formal introduction

My name is Brian, today marks my halfway to fifty'th birthday.
It is common courtesy at my home forum, Mainevescene.com that all new members say hello.
Hello.
i have been lurking here on RA for awhile, rally is not new to me and neither is automotives. i worked for a fellow a few years ago who went by the name sandy, in the late 70's he raced a rally preped saab 99. he is soley responsible for my curiousity.
i recently took advantage of two good deals. a rotten gti with rally x bits and a 4 dr golf no longer loved by a tweaker. the two have married to one. (my landlord is soo thrilled) i have spares and intend to get the golf inline with a maine state inspection. ( if you did not know, they are tough) however i plan to drive the golf to and from the FEW rally x events we have here in new england. and on all kinds of private roads in between. thats all about me you need to know,

Hello,

Piccies of the car, or we don't believe you!!

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It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.
William Ralph Inge

TANSTAAFL

Sandy Liversandwich? Er, I mean Liversidge...

Dave I see a GTX in that pic... Direct contradiction to your GTX love fest comment.
You just lovin' these things aren't you. Filling RA with all kinds of GTX propaganda.

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Michael LeCompte

ANOTHER GOLF!!!!! (says John who just shipped a couple of weeks ago some Golf boingers, and just got in finishing some stainless spacers for Rob McFayden of Virginity"s Golf and have 2 more sets of Golf stuff finishing up AS SOON AS SOME FLAKEMONSTERS BRING THEIR SPHERICAL BEARINGS!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!! TOM!!!!, ROBERT!!!)


Edit!!!! Tom Buress just rang the 2 seconds after I hit POST, PROOF of the positive results that Rally Anarchy brings in furthering the sport


Well OK, I guess....
Welcome aboard.

What's your plans?
ABA Tallblock 16v?
VW Motorsport dogbox?

Are you going quit your day job and go on the Circuit and win fame and fortune?
No problem getting all sorts of press if you are a has been in any other sport or just filthy rich.
Got any You-tube videos of you burning up piles of tires.
Remember! if whatever you do isn't on the Intra-webz then it never happened.

Can you say Hi! To Sandy, and tell him he's a lightweight for not running that nice 99 and kicking all the VWs back under the rug?

Going to do any ice racing up at New Meadows in the winter?

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/01/2009 09:16PM by john vanlandingham.

Ahhh, the New Meadows Ice Racing Association. Only competed once (blown clutch killed attempt number 2, 12 inches of water on lake killed attempt 3, and Miguel Blanco hasn't been keeping us in the loop!), but damn those enduros are great bang for the buck!!!

Our $50 Saab (The General Leif, note Swedish flag paint on roof...and we sold the Shelby wheels that came on it for $400!) that was to run in 06 or 07 before we got rained out. Car ended up in Saab yard nearby, never retreived it (Mark Mason?):



Eduardo Mayhem and Miguel Blanco's Casa de Ardillas Sentra SE-R:





Fiasco's last stand, ended in clutch disintegration during first practice lap.



I have a few more pics somewhere in a stack of CDs...but you get the idea.

The 2003 Rubber to Ice enduro:



Fiasco and the Ghetto Jetta in 2001:

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Andrew Steere
Lyndeborough, NH
KB1PJY

Ahhh, I grew up in Waterville, Maine. I wish I was there right now.

Anders

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Grassroots rally. It's what I think about.

Thanks for all the positive response.
once the car is on the road something has got to be done about the transmission side of things. shift rebuil seals clutch and mount. the motor most likely be a mighty ABA donor.
waterville aye. thats canada compared to where i am, but we have family there.
dave you can call sandy est 207 871 saab.
pictures? i need to update my recently crashed mac to utillize the usb function from my brand new fuji.
anybody attending NEFR. this will be my fourth year. i may end up volunteering for the event.
what happend to chris duplisses? i know went on hiatis but he needs to let me pick his brain.

Welcome Brian ... I hope you find this forum entertaining :-)


john vanlandingham Wrote:
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> (80 words of self promotion)
> Welcome aboard.
>
> What's your plans?
> ABA Tallblock 16v?
> VW Motorsport dogbox?
>
> Are you going quit your day job and go on the
> Circuit and win fame and fortune?
> (45 words just to slam Ken Block, a proud new owner of a rally prepped Escort MKII)
>
> (40 words designed to build familiarity and credibility by showing an association with common people and/or places)

You see John, the reason you get crapped on everywhere is that it took you nearly half your post to get to 'welcome aboard' and you simply couldn't resist promoting you BS (Bitchin Suspenders) first.

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First Rally: 2001
Driver (7), Co-Driver (44)
Drivers (16)
Clerk (10), Official (7), Volunteer (4)
Cars Built (1), Engines Built (0) Cages Built (0)
Last Updated, January 4, 2015

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john vanlandingham
Blame is for idiots. losers.

Morison Wrote:
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> You see John, the reason you get crapped on
> everywhere is that it took you nearly half your
> post to get to 'welcome aboard' and you simply
> couldn't resist promoting you BS (Bitchin
> Suspenders) first.

Technically Keith, that's how introductions go. You tell a little about yourself maybe and talk about stuff in common.
Me: "Sweet you have a Golf! I have Merkur rally car, but I have a few friends with Golfs and two of my close friends own Salta Motorsports, which is a big Audi/VW service shop and rally prep shop here in Denver. They've built like 20-30 rally cars in the past few years, many Golfs, some sick Rabbits, an Audi or three, and lots of Subarus. Occasional random stuff like BMW E30s and a Ford Mustang GT500 (or whatever from the 60s) for La Carrerra. Actually that Mustang has a sick transmission!"

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Grant Hughes

NoCoast Wrote:
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> Technically Keith, that's how introductions go.
> You tell a little about yourself maybe and talk
> about stuff in common.
Except that's not what John did.
His version is: Golf! I fab and sell all sorts of things for golfs. welcome!

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First Rally: 2001
Driver (7), Co-Driver (44)
Drivers (16)
Clerk (10), Official (7), Volunteer (4)
Cars Built (1), Engines Built (0) Cages Built (0)
Last Updated, January 4, 2015

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john vanlandingham
Blame is for idiots. losers.

Hey! I'm from Maine originally 9not near there now)... Rockland area... welcome!

Howdy!

Hi! Welcome aboard. I like cheese.

Hopefully that's short and sweet enough for everyone...

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Name: Dawud Jackson (DJ)
Age: 30
Location: Seattle, WA
Occupation: Computer dude.

Welcome Brian!

I am a VW driver as well. Let's see some pictures!

About John........he is a real character! I consider him my friend. He is very generous with sharing his experience and knowledge. Give him a call. He will talk your ear off but you will learn something. Other than a remarkable memory for facts and figures, John is just like everyone else. He has the same strengths and weaknesses that we all have. You will always know what is on his mind and wear you stand with him.

Robert.

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Robert.

"You are way too normal to be on Rally Anarchy." Eddie Fiorelli.