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John Perdue

03-21-2007, 06:49 PM

Damn I don't even know where to begain. This trip was stupid crazy. We started of Monday night the 12th at Marks house. Met up with Dustin and Dado in Rockville to load up the rig at about 2am tuesday morning. 3amish we hit the road. Marks drove the Semi and Me, Dustin and Pat rode with him. The first 4hrs went smooths. Got to southern VA and pulled over so Marks could get some sleep. Woke up tuseday early Noon and hit the road again.<IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0861.jpg"> Making awsome time we fly through Tennessee and Arkansas. <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0866.jpg"> Wedsday after noon we stop for lunch at Sonic. Pretty much the first real food we ate the whole trip. Also the gas station we stopped at carried a drink called Cocain. As you can see everyone was excited about that! <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0869.jpg"> <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0875.jpg"> <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0877.jpg"> (Marks filling up the trailer with gas so we can play Playstation in the AC) <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0879.jpg"> <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0882.jpg"> (We decided the truck needed a make over) <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0883.jpg"> (Dustin getting beat for trying to unplug playstation during the pit stop) Well after and hour break we get back on the road again and make it 100miles further down and then a trailer tire blew out. This wasn't good. <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0889.jpg"> <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0890.jpg"> The Spare had a leak in it and wouldn't work. So we go on the laptop and found a shop openned 20miles away with the right tire. So we unhooked the truck and Marks and Pat booked to the shop ASAP since it closed at 5pm and it was 4:30 already. Finally at about 6pm they make it back we get the wheel replaced and also has a new spare just incase. We hit the road and get back on track. <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0895.jpg"> We fly through Oklahoma <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0897.jpg"> (Oklahoma City) and Texas with no problems. Its getting close to midnight on wedsday night and we make it into New Mexico. This is where shit went REALLY BAD. So we pull into the weight station (normally weight stations you just roll through the scales and go, if your over weight they stop you. We were not over weight! new Mexico Weight station checks your light, weight and a bunch of other stuff. Well we got flaged and had to stop. It get worse. Marks who drove the who way doesn't have a CDL license. None of us do. SO basically New Mexico State Police and boarder control told us we can't leave AT ALL. Were stuck in the middle of a desert with no way out. Theres nothing around and its almost 3am. We give up and all go to sleep in the truck for the night. The next morning Dado calls and said he has an Idea. Suprise its acaully a good one too. Well Dado met a trucker on the Truck forums who lives in AZ by where we were headed towards. The trucker (Ron) said he would fly from AZ to New mexico get a rental car and drive to us. Awsome!! Well his plane didn't leave Az till 2pm and then he had to drive 3hrs from the airport to us. We were all getting hungry and decided to walk to the closest town for food. <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0899.jpg"> ( stuck at the weight station) <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0903.jpg"> (Pat hooping the fence so we can leave the Weight station) San Jon was the closet thing to us. About 3miles down the road. We walked down Historic 66 to make our way there. Along the way we found and old ass town or house with several old classic cars out in a field and of course we stop to check it out <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0925.jpg"> (Myspace photos :) ) <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0917.jpg"> (Dustin getting attacked by a tumble weed) <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0931.jpg"> (Marks next to Historic 66) <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0934.jpg"> (Pat walking down and road to nowhere with 5gallons of gas on his shoulder) <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0910.jpg"> (And it wouldnt be a true walk through the desert with out something dead) <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0935.jpg"> (Wild horses) 
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</object> (Dustin Talking to the horses ?!?!?!?!?!?!) What a weirdo Well finally at about 6pm on thursday night Ron comes to save the day! This guy is a true hero. He can 1000miles to the middle of nowhere to help out 4 retards and didnt it for no cost. Trust me hes not some creepy guy. Hes to awsome. Well we hit the road. Marks, Ron and Pat hop in the truck and Dustin and I follow in the rental car <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0937.jpg"> (Don't ask about my face in this picture) <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0942.jpg"> (The only cool thing in New Mexico...The sunset) Well we drop the rental off at the airport and me and Dustin hop back in the truck. Finally friday morning we make it to Phoniex AZ. We stop off at Rons house to drop him off and check out his place (Also is truck and trailer set up which is almost like Dado's) <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0960.jpg"> <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0956.jpg"> (His has a damn shower and Bed in it) <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0955.jpg"> ( He races a rear engine rail drag car) We leave his place and are at the track to drop off the trailer and get to our hotel and met up with out friend Jason who is in AZ for baseball spring tranning <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0968.jpg"> <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0972.jpg"> (Our Hotel) <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0973.jpg"> So we FINALLY get a shower after 5 long days. I'll tell you a shower has never ever felt so good. We head to Glendale for dinner which is pretty much like the beverly hills of AZ <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0980.jpg"> (Yes I'm eating my Pizza with chopsticks) Well we thought our bad luck was over. Turns out All flights from the East were cancelled becasue of the snow, Dado was suppose to fly out friday and be in AZ last friday night. He has to be at the track saturday at 8am. Well the ONLY flight we could find for him didnt get to AZ till 10:15am on saturday morning, Also that flight cost $1300. We all pass out back at the hotel so we can wake up early for race day!

