THANKS BILL-- RTTH was awsome !

[RomsMotors]

Like to thank Bill, Yancey, vendors, and everyone esle that helped to put on this event, My dad and I had a blast. Can not wait for next years.

[xxxturbo6]

I wanted to say THANK YOU to Bill Howell and his family for a wonderful time.

This Thank You also goes out to each and every sponsor and many people involved in pulling off such an amazing event.

The autocross track layout was superb......fast & technical! Danny Popp and Tony you guy's did one hell of a job on this years track layout!! 80 cars, 960 runs in 6-1/2 hours? UNREAL...

Alberts food & cooking was superb! Thank You Buddy!

It was a wonderful time getting to meet old friends from years past and getting to meet new ones this year....I had a wonderful time!

Until next year, Take care everyone!


Scot W.

[JEFFTATE]

Thanks Bill , Yancy , Melinda , Precision Rod and Customs , Albert Melchior , Danny Popp , Todd Rumpke , ridetech , Detroit Speed , Carbon Customs , Gateway Classics , Baer Brakes , Spectre Performance , Prodigy Customs , Brian Finch , and all the participants !
I had a great time this year .

Having the Autocross Instruction on Friday was great !! I needed it !
Dinner at Precision Rod and Customs was great , they are good people and have great products .

Saturdays Autocross was great .
I can't believe we ran 80 cars through the autocross at 12 laps each .
That's 960 timed laps from 9:30am to 4:00 pm !
We are really getting this down to a science .

Saturday Night at the Toy Box was great too .
Alberts cooking is some of the best ever !
The party , the Movie ( Oh Brother , Where art Thou ? ) was great .
I'm sure the whole valley enjoyed watching it on the side of Bill's Toy Box .

Kyle Tucker , Stacy Tucker , Danny Popp , Todd Rumpke , Little John , Frank Serafine , Jason Childress, Myself , Yancy Johns , Brian Finch , Robert Scheitlin , Riley Cook , Matt Altamore , Darren Stalnecker , and Brad Grainger went go-carting !
What a blast .
We were three sheets to the wind .
The go-cart guy said he didn't know if he should let us run , because we looked as if we'd been drinking .
We denied drinking and got on the track and proceeded to bump and spin each other out .
I think the old guy was about to lose his breath from blowing the whistle at us .
I don't think we can go back to that go cart track again , our pictures are posted in the office .
Its pretty cool to get to race and spin with the likes of Danny Popp , Brian Finch , Kyle Tucker , and Todd Rumpke .

Sunday was great at the dragstrip .
The speed stop challenge gets faster every year ..

Thanks again to all the sponsors and organizers .

[1coolC2]

My 1st RTTH event, wow...... what a hoot! Great group of folks (until you hit the go kart track after mid night...then all bets are off ..ha ha) Thanks to Bill and all of the folks who sponsored and supported this event, by far the coolest car event I have ever attended. Special thanks to Danny Pop, your instruction on the auto X was a HUGE help!! I am hooked, just got to keep working on turning, the car goes really fast when the wheel is pointed straight :-) See you all next year!!

R/
Jeff

[dropit69]

WOW Jeff you were hammered i didnt go go carting..lol..but did have a great time at the event as usual and want to thank all involved..the autocross school helped out alot..

[hotrodgirl]

Well crap! Since I missed the school, 'track instruction' on a go cart track would have been a great alternative! Anywho...I hope to meet more of you next time!

I hope to post pictures tomorrow...I have about 800 to go through.

[jhiphopjunky]

Awesome!

[Dane Laney]

Thanks Bill, and everyone elese who helped with this great RTTHS VII event, I had the best time, drove my car there, entered all three days of events and drove home, running the hell out of the car, no problems,,, I wll be at everyone I can from now on,,, so count me in , I can't say enough on how good everyone was and how much fun I had,, thank you again Bill and everyone who was involved, Dane Laney #28

[JEFFTATE]

WOW Jeff you were hammered i didnt go go carting..lol...

What ??? !!

You weren't there ? I coulda' sworn you were there .

[ProdigyCustoms]

Since we bought the new Prodigy Customs faciltiy, the only chance I get to work on setting up the new place just like I want it is the weekends. So I have been ignoring my hot rods on weekends and working on the new shop and skipping all shows and events this season.

With that said, there is one event I could not miss and that of coarse in RTTHs. My hot rods are collecting dust right now so we jumped in the WS6 and cruised up not to race, but to hang out with my friends eat, drink, tell stories, and go kart race, LOL! Which BTW, I cracked something, like a rib! But I would not trade that sore rib and biceps for all the memories and laughing!

Bill and his crew have really turned this into a major can't miss event that started with a dozen of us Pro Touring Dot Com guys getting together 7 years ago. At that time there was no car action events for Pro Touring. Now because of Bill (I know you have help but it is OK to accept responsibility), there are multiple events and the Pro Poser Cars are no more!

