Jabba & GCPursuitPower @ Indy Parade - Page 2

RspecAU · 21-10-2006, 09:17 PM

Sounds like u guys had a great time...love the pics
It was the roof scoops that made me take a second look when i seen it on the TV

GCFordChic · 21-10-2006, 09:28 PM

For those that miss out on this event here are some shots I have taken so far. I am pumped and excited, jumping around like a girl and still getting used to my camera, so apologies for the cut-offs and a bit of blurr...

Sorry about the metal barriers in the way of lots of the photos, great watching from our grandstand but the photos from there are not the greatest.

For those wanting to read and see photos of our experience on track and with the drivers check out these threads...
(Jabba)
(GCPursuitPower and GCFordChic)

Add your photos from the event, share it with those that couldn't be there!

Lowndes and Whincup in the driver parade Thursday night.

V8SC

Rain + Aussie Race Cars = Lots of wrecked panels

Brock Torana Tribute (was driven by James Brock around the track)

Drift Cars

One of the Army Vehicles

SpoolMan · 21-10-2006, 10:06 PM

well done guys the utes looked great on TV today..

3 threads merged into one.

jabba · 22-10-2006, 07:01 AM

Thanks for the compliments guys, and I have taken note ragarding my boots. LOL... Both Pursuit ute and I will be on the track between 12.10 and 12.30.... I hope some of you are recording this.. We would love to see how the utes look on the TV and what sort of coverage they got.....

jabba · 22-10-2006, 02:23 PM

Just got back from the Indy car drivers parade. I had a ball And this time I had more of an opportunity to take some pic's while we were in the pits...

Oh No.. I got a ticket for creating a distraction.. The cop thought my ute look too hot..

While we were in the pit I got to chatting to some locals, her name is Haley and come from the Albury Wodonga

and also got the chance to do some innocent bird watching

Then there was the indy cars..

What's his name..

My driver was A J Allmendinger.. And his future wife

Finally the View from inside my ute.. settle down now guys

I will be back next year for sure.....

**Mechan1k** · 22-10-2006, 02:54 PM

Nice indeed.
Good to see no Fords were hurt ... only damaged Holdens

Would have been an awesome experience to be a part of the driver's parade.
Nice photos too everyone.

Lukeyson · 22-10-2006, 03:10 PM

thats tops , great pics, sounds like a blast !!
How does one get to do this ??

martO · 22-10-2006, 08:56 PM

Nice photos guys, I took some photos of today. Including photos of Jabba's car in the parade.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=70688

cheers martO

jabba · 23-10-2006, 04:48 AM

There top pic's MartO.. Thanks a heap..

**FTE217** · 23-10-2006, 09:31 AM

Thanks for the photo's Jabba, glad you got a return high after the engine mishap !
Great pics appreciate it !
Good pickup Bucky about the boots, Shocking lol....
Jabba ? is the cop righting down future mods for his XR8 or what !?

jabba · 23-10-2006, 05:56 PM

Yeah mate, he is. He stated that next time he see's me, the ute must be fitted with a 200 shot NOS system,, or he will throw the book at me...LOL...

Thruth is he use to be on the Hoon squad. Now he is on the bike.. I did not get his name but he was a nice enough copper.. He was telling me about what sort of car they target (ricer's) and what he has seen (mods) there was one falcon ute with twin V7 vortex superchargers with Nitro.. I then ask him if I could take a pic of him writing up a ticket for the ute (pretending only).. I tell what tho,, our escorts were fantastic.. They realy pushed us along through the traffic.. stuff we were doing infront of the coppers would normaly see your car impounded along with a big fine.. we wern't doing burn outs of the sort.. but when we got big cheer from the pedestrians (on the way to the track) most of us would give the ute a huge free rev.. I personaly let one go to 6000k with the copper 2 cars behind me.....

Now the boots..LOL....
I had just finished work and I had left my good shoes at home.. So it was the boots or bear feet.... My question is tho.. Who bloody well takes photo's with feet left in the pictures.... Gord, I don't know

Lukeyson · 23-10-2006, 07:27 PM

i had a look back through my cap of saturday

GCFordChic · 23-10-2006, 09:38 PM

Great photos Jabba, bird watching... well i have a photo of Russell Ingall's crotch if anyone is interested!! LOL Taking photos of the parade behind out the rear window...russell in the way, but it is also cool because you can see his name on the belt part. I have more photos of Jabba from the Sunday parade, but they suck.

