Motorsports

12/05/2010
 

get dirty: part 1

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Written by: Ernie Manansala

so mark and i scored this 95 subaru impreza for $200.00 we’ve always said that we would love to rally a car but we never thought that the car would ever and land in our laps like this .. thanks to our good friend and new team member to manansalaracing.com sammy helped us get this car kinda rally ready .. keep in mind we aren’t saying that we are a rally team and that we build a rally spec cars but what are saying is that we had one hell of a weekend and look forward to many more weekends with our newest edition to the to the race MR padock..
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the car was pretty beat and there was some major exhaust issues
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so nikki and i drove off to our friend shop to get that fixed man i love her she even look hotter in syyler ..
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so we dropped off the car to rodneys to get everything buttoned up ..
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this is grump ass rod .. but he is the best in town ! this is the look you get if you come before 9am lol
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so then mark brought the subie home and nikki and i noticed that the car hasn’t been cleaned for years so we spend the rest of the day cleaning the car up ..
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look like lexy was next too your lucky you can smell her … it was really bad ..
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poor sammy …
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sammy and i headed to the junk yard and scored a 97 sport fill and bumper and etc for $75 bucks !
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turn these into mud flaps ..
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these gloves are the best things i have ever used ever !!
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yes these where once toilet bowl seat spacers …
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sammy finished retro fitting the 97 front end on the subie
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next morning we all headed to a local pit …i am not going to sit here and tell you i am the best driver but i have been driving for some time and never really pushed on it as a career … i leave it alone and a way out when i wanna get away from the world ..
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this is before she got her mud bath
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my off road toys .. bruno and soobie
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and like i said i not going to sit there and say i am a awesome driver because there is this guy in my blood line that kicks my ass every time ..
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but he didnt 3 wheel the car!!
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mark diving into the turns Photobucket
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mark approved … angerman was suppose to some but i think he was out too late lastnight ..

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it was crazy sharing the track with riders but they loved watching us take our passes …
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so that was it for this pit it was time to head off somewhere more private ..
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About the Author

Ernie Manansala
Ello, I am Ernie Resident blogger formally for Fatlace.com / EAST now residing in santa ana cali ... I am Brand professional and CEO of TRIBE-AGENCY.com with an emphasis on brand development, consumer promotion, creative design, and trade marketing strategies..drifter, designer, road racer, snowboarder, supra shoe collector, tech geek, out doors, vintage marketing tools, and loves food !! < fatkid!



 
 

 
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