20th Anniversary, any regrets from those who were able to attend?

Myself,

#1 I regret that I could not muster the strength to reattach the oil pick up tube on my 86SE in time so I could make a couple of runs at Milan.

#2 I regret that I didn't have any sun block on Saturday.

#3 I regret that I didn't rip out my center console wires and all to have signed by Haulki.

#4 My biggest regret is that I did not get to meet every forum member that was at the 20th.

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jetman
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I regret I didn't make it.

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quote Originally posted by Muddy2: I regret I didn't make it.

same

I regret not getting more than one pic of mrfiero's purple N* convertible!! I looked at my one pic when I got home and MAN that is probably the best paint job at the show (in my opinion).

1. I regret most of all not meeting everybody on the forum. I did meet some people though. I met blakeinspace, jstricker and the guy who was with them (didn't catch his name). And I also met Wheels1 when me and fierce_gt and his dad were talking to him about his screen install and all his powdercoating etc. And lastly I met the guy who owns the yellow Aldino and sells the kits now. We had a nice long talk with him about the kits and we sat with him and his wife at the banquet.

2. I regret not haveing sunscreen, by Saturday afternoon my neck was as red as some of the cars.

#5 I regret not making up some name tags for us so that we could recognise each other here at the 20th.
It makes me sad to know that I missed meeting some of the people that I have become friends with over the forum.
Tom

I also really regret that I didn't have a Fiero there

Maybe at the 25th we should have like a period of time in a big room where all the PFF people get together and just walk around the room getting to know new people and everyone has like a name-tag with their forum name, real name and a pic of their car
It could work

1. I regret that I didn't walk around with the video camera on constantly

2. I forgot to get a T-shirt!

3. I wish I could have know the faces behind the cars, so I could have talked to those people in person. I recognized alot of cars, but had no clue as to the people. We'll have to make those people carry around big signs

4. I wish I could have mustered up the courage to speak to those guys I did see, maybe a bigger conversation than 'hi' or 'nice car', with people I did recognize, like Skitime, CoolBlue87GT, Tweety, Rodney, and Mr. Mike.

wpgfiero has a good idea

I regret not having something in my car signed by Hulki. I dont know if I will ever have that chance again.

I wish that I could have had my dash back in order before the show. The overspray and solvent needs to be taken care of.

I regret not having banquet tickets. I should have known better, but at the time, I thought it wasn't going to be something I would enjoy. I missed the chance to hear the GM guys and Hulki talk.

I also missed meeting everyone from the forum. For those I did meet, I had one hell of a time.

Thanks are in line for those that made the 20th happen, as well as for everyone there that made it so fun!!

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My thoughts are on you Sean and Chris! Come back safe!

Not really any major regrets here but .... I wish it could've been 7 days instead of only 4 days !!!

I'm thankfull to have met many forum members ... wish I could have met more !

I wish I could have had more time to look at the Fieros.

I wish I would have had more time to detail my own Fiero for the show. (As it was my daughter and son-in-law did a good job ... thanks Nicole and Darrin !!!)

I wish I had a bigger engine ... LMAO ... my little Iron Duke has to go !!! Milan was just too much fun !!!

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I regret that I coulda got there but didn't. Ok I couldn't have got a flight home but I coulda crossed that bridge when I came to it

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I regret not meeting more forum members. I was so busy prepping my car and looking at everyone's cars that I did not talk to many of the owner's. The one positive out of the hard work prepping my car is I won my class, Stock 1985 GT!

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WingNut - MD
1985 Fiero GT - "Peg"

1st Place Winner - Stock 1985 GT Class
7/19/03 - 20th Anniversary Fiero Show

Loved the show including the prototypes. I want the 4 seater My one pieve was drive thru judging. Ive never been to a show that had that in 40 years. I, even as a former judge, prefer parked cars by class. I saw lots of people with overheating, dead batteries (hi Jennifer ..) For those reasons and using a tank of gas to go from parking to line prevented me from even getting judged. Anyway, thats the only thing I didnt enjoy.

