SPRING MOUNTAIN - Oct 3 & 4

[ViperX]

"I love the serious expression on Eddie's face, you know he means business."

Fast Eddie almost looks like a cop in that picture!

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[NK BREKR]

Lance and I will be autographing the December issue of Playgirl magazine for all those interested  >w >l ^8 =20.

[PCH VIPER]

Oh lord, Why did I let them take pictures???
What ever happened to "What happens in Pahrump stays in Pahrump"

[PCH VIPER]

Hey check out these cool pictures !  (trying my best to change the subject)

Just for you Hugh !

[hemotox]

FHP-PCH

Great images, who owned the orange coupe with the smashed driver's side window?

[PCH VIPER]

That is Fast Eddie's car.

We were on the 15 coming home and he was giving me and Art the point-by...but forgot his window was up !




Seriously though, this was a scary thing to happen at 70 mph !
I've heard of it happening to a few other guys, but in those cases the cars were parked and the window just implodes.  It has to do with the window adjustment when the door gets closed and the glass moves up.  If it is not properly adjusted, i.e. goes up too much, it puts a lot of stress on the glass.  It essentially just explodes.

[hemotox]

FHP-PCH VIPER

While you guys were hanging at Spring Mtn having a good old time, I was at the Mini Cooper Breakfast in Mailbu, OriginalRoot bagged me on the Pumpkin Run and so I just took the greenie to Malibu.  Woke the Cooper guys up big time!

[hemotox]

That is Fast Eddie's car.

We were on the 15 coming home and he was giving me and Art the point-by...but forgot his window was up !




Seriously though, this was a scary thing to happen at 70 mph !
I've heard of it happening to a few other guys, but in those cases the cars were parked and the window just implodes.  It has to do with the window adjustment when the door gets closed and the glass moves up.  If it is not properly adjusted, i.e. goes up too much, it puts a lot of stress on the glass.  It essentially just explodes.

Incroyable, Edwardo!  Man that must have shaken you a little, hope you had sun glasses on!  Now I imagine after seeing this, one wonders if they are next.  Scary!  Any dealer information on how this happens or how to look for signs one may be pending a window disaster   Is it heat or cold oustside temperature related??

[hemotox]

Here is a thread on Viper Alley about the implosion, seems to be a rare and isolated event, lots of theories, nothing concrete,  Should be under warranty.  Although with that fact, does not lessen the danger and worry about it happening.

http://forums.viperclub.org/srt10-srt10-coupe-discussions/619481-imploding-windows-2.html

[kenalker]

Did you guys see the bicycle race on your way from Pahrump to Baker?  Every few miles I would pass a minivan with a banner on it stating something like "CAUTION; BICYCLE AHEAD" and "Frigate Bird".  I was trying to figure out what these people were doing out in the middle of nowhere pushing pedals.  I finally found some links.  These people are amazing.  Check this out!  

I pushed my pedal about 250 miles over the two day weekend, yet these people pushed their pedals a full 508 miles; and they did it on BICYCLES!  Now I'm feeling like a sloth.

The fastest person finished the race in 29 hours, 10 minutes and was racing SOLO!  Well... I guess that's only 17MPH, so maybe I don't feel so bad after all; at least I know our Vipers can beat them .

I was up for over 40 hours the two days before Friday prepping my car and I thought I was nuts; many of these people were PEDALING for over 40 hours; through the desert!

http://www.the508.com
http://www.the508.com/2009web/index.html
http://dbase.adventurecorps.com/results508.php?bib=&lastName=&gender=&ageGroup=&country=&state=&veteran=&division=&fcr=Go&last=50

[Newport Viper]

Wow great event!

(note to self....get job with weekend off!)

[PCH VIPER]

Hey Ken,
Did you leave on Sunday too? or were there still guys riding bikes on Monday ?

We passed a bunch of them and I thought to myself...These guys are NUTS !

[redtanrt10]

Michael VQ, thanks for setting this up it was a really great time!!!

Lance,  Great pictures!!!  Good to hear what happened to Eddie, I saw this last night and said WTF, glad it was not vandalism or an attempted car jacking.

[Deadhead]

Hi Everyone! 

Virginia and I have had an incredibly hectic week after everyone left, that's why I'm posting this a week late.

We had a BLAST!!  It was a 10 on a scale of 10.  I am proud to be a member of the Sidewinders and look forward to many more track events.  For sure, we will organize another event at Spring Mountain!!  We appreciate everyone coming here and enjoying the track.  Thanks for the kind comments!

Lance takes incredible pics!  I am going to write an article for the SoCal magazine and the Viper Magazine as well.  I would like this opportunity to thank Dan and Cathy who were a big help in getting everyone organized.  Without them, this event wouldn't have happened on the number of participants.

Lindsey is our membership director and wants to send everyone who drove their cars at the track a thank you.  Please send me your email addresses and I will forward them to her.  [email protected]  The staff at the track was very pleased and impressed with the way we drove our cars!!  She would like to send all of you a "Thank You" email, so if you want, send me your email addresses and I'll forward it to her.  [email protected] 

Last Wednesday, we drove our Venom Red/Silver Coupe in the first Barrett-Jackson exotic car parade on the Las Vegas Strip.  Only 50 cars were permitted and I'm proud to report that we had 10 Vipers proudly driven in the parade.  Thousands of people took pictures as we drove by.

That's all for now...

[PCH VIPER]

Since you asked....I'll gladly give Lindsey my e-mail address !!!   >g

And now I won't get busted for it !  >l