It hurt hearing stories about events I missed this year while playing carpenter at the new shop! But that won't happen next year!

I encourage anyone who has not been to a event, if your car is finished, bring it. If your car is not finished, come on anyway. I guarantee you will go home and start working on that car again!

[RS_Customs]

Oh man what a fun time!

Hanging out with great friends and cars, what a blast.

The 11pm gp-cart run was just crazy. 16 of us out on the track, after the 1st of 4 sessions I think it more resembled a demolition derby on a figure 8 track than racing lol. I have not laughed that hard in a long time lol.

Between all the driving (cruise, autox and drag), the cool stuff he won, and of course the great people, I think we got my buddy with the rx7 hooked on the events! lol

Thanks to everyone that made the event possible! All the sponsors and volunteers are top notch!

And if you didn't come or have not been to a PT event, you just don't understand what you are missing!

Robert Scheitlin

[ProdigyCustoms]

Between all the driving (cruise, autox and drag), the cool stuff he won, and of course the great people, I think we got my buddy with the rx7 hooked on the events! lol

He won our Forgeline giveaway. I would be hooked too if I won a $4K set of wheels!

Seems like a cool guy and a NASTY little RX7. Everytime that thing got on boost it would try to burn the tires.

[crusader9x]

.....Kyle Tucker , Stacy Tucker , Danny Popp , Todd Rumpke , Little John , Frank Serafine , Jason Childress, Myself , Yancy Johns , Brian Finch , Robert Scheitlin , Riley Cook , Matt Altamore , Darren Stalnecker , and Brad Grainger went go-carting !
What a blast .
We were three sheets to the wind .
The go-cart guy said he didn't know if he should let us run , because we looked as if we'd been drinking .
We denied drinking and got on the track and proceeded to bump and spin each other out .
I think the old guy was about to lose his breath from blowing the whistle at us .
I don't think we can go back to that go cart track again , our pictures are posted in the office .
Its pretty cool to get to race and spin with the likes of Danny Popp , Brian Finch , Kyle Tucker , and Todd Rumpke .

I think the best part about that night of go-carting was actually before we started, when the guys working there were having the "employee meeting". Apparently they were trying to decide whether or not to let us onto the track like Jeff has said. Turns out Jason, pretty sure it was him, went over and convinced them we were not and had not been drinking while a certain member of our party had a beer in there hand lol.

....Between all the driving (cruise, autox and drag), the cool stuff he won, and of course the great people, I think we got my buddy with the rx7 hooked on the events! lol.....

True story....

He won our Forgeline giveaway. I would be hooked too if I won a $4K set of wheels!

Seems like a cool guy and a NASTY little RX7. Everytime that thing got on boost it would try to burn the tires.

Yea.....Ill defiantly be around now. If Robert has his way those wheels wont be going on my Rx7....Going to have to wait see about that one though. Once again I am so thankfull of you guys

NASTY little RX7.....I like that. Think Ill use it .

But in all seriousness, I am truly grateful for everything Bill Howell did. Without Bill, none of the above would have been possible.

[Bow Tie 67]

What ??? !!

You weren't there ? I coulda' sworn you were there .

It was Rubes, not Darrin, and we both know I was the hammered one. LOL

Thanks to all for a great weekend, even without the car.

[bret]

I get the privelige of attending a LOT of autocross and pro-touring type events during the year....its kinda my job. If I was forced to drop all but one....if I had to remove ALL ridetech decals or designations from my car...even if I could not have an adult refreshment in the evenings at Bill's shop...Run Through the Hills is the one event I would go to. Thanks Bill...you ALWAYS make this the highlight of the year!

[Larry Callahan]

A quote from Bret I found on Facebook regarding the weekend.

"On my way home from the Run Through the Hills autocross event in pigeon forge tn. That group of people is the definition of a drinking club with a car problem..."

LOL!!!!

[GeoffP]

What's my excuse then - I don't drink but I definitely have a car problem. Not that I made it to RTTH this year, but I will definitely be attending again in the future!

[tazzz25906112]

LOL GeoffP,,,, we don't just drink,,, we sip too LOL...

It's all smile and miles gang,,,, and this group is about having as much fun as you can,,, I love it......

[lotarust]

A little late but I have to thank everyone that made this weekend what it was ! I can't describe the pride I felt watching Kenny running in the autocross school on friday. I had a great weekend with no breakdowns and logged 2,110 miles on the mustang! I feel we are very lucky to have a group of people that do so much for each other . I am honored to be in their presence. Between Bill and all his people and the support from the venders and the intructors.

( I think Kenny got a few inches taller after friday)

[ProdigyCustoms]

Pretty sure 2110 miles gets you in the Rat Pack