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Post by loboracer on May 1, 2006 12:01:37 GMT -5
Interested making $150.00 for yourself and $100 for your Region? All it takes is a one-days effort of riding around in Mercury. CCR/SCCA has been engaged to provide right-seat instructors for a consumer-based street drive of Mercury products; namely, Milan, Mountaineer, Montego, Mariner, Mariner Hybird. The program is scheduled for the new Northlake Mall on June 3, 2006.
Ride around all day in a new car and get a free lunch, while getting paid... Sweet. It's half a seaons entry fee.
Check out the links from the home page.
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Post by JWM on May 1, 2006 12:08:41 GMT -5
SWEET! I just signed up for it.
-JWM
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Post by lagunamiata on May 1, 2006 14:07:42 GMT -5
I had contacted the contact Dick gave out with the SCCA already.
Heck, the wife is going to be out of town and I've got nothing else to do on that day... why not!!
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Post by NutDriverLefty on May 1, 2006 22:02:34 GMT -5
I'm signed up. Do we need to bring helmets and Chatterboxes?
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Post by caSSino on May 2, 2006 1:54:00 GMT -5
Stupid being in New Jersey forcing me to miss out on easy money. F this im definatley staying in Charlotte next summer.
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Post by C4Shane on May 2, 2006 7:42:08 GMT -5
Wot....no CaSSino to drive the big SUVs at high speed~  ? Well, Colin and I are signed up..whoo hoo!!!! Entry list looks good...includes some members of the PDawg Bored Directors!!! |
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Post by Sarah Bellum on May 2, 2006 8:12:06 GMT -5
I notice some of the "instructors" are known to drive Miatas...I didn't know Mercurys had pedals...
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Post by jbyrd on May 2, 2006 8:23:45 GMT -5
Welcome, Sarah!
Good observation ;D
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Post by ROADBOY on May 2, 2006 8:44:34 GMT -5
 I knew JB was going to say something. |
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Post by jbyrd on May 2, 2006 10:13:03 GMT -5
Spring Tour?  |
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Post by Elton J on May 2, 2006 10:50:49 GMT -5
How long have you been a homosexual, JByrd? ;D
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Post by jbyrd on May 2, 2006 11:32:45 GMT -5
just a merc statement.
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Post by prancingdawg on May 2, 2006 14:19:13 GMT -5
I'm signed up. Do we need to bring helmets and Chatterboxes? Bring ice chests and beer. TEach 'em to drive their SUV smooth, widdout spillin' their beer...  (dives under rug)  |
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Post by NutDriverLefty not signed in on May 2, 2006 20:37:58 GMT -5
Bring ice chests and beer. TEach 'em to drive their SUV smooth, widdout spillin' their beer... (dives under rug) To hell with their beer, I'm gonna teach 'em to drive without spilling MY beer. Lefty |
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Post by lagunamiata on May 2, 2006 20:54:13 GMT -5
To hell with their beer, I'm gonna teach 'em to drive without spilling MY beer. Lefty    |
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Post by C4Shane on May 2, 2006 21:08:01 GMT -5
Lefty..if you wuz signed in, I'd give ya an exalt fer that one.....what beer goes with a Merceree??? Coors....tasteless and bland, Budweiser...watery and thin, Miller Lite....the beer with mass produced bubbles? Hmm....somehow a Guinness would be a little too high quality for a Mercuree
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Post by damnyankee on May 2, 2006 21:14:49 GMT -5
Old Milwaulkee!!!!
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Post by lagunamiata on May 2, 2006 21:28:42 GMT -5
Old Mule was the first beer I had...
I won't say when, where or with whom since I was well under age....
But I bet JB can figure all the answers out!!
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Post by NutDriverLefty on May 2, 2006 23:39:58 GMT -5
Lefty..if you wuz signed in, I'd give ya an exalt fer that one..... I certainly appreciate the thought. I was on a public terminal in a bar and didn't want to leave my login credentials that accessible. ;D what beer goes with a Merceree??? Coors....tasteless and bland, Budweiser...watery and thin, Miller Lite....the beer with mass produced bubbles? Hmm....somehow a Guinness would be a little too high quality for a Mercuree OK, let's go back to the premise of this question. It's got nothing to do with what goes with a Merceree. What it's got to do with is me instructing.  Which means, something good. Like Pilsner Urquell, Budvar, something like that. None of that French or Belgian crap. Gimme German or Czech. Or hell, Polish or something. But Germany or east. The driver will be way too busy to hold on to a beer, or I'm gonna be exit stage left. |
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Post by C4Shane on May 3, 2006 12:32:29 GMT -5
Dropped an exalt on ya Lefty!... I hear ya on the beer issue. I happen to favor the Irish/British styles a bit more (Irish background ya might say), but am in full agreement about not wanting any of that fruity tasting Belgian/French crap. If I wanted froot joose...I would order froot joos...and what is with the dang orange they put in a Blue Moon....is it that tasteless? I do like German beers and some of the Holland stuff. Good Irish Stouts are my favorites.
