The 20th Anniversary Fieros at Carlisle Show is off to an awesome start! Nearly 3 dozen Fieros are gracing the showfield and Fiero enthuasiasts from MAFOA and Mason Dixon Fieros are having a great time celebrating their love of our little sports car. MDF members Robb & Corey Leppo are part of the special invitational display with Robb's 84 Indy and Corey's 1985 3800SC. Fieros are on hand from up and down the East Coast and Cananda. Stay tuned for pictures, results of special awards and more!
Today's Best in Show was captured by FieroJon Miller! Congrats Jon. He was also selected as a Celeb Pick by Pete Bransky and won Best Paint. More results to come!
Thanks to all the staff of MAFOA for putting on a well organized show. The weather provided a free car wash shortly after our 'Carlisle Caravan' arrived but the remainder of the day was comfortable. (sure beats high 90's). After walking the show grounds I once again am amazed at the level of engineering that goes into some of the FIERO's. I don't think there is another mark that is as diverse in the powertrain swaps, brake upgrades, chassis etc. as can be seen in the FIERO section. I encourage everyone to send a that you e-mail to those sponsors who provided product for the door prizes. Without their help the event would not be the same.
1. Jeff DeDay (1988 GT) - also captured a Celebrity Pick by Lance Miller (Owner/Partner of Carlisle Productions and a former Fiero owner himself) 2. Bruce Homeyard (1985 GT) 3. Tina Weaver (1984 SE)
Stock Notchback
1. Charlie Bond (1988 Formula) 2. Gerald Hibshman (1984 Indy) 3. Pete Bransky (1984 SE)
Custom Notchback
1. Ron Spencer (1987 SE) 2. Robb Leppo (1988 Formula) 3. Jason Crego (1986 SE) - also captured a celebrity pick by Corey Leppo of MD Fieros
Custom Fastback
1. Amanda Volk (1988 GT) - also captured a celebrity pick by Tom Harding of MD Fieros 2. Tom Harding (1986 GT) 3. Vince Swistak (1988 GT)
Steve Pischock also captured a celebrity pick by Tom Derr of MAFOA
Modified Notchback
1. Tom DeWitt (1986 Coupe)
Modified Fastback
1. "Fiero" Jon Miller (1988 GT) - also captured a celebrity pick by Pete Bransky of MAFOA 2. Ketih Hraiba (1987 GT) 3. Charles Viney (1987 GT)
Daily Driver
1. Nate Williams (1988 GT) - also captured a celebrity pick by Robb Leppo, MD Fieros 2. Dwayne Jackson (1988 GT) 3. Gregory Noplos (1987 GT)
Special Awards results to follow!
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Best Engine Bay: Charlie Bond (Stock 1988 Formula)
Best Stock Paint Jeff DeDay (Stock 1988 GT)
Best Custom/Modified Paint: FieroJon Miller (Modified 1988 GT)
Best Wheels: Amanda Volk (Custom 1988 GT)
Best Engineered: Harry Clark
Best Work in Progress: Pat Jones
Longest Distance: Adam FFollott-Powell (Modified 1987 GT)
Best of Show: FieroJon Miller (Modified 1988 GT)
Thanks to all who participated in the selections! We appreciate everyone's support and attendance and look forward to putting on an even bigger and better show next year!
More pics to come and feel free to post yours here.
Thanks all who have shared pictures! Please keep them coming.
And while we're in the "Thanks" Department, we'd like to thank all of our participants for helping us re-learn the ropes with a new team in place for this year's event, including a brand new Activities Director. Of course, there is always room to grow so please feel free to contact tom.d@fieropride.com with any suggestions for next year.
A big, big thanks to all of our sponsors and donors to raffle prizes including:
The FieroStore Rodney Dickman Freysinger Meguiars Mr. Mike's Fiero Sails aka Paul McKibben FieroJon's Hardpact aka Tom Harding (Marker Light Covers) Tom Sennick Bruce Homeyard (Fierobruiser) Tom Derr
Thanks to those club members who pitched in to run the goings-on of the show today in particular Tom Derr, Pete Bransky (pete 2m4), Bruce Homeyard, Bruce Walters and Bea Dewey (Hot Dog Pro-Chef). Although Jen Goss (Fierochic88) wasn't with us in person, we thank her for her contributions to show preparations and sponsor coordination.
We're also grateful to FieroJon for his auctioneering skills and to Steve Pischock (Steve308) and Keith Hrabia for coordinating a caravan from the South.
Also a big thanks to Carlisle Productions, in particular Tyler Staley and Lance Miller for your efforts in continuing a fabulous Carlisle tradition of excellence.
MAFOA BOD
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Pics looked like vintage Carlisle and a fun event. Good to see that the upbeat spirit of the 90's is returning to MAFOA Fieros at Carlisle. I noticed that many of the regulars, a few new folks and the Canadian contingent is back this year. GREAT JOB!
------------------ " THE BLACK PARALYZER" -87GT 3800SC Series III engine, custom ZZP /Frozen Boost Intercooler setup, 3.4" Pulley, Powerlog manifold, Northstar TB, LS1 MAF, 3" Flotech Afterburner Exhaust, Autolite 104's, MSD wires, Custom CAI, 4T65eHD w. custom axles, HP Tuners VCM Suite. "THE COLUSSUS" 87GT - ALL OUT 3.4L Turbocharged engine, Garrett Hybrid Turbo, MSD ign., modified TH125H " ON THE LOOSE WITHOUT THE JUICE "
This was my first Carlisle and I had a great time as well as met some great people. No trophy for me this year but there's always next year. Everyone's cars looked great!
