2017 ECHORR Challenge

I have a mail call to share!!! You might say we all get mail calls but this one is more than buying and receiving. As some of you know, I spent the last 6 months posting about the progress of modeling the Pete Jet trucks. You can read about that here. Well there's more to this story!! If you're interested then click the read more link...

Greg Wisniewski is a great guy and an ambassador of this hobby in his own right. For the last several years he has freely shared his knowledge of building and racing which has helped me model and cast better car bodies. He has never asked for anything in return.

I asked Greg if he would be interested in a set of the truck bodies to run in the IROC race at the ECHORR Challenge. It was my way of returning the favor and saying thanks... He said he would need to check with his team and he would get back to me. Long story short they said yes.

I was excited to be a part of the ECHORR Challenge even if I could not actually be there. I really didn't care if anyone else knew, I would know and that's all that mattered. I started working to that goal I had to push now because I knew I had to get the truck bodies to Greg in time for him to mount them on the chassis and dial them in. I mailed him the bodies around the middle of September. I had hoped that he would like what I sent him. I think he did by his reaction. :-)   I also think the 515 team and the guys that attended The ECHORR Challenge this year did too. :-)  I had hoped that they would run well with the Dash IROC chassis that Greg was prepping for The Challenge's IROC race. From everyone's reaction Greg did an outstanding job on the chassis prep. We had kept it quiet and I told him that he would be the one to spill the beans about the trucks going to The 2017 ECHORR. He took them to a couple of races before The Challenge and put them through the paces so they would be right for The ECHORR Challenge.

He had shared the trucks with the 515 team and I guess they decided to make me an honorary member of this years team. He had posted it on one of the Facebook groups. I thought it was a very nice gesture and I was very happy to be a part of this year's ECHORR Challenge! There is a great amount of enjoyment and satisfaction that people like and appreciate your work.  Life was good!!

Below is a picture of the 515 Team. From left to right Don Auriema, John Weaver, Greg Wisniewski, Peter Lentros, Dave (Flash) Kaiser, and Steve Nilsen.

Then I got this mail call this weekend see below

When the plaque showed up in the mail I was completely blown away!!! It was the last thing that I expected to receive in the mail. On the back of the plaque are the names of the team members and my name was included. Life is better than Good!!!

So, to Team 515 I thank each of you for allowing me to be a member of your team!! You all are truly a great group of guys and more important you exemplify what this hobby is all about!!!

Thanks guys and thank you Greg.  Tom Hobgood  :-)