Packed, loaded and the car's on the trailer ready for launch in the AM. We will see you guys and gals there!

-Joe

On the road again-----to Daytona.

I better see lots of pictures!!

I'm riding up with Dave Connelly tomorrow morning.....should be there by 9am or so......

I'm ready Leaving Palm Beach tomorrow 5:00 AM. See you all there

Boat Cruise parking, early arrivals.


By oldlar at 2012-03-30

Hotel Parking lot


By oldlar at 2012-03-30

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I'm parked next to Skitime's old car...how cool is that

I'm going to try posting this photo from my phone...

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#4 has arrived !

quote Originally posted by jscott1: I'm parked next to Skitime's old car...how cool is that?

JScott take pictures to show off at the next Houston meeting!!

quote Originally posted by exoticse: #4 has arrived !

Tony your car is unreal can't wait to see it finished. Good to see you at the show again. I will be watching the progress.

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2011 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT YELLOW
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By oldlar at 2012-03-31


By oldlar at 2012-03-31

Some of the cars at Daytona..

I just got back home from a rained-out show... was only there for about a half hour before getting chased out by the lightning and the rain. Although I didn't have a lot of time, I managed to check out all the Fieros that were still there. There were some really nice rides... and it was a pleasure to finally see some of these cars in person.

Pedro's chop-top... wow! I'll let the pictures do the talkin'. Simply stunning!:











Yellowstone's ride in the background, Tony's Fiero up-front representin':

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Just got home, what a great time I had seeing everyone and there cars. My best of show goes to...Clem...you are my hero!!!

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quote Originally posted by red GT: Just got home, what a great time I had seeing everyone and there cars. My best of show goes to...Clem...you are my hero!!!

Too bad your attempted getaway, was thwarted by the secret kill switch !

YELLOWSTONE---I said reverse, put it in REVERSE.

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One of the funnest parts of the show was watching some of the little kids faces when they saw my car.

A lot of them were like "WoW" !



I enjoyed watching them come over, with their parents, to take pictures with the car.

It was also just fun watching people react to the car, while not letting on that i was the owner.

Did anybody take pictures of Yellowstones engine compartment?

I wish my kitchen was as clean as this engine:




































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quote Originally posted by madcurl: Did anybody take pictures of Yellowstones engine compartment?

Just for you brother.

Ok, I lost count. How many Fieros showed up?

The Daytona Power Tour

quote Originally posted by LT188GT: 53 Fieros showed up.

Wow, great turn out.

Since the other folks posted some great pictures of the many Fieros at Daytona, let me give an overview of the weekend.

Dawn came Friday morning over Aunt Catfish's for breakfast:



Soon the Fieros were lining up:



First visit with the many Fiero enthusiasts as the weekend was unfolding:



After a hearty breakfast, it was cruise time to Inlet Harbor for the Manatee boat ride:



After signing in, there was more socializing waiting for launch time:



The good ship Manatee ready for a "three hour cruise" - (got that tune in your head)?



Settled in and ready for the tour:



Our good captain (yes, the girl), and our tour commentator:



Beautiful homes along the inter coastal (no, I don't think any were Fiero owners)!



Ponce light house:



Saturday morning at the track and cars were lining up:



The Central Florida (CFF) crew was set-up and ready:



Wiping the cars down for the day:



The group just kept growing:



The "unofficial" count I got was 53 Fieros.



The "Tony mobile" was delivered to it's beaming owner:



Ooh, ahhh . . .



Mitch's judging approach got good praise from everyone I spoke with - top 3 for each class (no nit picking over 1st, 2nd and 3rd categories). Trophy ribbons compliments of GT Service Center in Melbourne:



In addition to the cars, there's always interesting innovations to see. Here's one of my favorites for intake upgrade:



I did find some time to visit the overall show, here's some of my favorites









and more:



Do you like yellow?



How about orange?



and still more:







One of the highlights of the day for Pappy was getting his picture taken with Eric Clapton!



A true highlight was Chuck's Tryke races:



They got me involved



and here's Luis warming up in the pit area:



Bob Holtz won the $15,000 door prize . . . oh wait, Bob won some sunscreen. . $15,000 was what he was worried his tranny repair was going to cost him!



Saturday dinner at BJ's was the time for the last visits and socializing for many:





Sunday morning sunrise came way too quickly



and wiping off the last of that Florida dew started out the final day.