Loved meeting and talking with all the forum members. God knows Ill never remember all the faces next time, so dont hold it against me. Enjoyed the cruise up except for drive thru Detroit. I didnt know any engineers actually designed potholes in the street surface. Wouldnt drains be better used at the sides of the road where its lower anyway than in the middle of the lane right where your tires are? I had to count my teeth at the show.

Great job by everyone responsible for putting it on though. I think you all did underestimate the number whod attend. You needed parking for twice what you expected.

ENJOYED !!!!!!!!!

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3.1 Turbo 4 spd/ L-98/ carbed LT1

I regret my 4.9 wasn't ready to drive to the event. But I loved it anyway.

I regret not pushing my car to the judging lane. It now has 15.8 miles =) I had a great time and met a lot of GREAT people. Having Hulki Sign and Drive my car throught the judging lane was like no other experience. Great Job CFOGI!!!!!! Hope there is going to be a 25th and 30th and 40th and and and =)

I regret my Fiero could not make it to be in attendance and counted with the hundred of other ones! Even without it, I had tons of fun there! It was better than I imagined it would be! What a turnout!!

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John
AOLIM: Fformula88

1988 Fiero Formula
2002 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

The only regret I have is that I didn't talk to many forum members, after getting there Thur. and only cleaning 4 rims in 12 hours, because of swaping storys, I decided to going way in the back on FRI by my car hauler (Archie's old one) and clean my 1988 silver GT with t-tops completely FRI from 7am to 10pm. so that was time I didn't get to talk to anyone. But all my dreams came true 1)To see 400 fieros together 2)Got to meet Database Guy 3)Win a trophy at the biggest fiero event(2nd place) 4)Have Hulki sign my dash pocket and 5)Be 1 of only 2 that (will probablly ever) get to ride in the 90 prototype!

1) I regret that I didn't have a higher quality camera for the web cam. (Next time, I promise!)

2) I regret that my pro street wasn't running, or I *WOULD* have laid some rubber down in Applebee's parking lot! Just a little somethin' for them to remember me by.

3) I regret that I didn't get a picture of Hulki signing my pro street.

4) I regret that I didn't get an opportunity to meet and talk with everyone there.

Rest assured - all these will be taken care of at the 25th Anniversary Show ..

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Boomtastic

My regrets:

1)
Not taking Jordans Fast and Furious Fiero. In hindsite that would have been the better choice I think as there were plenty of other Indy's there for people to see.
I had sooo many people ask me about Jordan and his Fiero and say they wished they could see it. That would have been a lot more fun to have his at the show I think which is what the show was all about. Having fun.
2)
Not being able to go out a day or two earlier to see and be involved in more things that were going on and to be able to rest a bit more than the last nminute running around we ended up doing. Added that if we had taken Jordans green Fast and Furious Beast, we could have had some added fun with it at Waterford. Seeing that on the track pushing it to it's limits and then later having it on video for Jordan and the rest of us to see again and again would have been a blast.
3)
Forgetting to tell my Dad that FieroLisa was actually there. He really wanted to meet her and is really upset that he didn't and that I got busy and forgot to let him know.
I feel really bad too as I took pics of her and Jen with my Indy and shot some video of her and Jen doing phot-ops with the proto-types. >sigh< Oh well, sorry Dad
4)
Not getting pics with many of the forum members who I met and not getting to meet more of the forum members that were there.
5)
Not having more time to work on the Indy since that is the one I did end up taking, so it would have been a better contender for a possible trophy. I didn't go there to win a trophy, as just being there period was worth it a million times over, but still....

Steve

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I regret driving 12 hours just to show up on Sunday morning thinking that was the day of the show...

But I don't regret meeting the few people that were still there on Sunday.

quote Originally posted by lou_dias: I regret driving 12 hours just to show up on Sunday morning thinking that was the day of the show...

after all the posts and links here, how on earth did that happen???

