HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE
NUMBER 24 VOL 14
WEDNASDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH 2008
WEATHER; WARM, HIGH HUMIDITY, 61/87 DEGREES
SLOW, SLOW, SLOW I WONDER IF ANYTHING WORTH REPORTING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AROUND HERE ANYMORE! MOM DID GO TO TAKE KYLIE FOR HER DOCTORS APPOINTMENT! IF IT WASN’T FOR SHANNON, KYLIE OR KONNER NEEDING RIDES TO ONE PLACE OR ANOTHER THERE WOULDN’T BE ANYTHING TO REPORT ON!
PEGGY RACES THE 24TH- 26TH AT FALLON NEV.! IT’S THE DIVISON FINALS! WHEN SHE GIVES ME THE RESULTS I’LL PASS THEM ON TO YOU IN THE CHRONICLE! I HOPE SHE AND PAUL FINISH IN THE MONEY! IT’S BEEN ALL OUT GO AND NO INCOME THIS YEAR WITH THE CLOSING OF THE LACR TRACK AND THE PROBLEMS SHE’S HAD WITH HER CAR BUT THE LAST I TALKED TO HER SHE SEEMED TO THINK THEY’VE SOLVED THE PROBLEMS!
I DON’T KNOW IF I MENTIONED THIS OR NOT IN THE CHRONICLE BUT, HER AND PAULS SPONSOR IS PAULS BROTHER, JOHN CALVERT OF CALVERT RACING AND RACE SUSPENSION AND EQUIPMENT COMPANY! AND ALL THEIR RACE CARS ARE FORDS! WELL, FORD IS BUILDING 50 OF THE COBRA JET MUSTANG CARS! THESE CARS ARE FOR DRAG RACING ONLY AND CAN’T BE REGISTERED FOR STREET USE! THE VIN # IS THE SERIAL # OF THE CAR!
DETAILS HAVE EMERGED ON THE NEW 2008 FORD RACING COBRA JET MUSTANG ALSO KNOWN AS THE FR500CJ. THE NEW COBRA JET MUSTANG (FR500CJ) WILL JOIN FORD RACING’S TWO OTHER SUCCESSFUL ROAD RACING MUSTANGS, THE FR500C AND FR500S AS TURN-KEY RACE CARS AVAILABLE THROUGH FORD DEALERS. THE CARS WILL BE BUILT IN DECEMBER OF 2008 AND SHIPPED TO CUSTOMERS IN FEBRUARY OF 2009.
THE FR500CJ WILL BE A FACTORY-BUILT RACE CAR WITH A 400 HORSEPOWER 5.4L DOHC SUPERCHARGED ENGINE WITH A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT IS STANDARD, AN OPTIONAL AUTOMATIC WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE. THE CAR ITSELF WILL BE LIGHTWEIGHT AT 3,300 LBS AND WILL BE NHRA LEGAL TO 10.00 SECOND ET’S ALONG WITH THE INTERIOR BEING NHRA STOCK ELIMINATOR LEGAL INTERIOR. IT WILL COME WITH A UNIQUE TRIM AND APPEARANCE PACKAGE, DRAG RACE WHEEL/TIRE COMBINATION AND A COBRA JET GRAPHICS PACKAGE. FORD SAYS THERE WILL BE AN INITIAL 50 UNIT PRODUCTION RUN WITH THE MSRP BEING $69,900.
VEHICLE CONTENT:
- 400 HP (EST.) 5.4L DOHC SUPERCHARGED ENGINE
- 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION STANDARD; OPTIONAL AUTOMATIC TBD
- NHRA LEGAL TO 10.00 SEC ETS
- NHRA STOCK ELIMINATOR LEGAL INTERIOR
- LIGHTWEIGHT - 3,300 LBS (EST.)
- UNIQUE TRIM AND APPEARANCE PACKAGE
- DRAG RACE WHEEL/TIRE COMBINATION
- COBRA JET GRAPHICS PACKAGE
I WOULD IMAGINE JOHN CALVERT IS PRETTY HIGH UP IN THE FORD RING OF CHAMPION DRAG RACE PEOPLE TO HAVE THE HONOR OF RECEIVING ONE OF THESE CARS! HE ALREADY HAS THE 1968 COBRA JET CAR THAT HE RACES IN SUPER STOCK! HE’S SUPPOSED TO BE PRESENTED THIS NEW COBRA JET AT THE WINTERNATIONALS!