Tony's car was trailored and ready for delivery. (Overheard he was looking at sleeping in his garage the first few days of the this week just to stay close to his baby)!



Then it was cruising to North Turn for Sunday breakfast.







Last chance to visit those Florida beaches and stick your toes in the sand.





Barb wanting to say she spent the last day of Spring Break at the beach before heading back to work at the college:



This young tourist doesn't appear stressed out . . .



Final goodbyes to all our friends:



A great weekend - till next year.



I didn't make it back to the track for the parade lap on Sunday, so hopefully some others will post pictures.

I took video of the Go Kart races and the Tryke races which I'll post once I get it edited.

Marc

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• 84 SE son's car, loaded
  
• 85 Coup w/V6 transplant
  
• 85 GT looking to a 3.4 transpant
  
• 86 SE/GT "The Chameleon" - big plans!
  
• 88 Factory T-Top, really, the "last" one!

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Great turnout. Thanks for the pictures. Looks like everyone had a good time.
Have a Great Day
Gary

This year it was a great show. Thanks a lot to all involved in making it happen. You did an awesome job The trophy ribbons were very classy and I think an excellent approach. No waiting and you could easily see winners. Keep it going! As always it was nice to see old friends and meet new ones. As always too little time to see it all and spend enough time in all show fields. See you next year

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Didn't stay for the awards, so who won what ?

quote Originally posted by exoticse: Didn't stay for the awards, so who won what ?

That wasn't easy to figure out. First, I'm still confused about the categories (esp. modified and custom), the rules should be defined better and published. Second, it was hard to find out who won what and even what awards there were.

My suggestions:
1) Have an awards "ceremony" including the highlights what the judges particularly liked about each car
2) Fasten the ribbons to the upper portion of the windshield instead of laying them on the dashboard so they're more visible
3) Have first, second and third places instead of "top three"

I later heard that apart from the top three in each category there was a "creativity" award and awards fro best paint, best engine... I would have never known if someone didn't tell me.

By 1pm, I actually thought that the judges were done with the awards, locked my car and went to see the show and eat. When I came back I found a "top three" award on my front compartment. That was nice but kind of anti-climatic.

Having said that, thanks to all judges and everyone else who put in time to organize this event!

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There is probably no perfect way to judge a show. If you make too big a deal out of it the people who don't win, (also known as losers) get upset and start to question the judges objectivity.

The Daytona show judging used to be very strict with drive through judging...people complained,

then it was low key and people complained.

Then they eliminated judging, and people complained....

Now it's back and low key...well we know what comes next.

Still I think the judges did a good job, and the low key awards are appropriate. I don't think any of us are in the hobby to collect trophies...I don't think a trophy would fit in my trunk for the 1,000 mile trip home anyway. The ribbon is cool, although I have to admit I didn't collect one, which technically makes me a loser.

Here are a few more pictures. This was when the Fiero's were just starting to come into the infield. Here is a couple interesting cars within the big show.
There was a Camaro with a kit on the front to make it a Trans Am. The last car is a combination of a chevy and a ford.

quote Originally posted by yellowstone: ... First, I'm still confused about the categories (esp. modified and custom), the rules should be defined better and published. ..

They were long time ago here:

http://floridafieros.org/daytona2012/judging.htm


I agree it maybe would have been nice to list the class in the ribbon but by looking the car most could be figured out. I liked that judging was independent. That way Fiero people could enjoy the show and share with us. Finally I think everyone who showed up was a winner. No looser at all

Their were some sweet ass Fiero's in Daytona this year Boyz!

Very interesting setup - Still being dialed in by the owner



I think this is a 150MPH Z28 Dash but see if you can catch all the other cool mods on this one



Nice pillar gauges and is that a sub-woofer hiding over their?



Man this one was clean and straight - Simply amazing



Do you see the Ipad/Tablet holder?



Another clean one with a glove box - Pappy likes red



Wow - Just - Wow!



And a great lookin dash with no lose ends



The new Trans AM - That never was




A 1975 Blown Bricklin



Ladies And Gentlemen - I Give You - Our Fiero's Finest Drivers



I Reckon If You Ain't Rubbin You Ain't Racin



And Last But Not Least - Miss Fiero 2012 - Miss Sophie!

Here are a few pictures I took on track day

Thanks to everybody that posted pictures. Looks like it was a good show and a good time.

Sure wish I had been able to go Maybe next year. Any T-shirts left?

HAGO!