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In August I had the pleasure of attending the GT350 Mountain Run in Tennesse at the Tail of the Dragon. An amazing time put on by Steve of Red Mirror Events, and had over 100 Shelby's in attendance. One of those opportunities to meet so many people in real life that you talked to over the internet. I have always felt that somehow life will put in the right place at the right time. This was one of those moments.
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While running up and down the Tail and several other legendary roads I got to meet Brian Bowers. Great dude who brought out his Iconic CFTP GT500, and is patiently waiting for his Python Hood. We exchanged a few words, mentioned conversing about a new set of wheels for the street, and I planned to catch up with him later to ogle over his car.
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On the second day of the event there was some type of bad juju going on. We had one owner get pulled over, another gentleman lost his built motor, and sadly I found out Brian had damaged two of his driver side carbon wheels. The damage was bad enough that the fibers delaminated and one would not hold air. If any of you have been to the Tail Of The Dragon you know it is not really close to anything. After hearing about Brian's misfortune I started to come with a plan to help get him back on the road.
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After some searching there were no used carbon wheels to be found. I would assume the blemished wheels being found on E-Bay are now being kept and painted gloss black for the CFHP cars. With the inability to find a carbon wheel and a fairly hefty cost, Brian and I got to work on sourcing him a set of Signature Wheels. Fortunately I had a client in Tennesse that recently sold his GT500 and had just recently asked me to help sell his old wheels. I made the couple hour drive to his house to check everything out and be sure the wheels were in good shape. Within a few days and for only a few grand we got Brian's car back on the road so he can keep enjoying his CFTP.
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It was good to be able to help out two of my clients at the same time, and just be there at the right moment. I always felt like I could do more than just build wheels, and so that is the direction I want to keep Signature Wheel Going.
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While running up and down the Tail and several other legendary roads I got to meet Brian Bowers. Great dude who brought out his Iconic CFTP GT500, and is patiently waiting for his Python Hood. We exchanged a few words, mentioned conversing about a new set of wheels for the street, and I planned to catch up with him later to ogle over his car.
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On the second day of the event there was some type of bad juju going on. We had one owner get pulled over, another gentleman lost his built motor, and sadly I found out Brian had damaged two of his driver side carbon wheels. The damage was bad enough that the fibers delaminated and one would not hold air. If any of you have been to the Tail Of The Dragon you know it is not really close to anything. After hearing about Brian's misfortune I started to come with a plan to help get him back on the road.
.
.
After some searching there were no used carbon wheels to be found. I would assume the blemished wheels being found on E-Bay are now being kept and painted gloss black for the CFHP cars. With the inability to find a carbon wheel and a fairly hefty cost, Brian and I got to work on sourcing him a set of Signature Wheels. Fortunately I had a client in Tennesse that recently sold his GT500 and had just recently asked me to help sell his old wheels. I made the couple hour drive to his house to check everything out and be sure the wheels were in good shape. Within a few days and for only a few grand we got Brian's car back on the road so he can keep enjoying his CFTP.
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It was good to be able to help out two of my clients at the same time, and just be there at the right moment. I always felt like I could do more than just build wheels, and so that is the direction I want to keep Signature Wheel Going.
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