se-r Digest, Vol 28, Issue 5

Sun Mar 28 14:45:11 UTC 2021

Holy snap, Shell! And you still have the same email address! That car is
pristine. I hope you do get jer back on the road again.

James

On Sunday, 28 March 2021, bodyart27--- via se-r <se-r at se-r-list.org> wrote:

> I'm still here! I don't check this email address anymore. Had to grin when
> someone said "convention" - oh such good times. My '91 has been up on a
> storage life in my garage and off the road for I think about 10 years now.
> Lots of dust on her, but one day I'll recommission her. Anyway - glad you
> folks are still around - be safe! ~shell
>
> se-r at se-r-list.org
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>   1. Re: 2021 SR20 Convention (Brent Meints)
>   2. Re: 30 YEARS (James McColl)
>   3. Re: Zak Nilsson + 30 years (Luis Molina)
>   4. Re: 2021 SR20 Convention (Torry Skurski)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:36:32 -0400
> From: Brent Meints <brent.meints at gmail.com>
> To: Khiem Dinh <spdracerut at gmail.com>
> Cc: Matthew Ostlund <sr20ve at gmail.com>, SE-R List <se-r at se-r-list.org>
> Subject: Re: 2021 SR20 Convention
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> I wish that I was, but this year it just isn't in the cards again. I spent
> way too much time teaching my son via virtual school at home instead of
> working in the garage, THANK YOU COVID!!!
>
> Brent
>
> On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 12:05 AM Khiem Dinh <spdracerut at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Oh man, Gainesville, FL is my hometown. I did a lot of drag racing and
> > auto-x when I was there for grad school out at Gainesville Raceway. And
> now
> > there's the FIRM track out by Starke. Many of my friends still remember
> my
> > good ole SE-R. Have a good trip and get some Sonny's BBQ for me.
> >
> > -Khiem
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 4:22 PM Matthew Ostlund <sr20ve at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm planning on meeting up with Mark Schoenholz and heading down to
> >> Gainesville for the convention, any other "listers" going to be there?
> >>
> >> Matt
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> --
> Regards,
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> Brent Meints
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:45:23 -0500
> From: James McColl <james.mccoll at gmail.com>
> To: Brent Meints <brent.meints at gmail.com>
> Cc: "se-r at se-r-list.org" <se-r at se-r-list.org>
> Subject: Re: 30 YEARS
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> Absolutely.
>
> Larry set up the Canadian SE-R List in 1998, and I been running it ever
> since.
>
> When there's very little list traffic, I have asked a few times if people
> want to shut down, and then there is a ton of traffic - first saying no,
> then checking in with what they've been up to. It's great.
>
> On Friday, 26 March 2021, Brent Meints <brent.meints at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I am always shocked how many people will still respond to this list after
> > so many years. Awesome.
> >
> > Brent
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 7:05 PM George Roffe <groffe at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> WOW!  I thought it was long gone.  Well, it sort of is with the rust.
> >> I've thought about racing again, but getting too close to retirement.
> >>
> >> Geo
> >>
> >> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 4:09 PM Grover Pickering <
> >> groverpickering at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Geo - I still have yours :)  Sitting in the corner of my shop.  Can't
> >>> figure out what to do with it.
> >>>
> >>> It's mostly a parts car at this point.  Can't seem to take It to the
> >>> crusher.
> >>>
> >>> Grover
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 3:38 PM George Roffe <groffe at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Keep it of course!  I wish I still had mine.  Four winters in upstate
> >>>> NY just took a toll that made it not worth keeping/restoring.  I'm not
> >>>> interested in buying another, but I damned sure wish I still had mine.
> >>>>
> >>>> I bought mine in March or April of 1991.  I think it was April.  Man,
> I
> >>>> remember the test drive, the negotiations, and picking it up.  On the
> test
> >>>> drive I knew I was going to get the car.  I was over the top
> excited.  Miss
> >>>> that car.  It's the last brand new car that I've had that was in my
> name
> >>>> (wife owned the other 3).
> >>>>
> >>>> Geo
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 2:49 PM Jaret Rapp via se-r <
> se-r at se-r-list.org>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I purchased my 1991 SE-R in March of 1991.  It was manufactured in
> >>>>> 12/90.  That means I have owned it for 30 years.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> That also means this email list has to be about that old as well.
> Can
> >>>>> you imagine an email list still alive 30 years later?  About a car?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It needs a little work at the moment.  Some days I think about
> getting
> >>>>> rid of it.  Other days I say no way.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jaret
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> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Brent Meints
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> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:12:49 +0000
> From: Luis Molina <lgmolina at ucdavis.edu>
> To: "se-r at se-r-list.org" <se-r at se-r-list.org>
> Subject: Re: Zak Nilsson + 30 years
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> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:54:32 -0400
> From: Tim Rogers <timprogers at gmail.com>
> To: SE-R List <se-r at se-r-list.org>
> Subject: Re: Zak Nilsson
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> I don't think I ever met Zak in person but I did get some funny stories
> about him from Tom Paule back in the day.
> I had no idea that he was actually the son of '70's folk / pop singer Harry
> Nilsson until I saw a tribute to him on FB when Zak passed.
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>
> I was in touch with Zak on Facebook and chatted with him from time to
> time. In one of our last exchanges about cars he mentioned that he wished
> he still had his old NX, it was his favorite car. I can't believe the
> original community has been around so long. It's been great seeing things
> change for everyone, but also sad when we lose good friends. Another great
> SE-R guy we lost under similar circumstances a few years ago was Scott
> Higashi, I really felt his loss since he was literally my first "car buddy"
> , and we were good friends throughout the years.
>
> Anyway, sad stuff aside I'm glad to see this email list is still around
> which allows me to stalk all of the old names from a distance :). I went
> back to my roots and have a nice clean 93 Classic, with a fair amount of
> goodies (VVL + 6spd). I'll never get rid of this car ?
>
> Luis
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> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:47:38 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Torry Skurski <ezcheese15 at yahoo.com>
> To: "se-r at se-r-list.org" <se-r at se-r-list.org>
> Subject: Re: 2021 SR20 Convention
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> Hell yeah, can't wait! See you fools there!
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