GT4 World Meet 2000 Status

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Updated: January 21, 2003

What's the GT4 World Meet 2000, you ask?  where have you been the past six months... under a rock?  Pull your head out and go read this.

Photos will make their way online as time permits.

Ivan, Brian, and Tarik are here!  Dave drive in from Austin should coincide with Tyler and Joaquin's arrival from the East coast at about 6 pm this (Friday) evening.  

Chris and Nathan (aka "Mr. Downpipe") fly into Bush-IAH at 9pm tonight.  And, Noah and his wife, Wendy, arrive at Hobby airport tonight at 12:33 am!

So here's the chronology of events thus far, in reverse order from newest to oldest.


Friday
May 26
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4 pm Dave just drove in from Austin!  Brian, Tarik and Ivan are still up in Dallas.   And while I was outside, Tyler called to say he and Joaquin just hit the Texas border, so they're about 2.5 hours away. 
12:30 pm Brian, Tarik and Ivan head north to Dallas for a mid-afternoon visit with the folks at Alamo Autosports.  Ah..  peace and quiet settles in and signals the all-clear to the cats.
11:30 am I started cooking my chili - darn this takes forever to make.  Ivan's nose automatically begins running in response to his fixed gaze upon the heaping pile of jalapenos in the kitchen sink.
9:47 am Received a phone call from Tyler indicating he and Joaquin were departing Mobile, Alabama, with 500 miles to go!  So, we're expecting a 5 - 6 pm arrival.  Hey!  they'll get here just in time to go retrieve Nathan and Chris from Bush-IAH at 9pm!
9:30 am I awaken to find Tarik snoozing on one sofa, Brian cutting Zzzzzz's face-up to the ceiling on the other sofa, and an Instant Messenger session on my 'puter indicating Ivan went to bed at 5:30 am.  Hey guys. Saffo's definitely a nocturnal kind of guy.

Thursday
May 25
10:45 pm Brian and Ivan return from an hour-long tour of the local WalMart.  From what I hear, Saffo now has extensive video coverage of WalMart's internal operation.
9 pm I head to Bush-IAH in the 2000 Celica to greet Tarik as he makes his way from the plane into the terminal.  Finding no available spots in short-term parking, I make my own in a no parking zone with the idea that I can make it in and out before the wrecker arrives.  All goes as planned; meet Tarik, grab his gear from baggage claim and head back to mi casa. 
4:30 pm A dark colored Saturn pulls-up in front of the house and a fellow makes his way up the driveway.  It's Brian Melket!

Wednesday
May 24
10 pm The flat-bed arrives carrying precious cargo - the shuttle.  It's quickly unloaded and rolled into the garage.
7 - 9 pm Ivan and me hit Guadalajara (Mexican - doh!) restaurant for dinner.  Half a margarita later, Ivan proceeds to video tape the various waitresses and one female patron at the next table over.  Talk about close-ups; any closer and you'd poke your eye out!
5:30 pm I arrive home to find Saffo nowhere.  Hmmm.. the house is completely locked, and all of the cars are still in the same place they were when I left for work this morning.  I search high and low all over the house?  There's more to this story (yes, it has a happy ending) but Ivan needs to tell it.  (LOL....)

Everyone needs to ask Ivan how he ended-up over at my neighbor's house drinking a brewski. 


Tuesday
May 23
7 - 9:30 pm I pickup Ivan after work and we go to Longhorn Saloon.  Don't get excited, it's just a C&W dance club.  I introduce him to my g/f Sarah and several of my friends.  And before we leave two and a half hours later, Saffo's got half-a-dozen or so of my female friends swooning over him and his Aussie accent.  Lucky ba$tard! 

Sunday
May 21
5 pm Saffo arrives at Bush IAH straight from a few days stay at Matt Yates' house in Oakland, Ca.

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