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Chuck's Wild Ride

I had an amazing weekend. I was able to work the sports beat for the weekend and cover the Hotter'N Hell, first of all, and second, I got to ride in the coolest car, a 60s Shelby Cobra, thanks to First Bank president Chuck White.

Chuck agreed to be the pace car for the HHH criterium Friday night and he brought his blue Cobra, with a 427 cubic inch engine, with him.

Man was it fast little car. I was working the crit anyways and I asked him if he needed a riding partner for the men's competition.

So, for the first three to four laps I got to cruise the crit course in on mad little car. I didn't something so little could corner and move so fast. The rumble of the engine was almost enough to make someone deaf, but it was enjoyable.

I just had to say thanks to Mr. White, my old boss. Your car is amazing.

I've been offered by a guy to be given a ride in his Ferrari once, but he never pulled through. And another weird fact, I actually saw a Bentley in Wichita Falls last week.

An actually $300-$500K Bentley. I never imagined. The car brand that Bond adores was cruising Lawrence Road, possibly on its way to Wal-Mart.

Whoever you are, you are crazy for bringing that kind of luxury to this town. Wichita Falls is very fad driven. One country club wife gets a Mercedes, the next one has to have one. It's just the way it works.

I just hope Wichita Falls doesn't get overrun by Bentleys. You know something is wrong with the economy when something like that happens.

What happened to the middle class?

Posted by Clayton Hein at 9:04 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)