John Perdue

03-21-2007, 06:50 PM

Saturday morning Me and Dustin were the only ones to wake up. Dustin had to Drop Jason off at practice so we could use his SUV for the day and then Pick up Dado at the airport. I had to head to the track to set up. <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0983.jpg"> Marks was sick and tired from all the driving and we couldn't get him to wake up at all. He needed his sleep anyways. I head to the track by myself and start to set up. Finally at 11am Dustin makes it to the track with Dado. About 30mins before qualifications. Dado does awsome. Qualifys 5ths with no pratice runs <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN0986.jpg"> <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1010.jpg"> <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1030.jpg"> <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1031.jpg"> Sunday we get to the track for finals and Dado makes it through the first round but get bumped out in the second. Over all he finished 5th which was damn good saying thre was 26 cars in the field. <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1038.jpg"> Later sunday I met up with Jimmy this guy I met on saturday who brought his R32 Skyline to the track to take his R34 GT-R for a test drive <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1041.jpg"> <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1044.jpg"> (I still wet myself over the R34 cause its that much nicer than my R32) <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1045.jpg"> We decided to take his R32 out to do some street drifting!!!! 
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</object> <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1050.jpg"> <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1052.jpg"> (Jon over at FullRace was driving. For never driving on a track his damn good!!!) Afterwards he gaves us a private tour of FullRace. If your into cars you've heard of them. <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1058.jpg"> (The R14, This is a s14 240sx with a complete Skyline GTR powerterrian and Drive Terrian) (Also with Huge GT42R turbo) A couple of the Teckeast Forum members doing shit out in the desert <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1068.jpg"> <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1063.jpg"> (This is why I hate the desert) <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1069.jpg"> (Dustin, Me and Jason after one LONG weekend) The rest of the day I Went out to Glendale with Jimmy to grab some drinks and party for once. <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1070.jpg"> (Molly and I, Cool chick I met and chilled with the whole evening at the Club) We left early and Jimmy let me drive the Porsche 996 TURBO back to the hotel <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1075.jpg"> <IMG src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/jploser29/AZ/DSCN1076.jpg"> (Once we hit the 101 loop he told be to nailed it wide open. I only took it up to 180mph but it got there REALLY fast. Monday was the day to leave. Pretty much Marks and all of use realized if we try to drive home in the truck were screwed. After a few hours of thinking we decided to leave the truck and fly home. Marks is going to get his CLD learner and then fly back in 2 week with me and Ron is going to help use drive it home. So that was our crazy week that never ended. Anyways its late and I'm beat. Hope you all enjoyed

offutt

03-21-2007, 07:34 PM

sounds crazy, but fun

wyald bill

03-21-2007, 07:44 PM

i had fun takin the audi off road, too bad brock and i were kickin up way too much crap to make it look a little better or longer.

Marks

03-21-2007, 07:55 PM

nice write up, f'in adventure.

Ryan

03-21-2007, 10:11 PM

Nice write-up. I get stressed out for you guys just reading it.

Pajak

03-21-2007, 10:32 PM

nice write up it was nice meeting all of you guys at porsche north scottsdale

GTR-Kevin

03-21-2007, 11:25 PM

Yeah it was nice meeting everyone and seeing dustin again. That guy jimmy is the guy I bought my skyline from, he has some really nice cars, but he is a shady business man, he told me everything was perfect on it, and I had to replace quite a few parts right after getting it, and when I said something to him about it, he tried to blame everything on me

Dodge This

03-22-2007, 12:30 AM

where's the "i got dick at nopi" pic...lol damn that caleb

whitey

03-22-2007, 12:36 AM

wow! what a road trip!

JPCCDD

03-22-2007, 12:53 AM

nice write up.

John Perdue

03-22-2007, 01:14 AM

Dodge This

03-22-2007, 01:17 AM

good write up purdue, it was nice meeting ya

GTR-Kevin

03-22-2007, 05:00 AM

Kevin. The r32 GTR is problly the most unrelible car you'll ever own man. When i bought mine over 2 years ago everything was perfect. 1month later I had a rear turbo fail, oil pump go and then a trans. The r32 and r33 react alot on driver. I MYSELF have problly casued my car to break every single time. Drag racing casue alot of problem on a somewhat stock skyline. Transmissions suck, oil pumps break, turbos are ceramic wheel so they break. Its just an old car and given with time they break and break bad. Shit Jeff's r32 broke on 66 out of the blue. I'm not siding with anyone for what happened with your skyline just a head up that these problems are VERY common
Oh I know they have a lot of problems, I have broken a fair share of things from racing it, but the coil packs where going when I bought it, I noticed the night after I got it that the tie rods were bent all to hell like it had been bottomed out, and the afms went out about a week later. Im not bitter about it, I just didn't like the fact he blamed me for it

Tonk

03-22-2007, 07:09 AM

Nice write-up. I get stressed out for you guys just reading it.

haha +1. And the fact that they didn't shower for 5 days :wow:

Casse

03-22-2007, 09:50 AM

That looked like a good time, congrats to Dado on placing 5th.

damen

03-22-2007, 12:17 PM

damn - wish I coulda gone out for this fun

SpeddeN

03-22-2007, 12:23 PM

Crazy ass trip lol

Thrasher

03-22-2007, 06:12 PM

Definitely a good weekend, but I could tell that it took it's toll on everyone.

NYSEGuy

03-22-2007, 06:24 PM

Huge congrats to Dado!

GTR-Kevin

03-22-2007, 06:43 PM

Definitely a good weekend, but I could tell that it took it's toll on everyone.
Definitely, Everyone looked tired as hell the first night at the meet

JPCCDD

03-23-2007, 12:26 AM

hell yeah they were. kinda sucked too cause not a single plan anyone had went right that whole weekend. although i guess it worked out ok. although it would have been nice had someone told us that there was a PF changs there, Dustin..

Dodge This

03-23-2007, 03:50 AM

in and out was good though

DUSTIN WORLES

03-27-2007, 06:41 PM

Great write up man!

Mecal

03-27-2007, 07:34 PM

nice write up!

although, when you say that Glendale is the Beverly Hills of AZ, you obviously haven't seen the majority of Glendale. :lol:

R32-Gearhead

03-27-2007, 09:01 PM

Looks like it was fun trip...yeah I love my r32 too but the r34 makes me drool a whole lot more....Damn why don't I live in Japan or Australia :)

BigBowTie

03-27-2007, 09:39 PM

sounds like it was a fun and adventureous trip. nice write-up as well.

Fielder

03-28-2007, 05:55 AM

holy hell what an adventure. So you guys just left a rig and trailer thousands of miles away?

Marks

03-28-2007, 07:01 PM

yup, flyin out to pick it up next week, after chicago this weekend...then off to Miami for Nopi Drift at Dolphin Stadium on the 14th and 15th.

