The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. - The Ford Focus Forum

**OmniFocus** · 08-09-2007, 08:06 PM

Let's have some fun in here guys.

**thefrush** · 08-09-2007, 08:59 PM

Thanks, HOMEY!

**thefrush** · 08-11-2007, 03:34 AM

Everybody must be too slow to post here?

**jinstall** · 08-11-2007, 05:50 AM

Man I miss reading his posts.

**rheacer** · 08-11-2007, 10:11 AM

“NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our *three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our *four*...no... *Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.”

**MSpeedRacing** · 08-11-2007, 03:34 PM

Gary- tonights Cohiba Habanos is for you!
Really happy to run his number #74.

**Z63R** · 08-11-2007, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Wreckerboy

EMRA kicks off the 2006 Time Trial and Sprint Race season...

See you in Shenandoah!

Quote:

garyk

who wants to see you?

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thetable

I'm sure the feeling is mutual.

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wreckerboy

Well, we know [gary] won't [make it], because it would involve being able to stand up straight and actually make eye contact with people....

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garyk

it takes 43 muscles to smile but only 4 to raise my middle finger...

I miss reading his stuff too. That was one of his last five posts here on [FJ]...

My apologies to those who knew him better, I hope my post is not too insensitive...

**recar** · 08-11-2007, 05:15 PM

Riding in Squirt with Gary, short back straight at Limerock Park.

"COME ON PANTERA GET THE F@%K OUT THE WAY"

**Egz** · 08-13-2007, 02:57 PM

Man, I miss him and his antics.

**JeffreyStrong** · 08-15-2007, 02:23 PM

I knew Gary mostly through his posts, but did have the pleasure of sharing the track with him at Limerock and crewing for him the following day.

Quality guy.

His signature was...
__________________
a money pit passing through the east coast on a trailer

Speaking of that, anyone know where Squirt is today?

**Ray** · 08-17-2007, 06:58 AM

i think sean and bri (or hal?) might be resurrecting squirt for a new level of money pit passing thru the east coast on a trailer.

I have only had the pleasure of meeting him for a couple days, but obviously his character left a mark.

billy idol!

**P-51** · 08-17-2007, 09:38 AM

Um... maybe this isn't the best place to ask this but... what happened to Gary? I haven't been around much the past year, but this sounds ominous.

I'd search, but search doesn't seem to work for me at work.

**thefrush** · 08-17-2007, 01:03 PM

^^ http://forums.focaljet.com/team-pit-...highlight=gary

**P-51** · 08-18-2007, 11:55 AM

Wow, I didn't see that. Sorry to hear. I don't pay much attention to stickies.

So, what happened to him? In his sleep? Complications from his surgery?

**thefrush** · 08-21-2007, 01:21 AM

Time to kickstart this thread. Focuses are slow piles of crap and I will decimate any one that challenges me on a track.
as long as they are driven by blind quadriplegics with tourette's syndrome.
You can quote me on that.

**Egz** · 08-21-2007, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thefrush

as long as they are driven by blind quadriplegics with tourette's syndrome.

NEMESIS!

**JeffreyStrong** · 08-21-2007, 02:00 PM

I believe on the back of Gary's ST3 SVT was...

"My drinking team has a racing problem."

**MSpeedRacing** · 08-21-2007, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by demonfire

i think sean and bri (or hal?) might be resurrecting squirt for a new level of money pit passing thru the east coast on a trailer.

I have only had the pleasure of meeting him for a couple days, but obviously his character left a mark.

billy idol!

If this is true I'd like to help them out. He brought his wife to the house once, but I wouldn't have felt comfortable approaching her about his stuff. Miss that crazy guy

**seanmc** · 08-22-2007, 08:03 AM

Yeah, we miss him a ton. Our little east-coast trackratpack has kinda dissolved without the crazy bastard's insane cheerleading.

Regarding Squirt - I'm not aware of any efforts to get her back on track. It was something we talked about during a beer-filled night, but truth is that none of us know Gary's wife terribly well, and no one felt quite right about reaching out and trying to take Squirt off of her hands. Truth is, the air's been let out of our little gang, and we just haven't re-filled it.

