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Well I Made It To 77!
Yes, today is my birthday......best day of the year (except Daaytona and LeMans) for racing! The Coke 600 is started finally and you can get a lot of things done during a race that long! I was talking with my daughter about all the racing I had done and there was a lot.
- Stock cars in 1962/3/4 on a 1/4 mile dirt track - Motor cycles on road courses: Triumph 650 and a Harley XR650 - 1969 Camaro Z28 drag racing - Bicycles for 10 years or so, got tired of having 400+ miles a week - Porsche 1987 Turbo (wifes) - Porsche 914 -4 then 1914-6 with VARA and HSR West Now my joints are too sore to do that. For 10 or 12 years I made kites....larger and larger and got to fly all over the country with them (largest box kite in America) Got tired of that and now make muzzle loading rifles which is a lot less stressful. Finally fully retired after 20+ years in the US Navy as a nuclear machinist then 24 years as a senior Oracle DBA and college professor and on my 3rd bout of fighting cancer and so far it looks to be gone for good! Oh yeah also have 5 daughters and that is what I am most proud of! John |
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Happy Birthday!
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Keep it going! Happy Birthday!
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Wow- you've done a lot! Happy Birthday! Could you share some rifles you've made?
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Happy birthday, young man!
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My rifle pictures are all in the post started by Jeff Higgins, I think? Thanks everyone.
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Congrats and happy birthday!
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Happy birthday, you ol' pirate! (I always read "Jolly Roger" when I see your avatar!)
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Happy birthday John !!!
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Happy Birthday Sir and thank you for your service!!!
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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Happy Birthday sir,
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Hope you had a great day!
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 The fellas salute you several rock stars to another 
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happy Birthday Sir!!! hope it was awesome.
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Happy birthday from another old guy...
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Happy Birthday Mr John. All the best!
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I don't think I've seen you in over 10 years. You always seemed to be young at heart.
Happy Birthday! I get my medicare card this week.....you go, Dude!
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But...how on Earth did you join the Pelican BBS in 1969?
Oh yeah...HBD.
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A life well lived, Happy birthday and many more.
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1984 Porsche Carrera coupe
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1974 Porsche 914-6 3.0
1988 Porsche 911
1970 Porsche 914-6
1976 Porsche 914 2.0
1987 Porsche 924S
Black Beauty
One of One
Cabby (Last)
"Toad Hall"
1985 Porsche 944
BFG
1955 CMC Speedster
1981 Porsche 911SC
B&B#2
Black Pepper
1983 Porsche SC
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