The calmer, more mature Rick Finsta. I've been around but competition shooting and teaching, home improvements, and my late Father-in-Law's '30 Model A have been on the front burner. Finally getting back around to the '72 Cutlass to finish up the EFI conversion and saw a lot of guys migrated over here after the crash at TOS.

So, hey there.

 

Greeting from another competitive shooter, glad to have you on this site. What disciplines did (do) you participate in and what shape is your 72 we need pictures of course.....Lost in the fifties ...Tedd

 

Welcome Rick, x2 on the picks. Model A's are cool, been working on a few here.

 

Tedd, I shot NRA Highpower for several years, just local reduced COF stuff, and I just started shooting USPSA. I've got a small pistol training company (I run basic safety/manipulations classes mainly for CCW permitting with my NRA credentials). Eventually I'll be branching out and doing some carbine training as well but for now I find the pistol to have more practical application for most people I would train.

As for pictures she's never been much to look at, and currently I'm in the middle of a Megasquirt conversion which would have gone a lot more seamlessly if I hadn't rewired the entire car at the same time. I have learned a lot but mostly from mistakes.

She runs high 11s - number 125 on the list.

 

Purpose built cars don't have to look pretty...

 

Rick I also shot hipower both service rifle, match rifle, Palma and 1000 yard stuff and later bullseye pistol, BPCS and the cowboy action game. Good to have a shooter and a car guy on the board.....Tedd

 

Rick, glad you're back onto the Cutlass.

I qualified for a Garand back in the early '90s through the DCM (200, 300, and 600 yards), shot some High Power, practical pistol, and 3 gun matches for a while.