We decided to give our spot to another very keen Ford driver (the other blue one in the photo above) for the Sunday Champ Car Driver Parade because we wanted to enjoy Indy and use our grandstand seats and get to walk around instead of waiting 3 or 4 hours to drive around the track once with a guy we dont know in the back.

XR8fella, that is tops!! I have to wait to see my parents who recorded it with dvd recorder instead of our poxy VCR, then i can get more stills from the footage.

Trying to get in touch with IndyFMTV to see if they record...try to get their footage of the whole parade.

To answer the question about how to get involved.

1. Own ute
2. Have work done on ute, a bog standard Falcon off the assembly line will not impress the people in step 3 or 4 to put you on the Indy track instead of someone else, lots of people want to, only 15 or so Fords will get the chance.
3. Go to Southport Exhaust, spend money, Wayne makes a judgement on your car and decides if you are worthy!!lol Then he will ring the bossman Brad.
4. If you do not complete step 3 enter Street Torque, your other best bet.
5. Superutes.com
6. Pray (or whatever your religion/nonreligion does to hope for) that utes will be used again next year instead of corvettes.
7. Wash ute
8. Remove tonneau cover

Ultimate · 23-10-2006, 09:46 PM

Very nice jabba, great to see your ute getting a bit of show.

Jen and brett, unreal display for your ute, i see the exhaust got finished before then.

Jeff

Bossxr8 · 23-10-2006, 09:47 PM

One thing that annoyed me about the Indy drivers parade was that they allowed Holden utes to enter. Indy cars are all powered by Ford engines, with the total backing of Ford Racing. Why they allowed competitors cars to drive them around is beyond me, it should have been Ford utes only.

Martyvan · 24-10-2006, 01:09 PM

They are fantastic Photos.... Well done to all that taken them and participated in indy! ... Almost makes me want a ute

**Peuty** · 24-10-2006, 07:50 PM

By the way GCChcik, how did you get your lights to flash the way they did? Or can you point me in the right direction so as not to hijack this thread?

jabba · 24-10-2006, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

One thing that annoyed me about the Indy drivers parade was that they allowed Holden utes to enter. Indy cars are all powered by Ford engines, with the total backing of Ford Racing. Why they allowed competitors cars to drive them around is beyond me, it should have been Ford utes only.

Mate the parade was to also show case the Aussie Icon, "the ute".. No where in the world have people or tradesmen taken to the ute like Australian's.. We love our utes with passion and we want to show the world what the ute is all about.. A work truck during the week, and a sport coupe on the weekend.... Realy who cares if there was a Holden on the track for the parade.. friendly rivaly is a good.. But don't let the Ford V's Holden rivaly consume your life...

GCFordChic · 25-10-2006, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peuty

By the way GCChcik, how did you get your lights to flash the way they did? Or can you point me in the right direction so as not to hijack this thread?

They are the indicators. So all we had to do was switch the Hazzard lights button. Abra-cadabra flashing lights! :P

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I want to get the awsome flashing lights like the Mustangs that drive around the track have...but i think the ute draws enough attention without a set of christmas tree lights on it!

TheSneakiness · 25-10-2006, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GCFordChic

To answer the question about how to get involved.

1. Own ute
2. Have work done on ute, a bog standard Falcon off the assembly line will not impress the people in step 3 or 4 to put you on the Indy track instead of someone else, lots of people want to, only 15 or so Fords will get the chance.
3. Go to Southport Exhaust, spend money, Wayne makes a judgement on your car and decides if you are worthy!!lol Then he will ring the bossman Brad.
4. If you do not complete step 3 enter Street Torque, your other best bet.
5. Superutes.com
6. Pray (or whatever your religion/nonreligion does to hope for) that utes will be used again next year instead of corvettes.
7. Wash ute
8. Remove tonneau cover

Thanks for that. Hopefully I can get my ute in, when I'm finished with it...

rodderz · 25-10-2006, 12:51 PM

Nice pics everyone, Jabba you had a few of my favourites... the car ones werent bad either

Bossxr8 · 28-10-2006, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jabba

Mate the parade was to also show case the Aussie Icon, "the ute".. No where in the world have people or tradesmen taken to the ute like Australian's.. We love our utes with passion and we want to show the world what the ute is all about.. A work truck during the week, and a sport coupe on the weekend.... Realy who cares if there was a Holden on the track for the parade.. friendly rivaly is a good.. But don't let the Ford V's Holden rivaly consume your life...

No danger of that, just suprised a Ford Racing series would allow a competitors ute to drive around their drivers. They are usually pretty strict with things like that.

jabba · 28-10-2006, 12:29 PM

Hey, last year they were paraded around in Corvette's...