I think if there is one regret I have. Its that we all had to leave that "Fiero Paradise"

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quote Originally posted by Boomtastic: 1) I regret that I didn't have a higher quality camera for the web cam. (Next time, I promise!) 2) I regret that my pro street wasn't running, or I *WOULD* have laid some rubber down in Applebee's parking lot! Just a little somethin' for them to remember me by. 3) I regret that I didn't get a picture of Hulki signing my pro street. 4) I regret that I didn't get an opportunity to meet and talk with everyone there. Rest assured - all these will be taken care of at the 25th Anniversary Show ..

5) I regret not being able to let Hulki drive my prostreet.

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85 SE 2M6 "Fiero Addiction"
85 SE SC3800 Series II 5-Speed

oh I do have one more regret. I wish I had more then just 10 Floppy disks for pictures and 8 24 exposure roles of 35mm film.

I was there with 4-wheel sign in window after judging.
Tweetie Bird was with me & won a trophy YEA.
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STOCK 88 GT

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I regret not meeting any new forum members at this show. Normaly i always meet new people at Fiero shows but not at this one. I think with the sheer volume of cars there it was just difficult to see all the cars.
I saw everyone i already knew and talked a lot with them so of course that took some time too but i feel like a moron sitting here now because as i'm looking at the forum i see everyones car in their sig and i keep thinking; "holy crap, i can't believe i didn't remember who's car that was while i was standing right next to it."
The one new person i did meet was the greatest though. I got to shake Hulkis hand.
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quote Originally posted by Fiero38SC: 5) I regret not being able to let Hulki drive my prostreet.

True. That should have been #1. Hulki was pretty funny about the pro street. He saw it and said "The engine's in the front! How'd that happen??" I said, "Uhh, it kinda just fell in there. " Hulki described the car as "awesome" and that was enough to swell my head beyond belief.

quote Originally posted by lou_dias: I regret driving 12 hours just to show up on Sunday morning thinking that was the day of the show... But I don't regret meeting the few people that were still there on Sunday.

I didn't go but it took me a bit to realize the "20th" was on the 19th.

I regret not bringing my camera with me

I regret the hangover I had on Sunday after drinking too much on Saturday night!

I regret not cleaning my car as well as I could have

What I don't regret:

Seeing all my friends there that I only see a few times a year!

Finally realizing that I needed to break up with my boyfriend because nothing I did was ever good enough, but with my friends, I could be who and what I wanted!

Having an awesome time!!!

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I regret talking to people , then not realizing who you were til NOW!!! My memory doesn't work very well.
Ambfiero , Anthony, I'll remember you from kidding around with you. Hey , you've driven the GM drag car further than you've driven your own car almost
RogerGarrison, my wife , Carolyn, wanted me to trade you my Northstar convertible for the Purple Raptor, remember?
Mastermind, I'm the guy with the red T-Top Formula that actually introduced you to Jack Cooke and pointed Ed Parks your way
Boomtastic , I'm Carolyn's husband, Love your Pro Street, GET THAT THING RUNNING!

Like most of the post, one regret was not enough time to meet and talk with all the people there. I would have loved to be able to talk to some of the forum members. I wished I had more time to see all the cars. Next time I will make it a couple of days. Hey I got to say hi to Fiero Lisa, Fierochic and some of the other celebrities. I did meet Eric Bunker and his father. Eric I enjoyed the music you were playing Saturday morning. I regret not taking more pictures!!

1. I regret that Tam (my wife, aka TeacherLady) couldn't be there.
2. I regret that it had to end.
3. I regret that I didn't get to meet more Forum members, or didn't get to spend more time with the ones I did finally meet.
4. I regret not packing jumper cables.

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Raydar

88 3.4 coupe. 17s, cut springs 'n all.