But Old Mil does seem to be the rough beer equivalent to a Mercury...
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Post by jbrotbeck on May 3, 2006 13:40:20 GMT -5
The Mercury Brewing Company makes this stuff:  Doesn't peg me as beer that goes with the car though. Maybe something that says: "I'm old, been around too long, and need to be put out of my misery" like...... Icehouse!  |
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Post by nutdriverrighty on May 5, 2006 10:28:24 GMT -5
Does anyone know WTF we'll be doing in these Mercury "vehicles"? How about anything about who we'll be riding shotgun with? How long is the event supposed to take? Is this going to be a "Sunday ride", an auto-x, or what? I'm signed-up, but I'd certainly appreciate more details before I put my life in the hands of a blue-haired, PBR-drinking, Mercuree-driving grandmother who thinks she can get from Northlake Mall to the airport and back before anyone else!!
Scott Franklin
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Post by ROADBOY on May 5, 2006 16:35:49 GMT -5
bump
for the good question
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Post by lagunamiata on May 5, 2006 18:26:37 GMT -5
I'm thinking it's like Chrysler's Test Drive event. At that a course was set up and you drive at low speed. There's a rough section to feel the suspension, an acceleration section, a braking section and some turns.
Guess it'll be like that...
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Post by caSSino on May 5, 2006 23:27:38 GMT -5
Man this seems like a great way the screw around for a day, hope you guys have fun.
P.S. Yuengling
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Post by C4Shane on May 7, 2006 7:51:58 GMT -5
Well, a C-note and fiddy will buy a lot of bench racing fuel (beer) or a couple gallons of 114 for the Fiestada...
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Post by nutdriverrighty on May 7, 2006 11:03:55 GMT -5
So, how is "Murcuree" justifying paying the region $3000 for the event? I'm still "in" and want to help, but I'd like to know some details. What liability am I and the region accepting? Again, what is it that we're going to be doing? How long is the day? Is the event going to be limited to NorthLake Mall, or is this going to be an all-day, cross-country event? If anyone knows, I'd appreciate what info can be given. Scott Franklin www.NutDriver.org |
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Post by C4Shane on May 7, 2006 11:13:06 GMT -5
NDR...Dick McCollister is the link on all of this. At the social we discussed it and as I understand it this will be a slow controlled event at the mall only. Probably an acceleration area, turning, braking, etc. but all very controlled. Remember - we don't want to spill OUR beer!!!!
Yes, it is all day and intended to provide test drives to folks interested in Merkeree products. Apparently their marketing folks contacted SCCA regarding folks who could come help. I am sure they can afford 3G even if they only sell one car from the deal. The point is that the club gets some much needed bucks. As I understand it, they have done this before and have all the waivers, etc. What they wanted were some performance oriented instructor/drivers to help out. Again, Dick has all the details and was the point man on this idea.
I think we only have 9 folks so far, so hopefully a couple of extras will sign up for the day.
Hee hee..would be fun to run our AX cars just to check out the course..
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Post by fastfrontier on May 7, 2006 15:52:13 GMT -5
So Shane, you gonna trailer the Fiesta out? They are both Ford products, so that should work.... "This is what the car looks and drives like today, and this could be what it looks and drives like in 20 years".  You might be able to take some people out for joy rides and get some good use out of the second seat ;D |
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Post by C4Shane on May 7, 2006 19:46:14 GMT -5
Sound like a great idea! "Notice how the car's performance improved with age???" Big exhalt for ya on that FF!
Well - should be fun driving around in Merkurees.
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Which means, something good. Like Pilsner Urquell, Budvar, something like that. None of that French or Belgian crap. Gimme German or Czech. Or hell, Polish or something. But Germany or east. The driver will be way too busy to hold on to a beer, or I'm gonna be exit stage left. 
You might be able to take some people out for joy rides and get some good use out of the second seat ;D