An Auto Enthusiasts Life: PICS: My Callaway SC 540 Silverado Experience

Friday, December 2, 2011

PICS: My Callaway SC 540 Silverado Experience

OKAY! Not sure how many of you reading this actually read the Prelude write up, so if you haven't it's not necessary. But feel free to read it so you can get a better understanding of this one.

Rim Detail

Sometime between the November 2009 SKUSA event and the point of when this new experience happened, Mike C. and I would occasionally keep in contact with one another. Usually it was about what Hot Wheels Ferrari we had recently found for our collections, or just to see how things were going. One day Mike and I were talking and he proceeds to tell me got a job out of Southern California. He didn't tell me what the was at that time, but he did tell me he would be through my area on occasion and that we should meet up and have lunch when he did. Of course I was all for that. Catching up with friends is always a great time. Then that time came. So we're texting back and forth and finally decided on a time. So I figured since he was here out of the area, that I figured I would just pick him up and we'd go to lunch.

I drove into the hotel parking lot up to the overhang and out he came. So he gets in and off we go. The conversation gets going. I asked him where he was working at that would bring him through the area. He then proceeds to tell me he works for Callaway Cars. My eyes went wide open and my mouth dropped. I couldn't believe it! So I asked how he managed to get that cool of a job. He filled me on the details while driving up to where we had planned to grab lunch. I was happy as a guy could be. A friend of mine works for an awesome car company. My only run-in ever in my life with a Callaway was way back in the early '90's when I stumbled into the Route 66 Rendezvous with some friends when going to a Punk Shop in San Bernardino that I used to frequent. There were 2 Callaway Corvettes there in the street at the event. I was in my late teens at the time and yes I was into cars, but not as much as I was into music. So I really didn't take the time to walk around them. But now I have this guy I spent a day with in Las Vegas chasing the greatest driver in modern day racing history to have a chance to get his autograph and picture sitting in my car. If I had known, I would have had him drive to lunch.

Tailgate Badging

We get to where we were going for lunch, pull into the parking lot, and there is this truck with a hauler behind it. On the hauler is 2 cars that appear to be BATMAN's rides. So we stopped to check 'em out. Another time I wish I had kept my camera equipment in the car. Oh well! The iPhone will have to suffice for time being. We took some pics of the 2 cars, chatted with the builder for a bit. We then decide we were staving at this point, so we tell the gentleman we will be back to check them out afterwards. We grabbed lunch and chatted for a good while about life. We then left and went back out to check out the NOT BATMAN's rides. They were kind of cool to check out, but it just wasn't my thing. I would have been happier if they were the real deal though. Then back to the hotel we drove.

We got back to the hotel and switched over to the Callaway SC 540 Silverado. We pull onto the freeway and Mike floors it. WOW! What an awesome truck. It was up to 90 MPH in a matter of a few seconds. We get to the the exit where I planned on going to set the truck up for a few photos. Yeah I only had my iPhone, but I just had to get some pics. This was a rare opportunity for me I figured if I didn't get some photos, I would be pretty unhappy afterwards. Mike maneuvered the truck around and I got the pics I wanted. Then back to the hotel we went. I got a brief ride in a Callaway. I was pretty excited. Then off home I went. So, I hoped that the next time he was in town we could do it again. Well, the day he came into town, I was out doing some things and didn't get that chance. DANG IT! This time he was in the Corvette too.Oh well! There is the next time right?