Wow. Holy Cow. Phew! Incredible!
All words that come to mind to describe the past 3 days. I was so busy I didn't even have a chance to log onto the site!! Fortunately, my trusty sidekick and others did that duty for me, for which I'm grateful.
Marauderville concluded this afternoon with a total of 63 cars registered and well over 100 attendee's.
I could type forever on what an awesome experience it was, but I'll let the individuals tell their stories which I'm sure are to come as folks start arriving home.
MANY MANY thanks to the folks who helped make the show a reality, especially Bob & Jean. Without these two, I gaurantee you, it wouldn't have even happened. Mary was also instrumental in making sure everything went off without a hitch and was our right hand lady for the entire event, dropping everything at the drop of a hat to help us out, for which I'm eternally grateful.
It was awesome to see and drive the Reinhart, Trilogy and Kenny Brown cars, and I HIGHLY recommend the experience. Lesson here: If someone offers you keys to a Supercharged marauder. Don't speak. Just take them, get giddy, and put the right foot to the floor!! ...but you should really refrain from getting stopped by the fuzz and try and return it with fuel left in it!!
We had tremendous response from all our vendors, including a major sponsor in the Texas Area Lincoln Mercury Dealers Association. Sonny Morgan and the rest of the Texas dealers, we couldn't of possibly done what we did without them and we're grateful for the support beyond words!
Jerry, Dennis, Lidio, Kenny & Carrie Brown, Bill Alexander & George Klass of Fun Ford Events and Sonny Morgan of John Eagle Lincoln Mercury all deserve a round of virtual applause for the support of the Marauder community!
Also a very special thank you to Steve Babcock of Mercury and his wife for taking time out of his own life to come all the way down here to hang out with us. What a great guy. Mercury Brand managers rarely get to put on a set of tights and be a super hero to a group of folks and I know he was tickled pink with the reception he received. Many thanks to him and other at Ford & Mercury who helped make the car a reality!
In closing, I KNOW everyone had a good time, and Bob, Jean, Mary and myself all did too! So from us to you, we'll see ya at the 2nd Annual meet next year!!!