Morning, everyone!!
Gary reached out to me and let me know about this post... Really nice to be thought of, especially after all these years. I sold my SRT-6 in 2014 (ten years ago this month!!) and still miss it. I've had a few quick Nissans since then, most fun was probably the 2017 Nismo 370Z, 6MT in Brilliant Silver. Absolutely loved that car, but as luck would have it, I learned of the arrival of my first child in 2018. Soooo the Z got replaced by a Murano, Frontier, and so on. Life comes at you fast, and now I have two kiddos -- Isaac (5) and Zayla (3).
I still miss my SRT, though. No other car was as special to me, no other community was as solid. When I'm not working (50+ hours a week as a Sr. Engineer at Nissan), I do my best to hit the lake and log some hours fishing on the kayak, and my close friend/colleague hit the local lakes in his bass boat if we can align the days off. Otherwise, all other spare moments go to being the best dad I can be.
I've been helping my dad restore/refresh a 1989 Mercedes 560 SL... seeing all those old Benz part numbers really made me homesick for the Crossfire. IF I ever picked up another one, it would absolutely be a Roadster with a Stick -- Franc Rauscher had it right all along
This pic is a year or so old, but one of my favorites of me and the fam -- gearing up for the 4th of July (It's a bit grainy, I had to resize it because the original was monstrously huge)
How is everyone doing over here? Anything new and exciting in the aftermarket, or is it a game of preservation/survival at the moment? Needswings still cranking out go-fast goodies?
All the best,
-- John