1988 G.T.G. Black Shirts/Jackets/Hats & Drinking Gloves...."We Are Complete"

"The Gang"...Me, Rick M., Tom A., Brent A.,Dennis M., Darold F., and the "rookie" this year is a guy Darold & I worked with named Kenny Brost.

We have completed our ensamble this year to go along with our hats, we now have black t-shirts with white lettering AND jackets.....................

Brent with drinking glove/shirt & hat & "drunk"

Pictured top left; Boney & George (one of the River Rats)

Pictured top right; Rick, Dennis, Darold, Jim, Tom
Pictured lower left; Darold, Rick, Jim, Tom, Dennis
Pictured lower right; Darold, Rick, Tom
"The Party"...Got to Boney's house on Friday. Remember last year when they called us "cheese-puffs"? This year as we are driving into Boney's driveway (he has a long winding dirt driveway), They (River Rats), have left us a trail of cheese-puffs along the road to help us find the house!!

Anyway....Partied Friday with the "Rats" and this year they "kidnapped" our rookie Kenny and took him down the Walbash, AT NIGHT WITH NO LIGHTS!!!! The drinking contest they challenged us to never materialized......CHICKENS!
Saturday;... Went into Lafayette (to the greasy spoon again) with Boney & Cindy, had breakfast and left for Indy/Teresa's.
Set up camp, ate supper, walk, buy pins, (you get the picture..) Kenny is awed by the crowd and the festivities on 16th St. & Georgetown Rd.

Sunday;...Put on our new shirts and proceeded to our new seats. We are now in the Tower Terrace Extension, Sec 24, Row FF, 2nd row from the top! (Thanks to the C.O.B.)
Saw a good safe race with Rick Mears winning his 3rd 500....

After race we walked around by the corporate motorhomes and bumped into one of the Guiffrie brothers. (Guiffrie Bros. Inc is in the crane business and are from Milwaukee, they were the promotors @ The Milwaukee Mile for awhile in the '90's)...Anyway, he liked our ensamble so much that he took OUR picture!
1988 Indy 500 Winner; Rick Mears

See you in 1989...................................