Rip ernie king
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Rip ernie king
Some Ernie pics and vids
VIDEO
Ernie video by SportSide - Photobucket
Ernie 10.7.mov video by SportSide - Photobucket
ERNIE TROPHY ROOM
08 FEST - FROM LEFT: ERNIE, PITT, WILD MAN RICK AND KYLE PITTMAN
Ernie loved his trailer
VIDEO
Ernie video by SportSide - Photobucket
Ernie 10.7.mov video by SportSide - Photobucket
ERNIE TROPHY ROOM
08 FEST - FROM LEFT: ERNIE, PITT, WILD MAN RICK AND KYLE PITTMAN
Ernie loved his trailer
Last edited by pit-man; Sep 14, 2009 at 09:16 AM.
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I'd always liked that car, especially once he'd put the automatic in it.
It ran real well for a mere heads/cam 346 and I remember him competing in the ASC series with the likes of Edgar, Jerry Land, Jerry Muniz etc with it and doing well.
When I saw him starting to sell off some wheels and other racing parts right before he moved down to SC I'd PM'd him about buying the car itself but he wasn't parting with that one, at least not right away.
Did he still have the blue car at this point once he got the '09 or was it sold? And if so does anyone know who bought it?
Not that any of that really matters now.
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Le Mans Master
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I'd always liked that car, especially once he'd put the automatic in it.
It ran real well for a mere heads/cam 346 and I remember him competing in the ASC series with the likes of Edgar, Jerry Land, Jerry Muniz etc with it and doing well.
When I saw him starting to sell off some wheels and other racing parts right before he moved down to SC I'd PM'd him about buying the car itself but he wasn't parting with that one, at least not right away.
Did he still have the blue car at this point once he got the '09 or was it sold? And if so does anyone know who bought it?
Not that any of that really matters now.
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$9k?! That's almost a crime. 
I wanted that car back when the price was in the $20k range, at $9k I'd be all over it, especially now so that a little piece of his passion can go on at the local tracks.
If there is any more info on the car/auction/dealerships etc please let me know ASAP, I'll buy the car even just as a tribute to/memory of Ernie.
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I just did a search on Autotrader just to see if it's out there and it isn't, I'm sure the new owner won't be parting with it, especially if he got it at a great price.
Far more important than all of that though is that a great man is gone and will be very missed...I'd just read what Mike Siska posted about his wife/kids/grandkids and got a little choked up.
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I'm am sure Ernie would be proud of all the people that have responded about him on the 2 forums.
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I was fortunate to know Ernie thru Z06vette.com. Enjoyed his company at the Fest last weekend, and watched him on the track.
How sad. Going to miss him, but won't ever forget him.
Condolences to his family and friends.
God Bless you, Ernie.
Tony
How sad. Going to miss him, but won't ever forget him.
Condolences to his family and friends.
God Bless you, Ernie.
Tony
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Memorial Brick at the NCM for Ernie
Anyone who was a friend of Ernie King's check this out:
http://www.z06vette.com/forums/f114/...6/#post1293207
Thank you all!
Jimbo (ZZ00M06)
http://www.z06vette.com/forums/f114/...6/#post1293207
Thank you all!
Jimbo (ZZ00M06)
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RolnC5,
I'm glad to see his car went to someone on this forum.
It would be really nice if you could make it to the Smackdown at MIR in Nov.
I'm glad to see his car went to someone on this forum.
It would be really nice if you could make it to the Smackdown at MIR in Nov.