****ing hell - what a shamefully depressing and not fun thread. My apologies, old man. This is weaksauce.

Let's try a little harder to honor the memory, and ramble a bit here.

<reboot>
Who would win (and why) in a Spec Focus race: Jim Clark, The Buddha, Bruce Lee, or Speed Racer? We could make it a challenge series, like the old and much better IROC, but with fire and tiger sharks instead of armco.

**** yeah!

**OmniFocus** · 08-22-2007, 11:51 AM

I'd have to think that anything Zen-powered could levitate to better lap times.

**seanmc** · 08-22-2007, 01:22 PM

True, Lorin, but I'm talking more about the classic Buddha, the Buddha of compassion. Leaving his obvious sublime touch aside, I am concerned about his killer instinct. (See also: Jenson Button)

Early money is on Bruce Lee, if you ask me. Probably the best equipped to cope with fire and Tiger Sharks.

Also, I'm feeling like--despite my obvious affection for Focuses--we need a seixer chariot for our heroes. Open to suggestions here.

**ZX3autoxtasy** · 08-22-2007, 01:36 PM

I'm not sure what race banter is, but i'll contribute.

RACE BANTER>>>>>NEMESIS@!$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

**thefrush** · 08-22-2007, 01:37 PM

We need to know the location of the race. We all know Speed Racer is susceptible to driving over his head on European courses.

**seanmc** · 08-22-2007, 01:43 PM

Challenge series. Variety of tracks.

Nordschleife, Grand Central Parkway at rush hour, Baja, Continental Divide...um...

Listen, man: we're still in the planning stages. We welcome contributions here. Unfortunately, despite the political power of the Buddha, we won't be able to run on any ISC tracks. That damned France family is tough...

**Slartibartfast** · 08-25-2007, 05:20 PM

Well, crap.

I've been away for a while as well and just now ran across all this. I traded emails, PMs and banter with Gary quite a bit a couple of years ago. I never had the pleasure of meeting him, but I definitely enjoyed typing back and forth at him from the keyboard. He seemed like a stand-up guy, always had a lot of humor and helpfulness to pass around.

Bummer.

Kinda hard to get into a banter mood now...give it a bit...

08-09-2007, 08:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
OmniFocus Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mowin' down the cones. (CA) Posts: 29,403	The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. Let's have some fun in here guys. __________________ Vacuum Vulture Racing: The masters of ape latexing.

08-09-2007, 08:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
thefrush Just Dri-Fit! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: I LIVE IN SACRAMENTO LOL Posts: 10,938	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. Thanks, HOMEY! __________________ ((. When someone asks me the cause of a minor injury, like a scrape on my leg, .)) I like to tell them something extreme happened. Like I got attacked by a bear. ((. They're way more impressed than if I was missing an arm or something. .)) Obviously that bear didn't have crap on me. ((. .)) http://www.papabarter.com/sacstate

08-11-2007, 03:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
thefrush Just Dri-Fit! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: I LIVE IN SACRAMENTO LOL Posts: 10,938	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. Everybody must be too slow to post here? __________________ ((. When someone asks me the cause of a minor injury, like a scrape on my leg, .)) I like to tell them something extreme happened. Like I got attacked by a bear. ((. They're way more impressed than if I was missing an arm or something. .)) Obviously that bear didn't have crap on me. ((. .)) http://www.papabarter.com/sacstate

08-11-2007, 05:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
jinstall [FJ] Addict Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Manassas/Ft Belvoir VA Posts: 13,897	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. Man I miss reading his posts. __________________ NRA Range Safety Officer Apr 2009 2001 ZX3 Race Car sleeping in Germany (was his) 2006 Jeep Liberty CRD (His) 2004 Renault Clio 1.2 16V in Germany (hers) 2008 Trek 4300 (his) 2009 Diamondback Response Sport (hers)

08-11-2007, 10:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
rheacer Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Rhea County-get it? RHEAcer... Posts: 4,285	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. “NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our three weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our four...no... Amongst our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.” __________________ "If you come to a fork in the road, take it." Yogi Berra www.rheacermotorsports.com JohnB, I have your hat.

