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Fully Vetted · 05-29-2014

So - I've been trying to come up with a name for the Texas gang and keep landing on The CREW. Now, I'm not a very sensitive guy so if it's a stretch or just corny or stupid or whatever I can take it. Trust me. Here's how I came up with The CREW -

If you like it, don't like it, don't care and think it's a waste of time to have a name I want to hear about it. Got any better ideas? I'd like to hear about those as well.

There are a ton of ZR-1's in this state. Some are members and many are not. I know the poll is old but when you look at the location poll of all the members in this club we are I believe within 2 of having the most of any state. We should be having meet and greets, membership drives and maintenance days all over the state.

Which brings up another point...this is a huge state. It's too big to expect the guys up in the panhandle to drive all the way to Houston for a 1 day CREW meet. We need to spread the love. We have the distinct honor of being the host state where our beloved ZR-1's shattered the world record in Ft. Stockton. Talk about a road trip! Fill 'er up and let 'er rip! Hell, there is a Motorsports Ranch in Cresson, Tx (just south of Ft. Worth) that would be a great place to have a meet. Here's their site:

http://www.motorsportranch.com/

They have garages where we could do a maintenance day and then tear up the track or just meet somewhere and then all drive down for a track day. The possibilities are absolutely endless in this state. We have Vette's on the Lex for crying out loud! HOW COOL IS THAT! And it's right in our own backyard!

We literally drive our cars all year long. We have no excuses. How active would WAZOO or ZOOM be if they didn't have to put there cars away 5 months out of the year? Geez...I long for the day when we are on the boards bragging (that's what we do in Texas, right?) about doing a gear swap in the middle of December. While it's 65 degrees outside! Like I said, no excuses. If we don't end up with the most active chapter of this fantastic club it's because we just don't want to.

I'm thinking we should be doing 3 big gatherings a year. Not everyone can make all of them but there are enough owners to make these events fun. Throw in Carlisle and BG and we're set!

So, let's start throwing out some ideas on some events or road trips. What would YOU like to do. I don't care if you live in El Paso. Tell us if there's anything to do there. I'd love to take The Blue Beast down through Big Bend on the way to a CREW meet in El Paso. Or a trip through the Hill Country to tackle the Twisted Sisters.

I know this...nothing happens until we start talking about it. So, let's start talking about it!

diamond zr1 · 05-29-2014

David/Mark and I talked about local fix and mix get togethers all the way back from Bowling Green/while it was great times at Bowling Green it is only one time a year and a major undertaking.We are committed to doing more local car shows and working on the cars.It's neat having Mark around as he knows c4s inside out/Mark and Glen helped me assemble my lift last Friday,and today and tomarrow I am doing the epoxy floor on the other 1/2 of my shop//so I will have a fine a/c plus heated shop for the workdays//and I do like to BBQ//we will do our part here in San Antonio//joe

Fully Vetted · 05-29-2014

Good to hear, Joe. People think we're crazy when we tell them we A/C our shops but you really need to down here. I A/C and heated my garage last year and I am so glad I did. Nonstop comfort year around.

So, it's like 3 months before Carlisle. What do you say we throw together a meet between now and then? Just something simple. Hell, we had a small group show up in Hico last year at a state park. We just hung out under the shade trees and checked out each others cars.

MickeyD · 05-31-2014

I would be in for meets. Always wanted to go to BG and Carlisle, just never could make schedule work. I live north of Houston. Keep me posted.

Mike

Fully Vetted · 05-31-2014

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Originally Posted by USAZR1

I'll try to support any ZR-1 gathering you want to plan in the state. If you need any help,just ask.

The CREW
Team Tejas
Team Texas

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Originally Posted by MickeyD

I would be in for meets. Always wanted to go to BG and Carlisle, just never could make schedule work. I live north of Houston. Keep me posted.

Mike

Good to know, guys. I'll be in touch. I'm getting ready to take my car down to Cory for gears and a clutch so when I get it back let's meet up somewhere.

Vette Guy · 06-12-2014

Joe's place is phenomenal - we did a Ram clutch setup on a 96 LT4 this past weekend in the A/C. We had a great time, and learned how to deal with this push type setup. Joe, Glenn (turq), Ken (Ex ZR-1er) and I were there. We hope to get together more often... some photos may be coming.

Mark

Fully Vetted · 06-12-2014

That's great, Mark. Would love to see photo's. I'll be dropping off my car at Corey's in two weeks. Maybe we can hookup...

Vette Guy · 06-19-2014

Looking forward to seeing you!

