It’s been a few days since I’ve posted in The Garage. No, we haven’t decided to close up shop. The lovely and talented Mrs G has been very sick, and has been in hospital since Tuesday. She is finally starting to feel a bit better, but will likely be in until next week. As a result, work has taken a back seat, both at the day job and here in The Garage as I try to be a dad and a concerned hubby. I actually haven’t even kept up with any news. I haven’t had the interest or the energy. Don’t worry though, posting will continue with a vengeance in the near future.
I received a press release this evening that the Gumball 3000 event has been canceled due to the death of a civilian. Apparently a Porsche collided with a VW at speed and an occupant of the VW suffered a heart attack and died. The details are pretty sketchy so far and there are a lot of rumors floating around regarding the actions of the competitors following the incident. At this point, I would just like to offer my condolences to the family of the man who died. Our thoughts are with you.
As for commentary on Gumball itself, that will come later when my brain is a little less fuzzy.
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From one car guy to another, sorry to hear about your wife and here is wishing her and yourself a speedy recovery. My wife and I recently went thru a rough time when they told her she may have bone cancer. The good news is they found out they were wrong and all is great. Likewise we would like to express our sincere condolences to the family of the man who was killed in the Gumball 3000.
I also wanted to say I really enjoy THE GARAGE and I check it out almost every day along with some of my favorite car sites.
I am in the process of building another 1965 GT350 R model Shelby to run in this years La Carrera Panamericana. When asked about the race I usually start off by saying, “It’s one of the most famous races in the world that most American’s have never heard of.” Of all the cars I have ever built this one seems to be the most sentimental, possibly because I saved it from a wrecking yard in Oregon where it had almost succumbed to the elements. But having been raised in Oregon as a boy it took on special meaning. Now it’s almost ready for the engine with less than 160 days until we begin the long tow to the Guatemala border to begin the race back to the U.S.. The build as well as the race is being documented for future showing on The Speed Channel. If you are interested my blog has a diary of sorts with all that has taken place since the day we towed it home up to now which can be seen at http://lacarrera2007.blogspot.com/
Keep up the great site and see you around.
Best regards, Gary Falues
Thanks for the kind words Gary.
Fortunately, it looks like they’ve got the infection under control and she’s up and moving a bit.
Your blog looks great and we’ll be sure to cover your progress leading up to La Carrera!
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