| Author | Message | ||
| Mark (Markg)
Member Username: Markg Post Number: 361 Registered: 2-2001 |
Cruising the streets of a very large Calif city in the only car I've driven that drew more attention than my F-car...a Cop car. | ||
| Jerry W. (Tork1966)
Member Username: Tork1966 Post Number: 341 Registered: 7-2001 |
Throwing one of mom's old purses in the middle of the road with a fish line tied to it. This is one of the best gags of all time. | ||
| Chris Horner (Cmhorner17)
Junior Member Username: Cmhorner17 Post Number: 58 Registered: 4-2002 |
6th grade | ||
| BobD (Bobd)
Member Username: Bobd Post Number: 914 Registered: 3-2001 |
Jim, any battery problems with that Zerati? | ||
| 89TCab (Jmg)
Member Username: Jmg Post Number: 344 Registered: 9-2001 |
Hey Jimpo, nice to see that someone else actually purchased an XR4Ti. I often dreamed of importing a Sierra Cosworth to replace it but decided that the hassle was too great. Maybe I can find a lower mileage one running around Europe now that they are older... | ||
| Charles Barton (Airbarton)
Junior Member Username: Airbarton Post Number: 112 Registered: 11-2002 |
I had just finished a 10 year hitch in the navy and started working for Monex International Limited in Newport Beach CA as a Broker. I was just 28, recently divorced, and had my whole life ahead of me! | ||
| Rob Schermerhorn (Rexrcr)
Junior Member Username: Rexrcr Post Number: 85 Registered: 11-2002 |
Visit to Road America for the 500 mile IMSA race. Lowenbrau 962 GTP of Bell/ Robinson, Corvette GTP of Bundy/ Van Der Merwe, Nissan GTP of EFR/ Haywood, Roush GTO Mustang of Bruce Jenner, Kendal at 20 years old in his RX7 GTU, Baldwin in his carbon fiber Camaro, great stuff. I just watched the '86 Road America IMSA 500 on tape last year. Diamond P sports with Brock Yates. If only Grand Am and ALMS could merge today. | ||
| Brian Saligman (Brisalig)
New member Username: Brisalig Post Number: 33 Registered: 8-2002 |
being born... | ||
| Rodney Haas (Icars)
Junior Member Username: Icars Post Number: 66 Registered: 3-2002 |
Running a telecommunications company. Trashing a 760 Turbo Volvo (had to look executive..) Going to clubs.. and still listening to Alice Cooper, David Bowie.. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 544 Registered: 8-2002 |
Hey, Randy... that whole coin thing you mentioned sounds kinda cool... i think i'm gonna start doing that... kinda makes you seem... mysterious... (ok. that's it. no more late night cable and white castle for me.) | ||
| William Huber (Solipsist)
Member Username: Solipsist Post Number: 543 Registered: 9-2001 |
Very foggy then, Fear & loathing in Ft. Worth, TX. I can't think of anything except the f car & finishing up school. Don't hold that against me.  | ||
| Randy (Schatten)
Member Username: Schatten Post Number: 528 Registered: 4-2001 |
I was only fourteen at the time. But its odd you mention 1987 or any other year. At times I'll look at a coin and ask everyone around me what they know or were doing in that particular year. But anyways, at 14, it was a year before I got into guitars, several years before I got into cars. I was one of those skateboarders, almost to the point of being sponsored outside of Houston. Oh well. A car accident made that decision a no go less than a year later. | ||
| Francisco J. Quinones (Frankie)
Junior Member Username: Frankie Post Number: 131 Registered: 8-2002 |
"87? ummm leesee,saw Motley Crue on the girls girls girls tour,Tommy's drum solo in the revolving cage is still one of my all time fav's,also saw Whitesnake,Great White,Poison,Def Leppard,Rush,Cheap Trick,Cinderella,White Lion(  ),Van Hagar,Ozzy and Metallica umm, no wait, i think those were part of the 1988 season,jeez,memories are kinda hazy.... oh,yeah saw my first Testarossa as i was walking down the street. those were the days... | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 691 Registered: 4-2002 |
Lady Dianna crashed her Mercedes in a tunnel. Seems to have been more serious. | ||
| Ming Cheng (Onlinesys)
Junior Member Username: Onlinesys Post Number: 105 Registered: 5-2002 |
I crashed my Mercedes Benz inside a tunnel although it was not too serious! | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 685 Registered: 4-2002 |
How do you crash an apartment?? | ||
| Ming Cheng (Onlinesys)
Junior Member Username: Onlinesys Post Number: 102 Registered: 5-2002 |
Bought my first apartment and first Merc. in 1987. Crash it on the first day of ownership!! Met my wife in the same year and we live happily together ever! | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 3052 Registered: 12-2000 |
Oh, I'm sure you have a reason for keeping it this long. I can't bring myself to buy one, not because of the cheap cost, but 29 years old out there on a freestyle bike. I looked very awkard even back then being 6'1". Some tricks the height helped, others it didn't. My 5 foot 2 friend could do no handed surfers and bar stands for hundreds of yards. However, I had the advantage on tricks you had to move and reach around. Next time I'm back in Salina I'll scan the picture of me in the year book doing a can can lawnmower, jean jacket, nappy hair, big glasses and all. Oh, why in the heck would I want to go back to those days. | ||
| James Dixon (Omnadren250)
Member Username: Omnadren250 Post Number: 382 Registered: 7-2001 |
Rob, I still have my Haro bike sitting in my basement. It's got the baby blue paint job that fades to chromemoly frame. It has white Skyway Tuff II wheels on it with blue tires. Pretty funky for those days It's yours for free if you pay for the shipping. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 3046 Registered: 12-2000 |
James, I had the Haro FST, had friends with the Haro Sport and Haro Master. I was in the bike store the other day and they had several Haro's with gyro's, pegs and all. I want to buy one, they've actually come down in price since '87. I see all the kids today with pegs and gyros, but they don't know the first thing about freestyling. The half pipe and skate park stuff is so big now. We were always being run off and no one was making money. Now every town has huge skate parks and many of those guys are millionaires. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 395 Registered: 8-2002 |
Hans, that's awesome... Jim, i used to the same thing... i used to say, "what the hell is a xrati...?" Then one day i got a good look and felt like a real ass...! | ||
| joe saldana (Ironjoe)
Junior Member Username: Ironjoe Post Number: 140 Registered: 12-2001 |
RUNNIN the crap out of 450 HP Porsches........ | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 1081 Registered: 7-2001 |
In 87 I'd just bought my Merkur XR4Ti. I loved that car, but no one else did. A coworker of mine used to always ask about my XRATI (pronounced it ZERATI). I couldn't figure how the hell he came up with that until years later I sat behind one at a stop light. I noticed the "4" could've been mistaken for an "A". They probably would've sold more of them if they'd named it the XRATI. | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 681 Registered: 4-2002 |
In the middle of a divorce, cruising in a new black 'Vette, and getting laid and drunk a lot. Ahh, the good old days. Hmmm..... come to think of it, times haven't changed much. | ||
| Bart Boonacker (Sharky666)
Junior Member Username: Sharky666 Post Number: 114 Registered: 9-2002 |
mmmz nothing to add I guess I was 4, I think I fell in a pond @ de Efteling. Got my swim diploma and started riding a bike. No Ferrari in mind back then | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 3467 Registered: 5-2001 |
11th grade. My last days of French classes. Having lots of fun. Getting my drivers license that year I think. Working that summer to buy a motorcycle. moving out of my parents house and in with my then girlfriend. | ||
| Todd Gieger (Todd328gts)
Member Username: Todd328gts Post Number: 292 Registered: 6-2002 |
In 87 I was a Freshman at Seton Hall University wishing that I was playing the drums for Van Halen or making it big playing the drums in my local band. It was actually the year I packed in my baseball dreams because you had guys like Mo Vaughn, Craig Biggio, John Valentin, etc...hitting 500 foot bombs and throwing the ball like they were firing an M-16. I had a 68 Firebird Black/Black. | ||
| James Dixon (Omnadren250)
Member Username: Omnadren250 Post Number: 381 Registered: 7-2001 |
VISION STREET WEAR!!! You are an old guy Rob! I was cruising the town on my Vision "Gator" or my Santa Cruz "Jeff Grosso pro model" skate board. Later on I picked up freestyle bmx so I bought a Haro "Team Master" bike and started doing bunny hops and cherry pickers to impress the girlies. | ||
| John A. Suarez (Futureowner)
Member Username: Futureowner Post Number: 321 Registered: 3-2002 |
Golf eh? Im still wondering what the story is behind that! | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 3039 Registered: 12-2000 |
OK, I'll play. 13 years old, 8th grade. Hobbies were golf and freestyling (stunt bike riding). Could care less about cars, but had my wall and desk covered with Ferrari stuff. Really starting to love the girls, although only had a few awkward girl friends. I was awkward myself at the same 6' 1", but 140 lbs instead of 195. Imagine size 12 red Vision Street Wear with rolled up blue jean bottoms and a "Pepsi" long sleeve shirt. As Nika would say "Ohh Gawd" | ||
| Terry Springer (Tspringer)
Member Username: Tspringer Post Number: 366 Registered: 4-2002 |
I was a sophomore at the University of Georgia, in a fraternity and doing the party thing at a speed I cannot fathom looking back. I was also dealing in and restoring antique sportscars, driving a '67 Jaguar E-Type roadster as my daily. I lived in the fraternity house and did too much drugs and not enough studying. Oh well... I still graduated and last I checked the degree on the wall does not include a GPA annotation ;) Athens GA in the late 80's was a happening place. Used to go see REM play incognito at the 40 watt club along with tons of other great local bands. Oh and wimmen.... southern girls are tough to beat. I look back and smile, but also think in many ways what a lunatic I was. Young and stupid, oh well. | ||
| Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
Intermediate Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 1094 Registered: 8-2002 |
Stuck in AP History and AP Calculus. Got a 4 on both though... | ||
| Adam R (Arymarcz)
New member Username: Arymarcz Post Number: 23 Registered: 8-2002 |
Got married, was playing guitar 10 hours a day, which led to... a divorce! | ||
| Tyler (Bahiaau)
Member Username: Bahiaau Post Number: 422 Registered: 12-2001 |
I was a freshman in high school. | ||
| j scott leonard (Jscott)
Junior Member Username: Jscott Post Number: 242 Registered: 1-2002 |
Working, two kids, two cars (Corvette and Cadillac), two houses, thankfully, not two wives! Like it much better now. Over 50 and having fun. | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Intermediate Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 1768 Registered: 6-2001 |
I love that bon jovi song rob. In 1987 i was 3 freakin years old! how did you get your car suspended? thats a great story. one of my freiends in a car chase with the security guard (they didnt have one last year when i was there) when he was leaving for lunch. his 92 celica 5spd easily outran the school district's early 90's olds station waggon, lol. i have no memories form 1987. Actually, i think i vaguely remeber some things, but not many at all. why dont we remeber stuff when we are really young? | ||
| Robert McNair (Rrm)
Junior Member Username: Rrm Post Number: 182 Registered: 5-2002 |
I was a senior in high school "living on a prayer" if you catch my reference! Driving a gold 78 T/A with built 400 4spd etc. Spending my nonschool time working, partying and chasing this one girl whom I never did catch. My claim to fame was I was the first person in my schools history to get their car suspended from school. | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Member Username: Whart Post Number: 651 Registered: 12-2001 |
Hmm, i thought it was Ted Bundy in the 80's. | ||
| Greg Rodgers (Joechristmas)
Member Username: Joechristmas Post Number: 545 Registered: 3-2001 |
I was 8 yrs. old watching Alf, Facts of Life, Magnum P.I., etc. I remember collecting baseball cards alot that year. I was interested in 308s. I think I saw my first 308 that year. | ||
| arthur chambers (Art355)
Member Username: Art355 Post Number: 841 Registered: 6-2001 |
I was learning that I was getting too old to race. Had just gotten an ex-works ducati, and thought I could win another championship. Fell at least 5 times that year, broke a couple of bones, never did decide to quit, too me another 4 years to finally get the message. Art | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 623 Registered: 1-2002 |
Workin'.....and livin' the single life in Dallas. I was 26, and enjoying lots of scenes like these in Dallas:    | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2282 Registered: 12-2000 |
In Grade 5. Either riding my BMX bike, or just hanging out with my buddies after school. Yeah, I remember 80's rock, I get nostalgic about it too, I still prefer it to todays music... Someone in North Carolina was driving my GT4 around during that time... | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 306 Registered: 8-2002 |
i'm such a stiff, nowadays... Back in '87, i was 8 years old, touching the neighbor's daughter in places i shouldn't have been touching her (she was 7, neither one of us knew what we were doing)... nowadays, i'm babysitting my bosses daughter... where did i go wrong...? | ||
| Jim Schad (Jim_schad)
Member Username: Jim_schad Post Number: 596 Registered: 7-2002 |
Tillman: my wife just said we are NERDS and to tell you that. sigh.... | ||
| John (Modenaf1fan)
New member Username: Modenaf1fan Post Number: 23 Registered: 11-2002 |
i was peein my bed at 6yrs old | ||
| Tillman Strahan (Tillman)
Junior Member Username: Tillman Post Number: 237 Registered: 11-2001 |
Heh, I'm watching the same show. In 87, I was a 2nd year freshman, on my way to a 0.7 GPA at SFA I had a 57 chevy, long hair, and a two-pack habit. I still can't believe I'm still alive. In Italy, someone was building my car. | ||
| Omar (O. H. B.) (Auraraptor)
Junior Member Username: Auraraptor Post Number: 69 Registered: 9-2002 |
87....hmmm....waiting for my little sister to be born...and my future F-car ;-) | ||
| Jim Schad (Jim_schad)
Member Username: Jim_schad Post Number: 594 Registered: 7-2002 |
Watching a VH1 show on the 80's. Metal, Poison, Motley Crue big hair rock n roll, 21 Jump Street. I was 17 and a senior in high school. I seriously miss that feeling and those days. Getting old and nostalgic. Al Bundy at Polk High....thats me.... What do you miss about your glory days? Or are you in your glory days now? |