Carlisle All Ford Nationals June 4-6, 2010

[Ms. Denmark]

For those who may have read this earlier, I managed to lose all my original text. So this will be the Cliff notes version of Carlisle. LOL Mr. Man and I got there on Friday morning. Weather was good. Went to the Show Field and were proud to see the sign showing the '03-'04 Marauder Class! We were the first Silver Birch to arrive and for a long while we were the only SB. Enjoyed seeing our old friends and meeting new ones. At about 3 pm the skies darkened and we experienced a "storm of biblical proportions" which forced a gridlock of those fleeing the field for their hotels. Skies cleared and we enjoyed a buffet at the Embers restaurant at the Hotel Carlisle with 14 or so other members. Friday overnight brought a spectacular electrical storm. We were glad to see that members still in transit arrived safe and sound! Saturday morning we had overcast skies but it was dry. Made our way to the show field amidst the convoy of Yellow Mustangs. The Marauders just kept arriving, (including several more Silver Birches) until nearly all our alotted spaces were filled. Everyone brought more than enough food but we had a momentary crisis re lack of a grill. This was quickly remedied by taking up a collection to purchase one. Blackened300a and Krytin dashed off in Paul's Fusion (that came in really handy!) and returned with not one but 2 grills. In the meantime, Vtwoodsman (John) came to the rescue with his grill and heroically started cooking up scores of hot dogs, hot sausages, brats and even sausage and peppers (they looked great) for the now nearly starving crowd! (I hope he knows how much I appreciated him!!) In the meantime the new grills were assembled in record time by Krytin, VistaBlue and Blackened300a. Mrs. Jabird (Denise) and LadyHawke fired one up and started flipping burgers like short order cooks on speed. LOL! You guys were awesome!! I had the pleasure (and the easiest job by far) of grilling the pork ribs provided by LeoVampire. JD kept the drinks stocked and iced, and Fast Merc supplied the tunes. Everyone else pitched in to ensure we all got enough to eat. Thanks all!

Blackened 300a pulled off another great show and Smoke's T-shirts were selling like hot cakes! Eric and I want to thank them both for their tremendous efforts to make Carlisle 2010 a huge success! If you were there, you know what I mean. It was really great to see everyone. We love seeing our Marauder friends and we met so many great new (to us) ones! Safe travels home everyone!! See you next time!
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[Ms. Denmark]

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[Ms. Denmark]

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[breeze]

man i LOVED that 70 Marauder, those pics do NO JUSTICE...

[Ms. Denmark]

man i LOVED that 70 Marauder, those pics do NO JUSTICE... Yeah, but Tommy does look great standing next to it!:D BTW it was great to see you and your dad, Breeze!

[breeze]

Yeah, but Tommy does look great standing next to it!:D BTW it was great to see you and your dad, Breeze!

it was good to see u too Ms. D...you know i had to come holla at you first.lol

[SMOKE]

That rain photo is INTENSE....jeez what you guys survived yesterday afternoon (although it was no fun driving down here in it last night)....

Great to see you and the Man again! It's a great weekend with y'all...

Best,
Jonathan

[breeze]

yea it was my first Carlisle, i had a good time. :up:

[ImpalaSlayer]

had alota fun. met alota new people and saw a bunch i met last year. also won my first trophy

[Ms. Denmark]

had alota fun. met alota new people and saw a bunch i met last year. also won my first trophy
Mr. Man and I were happy to see you there, Dave. Congrats on your trophy!

[ImpalaSlayer]

Mr. Man and I were happy to see you there, Dave. Congrats on your trophy!

same here it was good to officially meet you guys as well.

[TAKEDOWN]

Looks like it was a great time except for the rain!

[breeze]

had alota fun. met alota new people and saw a bunch i met last year. also won my first trophy

way category trophy did you win? best S/C? ;)

[PonyUP]

Great pics Ms D

[ImpalaSlayer]

way category trophy did you win? best S/C? ;)
3rd place best sc

[Ms. Denmark]

Looks like it was a great time except for the rain!We did have a really great time. "The storm of biblical proportions" only added to the fun! (and fortunately cleared off on Saturday!)


Great pics Ms D Thanks. You need to come out to the party next year!

[Ms. Denmark]

I managed to lose all the original text in the first post, so you might want to read it again since it's new! (and different) LOL:o

[Bluerauder]

Looks like it was a great time except for the rain!
Had a great time at Carlisle this year. The turnout was excellent and even the rain late on Friday did not dampen our spirits at all. Despite some ominous clouds on Saturday morning, the day shaped up very well and made for another nice day.

Many thanks to Blackened300a, SMOKE, Krytin, Ms. Denmark and all who contributed to make this one of the best events yet. The location was better IMHO because we got alot more through foot traffic to stop by and ogle the lines of MMs.

[SpartaPerformance]

I had a great time this year despite the monsoon on Friday afternoon. LOL It was great to finally meet you guys!! :beer:

[Ladyhawke]

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[Ms. Denmark]

Those are great pics Chris! Eric and I were so happy that you and Gordon were there. And congratulations on your well deserved trophy!