COLLEEN AND DICK ARE ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR LAS VEGAS FOR THEIR WEDDING. DICKS SON AND HIS NEW WIFE ARE GOING WITH THEM SO HIS SON CAN STAND UP FOR HIS DAD! WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THEY’LL BE GONE OR IF THEY’RE COMING STRAIGHT BACK AFTER THE WEDDING!
MIKE, CINDY AND THE BOYS, TAYLOR AND DYLON MUST BE DOING OK SINCE WE HAVEN’T HEARD FROM THEM!
I DID TALK TO KERRY YESTERDAY WHILE HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO MOBILE, AL. TO PICK UP A NEW LAP TOP COMPUTER THE COMPANY GOT FOR HIM! HE HAD BEEN TO HOUSTON TO HIS NEW OFFICE TO PICK UP SOME MANUALS HE NEEDS WHILE WORKING AT HOME! HE SAID THE NEW OFFICE IS READY TO MOVE INTO BUT THERE AREN’T ANY HOTELS OR MOTELS OPERATING WHERE HE CAN STAY AND I’M SURE THERE AREN’T ANY HOUSES FOR RENT OR LEASE AFTER IKE DID HIS JOB ON THE AREA SO HE’LL CONTINUE WORKING FROM HOME! THAT SEEMS TO BE A WELL MANAGED COMPANY HE’S WORKING FOR BUT, I’M SURE HE DOESN’T OVER STEP THE BOUNDRIES THEY’VE GIVEN HIM TO WORK WITHIN AND HE DOESN’T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIS POSITION WITHIN THE COMPANY STRUCTURE! I GUESS DEBI IS GETTING USED TO HAVING HIM HOME 24/7 TILL HE CAN MOVE HIS OFFICE INTO THE NEW FACILITY IN HOUSTON!
KELLY, GLENDA, HALEY JO AND KONNER ARE DOING OK! IF I DIDN’T MENTION IT, GLENDA AGREED TO TAKE CARE OF KONNER TILL SHANNON’S BACK ON BOTH FEET WHICH SHOULD BE A COUPLE OF MORE WEEKS!
SHANNON HAS HAD A COUPLE OF SET BACKS WTH HER LEG THAT WAS OPERATED ON! HER PHYSICAL THERAPISTS PULLED ON THE OPERATED LEG BECAUSE SHE TOLD HIM IT WAS HURTING WELL, HE MUST HAVE PULLED ON THE REPAIR TO THE ACHILESE TENDON AND THE DOCTOR HAD TO TAKE X-RAYS TO SEE IF HE DAMAGED IT, HE HADN’T! IT JUST HURT SO HE TOLD SHANNON TO TELL HIM TO KEEP HIS HANDS OFF HIS PATIENT TILL SHE’S RECOVERED! I DON’T REMEMBER THE 2ND SET BACK!
TIM, ELYSE AND THE KIDS, BRADLEY AND KYRA ARE DOING OK! WE WENT DOWN TO WATCH THE COWBOYS AND PACKERS PLAY SUNDAY NIGHT, WE WERE GOING TO STAY ALL NIGHT BUT THEIR A/C COMPRESSOR WENT OUT AND I WAS WIDE AWAKE WHEN THE GAME GOT OVER SO WE CAME ON HOME! I HAVEN’T HEARD WHAT THE BOTTOM LINE IS GOING TO BE ON REPLACING JUST THE COMPRESSOR AND AIR HANDLER OR THE COMPLETE UNIT YET! IT’S NOT GOING TO BE CHEAP! THEY MAY JUST WAIT TILL NEXT SPRING TO FIX THE A/C SINCE IT’S STARTING TO COOL OFF AN THAT WILL GIVE THEM TIME TO GATHER UP WHAT THEY’LL NEED TO DO THE JOB! PERSONALLY I THINK THEY’VE HAD WAY TOO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE HOUSE SINCE THEY BOUGHT IT BUT THAT’S THEIR BUSINESS! IT’S A WELL EQUIPED HOUSE WITH A TWO CAR ATTACHED GARRAGE, BIG CAR PORT AND A NICE WORK SHOP THAT TIM LOVES! HE AND BRADLEY DO SOME WOOD WORK IN THERE!
GEE, FOR HAVING NOTHING TO REPORT I SURE HAVE TAKEN UP A LOT SPACE ON THE COMPUTER! TILL I GET GOING I NEVER KNOW WHAT I’M GOING TO WRITE ABOUT AS YOU CAN SEE!
THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.
HOWARD
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