08-11-2007, 03:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
MSpeedRacing TEAM Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 404	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. Gary- tonights Cohiba Habanos is for you! Really happy to run his number #74. __________________ AKA SRF

08-11-2007, 05:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
recar Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York Posts: 2,029	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. Riding in Squirt with Gary, short back straight at Limerock Park. "COME ON PANTERA GET THE F@%K OUT THE WAY"

08-13-2007, 02:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Egz Moderwhiner Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Tappahannock, VA Posts: 20,063	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. Man, I miss him and his antics.

08-15-2007, 02:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
JeffreyStrong TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 169	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. I knew Gary mostly through his posts, but did have the pleasure of sharing the track with him at Limerock and crewing for him the following day. Quality guy. His signature was... __________________ a money pit passing through the east coast on a trailer Speaking of that, anyone know where Squirt is today? __________________ SCCA NER STS Champ 2005, 2006 sorry not in a Focus

08-17-2007, 06:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
Ray Driver > Car Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CT Posts: 28,121	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. i think sean and bri (or hal?) might be resurrecting squirt for a new level of money pit passing thru the east coast on a trailer. I have only had the pleasure of meeting him for a couple days, but obviously his character left a mark. billy idol! __________________ Vacuum Vulture Racing - I can fix your car with a hammer. Intelligence is largely at the mercy of self-control *Roadtrippin.org* \| CART

08-17-2007, 09:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
P-51 [FJ] Addict Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Brighton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 15,059	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. Um... maybe this isn't the best place to ask this but... what happened to Gary? I haven't been around much the past year, but this sounds ominous. I'd search, but search doesn't seem to work for me at work. __________________ Lefebvre Performance Engineering "I'd rather be right than consistent" - Winston Churchill

08-17-2007, 01:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
thefrush Just Dri-Fit! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: I LIVE IN SACRAMENTO LOL Posts: 10,938	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. ^^ http://forums.focaljet.com/team-pit-...highlight=gary __________________ ((. When someone asks me the cause of a minor injury, like a scrape on my leg, .)) I like to tell them something extreme happened. Like I got attacked by a bear. ((. They're way more impressed than if I was missing an arm or something. .)) Obviously that bear didn't have crap on me. ((. .)) http://www.papabarter.com/sacstate

08-18-2007, 11:55 AM	#14 (permalink)
P-51 [FJ] Addict Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Brighton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 15,059	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. Wow, I didn't see that. Sorry to hear. I don't pay much attention to stickies. So, what happened to him? In his sleep? Complications from his surgery? __________________ Lefebvre Performance Engineering "I'd rather be right than consistent" - Winston Churchill

08-21-2007, 01:21 AM	#15 (permalink)
thefrush Just Dri-Fit! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: I LIVE IN SACRAMENTO LOL Posts: 10,938	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. Time to kickstart this thread. Focuses are slow piles of crap and I will decimate any one that challenges me on a track. as long as they are driven by blind quadriplegics with tourette's syndrome. You can quote me on that. __________________ ((. When someone asks me the cause of a minor injury, like a scrape on my leg, .)) I like to tell them something extreme happened. Like I got attacked by a bear. ((. They're way more impressed than if I was missing an arm or something. .)) Obviously that bear didn't have crap on me. ((. .)) http://www.papabarter.com/sacstate

08-21-2007, 02:00 PM	#17 (permalink)
JeffreyStrong TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 169	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. I believe on the back of Gary's ST3 SVT was... "My drinking team has a racing problem." __________________ SCCA NER STS Champ 2005, 2006 sorry not in a Focus