[SpartaPerformance]

Looks like picture set 3 pic 2 is the burn out contest? I coughed up a whole tire when I got home. It was a 235/50/18 BFG, anybody want it? :lol:

[Ladyhawke]

Those are great pics Chris! Eric and I were so happy that you and Gordon were there. And congratulations on your well deserved trophy!

Thanks Paula. We had a great time and look forward to next year. I'm very proud of that trophy. :D

[Ladyhawke]

Looks like picture set 3 pic 2 is the burn out contest? I coughed up a whole tire when I got home. It was a 235/50/18 BFG, anybody want it? :lol:

It sure is Tommy and you can see its haze in some of the trophy pics too.

Hope you don't have a sore throat after coughing up a whole tire. Thanks for the offer but I'll pass on the BFG. :lol:

[Krytin]

Wow! Nice write-up and pics! Thanks Paula and Chris!!

[LeoVampire]

I was just pulling up to Gate 3 in the pooring rain and started to see all of you comming out of the Fiar grounds!

I passed you all one by one trying to make it to our area. Once I got there there were only 2 Marauder's left and 2 people under the tent trying to stay dry.

One guy took off and left his hood open the wind was buckling the hood and it looked like it was going to snap off andhit the windshild I went out in the rain and wind to close it for him before it happend. Come to find out he was hidding inside one of the buildings.

Accross the way some people in the Lightning line were caught underneath their tent as the wind brought it down on top of them.

The water got so high that one of the Lightnings ended up in water up to the running boards.

The wind was blowing so hard the rain drops sounded like hail bouncing off of the cars.

To say it was an intence storm is a total understatment!

[SILVERSURFER03]

darn it missed all the fun friday it seems...got there just in time time for the smoke out it was great to see everyone. now that guy in the blue car that wanted to race i have to say sorry .. i got scared LOL it was nice to meet toomanyfords and thanks again to paul paul and paul from ny for the shirts and grills hahaha can't wait till next year

[stevemarauder]

Saw two guys by Prorader sportin MERCURY MARAUDER white t-shirts was wondering if that was an event shirt for Carlisle 2010 and if any are left to purchase as i could not make it this year.

[Bluerauder]

Saw two guys buy Prorader sportin MERCURY MARAUDER white t-shirts was wondering if that was an event shirt for Carlisle 2010 and if any are left to purchase as i could not make it this year.

Yes, that was the event shirt this year in "white" courtesy of Blackened300a and SMOKE. The shirts also came in "black". Check with them on availability of any leftovers. Might be all gone by now 'cause they were selling like gangbusters.

[Blackened300a]

Saw two guys by Prorader sportin MERCURY MARAUDER white t-shirts was wondering if that was an event shirt for Carlisle 2010 and if any are left to purchase as i could not make it this year.

I haven't pulled the box out of my trunk to see whats left. Chances of extras will be very slim.
I will post up the orders that have to be mailed along with my extras later on tonight.

[Bluerauder]

There's a Participant Survey on the Carlisle Events site. Here's your opportunity to offer suggestions and comment overall >>>>>> Look for the Yellow Starburst on the page for the "2010 Event Survey" here >>>>> http://www.carsatcarlisle.com/ce/events/ford-nationals/

[FastMerc]

Well all I can say is I wasnt the only one making a slash arrival friday night,that lightning was some light show! It was great to see alot of people again and some new ones.Lets see if we can make it even bigger next year.Thanks to those members who were gracious enough to vote for me thank you.

[Bluerauder]

Thanks to those members who were gracious enough to vote for me thank you.

Those new chromed CAM covers and the Colex covers really did the trick in your engine compartment. You may be on your way to a N/A DOOM "Bling" category. Congrats, Mark !!! The trophy :trophy: was well deserved.

[Blackened300a]

Those new chromed CAM covers and the Colex covers really did the trick in your engine compartment. You may be on your way to a N/A DOOM "Bling" category. Congrats, Mark !!! The trophy :trophy: was well deserved.

Ill be back for 2011. ;)

[FastMerc]

Ill be back for 2011. ;) I certainly hope so!

[jabird56]

Denise and I had a fun time this weekend, though we missed the rain on Friday...darn it. We got up to the campground in Gettysburg around 830PM Friday night and just took it easy for the remainder of the evening. Friday was also my birthday.... :banana:

Saturday we cruised up to Carlisle and had a great time with all of the MM folks, and had fun roaming around the fairgrounds. That afternoon we talked with the Sign Guy about Marauder street signs. After discussing with him that there were 37 of us there, he stated that he'll make street signs for next year. Now we'll just have to wait to see if he keeps his word.

To Paul and Paula, and everybody else that helped put this years event together, Denise and I do appreciate the effort. If you need any help for next year please let us know.

Next year we're looking at bringing the camper up to a campground near Carlisle.

