It doesn't get much better than this!!!
Except maybe this.
Think he was excited?
This is why we do this.
I know we are all competitors, but its about the kids.
Post'em if you got'em!
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I don't know if I can put a price tag on it, but I can give you and itemized list of things we went thru to get that trophy:
1. 9 cars built between the two of us,
2. 40 axles polished, several screwed up and thrown away
3. 40 wheels prepped and polished, several throw away
4. Tungsten for those 9 cars
5. paint for those nine cars
6. sandpaper, 80, 220, 320, 400 grits, a dozen packs,
7. 40 pipe cleaners,
8. 3 or 4 bottles of plastic polish
9.600 thru 12000 grit sandpaper for axles, several sheets
10. 3 solid months every night working on the cars
11. 3 solid weeks every night test the cars on the track
12. countless sleepless nights worrying about those cars
13. $300.00 cell phone bill talking back and forth and to various other builders.
14. 8 hours in the car with three whining boys "Daddy, are we there yet?" every 15 minutes
15. 2 nights in a motel room with the most uncomfortable bed
16. getting soaking wet all weekend
17. Almost getting stuck in Indianapolis from the flood
18. Almost getting washed away on the way back by the flood
19. 8 more hours in the car with three whining boys "Daddy are we there yet?" every 15 minutes
20. 45 gallons of gasoline at $3.65 a gallon
21. blisters on every finger
22. a couple of bottles of Excedrin
23. box full of band aids
24. several cuss word( forgive me Lord)
25. Lack of sunlight exposure
26.almost forgot what my wife looked like
27. realization that she really didn't miss me(just kidding)
Have I left anything out?
This is what our results looked like:
Scott
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