Whose burgundy GT is that on the end and does anybody have any better pictures of the lip spoiler? That's exactly what I want to do with our one '87 GT. Almost looks like one of the Fiero Warehouse spoilers but is hard to tell in the picture.
Have to make the show next year, or maybe the fall MAFOA show. Just need time to get one back on the road. One needs an engine, another won't pass inspection without front suspension work and a battery tray and another needs me to get the Reatta that needs new rear steel brake lines out of the way that blocks it in the garage.
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Don't have all the details ---3800 Turbo charged with all the necessary go fast goodies - Interior was just as impressive - Malibu Conversion dash, door panels also looked like a G-6 or Malibu and looked like they were meant to be there. Killer stereo system etc...,
Did my pictures disappear? Or is it just my computer? Thanks ...,
RJS525 pics also not showing?
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Whose burgundy GT is that on the end and does anybody have any better pictures of the lip spoiler? That's exactly what I want to do with our one '87 GT. Almost looks like one of the Fiero Warehouse spoilers but is hard to tell in the picture.
Have to make the show next year, or maybe the fall MAFOA show. Just need time to get one back on the road. One needs an engine, another won't pass inspection without front suspension work and a battery tray and another needs me to get the Reatta that needs new rear steel brake lines out of the way that blocks it in the garage.
That's my GT, the Trunk lip is from Fiero wharehouse. I picked it up last year at the 30th anniversary show.
Don't want to detour this thread, but are there details of that car (I'm guessing yours?) wheels-lowering-mods etc. in the Mera in paradise thread or elsewhere?
Thanks again, and I was going to say something earlier about the pics not showing up, but now they are all there. I just figured it was some issue with my antiquated XP puter!
Lots of good looking cars at Carlisle. One of these years, I might even make it there!
Someone at the show asked me if Fiero Jon did good work. I walked them over and dropped them off at Jon's car. Duh.
Thanks RJS525 for the great pics! This one caught my eye too. She's a beauty:
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Originally posted by Cheever3000:
I don't even know what I'm looking at. But it looks great!
Haha!! I'm with you completely! I heard that car described as a "hot mess", in the most flattering way. And I gotta tell ya, I'd emphasize the "hot" part of that equation. Purportedly putting out greater than 500 HP.
You know... 550. 551 whatever it takes.
I didn't even know what I was looking at, but I can tell you that it was awesome!
Originally posted by Sage: Lots of good looking cars at Carlisle. One of these years, I might even make it there!
And for those of you who weren't able to make it to Carlisle, the next MAFOA event is the Fall Neffsville show. Saturday, Sept 20th at the Manheim Twp Community Park in Neffsville, PA (a little south of Lititz)
New for 2014, MAFOA has arranged for our own reserved pavilion a little off from the crowd and we will be able to do swap meet stuff as well. So you'll be able to relax in the shade at the pavilion, or wander into the center of the show and walk the rows until you're tired. The atmosphere should be maybe halfway between the completely quiet relaxed Lititz and the frenzy of a busy show at Carlisle?
It's not just Fieros. This is a decent sized show with lots of other makes and models, both import and domestic. We're planning to do our "Mid-Atlantic Fiero Show Within A Show" like we've done at Carlisle for so many years.
Fieros, swap meet, food, raffles, prizes? More details as they develop!
So let me see if I got this right... You've got a running Fiero, but you can't get it out of the garage because of a dead Reatta?
Yes. I'm trying to keep the Reatta from turning into a money pit, but nobody makes prebent lines for the Reatta, so I'm going to have to have it towed and some custom ones made as I don't have the tools and the flaring know how.
At least the Fiero is in the garage, the Reatta is outside in front of the garage door....
If you are on the list of winners above and did not yet receive your trophy, please be sure to check your e-mails for information about receiving it. If you have any questions, feel free to send me a PM.
~ Jen
------------------ Silver 1988 GT Cobalt Blue 85 GT 3.4 MAFOA Newsletter Director
Is that posture on the white one the "accident" that got the cops called?
And congrats on the longest distance travelled. Well earned! What was your mileage again? Something like 600 km?
Is was about 650km from my place the route we took. Yes that is where the White GT was sitting when they got a visit by the local authorities investing an "Accident" hahaha Front was elevated to help get the air out of the system. Luke & myself were doing another parts run for the car at the time they police showed up. We got to know a few employees at the Auto Zone really well on Friday.
Haha yup, the employees did get pretty familiar with us hehe
Just another funny (now that its done) story from our road trips to shows. I think the "car crash" report beats out the story of the "support car" being the only car that broke down on the way to the 30th last year.
For the record I'm the handsome fellow using sign language to show my appreciation for the situation in one of the pictures.
Well it was great having the Canadian contingency at the show and I'm glad the mechanical complications didn't prevent you guys from making it! You still have some broken bolts to take care of at your leisure, right?
You got some other good shots from the rest of the trip as well including these. From this:
To this. Congrats to the winner. Now go buy some new tires!