Below are some pics that I took.

Til next year.

[Ms. Denmark]

Denise and I had a fun time this weekend, though we missed the rain on Friday...darn it. To Paul and Paula, and everybody else that helped put this years event together, Denise and I do appreciate the effort. If you need any help for next year please let us know.


Til next year. First of all, Happy Birthday Jay!! Hope you enjoyed the party we threw for ya! LOL:D It was great to see you and Denise. In fact we couldn't have managed getting all that food cooked without your lovely wife! Hope we didn't wear her out too much! Please tell her how much we all appreciated how she pitched in. I'm sure we will be needing you guys next year as well. Better plan to stay closer to the fairgrounds for sure! ;)

[frdwrnch]

Man I went to this show religiously for about ten years. When I moved to Florida the logistics get a bit more complicated. I hope y'all keep it up and I 'll do that trip in the next couple of years. Rain or shine! This show hass a history of bad weather. One year local farmers were pulling vendors out with their tractors as they got completely flooded out. What was not water was nasty mud! No hill for a climber!

[ts-pa]

... Everyone brought more than enough food but we had a momentary crisis re lack of a grill. This was quickly remedied by taking up a collection to purchase one. Blackened300a and Krytin dashed off in Paul's Fusion (that came in really handy!) and returned with not one but 2 grills. In the meantime, Vtwoodsman (John) came to the rescue with his grill and heroically started cooking up scores of hot dogs, hot sausages, brats and even sausage and peppers (they looked great) for the now nearly starving crowd! (I hope he knows how much I appreciated him!!) In the meantime the new grills were assembled in record time by Krytin, VistaBlue and Blackened300a. Mrs. Jabird (Denise) and LadyHawke fired one up and started flipping burgers like short order cooks on speed. LOL! You guys were awesome!! I had the pleasure (and the easiest job by far) of grilling the pork ribs provided by LeoVampire. JD kept the drinks stocked and iced, and Fast Merc supplied the tunes. Everyone else pitched in to ensure we all got enough to eat. Thanks all!....

I am extremely sorry for the inconvenience that my lack of attendance caused. Please accept my sincere apology.

My car failed state inspection due to multiple issues. The fixes were delayed due to a financial situation with my bank holding a deposited check much longer than anticipated. Even today, I'm still awaiting parts on order, also delayed because of the bank. With all of this stuff going on, I completely missed the date marked on my calender.

When I got Charlie's call, I was 2.5 hours away at the junkyard to get a R. H. Mirror assembly to replace mine that was ripped off when I clipped a delivery truck. Too late and too far away to do anything to alieviate the situation that my negligence caused.

Many thanks to those who pulled together to fix the crisis. You guys are awesome! I'm glad that it all worked out in the end.

[Ms. Denmark]

I am extremely sorry for the inconvenience that my lack of attendance caused. Please accept my sincere apology.

I'm glad that it all worked out in the end.Tom, it's good to hear from you! We were worried about you. Sounds like you had your hands full. Hope that all works out soon!

We managed without your grilling expertise, but you did miss a great show! You better mark your calander now for next year and plan to be there! We missed you.........and with the larger member turnout.......we need you! LOL!

[LeoVampire]

I am extremely sorry for the inconvenience that my lack of attendance caused. Please accept my sincere apology.

My car failed state inspection due to multiple issues. The fixes were delayed due to a financial situation with my bank holding a deposited check much longer than anticipated. Even today, I'm still awaiting parts on order, also delayed because of the bank. With all of this stuff going on, I completely missed the date marked on my calender.

When I got Charlie's call, I was 2.5 hours away at the junkyard to get a R. H. Mirror assembly to replace mine that was ripped off when I clipped a delivery truck. Too late and too far away to do anything to alieviate the situation that my negligence caused.

Many thanks to those who pulled together to fix the crisis. You guys are awesome! I'm glad that it all worked out in the end.

Glad your doing okay and getting the Marauder repaired. The community came together and handled the situation so don't worry about it @ all.

I hope you can come next year without a hickup so I can meet you as well. :beer:

[CBT]

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Chris your trophy is taller than your husband, lol. And better looking, muhahahaaa...

[Haggis]

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Chris your trophy is taller than your husband, lol. And better looking, muhahahaaa...
I'm not that short Squid, and yes it is better looking.

[CBT]

I'm not that short Squid, and yes it is better looking.

..........oop, busted!...........

[Haggis]

..........oop, busted!...........

That's what she said.

[merc]

Ill be back for 2011. ;)

I'll be back but I won't be black.

[LeoVampire]

I'll be back but I won't be black.

So you got the Silver Burch?

[Haggis]

I'll be back but I won't be black.

You going with the Michale Jackson look now?

[Ms. Denmark]

I'll be back but I won't be black. Dear Mark, please accept our invitation to join the Silver Birch Society! :D Fingers crossed.

[breeze]

You going with the Michale Jackson look now?

i was gonna say something like this :lol: