Club Cobra is now 10 years old! Oh, and Happy New Year! - Page 3

onasled · #41 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 07:02 AM

Happy New Year to all here and that's for the invite to come and say "HI" here this morning Brent.
I'm not a Cobra owner, though wjo in the world does not love a Cobra? I've never met a one!
Well, I found myself here several years ago because a video of me in my Mini Cooper was posted battling it out with a 427 at Lime Rock Park. That video made it around the internet around the world it seems. Haaaa.
Anyway, always found this forum to be well run and quite friendly, though I've been away for a long while. You guys still behaving??

Since that video of my street/track mini, I have taken that car and built it into an all out full blown race Mini.

The car the way it was.

The car now.

That old video that got me here.
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/O...-S-a_42583.htm

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!

PatBuckley · #42 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 07:05 AM

Like many here, I hope your recovery is spectacular and want to thank you for starting this place.....it has been more helpful than you could imagine and has provided many, many hours of enjoyment.

Thanks buddy!

stush · #43 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 07:09 AM

Brent,

Congratulations and many thanks for enhancing the lives of so many through club cobra. A great site to learn about cobras, find out about what is going on regionally and nationally, and all around keep us connected to the car we love.

Stu

ViperDriver · #44 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 07:11 AM

Here's wishing you a speedy recovery and great 2009! I've been signed up with Club Cobra for a couple years, ordered and then had to cancel a FF Cobra kit due to my wife's papillary cancer. She, by the way, beat it and is doing well!!!!!!!!!

I just pulled the trigger on the '33 Hot Rod kit from FF. I've finished the 302 rebuild, have the shop (transitioning the hanger from my pilot days to a great car shop) almost ready, and anxiously await the March delivery.

http://www.factoryfive.com/hotrodhome.html

I look forward to getting to know all of you in the future and all my best.

BFBurk · #45 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 07:21 AM

Brent;
Great site. I visit everyday but post infrequently. I've had my ERA Cobra for almost 16 years and visiting your site keeps me interested in the Cobra.

If you have a question about your Cobra, just post it here and you will get a lot of helpful answers.

Keep up the good work!
Bruce

hoppy · #46 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 07:23 AM

Thanks Brent for providing an interesting playground. My wife and I have attended events that were made available through my "membership" in this community and she has become much more understanding and appreciative of this hobby and the interesting mix of people we have met.
Mend quickly and Happy New Year.

MaxK · #47 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 07:48 AM

Brent,
Happy ten years, and I wish you a speedy recovery!

I've mostly been gathering information from your site. I clearly need to give back as I am able. I'll make that a resolution for this year. I hardly know what I'm doing with this post. Sorry in advance if it doesn't work right.

Thanks for being here!!
Max K.

computerworks · #48 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 07:54 AM

Get well soon, buddy.

If you need some input on how to hack the algorithim in the IV drip gadget to make it feel, oh so, better...let me know.

Thanks for the last 10 years of fun... it's been my pleasure to help out when needed...no better guys to work with than you, Jamo and Turk.

The most significant thing for folks to consider here is the magic in realizing how much just some bits and bytes in a data stream have done to enhance the hobby and to make so many lifelong friendships that would never have happened without ClubCobra.

Back on your feet soon and let's plan for another 10 years.

Stan Mitchell · #49 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 07:55 AM

Brent,

Thanks for spending so much time and effort keeping this going. I joined in Feb. 1999, just as I purchased my Superformance #346. As many know, a divorce caused the loss of my dream car in 2000.....

The knowledge and camaraderie of this board benefits us all. Hoping for a great 2009 for you and all the members, and still saving my pennies for another Superformance.

Stan

1985 CCX · #50 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 07:58 AM

Brent

This site provides me a daily get away from the trials and tribulations of life. It also has allowed me to find friends which would have not been possible w/o this site.
This site has introduced me to:
Nick Acton (Mickmate)
Dave Bates (bmwdb10)
Jay Bentley
Jack Launtz
Ron Richard
Mike D
Jim M
all the CCX owners Dan, Doug, Dave, Jeff, Rich, John, Ron, Tom and many more afflicted with Cobraitis.

With the CCX Forum you have given us a place to get together with added organization above and beyond what we had previous. Owners worldwide can now drop a question or a comment with simple ease.

Take care, get better and I know I am looking forward to many more years of fun!

Thank you
Jeff Gagnon

hey,littlecobra · #51 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Please share below your favorite threads or pictures or history or whatever you feel pertinent.

I have zillions of wonderful memories with CC, but two that stand out especially.

*The first one is the from the very first time i ever 'donned a helmet and suit' and did my first track day experience with Texas Driving Experience at Motorsport Ranch in Cresson! Wow what an experience! I had had the Cobra about 6 months, and was ready to try the track.

*The second one is from the unforgettable and truly life changing experience of 'wearing **** Smith's pants' on the dragstrip in Tulsa, at Mid-America Ford/Shelby Meet. I know most of you know the story, and although it might just appear as another good deed by our dear departed Mr. Smith, it touched me in away many of you never realized. He 'was' (is- in spirit) the true definition of a gentleman, a friend, a Cobra enthusiast to us all. Having the honor of getting to know this man in such a way, if only for a short time, is a blessing and privilege I will always cherish.

There are tons of stories i wrote and pictures posted relaying over the years the unbelievable experiences I've been able to share with many of you.
Several TCC spring meets, Mid America meets, London, Run n Gun, and local meets, cruises, toy drives and special events.

Who would have thought a woman such as myself, with an ordinary life and ordinary experiences, would have such an extraordinary adventure because of this 'cute little car'?

Gary Morris, Jay Nordstrom, and so many others. Salt of the Earth kind of guys that I've met through the benefit of CC. Thank you, Brent, for providing us with this great great playspace to talk with, learn from and enjoy each others' fellowship. It's been a great 10 (nearly 5 for me!) years.

get well soon, and btw, I did actually meet you in '04 in Austin.

sorry it's so lengthy!

kristen

pss. sorry it bleeped out Mr. Smith's name.

Moto One · #52 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 08:05 AM

First: Brent may your recover go smooth and you are back in the drivers seat soon.

Second: I'v only been here a short time, lurking, learning, and sharing only a few times.

What would I like to see on the sit? Travel Log, were those who take there Cobra on road trips (and not the down to the local hang out, but the cross country trips.

There is a great trust of knowledge here in this site, for the new and old.

Happy New Year to all.

Mark.

trularin · #53 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 08:09 AM

Dang, there have been some good pictures.

Comes to mind.

And

Are just a few of the great memories as a result of CC.

72 Mach · #54 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 08:21 AM

Hi Brent and thanks for keeping CC online for us this past ten years. Although I haven't logged in for quite sometime, I still stop by from time to time to see what is going on.

This time last year I was recovering from the crash I had in my old car, SPF 799 so I know what being in the hospital is like. I wish you a speedy recovery and good health for the this new year.

I have since purchased another Cobra and took it on a RT 66 trip this past summer. It was nice to be back in a Cobra and to be able to travel across the country. I am a lucky man indeed.

Eddy K

Scott M Jackson · #55 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 08:22 AM

Thanks Brent, I'm sure you're malady is related to all that aluminum ingestion but just think "your ET's will be 1.5 pounds lighter". Way to go. A good new year to you and all of us. Cheers.

Scott

Silverback51 · #56 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 08:33 AM

Congratulations on creating a world class Cobra site.

Happy Birthday to CC, and hope you have a short recovery.

Thank you.

tchrome · #57 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 08:35 AM

have a speedy recovery and keep up the great work that you do. the site has been an inspiration to me and has helped me in so many ways. the response i have gotten from all of the members and the imformation and links posted have been the best. god bless and happy new year!!

tony

Velox · #58 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 08:42 AM

Thanks Brent for Club Cobra! Hope you have a very speedy recovery and Happy New Year to everyone at Club Cobra

peterv · #59 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 08:48 AM

Hi Brent,

All the best for getting better soon and on the road again.

As you said, the site has international following. I chair the Cape Cobra Club, with just over 70 members in the Cape Town, South Africa, area. We have stunning roads around the Cape, and thanks to the great long summers, can get out quite a bit. As Baz suggested higher up, if anyone is travelling this way, give me a shout.

Have a look at www.capecobra.blogspot.com for some of the cars.

Regards,

Peter

petek · #60 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 09:00 AM

Wow, 10 years already?!?! How time flies!

I can't help but wonder how many Cobras were built or bought because of this site, how many friendships started, how many events saw dramatic increases in attendance because this site got the word out, how many charities saw their coffers boosted, and how many people simply had fun all because of this site!

Happy New Year all (and good health to you Brent)!