Thanks BUNK AKA JOE

[Dovetail96]

Joe the machinest went out of his way to help us get our 2009 King of the Hammers truck ready to head south.. Steve and I really appreciate the help and effort Joe. We owe you a beer or ten down at the lake bed. See ya down there man..

-Larry, Steve, the rest of Gipson Racing. Without friends like you guys we would not have made it this year..


Dave "BodaciousCJ7"
Donny
Al Richardson
Jerry Gipson
Joel Moranton with Moranton Photography
Kendrick Gray
Willie Peterson
Steven #2
Jeffy and his friend "harbor boys"
Brad "Trailtoy93"
Justin from Those Guys Customs
Pat from Those Guys Customs
Doug the axle man
Bobby Long
Brian "Brian H"
Joe "Bunk"
Drew "Blackman"
Patrick and Chris at Atomic Fab for the tooling and efforts..
Dave "Megatoy66"

Last but not least the owner of my company Jim Smith for allowing us to build this awesome rig in his carpet warehouse..

THANKS to my GRANDMA who is my biggest fan and funded a good portion of this build for us to go racing. If you don't have family you don't have anything. My friends are like family.

Thanks to everybody.. We hope to have a good showing this year and make all the NWW Wheelers proud.. See ya in the desert.



-Larry Gipson # 96 KOH Racer 2009"

:awesomework:

 

[JOOP]

pics of the rig?? :D

 

[Boxxerace]

Prop's Larry, great attitude!

 

[Brian H]

No problem Larry. Glad to help out.:awesomework:

 

[J_SIN]

good luck larry

pics?

 

[Bunk1]

Im glad i helped ya Larry. Wish i coulda stayed for a night, But work and prepping to leave has left me with little time.

 

[crazybluerider1]

Props to you for getting it ready to rock, or roll:haha:. Got any pics I know lots of us are dieing to see what the new rig looks like.:redneck:

 

[Bunk1]

Props to you for getting it ready to rock, or roll:haha:. Got any pics I know lots of us are dieing to see what the new rig looks like.:redneck:

Come to the lakebed and see for yourself.:flipoff:

 

[CrustyJeep]

Now you're really doomed :flipoff:

 

[zukkev]

Good Luck Larry....:awesomework:

 

[blackman]

ya come by the shop tmrw if you want me to press in those joints for you at lunch or something... i stoped by on my way out but did not see you in there just a couple other guys ...

 

[Dovetail96]

5:22 am ThursdaY morning.. Leaving the shop.. Its sitting on its own weight now.. Right on schedule.. Packing up tomorrow and heading to horsepower connection in Lacey to finish and fine tune with Brian Macey a very experienced hot rod builder and damn good tech.. Plan to be driving south Saturday morning.. See ya all down there..

 

[TreeClimber]

Glad you're making progress.

Would have been nice to have had a few hundred miles of seat time.

 

[Bodaciouscj7]

Glad you're making progress.

Would have been nice to have had a few hundred miles of seat time.

I agree but am just thanking god we don't have to finish construction on the lake bed.

 

[Dovetail96]

By the time the green drops it will have a couple hundred miles on it..:awesomework:

 

[TreeClimber]

By the time the green drops it will have a couple hundred miles on it..:awesomework:

That's not what I meant, so I'll clarify: "Would have been nice to have had a couple of hundred miles on it here, so that if you find issues, concerns, problems, or whatever... you still have full mechanical resources to re-engineer, re-build, re-design, repair, or whatever... before you put it on a trailer and tow it a thousand miles."

 

[Dovetail96]

There will be no need for "re-engineering" on this truck. Very carefully planned out and built. No mechanical failures are foreseen.

 

[nick c]

good lord keep the negative crap in the other thread. k thanks.


Larry good luck, if your swinging through Lacey give Les a shout he's down there and if ya need a place to crash or do a few donuts or field laps he's got plenty of room out at his place.

 

[Money Mark]

good lord keep the negative crap in the other thread. k thanks.

I won't say anything negative.

 

[CrustyJeep]

No mechanical failures are foreseen.

I'm dieing over here :rofl:

 

[Bunk1]

I'm dieing over here :rofl:

Thru your computer screen it all seems.........huh..I dunno. Trust me here. Larry IS going to finish the race. I am very impressed with what he has done, And the caliber of people he had helping him.

I regret the negative crap i said about a guy i never met

 

[crash2]

I'm dieing over here :rofl:

I am pretty sure larry has learned what not to from the other rig. All you can do is take the bad and make it the good.

 

[CrustyJeep]

That was funny no matter who said it. Famous last words! I think I've said similar a time or two :haha:

 

[Bunk1]

That was funny no matter who said it. Famous last words! I think I've said similar a time or two :haha:

You wheel a jeep with D44's. :haha:

 

[CrustyJeep]

You wheel a jeep with D44's. :haha:

Oh I don't think I've ever said that about that POS :haha:

 

[crash2]

You wheel a jeep with D44's. :haha:

He what?

 

[AMJ]

I am pretty sure larry has learned what not to from the other rig. All you can do is take the bad and make it the good.

We all learn from mistakes, but that is a really big DUH statement. Most racers never expect to have a mechanical failure.

Good luck out there Larry. See you on the lakebed.

 

[crash2]

We all learn from mistakes, but that is a really big DUH statement. Most racers never expect to have a mechanical failure.

Good luck out there Larry. See you on the lakebed.

Racers--that has nothing to do with it--it happens in the sport in general--from wheelin, to rock racing, ect ect.

I have been there, you have been there... **** happens...

 

[Dovetail96]

Yep learned a lot last year and this past year. excited to be racing again..

 

[johnboy1]

You web-wheel a jeep with D44's. :haha:

fixed!


good luck guys.