro. I drove from Riverside to San Diego to Sears Point just to make two passes on Saturday. He said I could race it the whole event, but I thought it'd be better if I didn't stretch my luck. Two passes for me. The second one being a moral booster cause I knew I could do better than the big bog first pass. Picked up 4 tenths. Packed her up and made the long trek back.

Second was Ron Ortiz. I flew to Florida for the last Divisional in the country, November something, and Ron said I could drive is U/SA wagon. Although the track manager wouldn't let us hatch our plan, cause one car can't have two drivers at the same race, even tho I told I'm I was leaving as soon as I made a pass Friday morning, he said no.

Anyway, we got it done using a real stock car. (Rental) Point is, here were two guys willing to let me borrow their cars.

Now mind you, while this gentle middle finger to all of you childish rumor makers is well intended, I have more.

I wasn't able to repair the wrecked Firebird. So it has sat for 11 years. I've tried to give to people, tried to give it to Biondo, tried to trade it and was SO close to junking it when I had a conversation with Scott Case last week on another matter. I thought," I wonder if he'd like to have it.." Told him he could have it. Just take it cause I was ready to scrap it next week. Been in my way much too long. He was jazzed.

I'm happy to say that the spare '87 Firebird body and the 1996 Super Stock Championship car will not be scrapped.

I sure appreciate good friends. Yes I do. And you doofuss's that have been lying about me need to rethink life.

Ya know? Be a normal friend, hell, you might get a free race car.

Scott picked up both cars Saturday.

Along with the "paid in full" title from Phillip Montieth.

[Mickey Whaley]

I will be your friend if you give me a free car

[Mike Pearson]

Ron Ortiz is a cool dude.

[bigsixman]

I have a grease board that I have split into "I owe" and "they owe" in my garage and I also use it in my trailer. I include the name, the part and the date on it and it has worked very well.


My friends and I are in that over 50 club and this works very well. I have actually had a friend notice his name on the board and mention that he had forgot about the lug nuts that he had borrowed and he returned them the next day.


It is a cheap and easy way to help with borrowed parts, if you remember to write them down.

[MikeMoller]

Originally Posted by bigsixman

it is a cheap and easy way to help with borrowed parts, if you remember to write them down.

Big IF ! LOL

[MR DERBY CITY]

Bruce, I sure got that warm and fuzzy feeling all over after reading your post. You should forward that post to Google to even out your THREE pages of shall we say.....unsatisfactory reviews. Regards...MJ