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Old 01-20-2017, 02:34 AM
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Hey everyone.
I like to write short pieces, and I wrote this today - featuring my 2008 C6, that we call Li'l Red.

Please read it - it's quite short and has a happy ending.
I hope you'll like it.

http://marcfriedlander.com/ramblings...ragRacing.html
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lol nice story mine is red also xd
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Good one, however I would change her name to "The Queen of Hearts"
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He probably went home and looked up the specs on your Vette. Then realized you were being nice.

Good race. Look how much gas you saved!
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[QUOTE=Alby;1593906846]Hey everyone.
I like to write short pieces, and I wrote this today - featuring my 2008 C6, that we call Li'l Red.

Please read it - it's quite short and has a happy ending.
I hope you'll like it.

http://marcfriedlander.com/ramblings...ragRacing.html


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Love your story! We should get together, wife and I live in Belen. Just bought our fourth corvette last month.
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Originally Posted by Alby
Hey everyone.
I like to write short pieces, and I wrote this today - featuring my 2008 C6, that we call Li'l Red.

Please read it - it's quite short and has a happy ending.
I hope you'll like it.

http://marcfriedlander.com/ramblings...ragRacing.html
Old 01-20-2017, 06:20 PM
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Love your story! We should get together, wife and I live in Belen. Just bought our fourth corvette last month.
Thank you!
Yeah, I recognize the terrain in your pic. Looks pretty much the same here - we're just 35 miles from you. Sure - let's get together. Bring your Vette to ABQ or we'll travel out your way. Always looking for places to go, people to see.
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Great story loved the read...it was the right length for me nice ending.
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Great story loved the read...it was the right length for me nice ending.
jdvann - thank you for the feedback.
You know, I love to write just that length - don't know what to call it - blurb? Teeny tiny short story? Whatever you call it, I've written dozens and some of my favorites are posted here

I'd be delighted if you'd read a few. I don't know. I write this stuff. Nice to have someone say they like it.
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Originally Posted by Alby
Hey everyone.
I like to write short pieces, and I wrote this today - featuring my 2008 C6, that we call Li'l Red.

Please read it - it's quite short and has a happy ending.
I hope you'll like it.

http://marcfriedlander.com/ramblings...ragRacing.html
Nice story! If you make it to El Paso, look me up. The Wife calls it Jessica Rabbit
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Originally Posted by Alby
Hey everyone.
I like to write short pieces, and I wrote this today - featuring my 2008 C6, that we call Li'l Red.

Please read it - it's quite short and has a happy ending.
I hope you'll like it.

http://marcfriedlander.com/ramblings...ragRacing.html
great story, marc. you had me worried when you wrote that it had a "happy ending".

Change that name to "Big Red", my man....
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Originally Posted by buckmeister2
great story, marc. you had me worried when you wrote that it had a "happy ending".

Change that name to "Big Red", my man....
You got me thinking...
Old 01-21-2017, 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by montman
Nice story! If you make it to El Paso, look me up. The Wife calls it Jessica Rabbit
that is REALLY a gorgeous pic
btw we ARE headed to El Paso in March to see Phantom (of the Opera, that is).

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Good story. The only red car I've got is a suv, but the story made me laugh.
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lol...good story
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Originally Posted by Alby
jdvann - thank you for the feedback.
You know, I love to write just that length - don't know what to call it - blurb? Teeny tiny short story? Whatever you call it, I've written dozens and some of my favorites are posted here

I'd be delighted if you'd read a few. I don't know. I write this stuff. Nice to have someone say they like it.
Nowadays, they call it a 'blog'.

Good story though. Thanks for sharing it.
Old 01-22-2017, 08:07 PM
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Great story....Mine is a Red Grand Sport....my 4th over many years. Hope you keep enjoying yours for many years....I do the same race it seems many times a month. I usually win as well.

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Great Story!!
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And to think I've been 'drag-racing' all these years and never knew it!

Great story...
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Originally Posted by Alby
You got me thinking...
My wife calls ours, "Scarlett". I told her that as for naming a car, frankly I didn't give a damn.


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