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Thanks, Michael . . . . . :cheers:

A quick update our daughter. Home health services came on Monday for a blood draw and a cleaning/redressing of the picc line. Lab results on Tuesday resulted in a continuing decline in sed rate and crp numbers. The trend was good enough to warrant NO followup doctor's visit this week in Little Rock. :hurray:

Beautiful work.

Seb, You might give these guys a try: http://www.taylor-race.com/

Klasik-69, Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Daughter is progressing well. There are a couple of perimeters we are watching which indicate she is moving in the right direction. One is her Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (sed rate) and the other is her C-reactive protein (crp). The number value of both are trending downward (very good). The tie breaker for NJMP will be her picc line; traveling long distance with it will be too inconvenient. We are hopeful that she will be done by the end of June so she can enjoy her summer. Moving on with summer travel plans is an attempt at our house to press ahead with 'normal'.

Not sure. I'll pick Scott's brain and see if I can find out.

Mike, What ever became of the 5zigen wheels? Did you buy those from Sharkey? Also, there are a few pics of the car in this file on Gallery. Feel free to use them if you want: http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=24553 Shane

Mike, Thanks. We will beat this thing. :cheers:

Maurice, These guys aren't cheap, but you do get what you pay for. They may be your ticket: http://www.taylor-race.com/ . . . . :cheers:

Steve and Betsy, and coffee break, thanks for the support.

Twerd68, How about the Stalker XL for a tall guy. :jester:

If any of you have ever ordered parts from Speedway Motors, then you know the name Speedy Bill. Speedy Bill Smith passed away last Friday at age 84. He will be missed by many. https://www.speedwaymotors.com/?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_content=SpeedwayMotors&utm_campaign=MS060214&ns_pc=NULL http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/sprints-midgets/other-sprint-cars/legendary-speedy-bill-smith-dies/ To Speedy Bill . . . . :cheers:

Thanks, guys, Also, let me reassure all that our travel plans for the summer have been discussed in depth with the medical staff who attended her during her stay. We have always been a 'traveling' family during the summer and the medical staff, upon her second discharge from the hospital, saw no immediate problem (ALL things considered) with us being able to carry on with our summer commitments.

Hey, guys, I want to step slightly away from the humorous side of myself for a moment and fill you all in on the month of May since this could very well affect our coming to NJMP or, at the very least, what we, as a family, will be able to do once there. Firstly, up front, yes, we are still planning to attend NJMP and are very much looking forward to meeting everyone and having a blast while there. During the month of May, we spent 17 days in the hospital with our eight year old daughter. After an MRI, a bone scan, an echo cardiogram, multiple x-rays, an interventional radiology (IR) bone biopsy, an invasive general surgery bone biopsy, an assortment of blown IV’s, multiple blood draws (sticks, as she calls them), lots of staff head-scratching while trying to nail down exactly what she had, a discharge, a readmission less than 48-hours later, a med change due to a drug-induced fever, unbearable pain, lots of sleepless nights and a truck load of hospital food, she is now home with a peripherally inserted central catheter (picc line) and is receiving antibiotics once a day via Mom and Dad for what the doctors believe is osteomyelitis (a bone infection). As anyone can guess, there is much more to this story, but that’s the short version. ‘HOPEFULLY’ the picc line will be a four-to-six week process, and, if weekly checkups and blood draws continue to trend in the right direction as they are now doing, we will arrive at NJMP PICC LINE FREE!!! However, the IV antibiotic she is currently on (daptomycin, one of the strongest on the market) does have a couple of unavoidable side affects; muscle deterioration and the fact that the sun and antibiotics do not mix well will limit her time trackside as well as her activities for the day. Anyway, that’s where we are and what we are up against. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers and here’s to seeing all of you on the 4th . . . . . :cheers:

Dan, Ditto on my Stalker. In addition to the nylon bolts, I use rubber-insulated rivet nuts (well nuts): http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=11630 http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=24373 http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=11632 The parts are available from http://www.mcmaster.com/# . . . . . :cheers:

Dan, Looks awesome! The build seems to be moving along at a nice pace. And I think I can here the Defiant in the background screaming "Finish me!". :cheers:

Why do I feel slightly out numbered? :jester:

Noshest, Welcome to the forum. Great looking car.

Mike, Thanks. And yes, I think these folks have cornered the market on aluminum. I truly don't know yet. Based on RPM's web site, 8.5x20's have shipped from the InTech factory weighing anywhere from 2980 to 3920 depending on how they were equipped. I figure that mine, with 5200 lb axles and the options I ordered, will fall somewhere in the low-to-mid level of that weight range. Here is a link to some of the aluminum trailers that RPM has sold. Most of the trailers listed in the link will have a shipping weight listed: http://www.rpmtrailersales.com/categories/aluminum-trailers

Great looking car. And two thumbs up on the headlights. . . . . . . :cheers:

Great quote; one that has proven very true in my own life on many occasions. I am, by a fair margin, not the sharpest knife in the drawer; my edge has been dulled by perseverance, determination and sometimes, just down right stubbornness. And while my bed isn't always perfect, I persistently make it the next morning if I've slept in it the night before. It's nice to be able to pull the covers down on a set of tight sheets after a long day.

Well, sense starting this thread back in February, this is where I have arrived. The folks at RPM Trailers sent me a few photos of the early-on build stages of the trailer which should be arriving June 11. :hurray: Here a few of the photos I received. I've also created a photo file for interested parties: http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=25611 . . . . . . :lurk:

The other frame would have to be yours; the rear was definitely modded for a bigger set of sneakers.

degoetz, When I stopped by and visited with Glen and Scott a while back, I took these photos of two autocross cars (frames only) Scott was building. Would one of these be yours? Both frames had mods to the rear end to make room for a set of those try-and-change-the-earth's-rotational-speed sized tires. http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=24554 http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=24567 http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=24569 :cheers:

Thanks for the NJMP update. And, 'As for Donington', any incriminating video? :jester: :cheers: