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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 12:50 PM
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Cool Test Fire test fire Test fire!!!!


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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 04:51 PM
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Welcome to the forum Skyranger!! So what do you do in the Armed Forces? I am very curious to hear any stories you may have. Seeya round the forum man.

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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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Have a lot, some good, some bad, some funny. Feeling my way around ( ie area recon ) don't want to mess up and extend a thread in the wrong place ( or )

Learned a tremendous amount in a week by keeping my mouth shut and reading FAQ's, newbie stuff, etc
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 05:10 PM
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sounds good. well if you ever have any good stories to share, post em up in the Racer's Lounge, plenty of guys round here would love to hear em, myself included.

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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 05:34 PM
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Check,.......Wilco see ya at the bar, 1st round is on me

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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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now you're speakin my language. I think you're gonna like this place.

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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 10:01 AM
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Greetings Skyranger from Brandon, FL. Brother is 82nd Airborne, Mom and Dad are retired Gunny's in the Marine Corps. Nice car!!! I'll keep an eye out for you round town. Thursday nights at Lakeland Motorsports Park.
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 10:20 AM
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 10:54 AM
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Sure, I'm in for some inflated stories from the 'other side'. Welcome aboard!
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 11:06 AM
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oh, i got some stories i could share.
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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welcome to the board

im down for some stories too
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 01_ram-air
Greetings Skyranger from Brandon, FL. Brother is 82nd Airborne, Mom and Dad are retired Gunny's in the Marine Corps. Nice car!!! I'll keep an eye out for you round town. Thursday nights at Lakeland Motorsports Park.
The Lakeland gig sounds good, thanx for the track info BTW
Brother in harms way now or back at Bragg ???
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 09:20 AM
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The Lakeland gig sounds good, thanx for the track info BTW
Brother in harms way now or back at Bragg ???
Brother is still defending the country, should be back at the end of this month, after about 2 years, but going to Ft. Carson, CO.....previously at Bragg. Thanks.
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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