Title: Missing at Sebring
Post by: jpchenet on March 21, 2010, 07:58:46 pm
Anyone seen a key for a Ford Motorhome?
Last seen in Rick's pocket on Saturday night. They want $250 for a replacement and are going to tow him back from Sebring to Kissimmee!! :o
Last seen in Rick's pocket on Saturday night. They want $250 for a replacement and are going to tow him back from Sebring to Kissimmee!! :o
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Snoring Rhino on March 21, 2010, 08:36:00 pm
Anyone seen a key for a Ford Motorhome?
Last seen in Rick's pocket on Saturday night. They want $250 for a replacement and are going to tow him back from Sebring to Kissimmee!! :o
Last seen in Rick's pocket on Saturday night. They want $250 for a replacement and are going to tow him back from Sebring to Kissimmee!! :o
Oh Sh*T
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Lorry on March 21, 2010, 08:37:48 pm
Oh sh*t, this is the sort of thing I dread.
One minor problem and everything goes tits up. At least you didn't lose it before the race and get stranded in aligator country
One minor problem and everything goes tits up. At least you didn't lose it before the race and get stranded in aligator country
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Bob U on March 21, 2010, 08:58:49 pm
I am at Matt Harpers house along with Mark. We had to leave Rick, Mellisa and Wooly at Sebring as we couldn't miss our evenjng flight. I spoke to Rick a couple of hours ago and it didn't sound good. He is proberbly gonna have to be towed back to Kissimee which is about 90 miles and that is gonna be expensive. Still look on the bright side, Audi are testing there tomorrow so he could end up with exclusive pics. Sorry Rick couldn't resist that.
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Snoring Rhino on March 21, 2010, 09:19:45 pm
Yes what a nightmare, Has he been to Lost property.
A few years ago one of the SPS team was sure he locked his keys in the boot of his car, we spent ages trying to get into it, even of a bunch of lads from Essex to have ago and a local garage curtsey of the AA. In the end he took the decision to put a window in, so lifesaver hammer used and we feed the smallest bloke in through the window, he managed to fold the rear seats down and rummage around, No Keys....just then, somebody returned from the ACO lost property.... with the keys, a kind soul had found them at the back of the grandstand and handed them in....just a thought sometimes the obvious gets missed. Also worth checking again tomorrow, a marshal or official may get not it handed in until then.
A few years ago one of the SPS team was sure he locked his keys in the boot of his car, we spent ages trying to get into it, even of a bunch of lads from Essex to have ago and a local garage curtsey of the AA. In the end he took the decision to put a window in, so lifesaver hammer used and we feed the smallest bloke in through the window, he managed to fold the rear seats down and rummage around, No Keys....just then, somebody returned from the ACO lost property.... with the keys, a kind soul had found them at the back of the grandstand and handed them in....just a thought sometimes the obvious gets missed. Also worth checking again tomorrow, a marshal or official may get not it handed in until then.
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Doris on March 21, 2010, 10:07:26 pm
Given the conversation we had yesterday Mark, I thought you were going to say that your sobriety had been lost... again. :-*
Hope Rick et al found a cheap solution to their problem.
Dx
Hope Rick et al found a cheap solution to their problem.
Dx
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: garyfrogeye on March 22, 2010, 12:07:13 pm
JP, if you were sitting there in a CA T shirt, I'm pretty sure that I saw you on the telly.
Sorry to hear about your problem with the motorhome.
Sorry to hear about your problem with the motorhome.
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Andy on March 29, 2010, 01:36:27 pm
What was the final chapter to this tragic story?
Was there a happy ending or is the heroin now bankrupt?
We wants to know >:D
Was there a happy ending or is the heroin now bankrupt?
We wants to know >:D
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Andy Zarse on March 29, 2010, 03:37:05 pm
The happy ending is that I got the last XL Sebring teeshirt, which Mark wanted but left it too late to buy! :D
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Boorish Grobian on March 29, 2010, 03:58:05 pm
The t-shirt situation is getting tough at Sebring, you have to buy them the moment you set foot in the place, because they are gone within hours. I picked up a shirt & hat for myself and Dottore as soon as we drove in, two hours later I went past and they nothing left but kiddie shirts and coffeee mugs.
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Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Bob U on March 29, 2010, 04:18:08 pm
I do believe that a piece of my liver went missing at Sebring :o. The prime suspect is pictured below >:D
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Canada Phil on March 30, 2010, 06:30:45 am
Given the conversation we had yesterday Mark, I thought you were going to say that your sobriety had been lost... again. :-*
Hope Rick et al found a cheap solution to their problem.
Dx
Hi Doris,Hope Rick et al found a cheap solution to their problem.
Dx
I was below the scaffolding while Mak was tslking to you ;D I did manage to starteach day with a Cider in your honour. followed by Yuengling for the rest of the day ;D
Phil
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Brad Zarse on March 30, 2010, 10:46:51 pm
judging by your typing abilities above - you have some way to go before you recover your faculties my friend!
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Doris on March 31, 2010, 12:06:12 am
Hi Doris,
I was below the scaffolding while Mak was tslking to you ;D I did manage to starteach day with a Cider in your honour. followed by Yuengling for the rest of the day ;D
Phil
I was below the scaffolding while Mak was tslking to you ;D I did manage to starteach day with a Cider in your honour. followed by Yuengling for the rest of the day ;D
Phil
It's good to know the tradition was kept alive in my absence. :)
Dx
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Canada Phil on March 31, 2010, 05:51:07 am
Hey Brad, Doris understood and thats all tha matters ;D I blame the keyboard :angel:
Phil
Phil
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: amazing 1 on March 31, 2010, 04:51:25 pm
judging by your typing abilities above - you have some way to go before you recover your faculties my friend!
LOL !
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Woolly on April 01, 2010, 04:44:41 pm
As will know by now, we made it back! In the end, it wasn't too bad. Lost keys were covered by the Ford roadside assistance but nobody could get a key cut on a Sunday. As we HAD the RV back on Monday morning, a tow was arranged, Ford covered the call-out charge and the first 35 miles so we ended up paying $130 for the remaining mileage (43 if I remember right). On the plus side it saved us about $50 in fuel and about $32 in mileage on the rental as we were paying $0.40/mile, which brings the cost of the tow down to $50. The rental company got a locksmith on the Monday morning and we paid him directly ($75, instead of the $125 the rental co wanted to charge!) as it wasn't a coded key. On the down side we had to pay $75 to get the tanks emptied, rather than $30 at Sebring if we'd done it ourself and about $65 for the prop-shaft to be re-installed (including new bolts, which had been damaged in removal). All in all it wasn't as bad as we feared.
Woolly.
Woolly.
Title: Re: Missing at Sebring
Post by: Boorish Grobian on April 01, 2010, 06:23:10 pm
Very glad to hear it wasn't as horrific as first feared. I remember seeing you guys looking for the keys and thinking "once a key gets down in that sand, it'll never be seen again" Hope this experience doesn't put you of from coming back next year. The Mrs said her blown out knee won't keep her from coming back!
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