The CREW had a great time at Joe's.... Joe, Glenn and I set up his 4-post lift in a few hours, and broke in his new garage soon after, installing a Ram clutch setup on a LT4. We learned a lot about the setup - I highly recommend visiting the Ram website and viewing their videos regarding installation.

Attached are a few photos....

I'm looking forward to more of these maintenance events! Lots of wrench turning, story telling, eating and drinking!

Regards,
Mark

Fully Vetted · 06-20-2014

Great pics, Mark. Tell your wife I said congrats on the Spurs win. It's good to know it took them 7 games to beat us!

See you soon.

diamond zr1 · 06-20-2014

Hi David/made it back up to diamond lake in 3 days towing/did 950 miles one day/hard on an old man/look forward to getting back in a Texas state of mind/Hope Mark wears out my garage working on his challenge car,before I get back down/snowed heavy in Butte Montana,dang near turned around/plan on bringing back the steel blue 90//say hi to Corey,but next time lets do it as a club project/joe

05-29-2014	#1
Fully Vetted Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Rockwall, Tx Posts: 1,510	Texas Meets So - I've been trying to come up with a name for the Texas gang and keep landing on The CREW. Now, I'm not a very sensitive guy so if it's a stretch or just corny or stupid or whatever I can take it. Trust me. Here's how I came up with The CREW - If you like it, don't like it, don't care and think it's a waste of time to have a name I want to hear about it. Got any better ideas? I'd like to hear about those as well. There are a ton of ZR-1's in this state. Some are members and many are not. I know the poll is old but when you look at the location poll of all the members in this club we are I believe within 2 of having the most of any state. We should be having meet and greets, membership drives and maintenance days all over the state. Which brings up another point...this is a huge state. It's too big to expect the guys up in the panhandle to drive all the way to Houston for a 1 day CREW meet. We need to spread the love. We have the distinct honor of being the host state where our beloved ZR-1's shattered the world record in Ft. Stockton. Talk about a road trip! Fill 'er up and let 'er rip! Hell, there is a Motorsports Ranch in Cresson, Tx (just south of Ft. Worth) that would be a great place to have a meet. Here's their site: http://www.motorsportranch.com/ They have garages where we could do a maintenance day and then tear up the track or just meet somewhere and then all drive down for a track day. The possibilities are absolutely endless in this state. We have Vette's on the Lex for crying out loud! HOW COOL IS THAT! And it's right in our own backyard! We literally drive our cars all year long. We have no excuses. How active would WAZOO or ZOOM be if they didn't have to put there cars away 5 months out of the year? Geez...I long for the day when we are on the boards bragging (that's what we do in Texas, right?) about doing a gear swap in the middle of December. While it's 65 degrees outside! Like I said, no excuses. If we don't end up with the most active chapter of this fantastic club it's because we just don't want to. I'm thinking we should be doing 3 big gatherings a year. Not everyone can make all of them but there are enough owners to make these events fun. Throw in Carlisle and BG and we're set! So, let's start throwing out some ideas on some events or road trips. What would YOU like to do. I don't care if you live in El Paso. Tell us if there's anything to do there. I'd love to take The Blue Beast down through Big Bend on the way to a CREW meet in El Paso. Or a trip through the Hill Country to tackle the Twisted Sisters. I know this...nothing happens until we start talking about it. So, let's start talking about it! __________________ _________________ 1994 AB/Grey #141 430 RWHP/392 RWTQ FBI Lyposuction / Secondaries relieved of duty / SW Long Tube Headers / Corsa Exhaust / FIC SS Injectors / MSD Coils / Lightweight Pulleys / Corey tuned B & M Shifter / Aluminum Flywheel / Samco Hoses / Shelby Series One's / C4 No Flex Frame Stiffener BBC - Bling By Carter: Custom ZR-1 Center Caps / Custom Plenum Plate / Air Box Knobs / TB Cover / Oil Filter Cover

05-29-2014	#2
diamond zr1 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: diamond lake /washington Posts: 223	Re: Texas Meets David/Mark and I talked about local fix and mix get togethers all the way back from Bowling Green/while it was great times at Bowling Green it is only one time a year and a major undertaking.We are committed to doing more local car shows and working on the cars.It's neat having Mark around as he knows c4s inside out/Mark and Glen helped me assemble my lift last Friday,and today and tomarrow I am doing the epoxy floor on the other 1/2 of my shop//so I will have a fine a/c plus heated shop for the workdays//and I do like to BBQ//we will do our part here in San Antonio//joe