08-22-2007, 01:36 PM	#22 (permalink)
ZX3autoxtasy [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: atlanta Posts: 5,241	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. I'm not sure what race banter is, but i'll contribute. RACE BANTER>>>>>NEMESIS@!$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ __________________ 2008 Specialized Tarmac:: 0.0mpg with more carbon than your Focus. Pure. Power. 2007 Ridley Crossbow: Beware. Terrorizing you town until I sell it for a TT bike. 2004 Pitch Black 5spd 2.0L(Z) ZX3: Eibach Pro-Kit Springs, Eibach Pro-Kit Dampers, Brembo Rotors, Hawk HPS Pads, H&R 24mm Rear Swaybar, P-51 Shims, Focus-Sport Cool-Flo, Focus-Sport front & rear stress bar, MBRP Cat-Back, [Track] 15'' Steelies with 205/50/15 Falken Azeni RT-615's,[Street]UK ST200 Mondeo Wheels w/ Toyo Proxes 4 215/45/17's, Quantum Audio 12''/Quantum 800w Amp, Custom Ported Box, SVT Lip, and tons of other stuff...

08-22-2007, 08:03 AM	#19 (permalink)
seanmc Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mount Airy, MD Posts: 2,053	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. Yeah, we miss him a ton. Our little east-coast trackratpack has kinda dissolved without the crazy bastard's insane cheerleading. Regarding Squirt - I'm not aware of any efforts to get her back on track. It was something we talked about during a beer-filled night, but truth is that none of us know Gary's wife terribly well, and no one felt quite right about reaching out and trying to take Squirt off of her hands. Truth is, the air's been let out of our little gang, and we just haven't re-filled it. **ing hell - what a shamefully depressing and not fun thread. My apologies, old man. This is weaksauce. Let's try a little harder to honor the memory, and ramble a bit here. <reboot> Who would win (and why) in a Spec Focus race: Jim Clark, The Buddha, Bruce Lee, or Speed Racer? We could make it a challenge series, like the old and much better IROC, but with fire and tiger sharks instead of armco. ** yeah!

08-22-2007, 11:51 AM	#20 (permalink)
OmniFocus Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mowin' down the cones. (CA) Posts: 29,403	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. I'd have to think that anything Zen-powered could levitate to better lap times. __________________ Vacuum Vulture Racing: The masters of ape latexing.

08-22-2007, 01:22 PM	#21 (permalink)
seanmc Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mount Airy, MD Posts: 2,053	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. True, Lorin, but I'm talking more about the classic Buddha, the Buddha of compassion. Leaving his obvious sublime touch aside, I am concerned about his killer instinct. (See also: Jenson Button) Early money is on Bruce Lee, if you ask me. Probably the best equipped to cope with fire and Tiger Sharks. Also, I'm feeling like--despite my obvious affection for Focuses--we need a seixer chariot for our heroes. Open to suggestions here.

08-22-2007, 01:37 PM	#23 (permalink)
thefrush Just Dri-Fit! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: I LIVE IN SACRAMENTO LOL Posts: 10,938	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. We need to know the location of the race. We all know Speed Racer is susceptible to driving over his head on European courses. __________________ ((. When someone asks me the cause of a minor injury, like a scrape on my leg, .)) I like to tell them something extreme happened. Like I got attacked by a bear. ((. They're way more impressed than if I was missing an arm or something. .)) Obviously that bear didn't have crap on me. ((. .)) http://www.papabarter.com/sacstate

08-22-2007, 01:43 PM	#24 (permalink)
seanmc Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mount Airy, MD Posts: 2,053	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. Challenge series. Variety of tracks. Nordschleife, Grand Central Parkway at rush hour, Baja, Continental Divide...um... Listen, man: we're still in the planning stages. We welcome contributions here. Unfortunately, despite the political power of the Buddha, we won't be able to run on any ISC tracks. That damned France family is tough...

08-25-2007, 05:20 PM	#25 (permalink)
Slartibartfast TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 235	Re: The Honorary Spirit of Gary K. Race Banter Thread. Well, crap. I've been away for a while as well and just now ran across all this. I traded emails, PMs and banter with Gary quite a bit a couple of years ago. I never had the pleasure of meeting him, but I definitely enjoyed typing back and forth at him from the keyboard. He seemed like a stand-up guy, always had a lot of humor and helpfulness to pass around. Bummer. Kinda hard to get into a banter mood now...give it a bit...

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