BigBowTie

03-28-2007, 07:05 PM

i wish i could have your lives...lol

Dodge This

03-29-2007, 12:08 AM

i might be at denver, and most likely LA.

JPCCDD

03-31-2007, 03:40 PM

marks, give me a call man. i know your busy but i got a couple questions bout upcoming races.

BayState3000GT

03-31-2007, 11:50 PM

i like the r32 drifting video, i dont get the video with dustin tho

Ryan

04-01-2007, 12:51 PM

i like the r32 drifting video, i dont get the video with dustin tho

You're not supposed to get it. It's Dustin. :rofl:

JPCCDD

04-01-2007, 04:54 PM

what video?

John Perdue

04-02-2007, 05:17 AM

The one where hes trying to call horses? don't ask me. We were in the desert bored out of our minds and its Dustin like Ryan said

JPCCDD

04-02-2007, 11:33 AM

oh, yeah, that was a "wtf?" moment. funny though.

Fielder

04-03-2007, 12:15 PM

yup, flyin out to pick it up next week, after chicago this weekend...then off to Miami for Nopi Drift at Dolphin Stadium on the 14th and 15th.

Wait....what about dado's Race car?

Marks

04-03-2007, 03:58 PM

Wait....what about dado's Race car?it's in the trailer.

Fielder

04-04-2007, 11:00 AM

woha!!! I sure as hell hope that trailer is locked away in a secure compound some place then!!

JPCCDD

04-04-2007, 11:37 AM

we parked it at a casino.

knoxville

04-04-2007, 10:30 PM

nice write up!

although, when you say that Glendale is the Beverly Hills of AZ, you obviously haven't seen the majority of Glendale. :lol:

hahahaha true that

scottsdale is the beverly hills of az

John Perdue

04-04-2007, 11:27 PM

Opps my bad I meant scottsdale. All i know is the place was pretty baller. I dont care what It was called

Ryan

04-04-2007, 11:41 PM

Opps my bad I meant scottsdale. All i know is the place was pretty baller. I dont care what It was called

:werd:

I was impressed by the exotic dealerships!

Dodge This

04-05-2007, 01:09 AM

i love snobbsdale

Mecal

04-05-2007, 01:33 AM

:werd:

I was impressed by the exotic dealerships!

yeah, they're fun to drive by/go into.

I walked into Lamborghini Scottsdale (it also has a few other names though, lol)
And they said I needed an appointment, but I told them that I had just wanted to check it out because I was never there, and he was like "oh alright, not too long though"

but yeah, its awesome.
and the Lotus place is right down the street :D

knoxville

04-05-2007, 02:29 AM

i love snobbsdale

hahahah you would red
hahahaha

Pajak

04-08-2007, 09:19 PM

i love snobbsdale

fake people, fake bank account, fake boobs, what more can you want?

LOKI2

04-09-2007, 10:31 AM

Those guys are bums. Get a job Dustin, Marks, John! Im just jealous I was stuck working while they did cocaine and peed in bottles without me.

JPCCDD

04-09-2007, 07:48 PM

you could have quit and then two people would have been unemployed on that trip. :D

Nexus

05-13-2007, 10:04 AM

This is not sounding like a trip to me, but more like an adventure!!!

Good and funny read!!!

John Perdue

06-02-2007, 07:30 AM

Those guys are bums. Get a job Dustin, Marks, John! Im just jealous I was stuck working while they did cocaine and peed in bottles without me.

Hey to road to unemployent is right up the road daniel. Just walk out and say fuck it. Plus it ALOT harder then you'd think. Well for me maybe not dustin and marks

Nunez

11-19-2007, 12:16 AM

heres your long anticipated "I got Dick at Nopi" pic andrew...took me a while to find it but i did

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j139/encr1pt10n/NOPIARIZONAPart3032.jpg

wyald bill

03-17-2008, 11:22 PM

jimmy and his gf were just on pass time with his skyline and the 911 turbo