05-29-2014	#3
Fully Vetted Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Rockwall, Tx Posts: 1,510	Re: Texas Meets Good to hear, Joe. People think we're crazy when we tell them we A/C our shops but you really need to down here. I A/C and heated my garage last year and I am so glad I did. Nonstop comfort year around. So, it's like 3 months before Carlisle. What do you say we throw together a meet between now and then? Just something simple. Hell, we had a small group show up in Hico last year at a state park. We just hung out under the shade trees and checked out each others cars. __________________ _________________ 1994 AB/Grey #141 430 RWHP/392 RWTQ FBI Lyposuction / Secondaries relieved of duty / SW Long Tube Headers / Corsa Exhaust / FIC SS Injectors / MSD Coils / Lightweight Pulleys / Corey tuned B & M Shifter / Aluminum Flywheel / Samco Hoses / Shelby Series One's / C4 No Flex Frame Stiffener BBC - Bling By Carter: Custom ZR-1 Center Caps / Custom Plenum Plate / Air Box Knobs / TB Cover / Oil Filter Cover

05-31-2014	#4
MickeyD Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Conroe Texas Posts: 315	Re: Texas Meets I would be in for meets. Always wanted to go to BG and Carlisle, just never could make schedule work. I live north of Houston. Keep me posted. Mike __________________ 1990 ZR1 Red/Black #2469 1990 ZR1 Black/Black #843 1993 ZR1 Ruby 40th Anniversary #112

06-12-2014	#6
Vette Guy Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 625	Re: Texas Meets Joe's place is phenomenal - we did a Ram clutch setup on a 96 LT4 this past weekend in the A/C. We had a great time, and learned how to deal with this push type setup. Joe, Glenn (turq), Ken (Ex ZR-1er) and I were there. We hope to get together more often... some photos may be coming. Mark __________________ Mark Horner President, ZR-1 Net Registry 91 ZR-1 #2016 95 ZR-1 #21 DRM-600, LPE 385

06-12-2014	#7
Fully Vetted Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Rockwall, Tx Posts: 1,510	Re: Texas Meets That's great, Mark. Would love to see photo's. I'll be dropping off my car at Corey's in two weeks. Maybe we can hookup... __________________ _________________ 1994 AB/Grey #141 430 RWHP/392 RWTQ FBI Lyposuction / Secondaries relieved of duty / SW Long Tube Headers / Corsa Exhaust / FIC SS Injectors / MSD Coils / Lightweight Pulleys / Corey tuned B & M Shifter / Aluminum Flywheel / Samco Hoses / Shelby Series One's / C4 No Flex Frame Stiffener BBC - Bling By Carter: Custom ZR-1 Center Caps / Custom Plenum Plate / Air Box Knobs / TB Cover / Oil Filter Cover

06-19-2014	#8
Vette Guy Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 625	Re: Texas Meets Looking forward to seeing you! The CREW had a great time at Joe's.... Joe, Glenn and I set up his 4-post lift in a few hours, and broke in his new garage soon after, installing a Ram clutch setup on a LT4. We learned a lot about the setup - I highly recommend visiting the Ram website and viewing their videos regarding installation. Attached are a few photos.... I'm looking forward to more of these maintenance events! Lots of wrench turning, story telling, eating and drinking! Regards, Mark __________________ Mark Horner President, ZR-1 Net Registry 91 ZR-1 #2016 95 ZR-1 #21 DRM-600, LPE 385

06-20-2014	#9
Fully Vetted Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Rockwall, Tx Posts: 1,510	Re: Texas Meets Great pics, Mark. Tell your wife I said congrats on the Spurs win. It's good to know it took them 7 games to beat us! See you soon. __________________ _________________ 1994 AB/Grey #141 430 RWHP/392 RWTQ FBI Lyposuction / Secondaries relieved of duty / SW Long Tube Headers / Corsa Exhaust / FIC SS Injectors / MSD Coils / Lightweight Pulleys / Corey tuned B & M Shifter / Aluminum Flywheel / Samco Hoses / Shelby Series One's / C4 No Flex Frame Stiffener BBC - Bling By Carter: Custom ZR-1 Center Caps / Custom Plenum Plate / Air Box Knobs / TB Cover / Oil Filter Cover

06-20-2014	#10
diamond zr1 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: diamond lake /washington Posts: 223	Re: Texas Meets Hi David/made it back up to diamond lake in 3 days towing/did 950 miles one day/hard on an old man/look forward to getting back in a Texas state of mind/Hope Mark wears out my garage working on his challenge car,before I get back down/snowed heavy in Butte Montana,dang near turned around/plan on bringing back the steel blue 90//say hi to Corey,but next time lets do it as a club project/joe