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Offline 4-barrel Mike

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Gil Ruiz' 471 Roadster
« on: November 10, 2013, 02:30:47 PM »
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Re: Gil Ruiz' 471 Roadster
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2013, 03:09:36 PM »
That car left a huge mark when I was in 7th grade!
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Re: Gil Ruiz' 471 Roadster
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2013, 03:31:41 PM »
You shudda got out of the way.
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Re: Gil Ruiz' 471 Roadster
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2013, 12:15:33 PM »
#471 looked great at El Mirage this weekend. Marlo was very happy, happy, happy he completed his bailout. I didn't see the car run, any news?

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Re: Gil Ruiz' 471 Roadster
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2013, 12:24:27 PM »
Quote from: dw230 on November 11, 2013, 12:15:33 PM
#471 looked great at El Mirage this weekend. Marlo was very happy, happy, happy he completed his bailout. I didn't see the car run, any news?

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In the Elmo section it was said they did not run.
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Re: Gil Ruiz' 471 Roadster
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2013, 12:43:29 PM »
Freud says that Marlo didn't comlplete all his rookie orientation and then had some health issues Saturday night.  He's fine and returned to the Northwest Sunday.
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Re: Gil Ruiz' 471 Roadster
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2013, 12:54:36 PM »
Thanks for the updates.

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Re: Gil Ruiz' 471 Roadster
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2013, 02:22:47 PM »
Quote from: dw230 on November 11, 2013, 12:15:33 PM
#471 looked great at El Mirage this weekend. Marlo was very happy, happy, happy he completed his bailout. I didn't see the car run, any news?

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Re: Gil Ruiz' 471 Roadster
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2013, 01:55:54 PM »
Eye Candy.

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Re: Gil Ruiz' 471 Roadster
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2013, 01:58:13 PM »
The man that was responsible for the car being here.

Note the new fuel tank that Jason Hoskin contributed.

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Re: Gil Ruiz' 471 Roadster
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2013, 10:46:56 PM »
Freud--I left a message on Marlo`s phone this week to check on him and get a report. Haven`t heard back so I hope things are O.K. I would like to know if there were any questions in Inspection, and if the El Mirage dust had lodged in any unusual places..... :-o
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Re: Gil Ruiz' 471 Roadster
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2013, 01:01:56 AM »
The car made it thru inspection. Marlo passed the bail out but didn't finish the rookie orientation because

he didn't stand at the starting line for the required time. When we left the lake after dark Friday night Marlo

wasn't feeling well. We took him to the hospital and the ER people perked him up with a big IV. He was

very dehydrated. So Saturday we did a show and tell with the car for Gil Ruiz.  After the late night

on Friday night it was decided to not run the car. So it isn't even dirty. It's back in Treit's hanger awaiting

it's next assignment.

Thanks for asking.

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