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My only regret is,,, The show is over forever,, Ill never recover fully form the whole experience of all its wow

I regret that I didn't have time to ride with the caravans. I actually PASSED them on the way back in Tennessee (I think that's where it was, it's all a blur). I started to slow down to ride along, but quickly changed my mind when I realized they were only doing about 5 mph over and I was doing about 20 mph over. I had places to be, unfortunately, so I couldn't take the extra hour or so to get home.

I also regret not being more outgoing with the Fiero people and making more friends. I felt like a geek saying, "Hi, I'm Nashco. You may remember me from such internet threads as..." if you catch my drift (think Troy McClure from the Simpsons)...so I only met a few new people. I did meet some really cool folks and made some new friends, so that's great. I would have met more people if I had gone to the dinners and cruises, but I was visiting other friends in Flint and didn't have time for everything. I didn't even have time to stay for the awards at the banquet because I had so much going on.

Lastly, I regret not getting to the show early enough to get one of the engraved keychains. In my rush I also didn't realize that I got a large t-shirt from the registration when I should have gotten an XL.

In the future I will be sure to dedicate my time to the show events alone if I am going. There's just too much going on to split myself amongst groups; since the event was less than an hour from all my friends at school (who are normally 12 hours away) I couldn't just ignore them!

Despite these few snags, I had a blast and appreciate how much effort went into the show!

Bryce
88 GT

Ah Lisa the hangover was worth all the fun Saturday night! Pics to be soon had on here!

I regret not being able to spend more time with Matt! At times I felt like I was being pulled in ten directions!

Jen

quote Originally posted by rogergarrison: after all the posts and links here, how on earth did that happen???

back in March I read that the show was on the 20th and other events on other days... Been busy since then and just made plans for the 20th...

quote Originally posted by Fierochic88: Pics to be soon had on here!

Pics???? Oh God, evidence!!!

Never mind we're all headed for a reunion on a bad episode of Springer someday

My big regret is that I couldn't stay up for 96 hours without any sleep so I could take it all in. There seriously wasn't enough time because there was so much to do and so many people to talk to. Hope no one thought I was intentionally ignoring them because I was too wrapped up in other stuff or busy talking to other people.

I was worried about how my car would take the abuse, but I definately don't regret Waterford which was by far the most fun I've had driving a Fiero. I'm too careful on the street to get crazy like that. Maybe it was a good thing that we didn't get our third sessions because I kept getting braver and braver in the turns, eventually I would have crossed the line...I had a couple of close calls when I waited a little too long to brake after romping down the straights.

Oh yea, I regret not having a lot of time to look over some of the cars in the showfield on Saturday, because I was too busy studying the prototypes and taking a ton of pics of them (I was one of the weirdos that even crawled under the darn things to check things out).

I also regret not having my car done in time for this show, but like fine wine....good things take time. I also saw two Fieros painted in the color that I had chosen for my Fiero, and I don't know if I'm so crazy about it anymore. Maybe I'll go with my second color choice after all...

I'm still on a high from this trip, which didn't even kill me as much financially as I thought it was going to (although the gas prices sucked in Michigan and on the turnpikes). Thanks go out to Steve (fierogt88), Joe (FieroGT 914), Steph (FieroBlondie), Mark (Hank is Here), and Lisa (FieroLisa) for sharing my hotel room with me over the days of the show.

Ken S.

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quote Originally posted by Ronnie: Boomtastic , I'm Carolyn's husband, Love your Pro Street, GET THAT THING RUNNING!

Yes sir!!

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Boomtastic

quote Originally posted by FieroLisa: Finally realizing that I needed to break up with my boyfriend because nothing I did was ever good enough, but with my friends, I could be who and what I wanted! Having an awesome time!!!

Wow. I am sorry to hear that, but I know of a few Fiero guys who just got a jolt better than anything caffien could produce.
As they say, try and do what is best for you and not always what is best for someone else.

BTW: Thanks to you and Jen for the photo ops with my Indy.
Next time though you have to make sure you meet and say hi to my Dad

Steve