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Annual
Carlisle Import and Kit Car Show,
May 17-19, 2002 |
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| The annual Carlisle Import and Kit Car Show was held this past weekend (Friday to Sunday, May 17-19) and it lived up to it's regular reputation for large crowds, exciting new products, and miserable weather. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Our team included FFR's Dave Smith, Jim Schenck, Elizabeth Largevin, and Lenny Gerard. We also dragged along FFR customer and poster boy, Gary Cheney, and got some help from FFR builder, Farra Snook, along with a slew of hardy-waterproof customers. |  |
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| FFR builder, Oregon's own, Farra Snook talks to customers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gary Cheney, with his Coupe and Spec Racer, the man who has everything! | Cheney's Spec Racer came complete with a dummy; it also was shown with a mannequin in the driver's seat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friday and Saturday were overcast with periods of drizzle. We were impressed with the hard-core attitude of FFR customers who drove their cars to the three day event. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wade Chamberlain shows off the newest FFR option, a weatherproof soft-top | FFR's Dave Smith and Wade Chamberlain ready for a test drive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday finally dawned sunny and clear, but cold, around 50 degrees. It finally warmed up to 65 as we were on our way home. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FFR customer John Wilkins and his well-insulated wife. | Wade and Bob Lennon smile through the cold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FFR engineer Jim Schenck took his personal car (FFR roadster) and competed in the Autocross sponsored by grass roots motorsports and earned first place in his class. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Mk II got TONS of attention! | Customers check out the MK II Rolling Chassis with FFR engineer Jim Schenck. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The show was a lot of fun. We had a huge number of people check out the new Mark II roadster, since we had a new Mark II rolling chassis as well as a Mark II finished car on display. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We also brought along our new aluminum body (prototype). Plans are to offer the entire aluminum body with doors, hood, and trunk, finished as an option for $5900, to be available this fall. |  |
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| Pictured at right: The aluminum body was an absolute Bombshell, with customers all over it all weekend long. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlisle is the place to be for meeting with manufacturers, press people and customers. We had a great show with over 600 people coming through our 9 space booth. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Crowds, cars and more crowds | Kit Car Magazine Editor Mike Blake gets a ride in FFR engineer Dave Riha's MK II Roadster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| "This is what you want..." (Jim Schenck) | Elizabeth signs up customers for our new video (release date June 8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thanks to all the FFR loyal, who came to the show with (and without) their cars:
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