Slingshots Uncorked 2019 (Fri, Apr 12th 2019, 11:48 pm - Sun, Apr 14th 2019, 12:48 am)

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We are meeting at the hotel around 0900, leave about 9:30, Gets us at Brewers around 10. Maybe 12-12:30 Lunch?

Best guess

Thanks Jdin!

Just rolled into town. See you guys at Brewers at 12. I left my phone at home. Uggggghhhhh. Can anybody hear me???? Lol!!!!. If anything changes could someone text Denise? Not Mitch I'm sure but maybe somebody standing near him. 276 608 2820

You know I am missing all of you! Sorry about the rainy weather, but you are still together. I'm on my way to Texas for Hill Country. Have fun and be safe!

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You know I am missing all of you! Sorry about the rainy weather, but you are still together. I'm on my way to Texas for Hill Country. Have fun and be safe!

You are greatly missed.

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You know I am missing all of you! Sorry about the rainy weather, but you are still together. I'm on my way to Texas for Hill Country. Have fun and be safe!

Have fun and Ride Safe.

We’re home safe and sound (just barely beat the monsoon too)!

Thanks again Mitch/Colette for hosting this fantastic event... Sure, it rained (which no doubt was a bummer) ~> but just getting to see everyone, made it all worth the trip!

Janet and I are home, started raining 15mins after we arrived. We had an awesome time with old friends and making new ones. Looking forward to seeing everyone at Maggie Valley.

We just got back to the motel from lunch,

Thank you Mitch for another great weekend in Clarksville. We may have had some rain to deal with, but we were all together again. Everyone from the Virginia Beach Crew has arrived home safely.

Great to hear everyone that traveled today made it home safely. Think we still need to hear from Tim in Bristol, Tenn.

Mitch & Colette, another great event. Undaunted made fun of hunt and photo at legs (world famous landmark) Granted rain kept us from opening lots of corks, friends however made the day. Tornado watch here but no rain on trip home.

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Got home safe a while ago.

Just walked in the door. Pouring here. Thanks Mitch and Colette. Once again you folks put on a great event. Thanks to all my Slingshot family for making it such an enjoyable experience. You folks are all a first class bunch (before you think it, I haven't opened a beer yet). Looking forward to Maggie Valley.

We had a wonderful time. Weather was not so great, but the friends are great. I love this life so much,We have made such awesome friends, who are now part of our family. Thank you, Tonya and I are honored...thank you. We made it home just as the rain started, outrank the rain..barely!!

Just wanted to thank everyone for a great time in Clarksville. Harriett are back in our respective corners. I enjoyed meeting everyone, and thank you all for making us feel welcome.

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Hey Gang

Colette and I would like to thank you all for making the trip. A true bunch of diehard slingers. Nothing stops you guys. I am sure once everyone settles in we will get some photos posted of the Scavenger Hunt on Friday. Yes folks these lunatics spent 2 hours in the rain on a scavenger hunt challenge. The welcome dinner was a blast and again I want to thank rabtech and Kyle D for all their generous gifts. The raffle was a great way to turn a wash out of a day into fun evening. Everyone walked away with something. The wine festival was more of a rain festival but once again the diehards trudged thru the rain and managed to force themselves to drink wine. As always Jdin volunteered his exhaust as a wrenching project - photos to follow.

And as you can guess this morning I was dead wrong when I suggested we take our trucks to the Sunday Brunch because the trip there and back was the only time it didn't rain all weekend.

Until our next event

Be safe my friends

Mitch

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Yes sir , photo bombs will be coming very soon. Just landed at our next destination hotel with good internet. Uploading has begun. 😁

Again Mitch, even though the weather was not working. We enjoyed our time down there and look forward to the next.

Quick preview of Exhaust work 🤣🤣

Check out “Old Sparky”... Work that stick baby!

Thank you Mitch and Colette for the great weekend. We had a great time

123, trip report!

Raining like all get out at my house Friday, so we did go on 4 wheels. 1st hour was nasty even in a car. Last hour was even more nasty and would have been very, very undesirable on a sling. Bride was coming along, and I ain't a-gonna torture her.

Arrived a bit late for the welcome dinner, but my disco sleazeball ensemble made up for it, had a nice time.

Friday night at the usual big dog party on the lakeside back porch of the hotel, my un-taxed shine and mytoy 's German something or other did their magic. I ended up smashing my iphone, which is evidence that I was having a nice time. Saturday morning, my eyes stopped bleeding after an hour or so. Rough morning.

Bad weather cancelled the typical country side rides. Really too bad, as the rides are always delightful, and Designer and Firefly work very hard to plan them AND test 'em out. Many don't understand how much effort is involved in setting these rides up. Props to both of 'em.

Off in the rain to the wine tasting on the bridge. Hit them all. Knew about a 1/3 of them, and had a nice time chatting up what's new. On the other hand, 1/2 the wines were too sweet, and 1/2 were not that good. Lovely bride and I are wine snobs. Whatever. We survived, and brought 1/2 case back to the hotel to keep everyone lubricated.

Saturday night, off to dinner at a "nice" restaurant. Sure. After waiting for 90 minutes for ANY entrees to appear at our large table, I got annoyed and started balling up the paper napkins and pelting other crew members. Made me happy, made lovely bride very unhappy. It is an odd moment when your wife hides paper napkins from you.

Such that there might be polite company on this thread, I won't tell what happened when I got a bill with an 18% tip already included. I did fix it, but it was NOT pretty. When the Big E gets spooled up, it is never pretty.

Then off to Chateau MACAWS for manly moments. If he had plumbing in his garage, I would consider moving in. Stuff got done, but I deserve no credit. Fun times, as always.

Sunday, lots and lots of chin wagging in the parking lot, then off to brunch. Fun ride, nice enough place, though they don't server alcohol until after 4 on a Sunday. Fortunately, plan 'B' was in the trunk. I managed. Nice turnout and good times.

More chin wagging in the parking lot, then we dispersed. Other than cell phones screaming tornado warnings, ride home was un-eventful.

I seriously doubt everyone was happy to see me, but I was seriously happy to see everyone. Deal with it.

I rate the encounter an A+, and will continue my tradition of never, ever, missing an MACAWS swarm.